Description: The purpose of the 2025 Meeting of the RSG is to ensure the Regional Steering Group, as the custodian of the CRVS Decade, provides direction and guidance for the ongoing work on CRVS. The meeting further aims to strengthen regional collaboration and readiness for the Third Ministerial Conference, ensure the successful launch and completion of the 2024 Review. The series of the meetings was scheduled for 20 February, 12 March, 29 April and 22 May 2025On 29 April 2025, the meeting will involve delegations, side events, and exhibitions to ensure a comprehensive engagement strategy. The final session on Thursday 22 May 2025 will focus on credentials, speaking arrangements, and coordination of associated events to conclude preparations for the conference.
Description: World Health Organization is organizing a regional workshop on Getting everyone in the picture-how the health sector accelerated improvements in civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) (2015-2024) in Chon Buri Province, Thailand from 23–25 April 2025.Participation in this workshop is by invitation only.
Description: The first meeting of civil registrars from Central Asian countries organised by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and SESRIC with the support of UNICEF, UNHCR, UNDP and other development partners, will take place in Ankara, Türkiye on 15-17 April 2025.The meeting will facilitate discussions on establishing an ongoing network of organizations and individuals from countries in Central Asia involved in civil registration. In addition, thematic discussions will focus on digitilization of registration systems, assessing and addressing inequalities in civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems and the 2025 review of progress under the Regional Action Framework for CRVS in Asia and the Pacific. Participants will be professionals working in civil registration from each of the CA countries and will be by invitation only.
Description: The World of Work is continuously evolving, perhaps never more quickly than in recent years. This means that statistical standards need to evolve as well to capture the complex realities of the world of work. Informality remains a key concern of the Decent Work Agenda and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (the share of informal employment is part of the indicators selected to measure progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, as SDG indicator 8.3.1). Addressing informality is also critical for women's economic empowerment and gender equality. The 21st International Conference for Labour Statisticians (ICLS) adopted in October 2023 A New Standard on the Informal Economy. The new standard improves the coverage, usefulness, and comparability of informality statistics and sheds light on who are those in the informal economy, working conditions and contextual vulnerabilities in the informal economy, which employs two billion people, or about 60 percent of the world's employed population1. In many countries, informal employment and the informal sector represent a significant part of the economy and labour market and plays a major role in production, employment creation and income generation. The debate concerning strategies towards formalization of the informal economy gained new momentum worldwide, after ILO's constituents adopted, at the International Labour Conference in June 2015, the Recommendation 204 (R204), the first international standard focusing exclusively on the informal economy and the strategies to adopt for the transition from the informal to the formal economy. Measuring and analysing informality remains a challenge for many countries that hinders policy-making to address the consequences of informality and facilitate transitions to formality. The lack of data and statistics on the informal economy also means that its economic contribution is not taken into account.. Bearing in mind the growing demand from countries to better understand the functioning of the informal economy and the measurement of informality, the International Training Centre of the ILO in Turin (ITCILO) in close collaboration with the ILO Department of Statistics are proud to offer the online training "Measuring informality: Introducing the new statistical standards on the Informal economy."
Target Audience: National Statistical Offices (NSOs); Ministries of Labour and related Institutions (such as labour observatories); Governmental agencies in charge of labour market data analysis and SDG national reporting; ILO Social Partners (Employers' and workers' organizations) including those representing the informal economy, Research and academic institutions; International organizations; Development agencies; in addition to Non-governmental organizations.
Description: This is a comprehensive training course that covers application of R in Data Management and Analysis in socio-economic fields. The course aims at equipping participants with skills and knowledge in design data capture, data entry, management, analysis and interpretation.
Target Audience: Targeted participants for this course include but not limited to: Statisticians, Officials working in policy making, Project planning, monitoring and evaluation in various capacities in the Government and Private sector.
