Source: ESCAP SIAP (Data extracted on: 13 Jul 2026 )
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Organizer(s): ESCAP SIAP SPC
Description: Domestic production in the Pacific is limited by the lack of resources and technologiesgeographic isolationhigh costsand insufficient economies of scale. As suchPacific economies are heavily reliant on international trade to supply their basic commodities and more complex machineryand to expand their market base. International merchandise trade statistics (IMTS) is crucial to monitor and analyze trade flowsproduction and consumption. Timely and high-quality trade statistics will better guide the development of trade and economic policies and infrastructure planning. As trade datasets grow in volume and complexitymanual data cleaningvalidationand compilation could be slowprone to errorlack an audit trailand not methodologically repeatable. Automating parts of the statistical production process offers reproducibility and reduces human errorstandardizes methods across reporting cycles and across countriesand allows small teams to focus on processes that need more careful manual deliberation (such as data cleaning procedures and analysis).This hybrid workshoporganized by the Pacific Community (SPC) and United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP)aims to increase capacities of national statistical systems to compile international merchandise trade statistics by automating parts of their workflow process.
Description: A two-day workshop (14-15 October) will be convened with regional partners and civil society organisations (CSOs) to validate findings from the desk review and stakeholder interviews, and to deepen dialogue on cross-cutting issues in Fiji’s CRVS system. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together government representatives, technical partners, development agencies, and CSOs to discuss the preliminary gap analysis and explore reform options before the Recommendations Report is finalised. Sessions will include: Presentations on preliminary findings from the desk review and toolkit analysis.Group discussions on equity, access, and digitalisation challenges.CSO-led dialogue on barriers faced by vulnerable populations in accessing CRVS services.Question-and-answer sessions to clarify issues and strengthen alignment.By the conclusion of the workshop, participants will have contributed to refining the key legal and regulatory priorities for reform, providing critical input that will feed into the drafting of the Recommendations Report due at the end of October.Concept note and agenda could be found at this link.
Organizer(s): SPC ESCAP Pacific Civil Registrars Network Pacific Health Information Network
Description: The Brisbane Accord Group (BAG) is a consortium of agencies with a principal aim of coordinating partner support and maximizing investments made towards supporting the improvement of civil registration and vital statistics systems in Pacific Island countries and territories. Activities of BAG are guided by the Pacific Vital Statistics Action Plan (PVSAP), which sits under the Ten-Year Pacific Statistics Strategy (TYPSS) 2011 - 2020. This Plan has been recently succeeded by the Strategic Framework for Pacific Statistics 2022-2030 (TYPSS II). A regional meeting of the BAG members is being organised by the Pacific Community (SPC), in collaboration with the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Pacific Civil Registrars Network (PCRN), Pacific Health Information Network (PHIN), and other partners. The meeting will be held in Suva, Fiji, on 23-24 March 2023. It will follow the meeting of the PCRN on 20-22 March 2023, also in Suva, and precede the meeting of the PHIN on 28-30 March 2023 in Nadi, Fiji. The main objectives of the BAG meeting are to: Provide an update on the activities undertaken by BAG partners to support Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) under the Pacific Vital Statistics Action Plan (PVSAP) Review and document progress against commitments made by PICTs towards the Regional Action Framework (RAF) for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific in line with the Asia and Pacific Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Decade (2015–2024) Identify needs and areas that require additional support Agree on the next phase of implementation of the PVSAP in line with the Strategic Framework for the Development of Pacific Statistics 2022-2030 (TYPSS II)
