Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Revision 3

This set of principles and recommendations provides guidance on establishing a functioning system for collecting, processing and disseminating vital statistics; improving sources of vital statistics, primarily the functioning of the civil registration system and its components; and the role of complementary sources of vital statistics, such as population censuses, household surveys and public-health records.

Area of work: Evidence-based policy
Keywords / Category: Demographic and Social Statistics
Owner: Statistics Division
Language: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
Year Of Publication: 2014
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Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigneous Peoples: Handbook for Parliamentarians

This handbook aims to be a practical instrument to enable
parliamentarians around the world to understand indigenous peoples’ rights better and
to provide practical ideas for the implementation of the UN Declaration. It also presents
good practices in relation to the recognition and exercise of indigenous peoples’ rights
in different regions of the world.

Area of work: Social Inclusion
Keywords / Category: Indigenous Peoples
Owner: Division for Inclusive Social Development
Language: English, French, Spanish, Russian
Year Of Publication: 2014
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