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Description: The in-person Conference of donors supporting CRVS improvements in Asia and the Pacific to be held on 27 June 2025 is scheduled in the programme of The Third Ministerial Conference on CRVS. The Donor conference aims to increase awareness about CRVS amongst potential donors and supporters. Participants will also be provided with the opportunity to network with other donors that are active in similar fields or are working on similar projects.

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Description: The Third Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific will be held from 24 to 26 June 2025, at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC), Bangkok, Thailand.

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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.

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Description: Background Better data and statistics are a key enabler for building a better world and addressing the development divide, as well as holding governments to account and improving decision and policy making. In particular, data on key development priorities that are produced with greater frequency, timeliness and granularity are in high demand. In response, National Statistical Offices (NSOs) are increasingly exploring innovative data sources, tools and methods to help address these user needs. The ESCAP Committee on Statistics therefore decided at its 7th session to “feature big data for official statistics in its future work, with an emphasis on sharing country research, experiences and good practices and facilitating capacity development” and to “strengthening legislative provisions and institutional mechanisms to enable national statistical systems to take full advantage of new and innovative technologies while respecting the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics.” The ESCAP secretariat implements several initiatives to implement these decisions, including the capacity development project entitled the ‘2030 Data Decade - Strengthening the institutional capacity of national statistical offices in Asia and the Pacific to use innovative, new and big data sources for official statistics in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ (the Big Data Project). The project is funded through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Sub-Fund of the UN Peace and Development Trust Fund. Through this project, ESCAP is providing technical assistance and related support to countries, as well as developing new knowledge products and facilitating the provision of opportunities for the sharing of achievements among countries in the region. Aims and Objectives The virtual workshop aim to bring together learnings and share experiences in the implementation and application of big data, tools and methods for official statistics from across the Asia-Pacific region. Specific areas of focus will include: Knowledge exchange: Sharing information on implementing and applying big data within official statistics, the challenges encountered and how these were overcome. Discussions will be held with audience participation encouraged. Inspiring others: Demonstrating the art of the possible; showcasing and discussing how alternative data sources can be used within official statistics. Signposting resources: Sharing the new products and tools, as well as the new learning materials and resources as outcomes of the Big Data Project. Establishing further needs: Providing ESCAP with a forum to elicit further learning needs from the Asia & Pacific region. By the end of the virtual regional workshop, participants will have a better understanding of how to overcome the technological, methodological, and human challenges that present when considering the application and implementation of big data in official statistics. Virtual Regional Workshop As the ESCAP Big Data Project draws to a close, the outcomes, challenges and lessons learned from the project workstreams will be showcased and shared across the Asia-Pacific region. A key focus will be on how NSOs have overcome the infrastructural and technological challenges to integrate and apply big data for statistical production. Participants The target audience for the virtual regional workshop is statisticians, methodologists, data analysts and managers within NSOs (or wider National Statistical System agencies) from the Asia-Pacific region. Those who participate in the 11 March session, will be interested in the application of geospatial data and small area estimation within the fields of Environment and Agriculture Statistics, Poverty Statistics, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); those who participate in the 12 March session will be interested in the use of alternative data sources for calculating Price Statistics. Participants will be invited from across the region’s Official Statistics community and will include those who attended the various Big Data Project workshop, trainings, and High-Level Seminars so that they may learn from others and continue their learning journey. There are no pre-requisites for attending the workshop and there are no limits on the numbers who may attend.

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Description: Videos shown during the ForumOpening Ceremony - Day 1 - 4 March 2025Joint statement of children and youth 2021 - United Nations ESCAPCrafting Compelling Messages for CRVS System Advocacy - Day 2 - 5 March 202593 Reactions 22 sharesIntergenerational Dialogue - Day 3 - 6 March 2025Young People Statement Video 1Young People Statement Video 2 Please see information regarding Engagement with Young People and CSOs from this page.

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Description: Civil Society Forum for the Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific will be held from 4 to 6 March 2025, at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC), Bangkok, Thailand. Target participants: Participants to the Civil Society Forum will comprise: (a) Civil society or non-governmental organizations leadership from relevant organizations from Asian and Pacific countries who have registered their interest in the event here. (b) Representatives of civil society and non-governmental organizations that have active programmes on birth registration/CRVS in the following GHAI-covered countries: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and Philippines. (c) Representatives of the organizing partners of the Ministerial Conference and other development & partners. Objectives Review the current engagement of CSOs in the CRVS system strengthening and policy process; Support CSOs in using CRVS data to develop evidence-based messages for policy and budget advocacy campaigns to strengthen CRVS systems; Share tools and best practices for CSO engagement in strengthening CRVS systems; Co-create a civil society statement for the Ministerial Conference. Expected Outcomes: The following outputs are expected at the end of the Forum: CSOs from Asia identified and engaged to improve the CRVS systems and working on gender issues, LGBTQ+ rights, statelessness, minorities, disabilities, and children's rights; A civil society statement for the Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific in June 2025; Evidence-based messages developed for CSO led policy and budget advocacy campaigns to strengthen CRVS systems

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Description: The CRVS Applied Research Training (CART) initiative focuses on enhancing civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems through supporting applied research on strategies, interventions, and tools. The initiative aims to strengthen the capacity of CRVS practitioners to conduct high quality, relevant research. This involves designing projects to address practical questions, employing robust methodologies, and identifying key personnel for effective implementation and publication.This face-to-face workshop offers participants the opportunity to present on their research, collaborate with other participants from across the two regions, participate in various small group-based activities to refine their technical skills in applied research, and progress their research papers through dedicated sessions for individual working time – all contributing to enhanced research capabilities among CRVS practitioners and fostering greater collaboration between countries and regions.

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Description: ASTI, a global leading programme in compiling and analyzing agricultural research data for over two decades.

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Description: 7th Border Management and Identity Conference 11 - 13 December 2024 Bangkok, Thailand Asia's Largest Government Meeting Focused on Border Control & Identity Management BMIC7 brochure is now available. Click on the brochure to learn about the upcoming conference. The theme of this 7th edition is “The Future of Borders and Borders of the Future: Accelerating Seamless and Secure Cross-Border Travel and Trade with Technological Solutions and Re-engineered Identity Management Processes”.

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Description: The session will comprise two segments: the high-level segment, on 11 December, and the senior officials segment, on 12 and 13 December. During the high-level segment, representatives of member States will discuss the progress made in implementing the Declaration on Navigating Policy with Data to Leave No One Behind, which was endorsed by the Commission in its resolution 75/9. They will also reflect on priority actions that require resources, initiative, engagement or other investment by Governments, as well as participation by the whole of society, to put the region fully on track to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The senior officials segment will include dialogues on building agile statistical systems that are fit for the future as an emerging priority issue for the region and discuss the progress made in implementing the decisions taken by the Committee at its eighth session. The ninth session of the Committee on Statistics will be held in conjunction with the twentieth session of the Governing Council of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific. Both events will be part of the Asia-Pacific Statistics Week 2024, which will be held, under the theme “The power of data”, in Bangkok from 9 to 13 December. Various expert group meetings and side events, including the Institute’s nineteenth management seminar for heads of national statistical offices, will be held to complement and enrich the discussions at the Committee and Governing Council sessions. Webcast links: Committee on Statistics, 9th session 11 December 2024 09:00-12:00 (WebTV | Youtube: Floor | CHN | ENG | FRA | RUS) 14:15-17:15 (WebTV | Youtube: Floor | CHN | ENG | FRA | RUS) 12 December 2024 09:00-12:00 (WebTV | Youtube: Floor | CHN | ENG | FRA | RUS) 14:15-17:15 (WebTV | Youtube: Floor | CHN | ENG | FRA | RUS) 13 December 2024 14:15-17:15 (WebTV | Youtube: Floor | CHN | ENG | FRA | RUS) For live captions, please visit: https://caption.escap.un.org/CST9.html Draft programme (as of 25 November 2024) , DRAFT PROGRAMME of the Asia-Pacific Statistics Week (as of 25 November 2024) Print   MORNING LUNCH AFTERNOON DAY ONEMonday9 December 2024 9:00-12:00PLENARY CONFERENCE ROOM 4 20th session of the Governing Council of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific Agenda item 1Opening of the session(a) Opening addresses;(b) Election of officers;(c) Adoption of the agendaAgenda item 2:Matters arising from the nineteenth session of the Governing Council.Agenda item 3: Activities and financial status of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific. 12:00-13:00LUNCH 13:00-14:00MEETING ROOM A EXPERT GROUP: Unleashing the power of big data in official statistics 14:15-17:15PLENARY CONFERENCE ROOM 4 Agenda item 4: Work programme and financial plan for 2025.Agenda item 5: Strategic plan of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific for the period 2025–2029.Agenda item 6: Evaluation of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific.Agenda item 7: Dates and venue of the twenty-first session of the Governing Council.Agenda item 8: Other matters. DAY TWOTuesday10 December 2024 9:00-10:00PLENARY CONFERENCE ROOM 4 20th session of the Governing Council of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific Agenda item 9: Adoption of the report 10:00-17:15 (with break for lunch)MEETING ROOM A 19th Management Seminar for the Heads of National Statistical Offices in Asia and the Pacific Agile statistical systems that are fit for the future(Concept note)   DAY THREEWednesday11 December 2024 09:00-12:00PLENARY CONFERENCE ROOM 2 9th session of the Committee on StatisticsHigh-level segment (WebTV | Youtube: Floor | CHN | ENG | FRA | RUS | Live captions) Agenda item 1: Opening of the session: Opening addresses; Election of officers; Adoption of the agenda. [ESCAP/CST(9)/1: 中文 | English | Français | Русский][ESCAP/CST(9)/1/Add.1: 中文 | English | Français | Русский] Agenda item 2: Harnessing the power of data to leave no one behind Present findings High Level panel on whole-of-government approach to building agile statistical systems (Concept note) Round table on Whole-of-Society approach to building agile statistical systems (Concept note) [ESCAP/CST(9)/2: 中文 | English | Français | Русский] 12:00-13:00LUNCH 13:00-14:00MEETING ROOM A SIDE EVENT: Unlocking the Power of Civil Registration Data for Effective Governance(Concept note) 14:15-17:15PLENARY CONFERENCE ROOM 2 High-level segment (WebTV | Youtube: Floor | CHN | ENG | FRA | RUS | Live captions) Agenda item 2: Harnessing the power of data to leave no one behind (continued) [ESCAP/CST(9)/2: 中文 | English | Français | Русский] Country statements DAY FOURThursday12 December 2024 09:00-12:00PLENARY CONFERENCE ROOM 2 9th session of the Committee on StatisticsSenior officials segment (WebTV | Youtube: Floor | CHN | ENG | FRA | RUS | Live captions) Agenda item 3: Emerging issue: agile statistical systems that are fit for the future. [ESCAP/CST(9)/3: 中文 | English | Français | Русский] Country statements 12:00-13:00LUNCH 13:00-14:00MEETING ROOM A SIDE EVENT:Can a Country-First Approach Drive Smarter Data Monitoring?(Concept note) 14:15-17:15PLENARY CONFERENCE ROOM 2 Senior officials segment (WebTV | Youtube: Floor | CHN | ENG | FRA | RUS | Live captions) Agenda item 4: Progress made since the eighth session of the Committee on Statistics: (a) Progress made in implementing the decisions taken by the Committee at its eighth session; [ESCAP/CST(9)/4: 中文 | English | Français | Русский] (b) Report of the Bureau; [ESCAP/CST(9)/5: 中文 | English | Français | Русский] (c) Reports of the Governing Council of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific [ESCAP/79/19: 中文 | English | Français | Русский][ESCAP/80/19: 中文 | English | Français | Русский] Country statements Agenda item 5: Other matters. DAY FIVEFriday13 December 2024 09:00-12:00MEETING ROOM A EXPERT GROUPData and AI for sustainable development(Concept note) 12:00-13:00LUNCH 13:00-14:00MEETING ROOM G and H SHOWCASING THE POWER OF DATA:Lightning talks to spark data innovation 14:15-16:15PLENARY CONFERENCE ROOM 2 (WebTV | Youtube: Floor | CHN | ENG | FRA | RUS | Live captions) Agenda item 6: Adoption of the report of the Committee on Statistics at its ninth session.

