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: This international meeting aims to bridge the gaps in gender health data and focus on strengthening and standardizing birth and death records, informing effective health policymaking, and ultimately enhancing public health outcomes worldwide through a gender equitable approach. ESCAP SD will join nearly 50 other leaders and partners from diverse sectors and regions to discuss the progress made, share insights, and develop actionable strategies to close gender data gaps and create more equitable health systems by 2030.
Organizer(s): BIS Bank of France Deutsche Bundesbank Germany
Description: The workshop on "Addressing climate change data needs: the global debate and central banks’ contribution" will be hosted by the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye, with the support of the Irving Fisher Committee on Central Bank Statistics (IFC), the Bank of France and Deutsche Bundesbank. The event is scheduled to take place in İzmir, Türkiye, from Monday 6 May to Tuesday 7 May 2024. For those unable to attend in person, we also offer the option of virtual participation. We aspire to convene experts from the public and private sector, as well as academia, to facilitate an insightful discussion on the challenges and prospective solutions that can enhance climate resilience strategies, especially through bridging data gaps. The imperative to improve climate risk data (and data on all ESG policies more generally) is now a universally acknowledged priority. While the workshop will be centred on initiatives by central banks to improve their policy-making and climate risk data frameworks, we intend to illuminate a broader spectrum of data-related challenges and potential remedies, considering the perspectives and inputs of all stakeholders involved. Specifically, we explore how ongoing and future initiatives, both at the national and international levels, can contribute towards identifying and closing data gaps for key policy areas. These include, but are not limited to, measuring the climate impact of economic activities, the volume of climate finance and government expenditure to mitigate climate change as well as developing forward-looking physical and transition risk indicators. The workshop is meant to contribute to the global debate on the subject matter and will particularly emphasise forward-looking physical and transition risk indicators.
Description: The effective follow-up and review of progress made towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is essential for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. One of the critical follow-up and review mechanisms is the Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) prepared by Member States to be presented at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF). Since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, countries have made significant strides in enhancing their monitoring frameworks for the SDGs, leading to improved inclusion of data and progress assessments in VNRs and overall SDG reporting.
