Latin American and Caribbean Council of Civil Registry, Identity and Vital Statistics (CLARCIEV)

Status

Active

Start

2008

CLARCIEV promotes the right to identity in the region and supports regional actions to achieve universal birth registration by 2030.

The OAS has provided technical support to CLARCIEV since 2008 and has been the Executive Secretariat of CLARCIEV since 2012.

As Executive Secretariat, the OAS:

Supports the presidency and the host country in the organization of meetings for the General Assembly and the Executive Committee;
Administers the funds of the council;
Supports the development and implementation of projects that encourage regional cooperation among member countries;
Designs and executes projects arising from the annual meetings in specific countries or of a sub-regional nature;
Supports the work of the working groups constituted after each annual meeting and monitors compliance with dates and delivery of products.

Objectives

Exchange of experiences and knowledge through the annual CLARCIEV meetings. and virtual training activities
Publication and dissemination of knowledge on issues related to registration and identification.
Technical exchanges between registration and identification institutions to learn about projects, initiatives and successful strategies for registration and identification of persons in the region.

Activities

Organization of the CLARCIEV Meetings, including the XX CLARCIEV Meeting in Peru in 2023
Implementation of a cycle of online seminars for officials on civil registration, identification, digital service platforms, attention to vulnerable people and other civil identity topics
Drafting and publication of regional studies on issues related to civil identity

Results

Participation of 20 countries in the XX CLARCIEV Meeting in November 2023

Exchange of experiences on registration of indigenous communities between the Registries of Civil Status of Paraguay and of Colombia

Publication: Emergency response by civil registry and identification offices during the COVID-19 pandemic

Five regional commitments presented to UNHCR as part of the global campaign for the prevention and elimination of statelessness

Beneficiary Countries