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Description: Side Event of the 9th Session of the Committee on StatisticsDate and time: 11 December 2024, 13:00-14:00 hrsRegistration: All in-person participants must complete the registration form to attend the 9th session of the Committee on Statistics via IndicoObjective:The side event will facilitate discussion on the importance of digitalization to achieve universal registration of vital events. It will further, discuss ongoing efforts of countries to advance the digitalization of simplified and proactive CRVS business processes as part of government wide digital transformation efforts. Participants will also learn about ongoing use of civil registration data for evidence based policies. Further, the side event will provide participants with an overview of plans for the Third Ministerial Conference on CRVS to be held 24-26 June 2025. Distinguished Speakers Petra Nahmias, Chief, Population and Social Statistics Section, Statistics Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).Petra Nahmias leads work at ESCAP Statistics Division on a range of topics including CRVS, gender statistics, migration and displacement statistics, population and housing census, and data integration. She has worked in both international and national statistical systems for over 20 years and holds a PhD in Sociology and Demography. H.E. Mr. Ali Haidar Ahmed, Minister of Housing, Land and Urban Development, the Maldives.Dr Ali Haidar Ahmed obtained his Bachelor in Town and Country Planning from the University of Manchester and his PhD in Planning Studies from the University College London. He has worked in various roles in the Government of the Maldives and was appointed as the Minister of Housing, Land and Urban Development in 2023. Hon. Siromi Turaga, Minister for Justice, Fiji.H.E. Mr. Siromi Turaga, appointed in June 2024, and previously served as Attorney General and Minister for Justice since December 2022, is a lawyer and politician who brings over 30 years of legal and public service experience. He has served as a Resident Magistrate, Principal Legal Officer, and legal consultant, specializing in criminal, civil, family, and land matters. A practicing Barrister and Solicitor since 1999, Hon. Turaga holds a Bachelor of Law and Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from USP, along with specialized diplomas in Litigation and Refugee Law. He is also a Methodist Lay Preacher, actively engaged in community programs, and is married with four children.Haishan Fu, Chief Statistician, World Bank and Director of the World Bank’s Development Data Group.She leads the development and implementation of the World Bank’s data agenda, overseeing initiatives like the World Development Indicators, Statistical Performance Indicators, and the Development Data Hub. Haishan co-chairs the Data for Countries and Global Priorities working group and oversees the Global Data Facility. She has played key roles in global statistical efforts, including the UN Data Revolution group and the International Statistical Institute. Before joining the World Bank, she held leadership positions at UNESCAP and UNDP. She holds a Ph.D. in Demography from Princeton University and a B.A. in Economics from Peking University. Tanja Brøndsted Sejersen, Statistician, Statistics Division, ESCAP.She leads the Asia- Pacific Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) initiative to ‘Get Every One in the Picture’. Her work involves capacity building activities and collaboration with partners to support country action to improve national statistical systems. She has academic qualifications in demography, statistics and political science. She has conducted research on citizenship legislation and various aspects of civil registration and vital statistics.

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Description: In today’s rapidly evolving worlddriven by technological advancementsclimate changeandpandemicsthe demand for timelygranularand high-quality data is surging. National statisticalsystems must adaptbecoming more agile and responsive to emerging demands. This seminar will delveinto how statistical systems can become more agile.The main topics covered in the ninth session of the Committee on Statistics are shown below. Threethematic areas have been identified that would benefit from further discussion at the level of chiefstatisticianshown in the circles.The purpose of this seminar is to share lessons among chief statisticians on agile statistical systems,inspire deliberations by the Committee on Statistics on agenda item 3 on emerging issuesAgile statistical systems that are fit for the future (ESCAP/CST(9)/3) and identify priorities going forwardincluding future work by the secretariat on the topic.There are two key objectives for the management seminar:• To identify examples of good practice on user focusbusiness process improvementand cross-functional teams in statistical organizations; and• To identify areas that would benefit from a regional approach.

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Description: Please click here to join on Monday 2 December 2024 at 11:00 - 12:30hrs Bangkok time The United Nations Network of Economic Statisticians recently conducted a sprint to explore the development of a housing statistics framework to assist in monitoring, understanding, and addressing the multifaceted issues associated with housing across various regions and socio-economic contexts. This session will summarise the housing sprint and take a deep dive into Statistics Canada’s framework for housing data. The session will address some examples of challenges encountered by NSOs in producing data on housing and showcase innovative approaches to overcome some of these challenges by using administrative data, web scraping, satellite imaging, AI and other techniques.    , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events

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Description: Background National Statistics Offices and National SDG focal points often struggle with outdated or limited SDG data due to challenges in collecting, validating, and harmonizing data from various national entities. This limits the countries’ ability to disseminate timely statistics, coordinate the production of SDG data, and report on its progress towards the 2030 targets. ESCAP has received requests to develop a user-friendly platform to centralize SDG data management at the national level. The platform would connect to a dissemination tool, such as the Open SDG, thus facilitating the end-to-end dataflow to dissemination. ESCAP is organizing this expert dialogue with selected users of open-source SDG data dissemination tools to better understand their needs and identify the key features of a possible solution. Concept note and tentative programme Objectives The event aims to: Understand national requirements and challenges related to the process of centralizing, validating, and disseminating SDG data; In consultation among countries, establish a general dataflow that covers the usual scenarios for data collection; and Identify use cases of a potential platform based on participants’ inputs

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Description: The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will host the 6th Asia-Pacific Directors General Forum for South-South and Triangular Cooperation in November 2024. The platform facilitates South-South and triangular cooperation among its 62 member States and associate members to address development challenges and harness opportunities.Considering the need to effectively quantify South-South and triangular cooperation, the forum provides a platform to discuss how national agencies led by their technical cooperation agencies can formalize measurement of SDG indicator 17.3.1 relating to South-South cooperation leveraging the Manual for the Framework to Measure South-South Cooperation, developed by pioneering countries, with the support of UNCTAD. ESCAP’s Statistics Division and UNCTAD, as well as other UN Regional Commissions, are jointly working together to implement a UN DA15 project supporting Southern countries in piloting the UN Framework.The meeting objectives are: * Discuss conceptual issues regarding the measurement of South-South cooperation * Showcase examples of how other countries have addressed challenges to measure South-South cooperation * Raise awareness amongst ESCAP members and how they can take practical steps to formalize measurement of South-South cooperation within their respective countries.

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Description: CRVS team will organise the side event on 19 November 2024 at The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30. The side event is on Inclusion of Gender Diversity in Gender Equality Efforts: Focus on CRVS and legal identity organised by our partners at John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health. This side event will establish the critical need for gender inclusivity in gender equality efforts, starting with legal identity through access to civil registration systems. The concept note is attached below.Recording of the meeting can be watched here.

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Description: Final Programme Concept Note Background The ESCAP Committee on Statistics, at its 2nd and 5th sessions, endorsed a Regional Programme for the Improvement of Economic Statistics in Asia and the Pacific and an Implementation Plan of the Regional Strategy to Improve Population and Social Statistics in Asia and the Pacific, respectively (E/ESCAP/CST(5)/3 and E/ESCAP/CST(5)/3/Corr.1). Two Steering Groups, namely, the Steering Group of the Regional Programme for the Improvement of Economic Statistics in Asia and the Pacific (SGRPES) and the Regional Steering Group on Population and Social Statistics (RSG-PSS), were created to oversee the implementation of the Programme and Plan. The two groups, since their establishment, have worked to strengthen statistical capacity in the region, according to their respective programmes. Following the Committee’s endorsement in 2016 of the collective vision and framework for action by the Asia-Pacific statistical community, as a regional approach to meeting the urgent and evolving statistical demands arising from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the groups aligned their efforts with this vision.   Meeting objectives The main objectives of the meeting are to: Exchange national experiences, practices and innovations in economic, social and population statistics as well as priority topics recommended by the Committee on Statistics, including data governance, big data, gender statistics, and well-being and sustainability measures. Learn of relevant initiatives by regional and international development partners Identify priority areas/topics for potential capacity building or sharing of knowledge and experience in future.

