Civil Society Forum for the Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific

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 Nations Conference Centre (UNCC), Bangkok, Thailand.

Target participants:

Participants to the Civil Society Forum will comprise: 
(a) Civil society or non-governmental organizations leadership from relevant organizations 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 Ministerial Conference and other development 
partners.

Objectives

1. Review the current engagement of CSOs in the CRVS system strengthening and policy process; 
2. Support CSOs in using CRVS data to develop evidence-based messages 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.

Expected Outcomes: 

The 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, statelessness, minorities, disabilities, and children's rights; 
2. A civil society statement for the Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific in June 2025; 
3. Evidence-based messages developed for CSO led policy and budget advocacy campaigns to strengthen CRVS systems

Programme