Demographic and Social Statistics
Meetings
The Technical Seminar on Legal Framework for Civil Registration, Vital Statistics and Identity Management Systems
- Manila, Philippines
- 17 - 19 July 2017
The Technical Seminar on Legal Framework for Civil Registration, Vital Statistics and Identity Management Systems will be held on 17-19 July 2017 at the Multi-Function Hall 2 of the Asian Development Bank Headquarters (ADB HQ) located at 6 ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
The Technical Seminar on Legal Framework for Civil Registration, Vital Statistics and Identity Management Systems will be held on 17-19 July 2017 at the Multi-Function Hall 2 of the Asian Development Bank Headquarters (ADB HQ) located at 6 ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Monday, 17 July 2017
- Opening remarks by ADB, PSA, UNSD, OSCE-ODIHR
- Introduction of participants and administrative matters
- Introduction of the programme of work, the methods of work and the literature provided to participants.
This session will open with an introductory presentation on the progress of the revision of the Handbook on Management and Evaluation of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems . The session will also explain the plan for updating other manuals and handbooks that accompany the Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Rev. 3
- Presentation by UNSD
- Discussion
This session highlights the importance of legal identity for full participation in society and to the realization of human rights.
- Presentation by UNSD
- Presentation by OSCE
- Discussion
The session reviews the basic legal arrangements.
- Presentation by UNSD
- Presentation by ADB
- Discussion
- Module on Legal Arrangements from the CRVS e-learning course (Presentation by World Bank)
- CRVS legal and policy analysis (Introduction by SPC and Matrix presentation by Bloomberg Data for Health Initiative)
- Discussion
This session will open with an introductory presentation on the proposed outline, structure, content and highlights of the Guidelines.
- Presentation by UNSD
- Discussion
Tuesday, 18 July 2017
This session presents recent and current efforts to formulate or reform the legal system in order to improve the quality of CRVS, also touches upon lessons learned, challenges and opportunities. The best country practices will feed the Handbook.
- Country presentations (Selected countries)
- Discussion
- Country presentations (Selected countries)
- Discussion
- Country presentations (Selected countries)
- Discussion
- Country presentations (Selected countries)
- Discussion
Wednesday, 19 July 2017
Discussion of the seminar's proceedings: conclusions and recommendations on how to best practices for formulating or reforming legal arrangements for CRVS in participating countries.
- Conclusions and recommendations
- Discussion
- Closing remarks by Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Closing remarks by Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
- Closing remarks by Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE-ODIHR)
- United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Dinner offered by Philippine Statistics Authority
Main documents
Presentations
- Session 2 ‐ Introduction to the revision process of the Manuals and Handbooks relevant to the Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System
- Session 3 ‐ CRVS and human rights
- UNSD ‐ Civil registration in the context of basic human rights
- OSCE ‐ CRVS and human rights
- Session 4 ‐ Legal framework in the civil registration, vital statistics and ID systems
- UNSD ‐ Legal framework in the civil registration, vital statistics and ID systems
- ADB ‐ Legal framework in identity systems
- Session 5 ‐ Training tools on legal arrangements
- WB ‐ Module on legal frameworks - CRVS eLearning course
- SPC ‐ Pacific best practice guidelines for CRVS legislation
- Bloomberg ‐ CRVS legal and regulatory review: Tool and methodology
- Session 6 ‐ Introduction of the annotated outline of the UN Guidelines on the Legal Framework for Civil Registration, Vital Statistics and Identity Management
- Session 7 ‐ Country experiences of formulating or reforming their legal framework for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics
- Armenia ‐ CRVS and Identity Management System of the Republic of Armenia
- Cambodia ‐ Cambodian National ID Program
- Egypt ‐ CRVS system in Egypt
- Ethiopia ‐ Ethiopian Experience of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics
- Session 8 ‐ Country experiences of formulating or reforming their legal framework for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (cont'd)
- Fiji ‐ CRVS Legal Framework Review - Fiji Islands
- Indonesia ‐ Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) in Indonesia
- Iran ‐ Register and change the address - Iran's actions
- Korea ‐ Historical Development of Laws on Family Relationship Registration and Resident Registration in Korea
- Session 9 ‐ Country experiences of formulating or reforming their legal framework for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (cont'd)
- Kyrgyzstan ‐ Population Register for Citizens - Population Registration System
- Namibia ‐ Namibia: Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System
- Namibia ‐ Namibia: How to register a birth in Namibia
- Philippines ‐ Philippines' CRVS Legal Framework and Identity Management System
- Session 10 ‐ Country experiences of formulating or reforming their legal framework for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (cont'd)
- Tanzania ‐ Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) - Recent efforts to formulate or reform the legal arrangements for CRVS and ID system
- USA ‐ Civil Registration, Vital Statistics and Identity Management in the U.S.
- Viet Nam ‐ Share Experiences to Improve the Quality of Registered and Civil Status Statistics in Viet Nam