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Description: The event served as a platform for policy advocacy based on findings from key initiatives aimed at improving Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) and leveraging CRVS-related evidence to inform gender-sensitive policies in Fiji. The report of the Assessment, Analysis & Redesign of Civil Registration & Vital Statistics (CRVS) Processes in Fiji as well as two policy briefs (i) An Intersectional Profile of Adolescent Pregnancy and Motherhood in Fiji were disseminated to key stakeholders and (ii) Target Groups for Addressing Disparities in On-Time Birth Registration were disseminated to national stakeholders, including the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Health & Medical Services, the Fiji Bureau of Statistics, the Ministry of iTaukei Affairs, the Ministry of Women, Children & Social Protection as well as other national agencies and development partners. The event was attended by the Minister of Justice, Hon. Siromi Turaga. Preparations towards the Third Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific, to be held from 24 to 26 June 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, were also launched in the presence of the honorable Minister of Justice. The event highlighted significant advancements and set the stage for continued progress in CRVS and gender-sensitive policy-making in Fiji. Report: Assessment, Analysis and Redesign of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Processes in Fiji Policy Brief: Adolescent Pregnancy and Motherhood in Fiji Policy Brief: Addressing Disparities in On-Time Birth Registration       , HOME - Project: CRVS E2A for Gender Policy Project countries: Bangladesh Fiji Events

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Description: Background The ESCAP Committee on Statistics decided at its 7th Session decided to “feature big data for official statistics in its future work, with an emphasis on sharing country research, experiences and good practices and facilitating capacity development” and “strengthening legislative provisions and institutional mechanisms to enable national statistical systems to take full advantage of new and innovative technologies while respecting the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics.” In implementing this decision, ESCAP is running a capacity development project entitled the 2030 Data Decade - Strengthening the institutional capacity of national statistical offices in Asia and the Pacific to use innovative, new and big data sources for official statistics in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (the Big Data Project) amongst others. One component of this project involves capacity development in the area of web scraping prices focusing on consumer price indices in Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Fiji, Lao PDR, Maldives, Nepal, Thailand, Tonga and Uzbekistan. Concept note and Tentative programme Objectives and Expected Outcomes The in-person workshop's overall aim is to embed the knowledge and skills delivered to participants via the webinars May through August 2024. By the end of the workshop, participants will: Have embedded Python coding knowledge and skills for web scraping prices data and applied this to their chosen website. Understand how to process and clean web-scraped data, ready for inclusion into the CPI calculation process. Have discussed further and explored coding to automate a pipeline for incorporating web scraped prices data into the NSO’s processes. Have a deeper appreciation of the methodological challenges for incorporating web scraped prices into CPI calculations, and how to overcome these.

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Description: The ESCAP-ASEAN Workshop on Tracking Progress Against the SDGs Tracker aims to convene technical experts from the ASEAN Secretariat and national statistical agencies and institutions of ASEAN Member States involved in the compilation, reporting, and monitoring of activities related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The primary objective is to equip WGSDGI members with the skills to effectively utilize statistical indicators and quality data for tracking SDG implementation progress. Participants will have the opportunity to understand how SDG progress is being tracked, identify their countries’ strengths and gaps in SDG tracking, and explore ESCAP’s methodology and the SDG Tracker tool. This workshop will demonstrate how these tools can support and streamline SDG assessments at the national level. Target participants  ASEAN Secretariat and members of the ASEAN Working Group on SDG Indicators (WGSDGI) from the national statistical agencies and institutions involved in the compilation, reporting, and monitoring of activities related to the SDGs.

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Description: The webinar will be held on 20th August 2024, 11:00-12:00hr Bangkok Time (UTC+7). ESCAP Statistics Division continues to support member states in strengthening their statistical capacity to produce relevant data to monitor the 2030 agenda. Different countries are at various stages of progress in implementing SDGs and face different challenges while adapting all the time. The most critical aspect of monitoring SDG progress is data. Data is produced by different agencies in a country. As part of implementing SDGs as a global development agenda, countries have adopted different approaches to suit their specific national contexts. Others have created national action plans as a way of implementing SDGs and overall national SDG progress across various goals and targets. This webinar will showcase the process of creating a national action plan for implementing and monitoring SDGs by the National Development Planning Agency of Indonesia (Bappenas). The webinar will give insights on how key users of statistics apply data in national development planning in practice. , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events

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Description: Objectives The seminar aims to promote knowledge sharing, capacity building, and networking among UN officers responsible for supporting the development of national statistical systems, aiming to improve the quality, reliability, and relevance of statistics for inclusive decision-making and sustainable development. The event will update participants about the latest global efforts to strengthen and modernize national statistical systems. This includes discussing advancements in data governance, innovative data initiatives, and emerging trends in SDG monitoring. Participants can enhance their skills to support UN partners and national institutions effectively. The seminar also intends to provide a platform for participants to share their experiences and exchange good practices in coordinating development partners and stakeholders. Through interactive sessions and discussions, attendees can learn from each other's successes and challenges. Audience The main participants are Results Monitoring and Data Management Officers from the UN Resident Coordinator’s Offices in the Asia-Pacific region. The event is also open to participants from UN entities based in Bangkok. Presentation Agenda , RCP Data and Statistics Working Group SDG Data and Statistics Clinics SDG Learning Lab

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Description: The tenth meeting of the Regional Steering Group (RSG) for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) in Asia and the Pacific will be organized in hybrid format from 7 to 9 May 2024, at 09:00-17:00 Bangkok time (GMT+7). The purpose of the meeting is to prepare for Third Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific in 2025, formally launch the 2024 Review of the Asia Pacific CRVS Decade (2015-2024), support RSG members in completing the 2024 Review questionnaire, and discuss priority areas for the extension to realize the goals and targets under the Regional Action Framework (RAF) on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific. Please find agenda, concept note and reference documents in the attachments.

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Description: This workshop is a joint ESCAP-EGRISS-IDAC initiative to support the Asia-Pacific Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Decade. The workshop aims to strengthen the capacity of Member States to achieve inclusive CRVS systems and, thereof, to produce and use statistics on statelessness, forced displacement, and children on the move through:Introducing key resources developed by EGRISS, IDAC and ESCAP and strengthening understanding of concepts and methodologies related to statelessness and forced displacement statistics and CRVSEnabling exchange of experiences, best practices and lessons learned between countries and other stakeholders in ensuring inclusion in CRVS systems and producing and using statistics on statelessness and forced displacement statisticsIdentifying gaps and challenges that need to be addressed and facilitate discussions around solutions and innovative approaches related to inclusion of stateless and displaced people in CRVS systems and the production and use of statistics from these systems.Identifying areas of technical support, collaboration and partnerships within wider technical and political regional priorities.Relevant resources: Find the agenda and the resources links listed in attachments!Link to Inequality Assessments project (ESCAP)Link to Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics SystemLink to Guidelines on the Legislative Framework for Civil Registration, Vital Statistics and Identity Management SystemsLink to Bali Process Civil Registration Assessment ToolkitLink to Guidelines for estimating completeness of civil registration of vital events: a guide for practitionersThe report of the workshop is here

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Description: The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual, inclusive intergovernmental forum to support follow-up and review of progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the regional level. The 11th APFSD will be organized from 20-23 February under the theme: “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: The effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions in Asia and the Pacific” at the United Nations Conference Center (UNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand. Click here for more information Subregional preparatory meetings for the APFSD 2024: - South and South-West Asia, Kathmandu, Nepal, 10-12 October 2023 - North and Central Asia, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 01-02 November 2023 - South-East Asia, Bangkok, Thailand, 06-07 November 2023 - East and North-East Asia, Beijing, China, 20-22 November 2023 - Pacific, Suva, Fiji, 21-22 November 2023

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Description: The report launch event was held on Thursday, 15 February 2024, from 11:00 to 12:00 hours (Bangkok time, UTC+7), at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Thailand (FCCT), Bangkok and Online via Zoom. Presentation for the launch Opening remarks Attendance summary Report website Full Report: (English | Japanese) |  Highlights Blog: Urgent action needed so no one in Asia and the Pacific is left behind UN NEWS: Asia-Pacific off track on path to SDGs, UN data shows (English | Chinese) .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 50%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Key speakers: Lin Yang, Deputy Executive Secretary for Programme, Office of the Executive Secretary, ESCAP Rachael Beaven, Director, Statistics Division, ESCAP Moderator: Mitch Hsieh, Chief of Communications and Knowledge Management, ESCAP Key messages As of 2024, how has the Asia-Pacific region progressed for each of the 17 SDGs? How does sex, age, and income influence the chances of being left behind? Are there examples of evidence-based actions taken to achieve the SDGs?

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Description: Background United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) as the Secretariat for UN-GGIM and the core partner of the Data for Now initiative, together with ESCAP and Statistics Norway, is convening an international high-level seminar that aims to foster this collaboration by bringing together representatives from National Statistical Offices (NSOs), National Geospatial Information Agencies (NGIAs) and other relevant national institutions to learn from globally recognized good practices, increasing awareness of the global frameworks and resources, and discuss current practices and potential ways forward at national level. The seminar also provides an opportunity for countries to utilize a Self Assessment Tool, developed by the United Nations Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information, that aims to assist countries to self-assess their geo-statistical capacity (or maturity). By understanding their level of capacity, countries can take concise actions to improve their capacity according to their own ambitions, needs for statistics and at their own pace. Participating countries will be asked to apply the Self Assessment Tool in advance of the high-level event and to share the findings so that international experts can provide input and guidance during the discussions at the seminar. The roadmap and action plan that each country will be encouraged to develop during the seminar can then be used for individual follow up in countries, where feasible also with support from UNSD and other partners. Aim and Objectives The workshop’s primary aim is to equip Member States with the necessary skills to ensure continuous production and disaggregation geospatially enabled statistical data. Specific objectives include: Present the Global Statistical Geospatial Framework (GSGF) and the SDGs Geospatial Roadmap and highlight how it can be implemented; Facilitate discussions on countries’ geo-statistical capacity (maturity) and help identify specific actions that can improve implementation, ideally developing national draft roadmaps, which in turn also can guide needs for further capacity development; In this context, present methodologies for continuously calculating geospatially enabled statistical data, inclusive of relevant SDGs indicators; Highlight the importance of collaboration across the National statistical and geospatial ecosystem; Identify needs for partners to better be able to provide support to countries through follow-up activities Programme Programme for download Report Seminar Report , Contacts Programmatic and Substantive: Ms. Vibeke Nielsen, Inter-Regional Advisor, UNSD - vibeke.nielsen@un.org Ms. Faryal Ahmed, Statistician, UNSD – faryal.ahmed@un.org Mr. Mark Iliffe, Geographer, UNSD – mark.iliffe@un.org Mr. Richard Tonkin, Statistician, ESCAP – richard.tonkin@un.org Administrative: Mr. Jaspreet Doung, Statistics Assistant, UNSD - doung@un.org (UNSD & Statistics Norway-funded participants) Ms. Anne Kerdlapphon, Statistics Assistant, ESCAP – anne.kerdlapphon@un.org (ESCAP funded participants & questions relating to Thai visas and venue)

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Description: UNICEF, ESCAP Statistics Division and Vital Strategies will jointly organize the side event at the 7th Asia Pacific Population Conference on Getting everyone in the picture: investing in children.  This side event will highlight that serious action and resources are needed to achieve universal and responsive civil registration as agreed to by governments in Asia and the Pacific. To enable the new generations to manage and cope with emerging challenges and ageing populations, governments need to allocate more resources to support the growth and development of children, particularly through child-related benefits. The starting point being to ensure every one has a legal identity and is included in official statistics. The event will take place on 17 November 2023, 12:30-13:45 at Meeting Room G at the UNCC and Microsoft Teams (Please register here)

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Description: The Seventh Asian and Pacific Population Conference is organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Asia and the Pacific.It will be held at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok and online from 15 to 17 November 2023.   The Conference will provide an opportunity to review the implementation of the Asian and Pacific Ministerial Declaration on Population and Development and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development in the region. It will focus on intersecting population and development considerations as they relate to sustainable development, both now and in the future.  ESCAP member States, relevant stakeholders, United Nations partners, international organizations and others are invited to submit side event proposals by 20 October 2023 at the latest. Please click here for more information and complete the form. CSOs and youth-led organizations are invited to apply to participate in the Seventh APPC and preparatory CSO and Youth Forums.  More information can be found here.

