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SUMMARY:Civil Society Forum for the Ministerial Conference on CRVS  in Asi
 a and the Pacific
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CONTACT:escap-crvs@un.org\;stat.unescap@un.org
DESCRIPTION:Civil Society Forum for the Ministerial Conference on CRVS in 
 Asia and the Pacific will be held from 4 to 6 March 2025\, at the United N
 ations Conference Centre (UNCC)\, Bangkok\, Thailand.\nTarget participants
 :\nParticipants to the Civil Society Forum will comprise: (a) Civil socie
 ty or non-governmental organizations leadership from relevant organization
 s from Asian and Pacific countries who have registered their interest in 
 the event here. (b) Representatives of civil society and non-governmental
  organizations that have active programmes on birth registration/CRVS in 
 the following GHAI-covered countries: Bangladesh\, India\, Indonesia and 
 Philippines. (c) Representatives of the organizing partners of the Minist
 erial Conference and other development partners.\nObjectives\n1. Review t
 he current engagement of CSOs in the CRVS system strengthening and policy 
 process\; 2. Support CSOs in using CRVS data to develop evidence-based me
 ssages for policy and budget advocacy campaigns to strengthen CRVS systems
 \; 3. Share tools and best practices for CSO engagement in strengthening 
 CRVS systems\; 4. Co-create a civil society statement for the Ministerial
  Conference.\nExpected Outcomes: \nThe following outputs are expected at 
 the end of the Forum: 1. CSOs from Asia identified and engaged to improve
  the CRVS systems and working on gender issues\, LGBTQ+ rights\, stateless
 ness\, minorities\, disabilities\, and children's rights\; 2. A civil soc
 iety statement for the Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Asia and the Paci
 fic in June 2025\; 3. Evidence-based messages developed for CSO led polic
 y and budget advocacy campaigns to strengthen CRVS systems\nProgramme\n\n\
 n\nMonday\, 4 March\n \n\n\nTuesday\, 5 March\n \n\n\nWednesday\, 6 Marc
 h\n \n\n\n\n\nhttps://indico.un.org/event/1015775/
LOCATION:United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC-BKK)/Conference Room 3-Lev
 el 1 (United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC - BKK))
URL:https://indico.un.org/event/1015775/
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