List of speakers
Opening Remarks: Senior officials segmentTuesday, 24 June 2025 | ESCAP HALL |
Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP | Opening remarks | (bio)
Ms. Hai KyungJun
Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, UNHCR (bio)
Panel discussion: Building resilient civil registration and vital statistic systems in an era of crisesTuesday, 24 June 2025 | 15:30-17:00 | ESCAP HALL | (Concept note) |
Mr. Bhaskar Mishra
Child Protection Specialist - Global Technical Lead on CRVS and Legal Identity, UNICEF | Moderator | (bio)
Ms. Rachael Beaven
Director, Statistics Division, ESCAP | Opening remarks | (bio)
Mr. Deepesh Paul Thakur
Global Director for Local to Global Advocacy and Impact, World Vision International (bio)
Dr. Ibrahim Waheed
Project Manager, CRVS ID Project, Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology, Maldives (bio)
Mr. Russell Burnard
Registrar-General and General Manager Operations, Regulatory, and Identity Services, Department of Internal Affairs, New Zealand (bio)
Mr. İbrahim Taşyapan
Governor, Director General of Civil Registration and Citizenship, Türkiye (bio)
Panel discussion: Inclusive CRVS Systems in Support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable DevelopmentWednesday, 25 June 2025 | 09:00-10:30 | ESCAP HALL | (Concept note) |
Mr. Iori Kato
Regional Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, IOM | Moderator | (bio)
Mr. Kemueli Naiqama
Chief Executive, Fiji Bureau of Statistics, Fiji (bio)
Mr. Azizbek Ashurov
Executive Director, Ferghana Valley Lawyers Without Borders, Kyrgyzstan
Mr. Jaya Narayan Acharya
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Nepal (bio)
Dr. Lakshmi Somatunga
Additional Secretary (Public Health Services), Ministry of Health and Mass Media, Sri Lanka (bio)
Dr. Sriprapha Petcharamesree
Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand (bio)
Ministerial roundtable: Harnessing the Health Sector to close Birth and Death Registration GapsWednesday, 25 June 2025 | 15:45-17:00 | MR-H | (Concept note) |
Ms. Saima Wazed
WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia | Moderator | (bio)
H.E. Mr. Ahmed Gasim
Minister of State, Ministry of Health, Maldives (bio)
Hon. Pemba Wangchuk
Secretary, Ministry of Health, Bhutan (bio)
Hon. Pradip Paudel
Minister for Health and Population, Nepal (bio)
Hon. Dr. Muditha Hansaka Wijemuni
Deputy Minister of Health and Mass Media, Sri Lanka (bio)
Dr. Saia Ma’u Piukala
Regional Director WHO Regional Office for Western Pacific, Ex-Minister of Health Tonga (bio)
Ministerial roundtable: Legal Identity as a catalyst for Good Governance and inclusive ServicesWednesday, 25 June 2025 | 15:45-17:00 | MR-G | (Concept note) |
Ms. June Kunugi
UNICEF Regional Director for East Asia and the Pacific | Moderator | (bio)
Ms. Sarah Lister
Co-Director of Governance, Rule of Law and Peacebuilding Hub, UNDP | Opening remarks | (bio)
Hon. Siromi Turaga
Minister for Justice and Acting Attorney General, Fiji (bio)
Hon. Andrew Solomon Napuat
Minister, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Vanuatu (bio)
H.E. Mr. Nguyễn Thanh Ngọc
Vice Minister, Ministry of Justice, Viet Nam (bio)
Hon. Lt. Gen. Mr. Muhammad Munir Afsar
Chairman, National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), Pakistan (bio)
Ministerial roundtable: Securing Sustainable Investment for the Digital Future of CRVSWednesday, 25 June 2025 | 15:45-17:00 | MR-A | (Concept note) |
Ms. Claudia Wells
Managing Director, CRVS, Vital Strategies | Moderator | (bio)
H.E. Mr. Sérgio de Jesus Fernandes da Costa Hornai
Minister, Ministry of Justice, Timor-Leste (bio)
H.E. Lt. Col. (retd) Usthaz Abdul Majeed Ibrahim
Minister of State for Homeland Security and Technology, Maldives (bio)
Mr. Sheikh Abdur Rashid
Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Division, Bangladesh (bio)
Hon. Sonya Talagi
Minister, Ministry of Social Services, Niue (bio)
Hon. Richard Masere
Minister for Administrative Services and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Constitutional Matters, Papua New Guinea (bio)
Opening Remarks: Ministerial segmentThursday, 26 June 2025 | ESCAP HALL |
Ms. Amina J. Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group | Video message | (bio)
Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP (Opening remarks | bio)
Hon. Siromi Turaga,
Minister for Justice and Acting Attorney General, Fiji (bio)
Ms. Ruvendrini Menikdiwela
Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, UNHCR | Video message | (Opening remarks | bio)
Ms. Theerarat Samrejvanich
Deputy Minister of Interior, Acting Minister of Interior, Thailand (Opening statement | bio)
- Letter from Mr. Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder, Bloomberg LP & Bloomberg Philanthropies and Global Ambassador of the World Health Organization for Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries (to be read by Rachael Beaven, Director, Statistics Division, ESCAP)
- Speech of Children and Youth representatives
Ministerial Panel: Inclusive and resilient civil registration and vital statistics fit for the futureThursday, 26 June 2025 | 15:45-17:00 | ESCAP HALL | (Concept note) |
Dr. Haishan Fu
World Bank Group Chief Statistician and Director, Development Data Group | Moderator | (bio)
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Kinaanath
Minister of State, Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology, Maldives (bio)
Hon. Claire Dennis S. Mapa
Undersecretary and National Statistician and Civil Registrar General, Philippine Statistics Authority, Philippines (bio)
Hon. Lt. Gen. Mr. Muhammad Munir Afsar
Chairman, National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), Pakistan (bio)
Hon. Richard Masere
Minister for Administrative Services and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Constitutional Matters, Papua New Guinea (bio)