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Description: Concept Note Innovations remain an integral part of good practices in the production of economic statistics that are timely and meet the needs of users. Overtime, traditional systems of data collection such as surveys have involved to respond to new business practices such as online trading. As a result, some countries have had to change modalities of data collection for measures of aggregates such as inflation. These measures have included tendencies to scrap the internet for prices to produce consumer price indices. Other countries have not yet adopted such innovations. Similarly, for producing macroeconomic and microeconomic statistics such as gross domestic product (GDP), retail statistics, employment amongst others, countries have embraced different data collection techniques. Besides mere data collection, new industries such as e-commerce have emerged, often facilitated by more efficient payment systems and changes in consumer purchasing habits. While this has improved the timeliness of data produced, it is important that statistical standards are maintained in line with fundamental principles of official statistics.  This Stats Café was organized by the Statistics Division of ESCAP and aimed to showcase country level practices and experiences regarding on-line price collection for consumer price indices, purchasing power parities (PPP’s) within the context of the international comparison programme (ICP) and the measurement of e-commerce. By participating in this Stats Café, attendees were expected to: Learn about how some countries are applying new innovations with respect to price data collection for price indices and their associated challenges; Acquaint themselves with some of the approaches and methods for measuring e-commerce. Agenda Moderator: Mr Alick Mjuma Nyasulu, Statistician, Statistics Division, ESCAP Opening remarks: Ms Rikke Munk Hansen, Chief, Economic and Environmental Statistics Section, Statistics Division, ESCAP   Measuring E-commerce using market place site, Mr Viktor Suwiyanto, Junior Expert Computer Administrator, BPS Statistics Indonesia Online price collection for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and experiences on the 2021 International Comparison Programme , Ms Ruth Lee, Senior Manager, Consumer Price Indices, Department of Statistics, Singapore Online Price Collection for Consumer Price Indices, Ms Chindy Saktias Pratiwi, Statistician, Directorate of Price Statistics, BPS Statistics Indonesia & Ms Irien Kamaratih Kamaratih Arsiani, Statistician at Integration of Statistical Processing and Dissemination - BPS Statistics Indonesia Question and Answer/Discussion , Moderator: Mr Alick Mjuma Nyasulu, Statistician, ESCAP Statistics Division Closing remarks: Mr Alick Mjuma Nyasulu, Statistician, ESCAP Statistics Division , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events

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Description: The first webinar series on "Measuring Adult Mortality Community of Practice (MAM-CoP)" was held on 6 September 2023, from 08.30 to 10.00 a.m. (New York time). The event focused on the use of surveys and censuses to measure the completeness and gaps in death registration and health information systems. Discussion in the event informed further work and guidance to countries on innovative and comprehensive measurement and collection of statistics on adult mortality. Concept note Event page website: https://unstats.un.org/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=143099385 (Member Only). Objectives: The objective of the webinar series is to facilitate knowledge sharing and innovative methods for measuring adult mortality. The specific objectives of this webinar are as follows: To share experiences and best practices, including the data quality and use, of select countries that have successfully incorporated a question on death registration status in their surveys and censuses. To discuss the importance of incorporating death registration status questions in surveys and censuses for improving mortality data accuracy and informing public health policies.

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Description: Full Report Expert meeting on data governance (master slideshow) Programme Concept note Purpose The Expert meeting was organized to advance the decisions by the ESCAP Committee on Statistics pertaining to data governance and the enhanced use of new technology and data for official statistics. Participants The Head of the national statistics office of Fiji, India, Mongolia, Singapore, Thailand, and Uzbekistan (members of the Bureau of the ESCAP Committee on Statistics). The Head or Deputy Head of the national statistics office of selected other countries in Asia and the Pacific, representing a balanced mix of subregions and types and evolvement of data governance models. Resource persons from international entities such as UN-ECE, UNSD, SPC, ADB, ASEAN, PARIS21 and the World Bank Group will be invited to participate at their own cost. Objectives Review a draft compendium of data governance practices in Asia-Pacific; make recommendations for its finalization or further development. Review a draft information brief on data governance as it pertains to the use of big data for official statistics; make recommendations for its finalization or further development Increase the knowledge of senior statisticians in Asia-Pacific on data governance models pursued by different countries in the region and how such models may facilitate the use of new technology and data for official statistics. Support senior statisticians in Asia and the Pacific in identifying opportunities and possible pathways towards developing the roles and responsibilities of the national statistical office in support of national data stewardship, governance of data and the enhanced use of new technology and data for official statistics. Upskill and empower senior statisticians in Asia and the Pacific to engage with other parts of the National Statistical System to take forward data governance and data stewardship discussions.

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Description: The TWG was held its 23rd virtual meeting on Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 14:00 – 15:30 hours, Bangkok time (GMT+7). The objectives of the meeting are: To discuss the rationale as well as data and methodological considerations for DRSF tables (1) tables D2: Disruption of basic services from a disaster by hazard types/geographic region, and F: Summary of material impacts to agriculture by hazards types. To share initial results of the review of DRSF tables D2 and F by Maldives. To provide opportunities for TWG participants to reflect on and discuss the experiences from their national statistical systems. To get volunteers for the next DRSF table review on table G Summary tables of direct environmental impacts. , Home: TWG Confluence Previous TWG Meetings

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Description: Context The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the blueprint for member States to progress towards inclusivity and sustainability. At the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda, countries are urged to better assess the progress towards achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Monitoring SDG implementation at the national level is challenging. Data availability and coordination across the entire statistical system, technical capacity, and access to IT infrastructure are key barriers for member States to measure their progress towards achieving the SDGs. In this regard, under the China-ESCAP Cooperation Programme (CECP), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the government of China initiated a project to strengthen the capacity of national governments to follow up and review implementation of the 2030 Agenda. Specifically, the National SDG Tracker tool was introduced to help countries measure current and expected SDG progress achievement by 2030. Results of this assessment are also expected to complement the countries’ Voluntary National Review (VNR) narratives. The regional workshop was an opportunity for countries who implemented the National SDG Tracker to share their results and experiences on applying the SDG progress assessment methodology, emphasizing South-South cooperation, and exchange lessons learned from the use of SDG data. View / Download photos from the Workshop Concept note Objective and expected outcomes The regional workshop gathered statisticians, national planning experts, SDG coordinators and relevant stakeholders to: promote evidence-based assessment of SDG implementation in countries of the Asia-Pacific region; enable other countries of the region to use National SDG Tracker tool to measure current and expected SDG achievement; assess and understand the underlying challenges of monitoring SDG progress. These were expected to strengthen capacity for follow up and review of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The regional workshop took place in person at Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand on 17-20 July 2023. It was conducted in English only. , National SDG Tracker Homepage Regional Workshop (July 2023) Countries: Indonesia (May 2024) Sri Lanka (May 2024)

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Description: Background: In June 2021, the United Nations Development Coordination Office (DCO) hosted a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Data deep-dive for Resident Coordinators (RCs), Resident Coordinators’ Offices (RCOs) and United Nations Country Teams (UNCTs) with the aim of identifying challenges and opportunities to support the national statistical system (NSS). The deep-dive report found that “UNCTs have to develop capacity to engage politically with governments on data, developing advocacy and partnerships to create a system which has political support, is underpinned by good law and regulation, produces high quality and independent data that is freely shared across government, and is used to inform decisions.” The report also noted that UNCTs should “… take advantage of Regional Collaborative Platforms support to strengthen national capabilities”. The RCP statistics working group was set up to address these issues. This group has organised a series of virtual SDG statistics clinics which started in late 2021 Participants: Day 1 and 2 focused on UN only participants from both the RCOs and UNCTs, and Days 3-5 included the SDG national focal points. Objective of the event: Internally focused regional data management officers retreat which will look at the role of a data management officer in terms of monitoring and reporting of UNCT results; and Externally focussed SDG data learning lab event aimed at enhancing the capacity of staff of UNCTs, including RCOs, so that they are enabled to effectively support the strengthening of the capacity of national statistical systems to meet the demand emanating from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This will build on the SDG statistics clinics by providing an in-person opportunity to go into these issues in more depth and to build the knowledge sharing between data officers. Modality: The learning labs provided practical hands-on experience on a range of issues related to strengthening national statistical capacity to measure and achieve the SDGs. There was a strong focus on collaborative learning to allow for exchanges of experiences and to help each other close SDG data gaps at the country level. The agenda was designed to allow time during coffee breaks and lunches for delegates to interact with each other or to hold specific bilateral meetings. , RCP Data and Statistics Working Group SDG Data and Statistics Clinics SDG Learning Lab

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Description: Statistical businesses processes are changing over time and various national statistical systems are adopting different technologies to produce economic statistics. Some of the innovations involve use of big data tools to compile critical statistical data in a timely manner. To be able to  undertake such compilations, statistical systems must  adopt new business processes that integrate use of big data technology to process huge volumes of data. These processes must be integrated in the normal statistical operations across various domains with a strong emphasis on application of advanced information technology tools. Similarly, trading systems are involving and there has been a growth in digital trade during the covid-19 pandemic This webinar was designed to highlight some of the strides some of the countries had made in the setting up of innovative processes to produce economic statistics. Specifically, the objectives of the webinar were: To showcase processes required in a national statistical system in setting up big data use; To demonstrate methods to estimate domestic tourism.

