Where there is no CRVS : counting and registering deaths in conflict, emergencies, and fragile settings

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2021

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Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems

Abstract

The paper examines the role of civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems during crises associated with conflict, migration, disasters, and health emergencies, and in particular on counting and registering deaths and determining causes of death. It identifies gaps in the international response to registration of deaths and discusses how capturing this information and providing surviving family members with information and certificates helps to support institutional and societal resilience. These capacities pave the way for stability in the post-disaster and post-conflict future.

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CIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICS (CRVS), CRVS, VITAL STATISTCS, DEATHS, CAUSES OF DEATH, POST-CONFLICT SOCIETIES, HUMAN RIGHTS, EMERGENCY RELIEF, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, INHERITANCE, DISPLACED PERSONS, REFUGEES, MIGRATION, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, GLOBAL HEALTH, GLOBAL

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