Digital civil registration and legal identity systems: A joined-up approach to leave no one behind
An overview of trends in civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS). To deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), how can we ensure everyone is counted?
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An overview of trends in civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS). To deliver the Sustainable Development Goals, how can we ensure everyone is counted?
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Introduction
Introducing the relationship between the Agenda 2030 pledge to leave no one behind and CRVS.
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Birth registration coverage for poor and disadvantaged people
Learn about trends in coverage of birth registration and populations at risk of being left behind from the available survey data.
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Delivering digital CRVS and legal identity systems
Find out about progress towards delivering digital CRVS and legal identity systems, with case studies from Benin and Nigeria.
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Towards a new monitoring framework for CRVS
Read about a proposed framework to monitor the global commitment to universal civil registration and legal identity and learn about efforts in India to improve the quality of registrations.
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Conclusions and recommendations
There are opportunities to better monitor registration data and make better use of household surveys to access those at risk of being left behind.
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