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Description: The event will take place virtually on on 27 June 2023: (New York: 6:00-7:30), (Santiago: 6:00-7:30), (Bangkok: 17:00-18:30), (Addis Ababa: 13:00-14:30), (Beirut: 13:00-14:30), (Geneva: 12:00-13:30), (Vienna: 12:00-13:30). The webinar is co-organized by ESCAP, ECA, ECLAC, ESCWA, UNODC and UNCTAD. Please register here Link to the Regional webinar once it's time: here Concept note It will showcase success stories in the measurement of IFFs and share key lessons that are critical to regularizing the production of data on SDG 16.4.1 and how they can be applied and used in national policies. It will also provide a forum that will raise awareness on the upcoming activities of the DA15 project on illicit financial flows that will officially kick off in September 2023 with a seminar in Geneva. The webinar's objectives: Raise awareness on the DA15 project, its expected objectives and impacts; Secure buy-in and collaboration agreement from national statisticians, policy makers and other relevant stakeholders; Share current lessons and experiences in measuring IFFs and how they can feed into the DA15 project; Inform national stakeholders about the upcoming Kick-off workshop in September and their potential representations. Inform national stakeholders about the upcoming Kick-off workshop in September and their potential representations.

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Description: The Expert Forum was organized for statisticians, disaster management experts, geo-scientists, as well as policymakers and other decision-makers that rely on statistics to inform their decisions. We welcomed participants from governments, academia, NGOs, the private sector, international organizations, and champion experts participating in their personal capacity. The objectives of the 2023 Expert Forum were to: Share and discuss country experiences with the utilization of disaster-related statistics to monitor national and global disaster risk reduction commitments or guide risk-informed development Share and discuss country experiences with the production of disaster-related statistics with a view to identifying good practices and replication opportunities. Expected outcomes In pursuing the above objectives, it was expected that the 2023 Expert Forum would have: Identify priority needs of countries to inform capacity development and technical support Identify priority research topics to be pursued by the IAEG-DRS and other relevant groups Generate additional insights of use for the formulation of a common statistical framework on disaster-related statistics. , Full Week Programme Download the Full Week Programme (PDF). For more information, please click the Programme tab. Time (UTC +7) Session DRS Expert Forum (The Sukosol Hotel) Associate Events (UNCC, Meeting rooms C and D) Mon 5 Jun Tue 6 Jun Wed 7 Jun Thu 8 Jun Fri 9 Jun 09:00–10:00 Morning Session (In-person)       Losses and Damages Tracking System Assessing Asia-Pacific challenges, needs and opportunities in advancing climate change and disaster-related statistics 10:00–11:00 11:00–12:00 12:00–13:00   Welcome cocktail lunch for all in-person participants (12:00-14:00h)     Break Break 13:00–14:00 Building Resilience through Disaster-risk-related Statistics and Indicators: A Workshop on operationalizing the ESCAP DRSF Assessing Asia-Pacific challenges, needs and opportunities in advancing climate change and disaster-related statistics (cont. until 15:30h) 14:00–15:00 Afternoon Session (In-person) Introduction and warm-up Measuring Hazardous Events and Disasters: Task Force D Disaster Related Statistics Pilot Project Estimating economic losses from disasters: practices, challenges and way forward 15:00–16:00   16:00–17:00   17:00–19:00   Break Break Break 19:00-19:55 (UTC+7) 12:00-12:55 (UTC) Evening Session (Hybrid) 1. Setting the scene 4. Defining direct and indirect impacts of disasters 7. Estimating direct material impact and economic loss from disasters Meeting of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Disaster-Related Statistics (virtual meeting for members only) (19:00-21:00h, UTC+7) 20:00-20:55 (UTC+7) 13:00-13:55 (UTC) 2. Assessing and mapping risk exposure, vulnerability, and coping capacity 5. Measuring human impacts of disasters 8. Accounting for disaster risk reduction expenditures 21:05-22:00 (UTC+7) 14:05-15:00 (UTC) 3. Classifying and harmonizing hazards and disasters 6. Measuring disaster impacts on the environment and cultural heritage 9. Summary and conclusion   , Contacts Forum host - ESCAP Mr. Hakan Yazıcıoğlu Associate Statistician Statistics Division Tel: + 66 2288-1521 E-mail: hakan.yazicioglu(at)un.org Ms. Piyapat Nakornchai Research Assistant Statistics Division Tel: + 66 2288-1519 E-mail: nakornchai(at)un.org Forum co-organizers UNECE Mr. Michael Nagy Statistician UNECE Statistical Division Tel: +41 22 917 3109 E-mail: michael.nagy(at)un.org UNDRR Mr. Rahul Sengupta Programme Management Officer UNDRR Office in Bonn Tel: +49 228 8150303 E-mail: sengupta(at)un.org UNESCWA Ms. Wafa Aboul Hosn Chief of Economic Statistics Statistics, Information Society and Technology Tel: +961 1 978 353 E-mail: aboulhosn(at)un.org UNECLAC Ms. Georgina Alcantar López Statistician Statistics Division E-mail: georgina.alcantarlopez(at)cepal.org Mr. Alberto Malmierca Associate Statistician Statistics Division Email: alberto.malmierca(at)cepal.org UNECA Mr. Andre Nonguierma Chief of the Geospatial Information Section E-mail: nonguierma(at)un.org Ms. Aster Denekew Geospatial Information Officer E-mail: denekewa(at)un.org UNSD Ms. Reena Shah Senior Statistician Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) Tel: +1 212 963-4586 E-mail: shahr(at)un.org Mr. Greg Scott Inter-Regional Advisor UN GGIM Tel: +1 212 963-8578 E-mail: scott12(at)un.org Mr. Emil Ivanov Statistician Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) Tel : +1 212 963-7989 E-mail: ivanove(at)un.org Mr. Mark Iliffe Statistician Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) Tel: +1 917 367-3475 E-mail: mark.iliffe(at)un.org

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Description: The annual expert forums are organized to advance the production and use of disaster-related statistics for risk-informed development in support of the aim of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Disaster-related Statistics (IAEG-DRS) of the United Nations Statistical Commission.

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Description: The TWG was held its 22nd virtual meeting on Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 14:00 – 15:30 hours, Bangkok time (GMT+7). The objectives of the meeting were: To discuss the rationale as well as data and methodological considerations for DRSF tables (1) tables D1b: Summary table of direct material impacts by hazards types and geographic regions, and E1b: Summary table of direct material impacts by hazards types and geographic regions. To share initial results of the review of DRSF tables D1b and E1b by Bangladesh and Malaysia. To provide opportunities for TWG participants to reflect on and discuss the experiences from their national statistical systems. To get volunteers for the next DRSF table review on table F Summary of material impacts to Agriculture by hazards types. , Home: TWG Confluence Previous TWG Meetings

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Description: The regional workshop for the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Inequality Assessment project in Asia and the Pacific will take place in Bangkok on 8 to 9 May 2023. The workshop provides an opportunity for countries which undertook an inequality assessment to share experiences and lessons learned with other countries, and to document best practices for other countries which may be interested in undertaking an inequality assessment in the future. The invitations have been sent to participants, and the concept note can be viewed from the file below.

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Description: The Global Webinar on Strengthening Climate Change and Disaster-Related Statistics: Needs, Priorities, and Action is part of a series of online webinars being held under the 14th tranche of the United Nations Development Account (DA14) Project “Resilient and agile National Statistical Systems to meet post-COVID-19 data needs to recover better”. The DA14 Project aims to help enhance the resilience and agility of the national statistical systems (NSS) of the 50 beneficiary countries to respond to emerging economic, social and environmental data needs in times of crises and disasters, through the use of innovative data sources, advanced data acquisition methods and modern technologies, while ensuring a path towards the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This webinar is organized under Workstream 2.1 of the DA14 project, which aims to strengthen national capacities, and increase the availability and policy use of statistics and indicators on climate change and disaster-related statistics. The Workstream is co-facilitated by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). The objectives of this webinar are to: Enhance awareness and understanding in the beneficiary countries of relevant international statistical frameworks and guidelines on climate change and disaster-related statistics; Share experiences, including good practices as well as technical and institutional challenges, on the production and use of climate change and disaster-related statistics between beneficiary countries; Discuss national priorities and plans for improving climate change and disaster-related statistics, and, Share and discuss how countries may further engage in the project. Before and after the webinar, each participant will be invited to complete a short survey on their level of awareness and knowledge relating to climate change and disaster-related statistics.

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Description: Concept note Data integration approaches are becoming increasingly popular among official statisticians worldwide. This is due to the growing and evolving data requirements for monitoring national development plans and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the face of budget constraints and declining response rates on traditional data collection methods, i.e., censuses and surveys. Furthermore, technological advancements have made new data sources available and enabled official statisticians to produce statistics using more complex approaches. However, implementing data integration approaches requires a wide range of technical and institutional capabilities. Depending on its situation, each country may encounter different challenges needing tailored solutions. In 2022-3, the National Statistics Office of Nepal participated in a project on strengthening the capacity to implement data integration approaches for official statistics. The project involved a practical exercise of integrating multiple data sources and included capacity development activities. This Stats Café provided a brief overview of the project, its challenges and solutions, as well as shared the findings and lessons learned that may benefit other countries looking to develop similar data integration projects. During the session, the project report was also officially launched. Launch of the report: "Strengthening the national statistical capacity to implement data integration approaches: pilot project in Nepal 2022-23" , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events

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Description: Background In 2022, ESCAP developed a pilot project specifically targeted at supporting NSOs in Asia and the Pacific to address this complexity. The project aims to work with NSOs in the region to pilot the use of big data for producing a sample of the 46 environment-gender indicators. Cambodia and Mongolia submitted their expressions of interest in participating in the pilot to produce one indicator per country. For Cambodia, the indicator is the proportion of population with access to electricity by sex, while Mongolia focuses on measuring the proportion of population in Ulaanbaatar living in Gers by sex. More specifically, the project team utilized Google Earth Engine to derive nighttime light data for all communes in Cambodia and combined the results with average household size and female ratio to estimate the indicator. In the case of Mongolia, the team designed an object-based image analysis model on QGIS using the Orfeo Toolbox and a random forest classifier to detect Gers. In both cases, the team conducted sensitivity analyses and compared the results against indicators produced from censuses and/or surveys. The two pilots produced promising results and lessons learned. The project team recently conducted an Expert Group Meeting to present findings, lessons learned and challenges from implementing the pilots to experts in the field and seek their feedback on how the models can be improved. Insights from the meeting has been integrated into the guidance documents which record processes throughout the entire pilot and recommend next steps for the two NSOs to improve their usage of big data in official statistics production. This Stats Cafe session , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events in 2022 2021 events 2020 events

