1. Some positives and issues
Global goods on CRVS
Some positives and issues

2. Compiled based on information collected hastily from a few organizations. UNSD list compiled from the UNSD website. Two organizations have not sent information
This is work in progress – this exercise needs to be completed (will it be global CRVS group?). may be ESCAP does it and presents this in the global CRVS group.

3. The positives
Post 2010 there has been huge push (though political support) from Asia and Pacific and Africa to improve CRVS systems in Africa. Countries needed more operational and practical guidance. This led to the development of a number of operational manuals and handbooks. Some did exist but needed to be refined based on new methods and techniques and advent of modern technologies
Many more global institutions (non-UN) joining the fray
Many of the global goods are joint or collaborative efforts – avoiding duplication, leveraging knowledge in their respective areas
Mostly following global standards (principles and recommendations)
Validation and dissemination workshops of these global goods providing opportunity to countries to share experiences

4. Issues for consideration
Are these documents demand based or supply driven?
More the merrier of more the confusion?
Not all these global goods are available in English only and hence may have limited reach
Not many documents on good practices and innovations available – there has to be a systematic way of addressing this gap. The country examples in many of the documents are picked up randomly and not based on real operational research on the ground. Can member countries help as the knowledge resides there?
Country profiles (IIVRS type) are not available
Not many seminal research available?
How to ensure quality?
The cardinal question is how can this reach countries?