Description: In the digital age, big data is revolutionising the way international trade is conducted, regulated, and understood. The intersection of big data and trade law is reshaping global commerce, creating new challenges and opportunities for policymakers, businesses, and legal professionals. The training course Big Data and Trade Law is designed to provide participants with a nuanced understanding of how digital transformation is impacting trade regulations and practices worldwide. This immersive, four-day programme delivers an engaging learning experience that combines expert-led lectures, real-world case studies, and hands-on workshops. Participants will explore pressing topics such as the platform economy, including the Digital Services Act, the Platform-to-Business Regulation, and product liability for online marketplaces. The course also examines the transformative effects of emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, and Robotics on international trade, fostering a forward-looking perspective on legal and regulatory developments. Hosted in the collaborative environment of the ITCILO Campus in Turin, this course offers a unique opportunity to connect with leading professionals and peers from various industries and regions. By investigating the legal frameworks governing big data and technological innovations, participants will gain practical insights into their implications for international trade. By the end of the course, attendees will have acquired advanced knowledge and actionable strategies, joining a global network of professionals dedicated to shaping the future of trade law in the digital era.
Target Audience: This course is tailored for: Legal professionals, advisors, practitioners, and managers with a background in international trade law. Senior representatives from public administrations, private companies, international organisations, United Nations agencies, and NGOs. Specialists from corporate legal departments, government bodies, intergovernmental organisations, and academic or research institutions seeking to deepen their understanding of big data and trade law.
Description: This workshop is aimed at preparing for the implementation of the updated trade statistics manuals (IMTS 2026 and MSITS 2026) and the Handbook on Integrating Business and Trade Statistics (HIBTS). The revised trade manuals are expected to be completed by the end of this year and submitted to the United Nations Statistical Commission for consideration in 2026. A background document for the 56th session of the Commission provides more information on the expected updates to the current standards. The HIBTS has also been submitted to the Commission as a background document for its endorsement.
Description: This is a comprehensive training course that covers application of R in Data Management and Analysis in socio-economic fields. The course aims at equipping participants with skills and knowledge in design data capture, data entry, management, analysis and interpretation.
Target Audience: Targeted participants for this course include but not limited to: Statisticians, Officials working in policy making, Project planning, monitoring and evaluation in various capacities in the Government and Private sector.
Description: Assessing the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and its contribution to the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development during the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development.
Target Audience: The Commission is composed of 47 Member States elected by the Economic and Social Council for a period of four years on the basis of geographic distribution. Representatives should have a relevant background in population and development.
Description: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is pleased to invite you to the "Celebration of AQUASTAT's 30th anniversary and the joint FAO and UN-Water Briefing on the UN System-wide Strategy on Water and Sanitation” held in the context of FAO’s 80th anniversary. The event will take place on Friday, 4 April 2025, from 9.00 to 10.30 (CEST), at FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy a...
Description: This course, presented by presented by the Institute for Capacity Development and the Statistics Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), offers a detailed overview of the compilation of institutional sector accounts based on the System of National Accounts (SNA) framework. Throughout the course, participants will gain an understanding of the fundamental concepts, methodologies, and significance of these accounts in analyzing economic phenomenon. The course will cover the system of national accounts framework, the accounting principles, and the key macroeconomic aggregates that underpin the framework. Participants will explore the institutional sectors and learn how the SNA tracks production and income across different sectors of the economy. Additionally, you will learn how to compile transactions and positions in both financial and nonfinancial assets, and liabilities. We will also emphasize how to classify and record changes in assets and liabilities. By the end of this course, participants will be better equipped to contribute to informed economic decision-making, enhancing their expertise in this critical area of economic analysis.
Target Audience: This course is ideal for officials globally who are interested in learning how to compile institutional sector accounts or in using the statistics for macroeconomic analysis.
Description: The FAO Liaison Offices in Brussels, Geneva, and New York and the FAO Office of SIDS, LDCs and LLDCs in collaboration with FAO’s Statistic Division are organizing a hybrid dialogue on “Enhancing timely access to quality data and statistics in SIDS”. The event will explore potential solutions to collect high quality food and agriculture data and ways to foster the uptake of these methods in SIDS...