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Description: The TWG held its 21st virtual meeting on Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 13:30 – 15:00 hours, Bangkok time (GMT+7). The objectives of the meeting were: To discuss the rationale as well as data and methodological considerations for DRSF tables (1) tables C2: Summary table of human impacts by hazard type and geographic regions and (2) C3: Summary table of affected population by demographic and social categories. To share initial results of the review of DRSF tables C2 and C3 by Sri Lanka and on Türkiye. To provide opportunities for TWG participants to reflect on and discuss the experiences from their national statistical systems. To get volunteers for the next DRSF table review on tables D: Summary tables of direct material impacts in physical terms. , Home: TWG Confluence Previous TWG Meetings

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Description: The United Nations World Data Forum aims to spur data innovation, nurture partnerships, mobilize high-level political and financial support for data, and build a pathway to better data for sustainable development. The 2023 Forum (WDF2023) will be taking place in the ESCAP region for the first time, from 24 to 27 April 2023 in Hangzhou, China. WDF2023 is taking place as a hybrid event, meaning that although in-person registration closes on 8 March 2023, it is still possible to actively participate in the forum remotely. The Forum welcomes participants interested in data from a diverse range of backgrounds: governments, civil society, the private sector, donor and philanthropic bodies, international and regional agencies, the geospatial community, the media, academia, and professional bodies. The Forum will create a space for exchanging ideas, identifying solutions and providing mutual learning opportunities across a wide variety of topics, set out in the Programme. Online participants will have the opportunity to view and interact in around 80 different sessions across the three main days of the Forum. This Stats Café shared with you further information on this year’s Forum from a range of speakers representing the host country, the Programme Committee, the Forum secretariat and allow you to ask them questions. The following topics were covered: Highlights from the programme, including high-level events Experiences from previous UNWDFs Logistics for virtual participation in the Forum

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Description: About This Session Everyone, everywhere must have a say in data design, collection and use. When people have their needs, priorities, and experiences captured in data, this creates equal power dynamics, establishes people’s agency and improves participation and inclusion in data processes. On March 14, 2023, join the Data Values movement for a thought-provoking and engaging virtual discussion that will delve into the pressing issues of data and its impact on power dynamics and agency. Using a Data Values lens, this session will explore the concept of agency–the ability of individuals and communities to shape the design, production, governance, and use of data–and how it can influence and support data systems. At the same time, this session will examine how lack of agency in data can perpetuate existing inequalities and further marginalize certain groups, including youth, women, and persons with disabilities. This insightful discussion will engage Data Values advocates, statisticians and national statistical offices within Asia and the Pacific to unpack critical questions such as: How can we create open, trustworthy, and inclusive data systems that support people's agency? How can we ensure that marginalized groups in Asia and the Pacific are heard and have a say in data collection, use, and management? What roles do National Statistical Offices (NSOs) play in rebalancing power dynamics within data? Agenda Welcome Remarks - Rachael Beaven, Director, Statistics Division, ESCAP Event Moderator and Presenter - Karen Bett, Global Partnership Co-Presenter - Mayuri Dhumal, Data Values Advocate, India Co-Presenter - Joon Baek, Data Values Advocate, South Korea & New York Panelist (Youth Leader) - Bipana Dhakal, Data Values Youth Leader and Activist, Nepal Panelist (NSO) - Keshab Kumar Gautam, Director, Population Section Central Bureau of Statistics Nepal , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events in 2022 2021 events 2020 events

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Description: In 2020, UNODC, ESCAP, UNCTAD, UNODC ROSEAP, inaugurated a new Development Account project called “Statistics and data for measuring illicit financial flows in the Asia-Pacific region”. The project aimed at consolidating existing and testing new methodological guidelines for the measurement of Indicator 16.4.1 “Total value of inward and outward illicit financial flows (IFFs)”, as well as to build and strengthen statistical capacity by providing technical assistance and guidance to pilot countries for the measurement of such indicator. An UNCTAD/UNODC Conceptual Framework for the Statistical Measurement of Illicit Financial Flows was published in October 2020, and in June 2021, UNCTAD published Methodological Guidelines to Measure Tax and Commercial IFFs for pilot testing, while UNODC is measuring crime related IFFs. Pilot testing has been ongoing in 2021-2022 of the UNCTAD Guidelines in two countries, namely, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, and crime related IFFs were tested in Viet Nam, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal by UNODC. A hybrid final workshop of the project is being organized to discuss the implementation of activities IFFs in the six Asian countries. The meeting objectives are: * Report on improved statistical capacity to measure illicit financial flows; * Report the estimates of the illicit financial flows; * Share experiences and best practices among the pilot countries within the region; * Facilitate continuation of measurement by national statistical offices and national agencies; * Disseminate testing guidelines (both crime-related and tax and commercial) which were updated as a result of this pilot testing round; * Discuss future work, interregional cooperation, and policy implications for measuring illicit financial flows

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Description: The UN Statistics Division is organizing an expert group meeting on ways to harnessing data generated by citizens to make an impact on public policy including the SDG monitoring.

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Description: The thirteenth meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) will be held in person from 7 to 9 November 2022 at the UN Conference Centre (UNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand. This will be the first in-person meeting of the IAEG-SDGs since October 2019 in Addis Ababa.

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Description: SIDE EVENT: Implementing Digital Identity Systems without Leaving Anyone Behind Third Ministerial Conference on Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration in Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok and Online, 28-30 September 2022 Digital identity is a set of electronically captured and stored attributes and credentials that can uniquely identify a person when interacting with government and private services and the digital economy. Digital identity systems are underpinned by mechanisms which verify and authenticate an individual’s personal data and require strong legal frameworks to uphold data protection, security, privacy and consent. Historically, governments have operated primarily foundational ID systems which are created to provide identification to the general population for a wide variety of transactions and which can be digitized or paper-based. Providing documents and records for individuals to establish their legal identity is an important element of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, explicitly so in target 16.9. Governments in Asia and the Pacific are implementing civil registration and vital statistics systems underpinning identity management systems to issue national identity cards and numbers as well as digital credentials for establishing uniqueness and enabling secure identity verification. Full inclusion in digital identity systems is essential to facilitate access to the benefits and protections of the State. As services increasingly transition to digital, disparities in coverage of hard to reach and marginalized populations can further compound disadvantages and exclusion and deepen the digital divide.   Registration link: https://forms.office.com/r/xRhjjxK4Gk MS Teams link: https://bit.ly/3cPP8Em  

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Description: About the session This Stats Café session provided an update on the Illicit Financial Flows pilot in the Asia-Pacific region. The pilot project “Measuring Illicit Financial Flows in Asia-Pacific” was launched in July 2020, with project partners UNODC, UNCTAD and ESCAP, and is set to finish in December 2022. ESCAP serves as implementing partner for Measuring Illicit Financial Flows from tax and commercial activities and coordinated with pilot countries Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The session included an overview of the pilot project and provided updates and preliminary results on the methods used to measure illicit financial flows in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. In both Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, the methods applied are those in the “Methodological guidelines to measure tax and commercial illicit financial flows – Methods for pilot testing” published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). These methods are Partner Country Method (PCM), Price Filter Method (PFM), Profit shifting by Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) and (joint foreign flows of offshore financial capital by country. In Kyrgyzstan, the pilot team tested an additional method of measuring illicit financial flows related to “grey re-exports.” “Grey exports” refer to either misreported re-exports or unreported re-exports. Testing these illicit financial flows was suggested by the national working group in Kyrgyzstan, based on the prevalence of grey re-exports in Kyrgyzstan. This method will be presented at the Stats Café session by the Kyrgyz national consultant. The results of testing the methods will contribute towards possible improvements to the UNCTAD methodological guide for future work on measuring illicit financial flows. A plan is proposed to conduct similar projects to measure illicit financial flows in present pilot countries, and additional interested countries in future. The Stats Café session will also discuss progress in measuring Illicit financial flows in other pilots and plans for further work globally and relevant policy implications and decisions. The Session was structured as follows: Overview of “Measuring Illicit Financial Flows in Asia-Pacific” by ESCAP Statistics Division (SD) The ESCAP SD presentation will outline the experience of conducting pilot studies in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan and estimating illicit financial flows in these countries. The presentation will discuss the occurrences of illicit tax and commercial activity in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, data available to measure the flows, the experience of assessing data and formulating the pilot testing plan and the challenges and considerations of testing and measuring. Preliminary results are available and will be discussed in this presentation. Presentation from the Kyrgyz consultant on grey re-exports, and the experience of testing and measuring grey re-exports in Kyrgyzstan. Discussion from UNCTAD on the progress in measuring illicit financial flows in other pilot countries and the future of measuring Illicit Financial Flows, the effects of illicit financial flows on the economy and society, and policy implications. , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events in 2022 2021 events 2020 events

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Description: The session will inform governments and other stakeholders of the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indicator 17.3.1 on "additional financial resources mobilized for developing countries from multiple sources", adopted in March 2022. It will also spearhead dialogue to empower Southern countries to report their own data for global debates related to development support and consider how the indicator will help manage and mobilize resources for the recovery from the pandemic and progress towards the 2030 Agenda. The SDG indicator is based on the first globally agreed voluntary Conceptual Framework to Measure South-South cooperation. UNCTAD is organizing this session as part of its role to coordinate future testing and refinement of the framework, and global reporting and capacity building based on it. The work will be carried out under the leadership of Southern countries relying on country-owned mechanisms. Countries will share their experience and expectations.

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Description: Measuring South-South cooperation to mobilize financing for SDGs The session will inform governments and other stakeholders of the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indicator 17.3.1 on "additional financial resources mobilized for developing countries from multiple sources", adopted in March 2022. It will also spearhead dialogue to empower Southern countries to report their own data for global debates related to development support and consider how the indicator will help manage and mobilize resources for the recovery from the pandemic and progress towards the 2030 Agenda. The SDG indicator is based on the first globally agreed voluntary Conceptual Framework to Measure South-South cooperation. UNCTAD is organizing this session as part of its role to coordinate future testing and refinement of the framework, and global reporting and capacity building based on it. The work will be carried out under the leadership of Southern countries relying on country-owned mechanisms. Countries will share their experience and expectations. Programme * Opening by UNCTAD Secretary-General Ms. Rebeca Grynspan, UNCTAD Secretary General * Moderator Mr. Rachid Bouhia, Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD * New SDG indicator – central for progress towards the SDGs Mr. Stefan Schweinfest, Director of UN Statistics Division, UNDESA * Conceptual framework on South-South Cooperation Mr. Sukhbir Singh, Chair of the IAEG-SDGs subgroup on SSC, India * National mechanisms for South-South cooperation Mr. Aminuddin Mat Ariff, Senior Coordinator of Regional Cooperation, Islamic Development Bank * Country experience in the measurement of South-South cooperation Mr. Bernardo Córdova Tello, Ambassador of Mexico to Thailand Ms. Viviana Manrique, Director General, Agencia Presidencial de Cooperación Internacional, Colombia Ms. Andreia Rigueira, Coordinator for Planning and Communications, Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) Mr. William Maundu Munyoli, Senior Economist, State Department for Planning, Kenya Join the meeting About GSSD Expo 2022 The Global South-South Development Expo is an annual event organised by the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) to showcase evidence-based successful development solutions and initiatives, in collaboration with United Nations agencies and all other partners.

