The civil registration system is considered the best source for generating accurate, reliable and timely vital statistics. Not all national civil registration systems are fully in place in terms of coverage of vital events, effectiveness and their linkage with national statistical systems, thus preventing their use for producing reliable vital statistics. Consequently, alternative data sources such as censuses and sample surveys are then used to obtain these statistics. In that context, the main purpose of the workshop is to provide guidance to countries on the implementation of the United Nations recommendations for the collection and compilation of vital statistics at national level through civil registration system, at the same time providing full overview of international statistical standards and requirements. The workshop will analyze procedures to obtain vital statistics by maximizing the use of multiple data sources: population censuses, sample surveys and incomplete civil registration. The workshop will also aim at identifying the components of civil registration and vital statistics systems that are in need of improvement, providing a basis for developing technical assistance project to countries in the region.