Global Calendar of Statistical Events

Organizer(s): ESCWA

Topics: Sustainable development (CSA 501)

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Organizer(s): ESCWA

Topics: International statistical coordination (CSA 707)

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Organizer(s): ESCWA

Topics: Gender statistics (CSA 503)

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Organizer(s): ESCWA

Description: The Group of Experts on Social Protection Reform (GESPR) in the Arab region is organizing its eighth meeting following the conclusion of the second Arab Forum on Equality and the 14th session of the Committee on Social Development. The meeting is aimed at addressing key policy reform options to extend social insurance coverage to the “missing middle”, i.e., those who are not eligible for social assistance benefits and are not in formal salaried employment. It is also an opportunity to familiarize GESPR members with the latest tools developed by ESCWA to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of social assistance programmes, as well as to present a forward-looking modality and scope of work to achieve more inclusive and integrated outcomes.

Topics: Social protection (CSA 107)

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Organizer(s): ESCWA

Topics: Prices (CSA 205)

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https://www.unescwa.org/events/comprehensive-data-manipulation-and-integration-enhance-purchasing-power-parity-computation

Organizer(s): ESCWA ILO UNICEF

Description: This is the latest in a series of workshops held since 2017, which aims to: * Develop the capabilities of national statistical offices to collect and publish accurate and comparable disability statistics from household censuses and surveys. * Enhance understanding of concepts, definitions and methodologies so as to produce consistent data aligned with regional and international standards. * Discuss the development of stand-alone surveys to reach a consensus for a regional module. * Share good practices in producing disability statistics in the region and related challenges in data analysis.

Course Language: English, Arabic

Topics: Health (CSA 105)

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Organizer(s): ESCWA

Topics: International statistical coordination (CSA 707)

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Organizer(s): ESCWA

Description: The workshopprovided an overview of the concept of social expenditure and presents the ESCWA framework of Social Expenditure Monitor (SEM). The discussions focused on its usefulness and application to potential budget and policy reforms in the context of improving allocative efficiency and effectiveness of budgeting toward achieving the SDGs. In the workshop sessions, discussions around relevance of budget data for the SEM, mapping dimensions and indicators of SEM into national budgets, identifying challenges and possibilities of filling data gaps took place. In addition, feedback from participants on tailoring and implementing the SEM in each national context was provided.

Topics: Demographic and social statistics (CSA 1)

Event URL: Event Page

Additional Urls:

https://archive.unescwa.org/events/2nd-regional-workshop-social-expenditure-monitor-arab-states

Organizer(s): ESCWA AITRS

Topics: Transport (CSA 20304)

Event URL: Event Page

Additional Urls:

http://www.aitrs.org/ar/node/674

https://archive.unescwa.org/events/regional-workshop-development-transport-statistics-and-transport-related-sustainable

Organizer(s): UNICEF

Course Language: English

Topics: Data processing and analysis (CSA 606) Household and individual surveys (CSA 60403)

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Organizer(s): UNSD ESCWA

Description: The ninth meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs), will be held from 25 to 28 March 2019 in Beirut, Lebanon. The meeting will be hosted by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. This meeting will follow the same format as the previous IAEG-SDG meeting. There will be a Members meeting taking place during the first day (25 March) and a Plenary Session taking place during the following three days (26 - 28 March). During the plenary session, all countries, international and regional agencies and entities, and other stakeholders are invited to attend.

Topics: Sustainable development (CSA 501)

Event URL: Event Page

Organizer(s): ESCWA

Topics: International statistical coordination (CSA 707)

Event URL: Event Page

Additional Urls:

https://archive.unescwa.org/events/statistical-committee-13th-session