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Description: Objectives Official statistics are part of the larger and complex data ecosystem. Tapping into the opportunities created by that ecosystem can lead to a delivery of better information to policymakers and citizens. In order to benefit from these opportunities, national statistical offices must be able to produce data to support robust legal and policy instruments and facilitate engaging state and non-state actors in data for decision-making, monitoring and follow-up. In this respect, regional dialogue and peer learning are key to finding efficient and equitable resolution of many data governance challenges. The regional meeting on data governance will build on the discussions during the UN ESCAP Expert Dialogues, and provide the opportunity to deep dive into some of the key challenges and development opportunities. About the Expert Dialogue 3 - PARIS21 2022 Fall meetings PARIS21’s 2022 Fall Meetings brought partners together to showcase good data practices and partnerships from across the world, providing the opportunity for more in-depth discussions and collective learning. The key takeaways from this meeting will culminate with the PARIS21 2022 Fall Meetings, where it is envisaged to showcase outcomes of this subregional PARIS21/ESCAP event, as a good example of inter-regional cooperation and highlighting key partner initiatives. Results will be presented at the PARIS21 Board Meeting at the OECD in Paris on 9-10 November 2022. The meeting discussed the following issues: Data stewardship: what does this mean for NSOs and what is needed to ensure effective data governance The enabling environment for ensuring inclusive data governance: new partnerships and innovative approaches , Committee on Statistics, 8th Session Expert Dialogue 1 Expert Dialogue 2 Expert Dialogue 3 (PARIS21)

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Description: About the event The National SDG Tracker is a tool for countries to track progress on the SDGs. It allows countries to add their data, enter national target values, and visualize progress in a few simple steps. The clinic provided the opportunity to learn from experience of some countries adopting the tool. It also provided an opportunity for all countries to exchange views on challenges and concerns regarding national SDG progress measurement and how the tool can support them. Key areas which will be covered during the clinic include: Engagement with key national stakeholders in the process Approaches to selection of indicators to assess “national” progress Importance of setting nationally relevant target values Country’s access & ownership rights to the tool , Committee on Statistics, 8th Session Side events during the CST8 week

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Description: Asia–Pacific Migration Data Report 2021 The Asia–Pacific Migration Data Report series is the flagship publication for the region since 2020. The Asia–Pacific Migration Data Report 2021 consolidates the latest evidence on the migration landscape in the region in 2021, principally through the lens of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the course of 2021, Asia and the Pacific endured COVID-19 pandemic conditions, complex humanitarian challenges and political changes in Afghanistan and Myanmar and pronounced effects of climate change. Migration patterns were altered by these crises, but migrants showed remarkable resilience and were essential to early recovery efforts. Drawing on available international, regional and national data sources, the report is structured around the six Thematic Pillars of IOM Asia–Pacific Regional Data Hub: Migration Policy, Migration Statistics, Types of Migration, Migration and Vulnerabilities, Migration and Development, and Migration and Innovation. The newest thematic pillar, Migration and Innovation, investigates how migration influences and is affected by innovation. The report monitors progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals, the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and the Migration Governance Indicators. It also provides recommendations on strengthening the much-needed evidence base on migration in the region.

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Description: Background Speed dat(a)ing is designed to be a time efficient and effective networking event where participants gather together to exchange information and generate professional contacts. Participants greet each other in a series of brief exchanges during a set period of time in order to allow attendees to get to know many more and a wider variety of other attendees and with less effort than they individually could, especially given the length of time which has passed since the last face to face meeting. During an interaction, participants are encouraged to ask a work question and a non-work question to get to know each other both professionally and personally. Participants will be requested to bring and share business cards and to jot down any interesting details they find on those cards Participants will be standing around a large room, placed in groups according to their sub-regions, and the session will start with a brief introduction explaining how it will work (2-3 mins). While for all rounds participants will be encouraged to pair up with someone they have never met before, for the first round, they will also be asked to find someone who is not from their subregion. They will then have 5 minutes to ask each other at least one work and one non-work question and to rotate between as needed. Sample questions will be put onto the screen for participants to look at but they can ask anything. A bell will ring at the end of 5 minutes and participants will be encouraged to go and find a new partner (preferably someone they do not know). There will be a total of 11 rotations. At the end of the session, there will be a few minutes for participants to share any reflections. , Suggested Questions Work questions: What experience did you have to get your job? How long have you worked here? What is your own background and experience? What is a typical work day like? How much variety is there in your work? What is the most enjoyable part of your job? Do you think your education prepared you for your current job? What is the biggest obstacle you have faced in your career so far? How would you describe the culture in your organization? What would you change about your job if you could? What is the greatest challenge facing statisticians today? What do you think is your role in the data revolution? Are you a revolutionary? Is statistics ‘old school’? Should we all be data scientists? Are you comfortable with using non official statistics? Is there enough diversity in our statistical community? Does the NSO have a future in the new data ecosystem? Do you think there is a culture of trust in statistics in your country? Do you think that data rights are sufficiently protected? Non-work questions: What is your favourite place to go on holiday? When you were a child what did you want to be when you grew up? Who is your greatest role model? / Do you have any mentors or people you look up to? Tell me about one of them. If you could pass one global law, what would it be? What book changed your life? What do you like to do to relax? What is the best piece of advice you were ever given? What’s the worst piece of advice you’ve ever been given? And why was it so bad? When did you get your first mobile phone and what kind was it? What is the best purchase you have ever made? If you could live in another historical period, would you? If so, which one? If you were reincarnated as an animal, what would you choose and why? What’s a word or phrase in another language (or your own) that you really like? What’s your favorite thing about the place where you live? What’s one country you would love to visit and why? What’s an unusual family or national tradition you have? What’s your culture’s most underrated food? , Committee on Statistics, 8th Session Side events during the CST8 week

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Description: Background The Pacific region has recently finalised its next strategic framework for statistics covering 2022-2030 (replacing the previous Ten-Year Pacific Statistics Strategy). At the same time, the broader Asia-Pacific statistical community adopted a Collective Vision and Framework for Action in 2016, recognising the shared ambition for the 2030 Agenda. Separate thematic statistics strategies are also operating (for example, the Pacific Roadmap for Gender Statistics, the Asian and Pacific CRVS Decade 2015-2024 and Regional Action Framework). Objectives: To enhance awareness of existing regional statistics strategies, their use at the country level alongside national strategies for the development of statistics, and their role in guiding development partner support to the production and use of statistics in priority areas. Target Participants: National Statistics Office representatives, statistics users, regional and international partners engaged in statistical capacity building, donors. Issues to be explored: What gaps do/can regional statistics strategies fill that National Strategies do not? How can we monitor regional statistics strategies to ensure their full effectiveness (capacity development and outputs)? How does each key stakeholder benefit from regional strategies? How are thematic statistics strategies being used as effective tools for engaging data users? , Committee on Statistics, 8th Session Side events during the CST8 week

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Description: Background The commitment to “Leave no one behind” is central to the 2030 Agenda as it highlights the need to build inclusive systems and ensure different societal groups, including refugees, internally displaced and stateless people, are reflected in development efforts and policymaking. Linked to this commitment is the urgency to make everyone count in national data collection exercises, and consequently, produce quality official statistics for sound decision-making and monitoring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs). Efforts to ensure national statistical inclusion have been central in the Asia-Pacific region in recent years, which are partly reflected in the Ministerial Declaration to “Get every one in the picture” (2014). The declaration focuses on the need to build universal and responsive Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems, and explicitly recognizes their importance for the prevention of statelessness and promotion of durable solutions for forcibly displaced populations. International guidance on how to better include refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in national statistical systems are available in the International Recommendations on Refugee and IDP Statistics (IRRS and IRIS), which were unanimously endorsed by the UN Statistical Commission (UNSC) in 2018 and 2020, respectively. A similar set of recommendations on statelessness statistics are currently being developed and will be discussed at the UNSC in 2023. Since their endorsement, increased momentum concerning the implementation of the IRRS and IRIS at national level has been observed in several countries. These examples provide good practices on the use of administrative data, sample surveys, and censuses to improve the availability and quality of official statistics on refugees, IDPs, and stateless persons, and can support advancing discussions on how to ensure these groups are accounted in national data systems in the Asia-Pacific region. Scope: In response to the unique window of opportunity presented through renewed and continued commitments, this session aims to spotlight work conducted by different national statistical offices (NSOs) and other technical experts in the EGRISS membership, to implement the IRRS and the IRIS and, therefore, ensure that everyone is represented in national data collection efforts. This session will be moderated by the Deputy Director of UNHCR’ Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific. It will be divided into two parts. Key questions to be discussed in the side event: How can we improve our approach to the collection of official statistics on forced displacement and statelessness in line with existing international recommendations and standards? What are the critical gaps/challenges that hinder the inclusion of refugees, IDPs and stateless groups in national data collection exercises? How can we build on countries’ experiences to collaboratively improve the inclusion of refugees, IDPs and stateless groups in national statistical systems? What data sources/statistical outputs would be the most beneficial to help achieve national priorities concerning forcibly displaced and stateless persons? How can these data sources be strengthened? EGRISS side event at the 8th Session of the UNESCAP Committee on Statistics , Committee on Statistics, 8th Session Side events during the CST8 week

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Description: The Committee discussed statistical development in the region, regional cooperation and the formulation of regional positions to advance official statistics in line with existing commitments, including the collective vision and framework for action by the Asia-Pacific statistical community, endorsed by the Committee at its fifth session in December 2016 and supported by ESCAP in May 2017, and the Declaration on Navigating Policy with Data to Leave No One Behind, adopted by the Committee at its sixth session in October 2018 and endorsed by ESCAP in May 2019. The session will included preparatory seminars to facilitate the holding of interactive dialogues on emerging issues of relevance to statistical systems in Asia and the Pacific. , CST8 Vox Pop Interview , .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 50%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Mr. Batdavaa Batmunkh, Chairperson, National Statistics Office of Mongolia .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 50%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Ms. Catherine Kruger, Inter-Regional Advisor, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 50%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Ms. Maria Musudroka, Acting Chief Executive, Fiji Bureau of Statistics, Fiji , .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 50%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Mr. Mohd Uzir Mahidin, Chief Statistician, Department of Statistics, Malaysia .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 50%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Mr. G.P. Samanta, Chief Statistician of India-cum-Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI), India .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 50%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Mr. Gogita Todradze, Executive Director, National Statistics Office of Georgia (GEOSTAT), Georgia

