United Nations Statistical Commission
47th Session (2016) Side Events
Lunchtime Seminar
Population and Housing Censuses in the 2020 census round
Lessons from the 2010 round
Managing censuses in 2020 round
- Tuesday, 8 MAR 2016
- 1:15 - 2:30pm
- Conference Room 4 (CB)
Meeting organized by UNSD
The resolution on the 2020 World Population and Housing Census Programme was endorsed by the Statistical Commission during its 46th session and later adopted by ECOSOC on 10 June 2015. The resolution urges Member States to conduct at least one population and housing census during the 2020 round, taking into account international and regional recommendations relating to population and housing censuses and giving particular attention to advance planning, cost efficiency, coverage and the timely dissemination of, and easy access to, census results in order to inform decisions and facilitate the effective implementation of development plans and programmes.
The seminar will begin with a presentation on the results of an independent evaluation of UNFPA's support to the implementation of population and housing censuses during the 2010 census round. The presentation will address the conclusions and recommendations derived from the evaluation with a view to identifying lessons learned and generating knowledge for informing support to 2020 round censuses.
The side event will also feature a presentation by UNSD on plans and activities envisioned to assist countries in implementing censuses in the 2020 round. The side event will also offer an opportunity to discuss issues of importance in strengthening national capacity for the production and dissemination of census data for evidence-based decision-making and policy formulation.
- 13:15 – 13:20 Welcome and introduction by – Ms. Keiko Osaki-Tomita, UNSD
- 13:20 – 13:50 Ms. Alexandra Chambel, Evaluation Office, UNFPA
- 13:20 – 13:50 Mr. Jean-Michel Durr, Census Expert
- 13:50 – 14:00 Discussion
- 14:00 – 14:20 Mr. Srdjan Mrkic, UNSD
- 14:20 – 14:30 Discussion