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Description: Background: The UNODC-KOSTAT Centre of Excellence (CoE) previously contributed to the 7th Session of the ESCAP Committee on Statistics, 26-28 August 2020, by making an intervention and providing contributions to Action Area A: Engaging users and investing in statistics. The intervention presented UNODC’s contributions and plans of the CoE to improve crime and criminal statistics in the Asia-Pacific region and provided an opportunity for the statistical community to further learn of the role and support offered by the CoE which was also made available in the report.1 In August 2022, the 8th Session of the ESCAP Committee on Statistics provided the opportunity for development partners to inform the Chief Statisticians of the Asia-Pacific region on statistics-related work undertaken over the last two years to advance official statistics for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Alongside the Formal Session and Expert Group Meetings, the Session also hosted several side events to supplement the main proceedings. Objectives: To continue to enhance the capacity of Asia-Pacific Member States and Associate Members in the areas of crime and criminal justice statistics, the CoE, in collaboration with UNODC Headquarters, hosted a side event at the 8th Session of the ESCAP Committee. As the custodian entity of SDG indicators predominantly found in SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, UNODC continuously develops tools to enhance the quality and quantity of data available at the national level; this side event showcased recent UNODC methodological developments to ensure high-quality data for evidence-based policymaking. 1 ESCAP/CST/2020/INF/9, Advancing official statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: initiatives by global, regional and subregional organizations with respect to the collective vision and framework for action, July 2020. The three methodological tools which presented at the side event were: SDG 16 Survey Initiative2 Statistical framework for measuring the gender-related killing of women and girls (also referred to as “femicide/feminicide”)3 International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes4 This side event aimed to highlight UNODC innovative methodological tools to: Encourage Member States and Associate Members to enquire about and receive UNODC technical assistance in relation to the aforementioned methodological tools. Advocate for the prioritization of crime and criminal justice statistics, particularly but not limited to, National Statistics Offices and other entities working in the areas of crime and criminal justice statistics. Continue to highlight the role of the CoE as the regional hub for crime and criminal justice statistics. 2 UNODC, UNDP, & OHCHR, SDG 16 Survey Initiative Questionnaire & SDG16 Survey Initiative Implementation Manual, March 2022 3 UNODC & UNWOMEN, Statistical framework for measuring the gender-related killing of women and girls (also referred to as “femicide/feminicide”), March 2022 4 UNODC, The International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes, March 2016 , Committee on Statistics, 8th Session Side events during the CST8 week

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Description: Background The Bureau of the Committee has identified data governance, non-traditional data sources, including big data, and inclusive policymaking and its impact on national statistical systems (including data literacy) as emerging priority issues for the region. More and more requests are coming to national statistical offices to conduct surveys that will provide results in almost near real-time and be nationally representative. Household surveys over the phone conducted by National Statistical Offices and supported by UNICEF and World Bank represent non-traditional data sources that provide nationally representative data, with findings usually disaggregated by area of residence, age, sex, education, wealth quantiles, and other relevant stratifiers. This side event will contribute to the Committee on Statistics agenda by providing an insight into the methodologies and implementation of surveys conducted over the phone, its advantages, and limitation. The event will also contribute to capacity building and strengthening national statistical systems. Scope: The scope of the side event was to present the methodologies of conducting surveys over the phone in detail and experiences from the countries where surveys were successfully conducted. The methodology was presented by representatives of UNICEF and the World Bank, while examples for implementation was presented by representatives of the National Statistical Offices from Mongolia and Nigeria (tentatively). The presentation included the main features of MICS Plus, supported by UNICEF, and High-frequency phone surveys supported by the World Bank. The approaches and methodologies that was presented can be used for numerous purposes, such as collecting indicators with high frequency and seasonal changes, for emerging issues such as crisis monitoring, measuring program coverage, testing new questions, and opinion polling. Primarily, MICS Plus surveys are designed to collect data and changes on the situation of children, families, and households on a frequent basis and with near real-time reporting, while World Bank surveys are designed to track the socio-economics impact of Covid-19 and economic shocks. All relevant documents as well as survey results, can be found on MICS Plus and World Bank web pages , Key questions to be discussed in the side event: The methodology of conducting household surveys over the phone - the non-traditional data source becoming traditional data sources? The significance of surveys conducted over the phone in national statistical systems in a rapidly changing world How do real-time reporting of phone survey results contribute to inclusive policy and decision-making and its impact on national statistical systems - challenges and benefits Ethics, equity, and inclusion in surveys conducted over the phone. , Committee on Statistics, 8th Session Side events during the CST8 week

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Description: Background: Statistical systems around Asia and the Pacific region play a key role in providing evidence for effective implementation of the 2030 agenda. In particular, in preparation of Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) and national monitoring of the SDGs. Increasing demand for SDG data has challenged statistical systems to fill in data gaps and has strained already shrinking resources for statistical development. This side events aimed to provide the latest findings of three studies conducted by UN Environment Programme, UNICEF and ESCAP (on entire SDG indicator framework) looking into the extent to which child and environment related indicators have been used in VNRs presented by Asia-Pacific countries and main sources of data on SDG indicators. The side event expected to support countries in harnessing the knowledge and experiences from the VNRs as vehicle to strengthen implementation, monitoring and reporting progress of SDGs and related targets, in particular for environment and child related topics. Scope The side event was co-organized by UNEP, UNICEF and ESCAP and opened to all statistical systems, national SDG implementing focal points, and development partners. Key questions to be discussed in the side event: What are effective institutional structures to ensure that the environment and child-related indicators are sufficiently discussed in the VNRs? How to improve environmental reporting in VNRs, in view of only 29% of environment-related targets using data and indicators in VNRs by Asia-Pacific in 2016-2021? To what extent child-related indicators have been used in VNRs by Asia-Pacific? And 4. Are the data gaps and major sources of environment and child-related SDG indicators, and top priorities for investment and capacity building for statistical development in Asia-Pacific region? , Committee on Statistics, 8th Session Side events during the CST8 week

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Description: Background These two expert dialogues will provide an opportunity for heads of NSOs to help to shape global and regional data governance work. It is an opportunity for Chief Statisticians in Asia and the Pacific to explore the two emerging issues which the Committee will be considering: Measuring Progress Beyond Gross Domestic Product [ESCAP/CST/2022/5: 中文 | English | Français | Русский] and Data Governance in a Changing World [ESCAP/CST/2022/6: 中文 | English | Français | Русский]. The overarching theme of the expert dialogues is Data Governance and hence beyond GDP progress measures will feature and be discussed within this theme. It is expected the dialogues will identify opportunities for regional action to strengthen data governance, including the increased production and use of complementary progress measures. The expert dialogues will also provide an opportunity for countries to share their experiences and challenges around data governance as well as to engage with a range of regional and global data governance initiatives. About the Expert Dialogue 2 The second expert group will provide an opportunity for countries to hear more about different regional and global data governance and broader measures progress initiatives as well as a way for those managing these initiatives to hear more about country experiences. This expert dialogue will use a world café format to provide a way to link country experiences to global and regional initiatives. The use of an informal cafe setting will allow participants to explore a number of data governance issues by discussing them in small table groups. Each table will have a host who will be a representative of one of the regional or global initiatives on data governance. The process will start with each table host giving a one to two minute lightning talk on the regional or global initiative they are representing. The process then begins with the first of three or more twenty-minute rounds of conversation for small groups seated around a table. At the end of the twenty minutes, each group moves to the next table. The “table host” will stay for the next round, they will welcome the next group and briefly fill them in on what happened in the previous round. The conversation will then continue with the new group building on the earlier discussion. This process will be repeated for four cycles of twenty minutes to allow participants to join four different discussion tables. Table hosts will also have an ESCAP resource person who will stay at the table throughout the event. The table host may choose to move round but will need to return to their table towards the end so they can sum up the key messages. , Committee on Statistics, 8th Session Expert Dialogue 1 Expert Dialogue 2 Expert Dialogue 3 (PARIS21)

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Description: Background These two expert dialogues will provide an opportunity for heads of NSOs to help to shape global and regional data governance work. It is an opportunity for Chief Statisticians in Asia and the Pacific to explore the two emerging issues which the Committee will be considering: Measuring Progress Beyond Gross Domestic Product [ESCAP/CST/2022/5: 中文 | English | Français | Русский] and Data Governance in a Changing World [ESCAP/CST/2022/6: 中文 | English | Français | Русский]. The overarching theme of the expert dialogues is Data Governance and hence beyond GDP progress measures will feature and be discussed within this theme. It is expected the dialogues will identify opportunities for regional action to strengthen data governance, including the increased production and use of complementary progress measures. The expert dialogues will also provide an opportunity for countries to share their experiences and challenges around data governance as well as to engage with a range of regional and global data governance initiatives. About the Expert Dialogue 1 The first expert dialogue will provide an opportunity for countries to share their experiences on data governance issues. The use of a “world café” format will allow participants to explore a number of data governance issues by discussing them in small table groups. There will be five tables in the room [5 subregions; one table will have 2 bureau hosts] and each table will have a Bureau member and an ESCAP staff who together will be the “table host”. Each table will have a data governance topic to discuss in more detail. The ESCAP staff can help with the preparation and with the smooth running of the dialogues. The ESCAP staff will remain at the table throughout the discussion whereas the bureau member may choose to move around to take part in the discussions, however, they will need to return to their table near the end so they can summarise the key points. , Committee on Statistics, 8th Session Expert Dialogue 1 Expert Dialogue 2 Expert Dialogue 3 (PARIS21)

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Description: The Asia-Pacific Stats Café Series on Mainstreaming Gender in Official Statistics: Practical Insights, was held virtually on 7 June 2022, 11:00-12:15 (UTC+7). Attendance summary Flyer About the session This Stats Café attempted to bring experiences from across the region on practical approaches to mainstreaming gender in official statistics. The Stats Café also launched the eLearning course on “Using Gender Data for Analysis, Communications and Policy-making in the context of SDG monitoring and beyond” developed by ESCAP, UN Women and SIAP. Background Gender equality has been increasingly recognized as essential to the process of sustainable development and for the effectiveness of national development policies and plans. Gender statistics and indicators are important tools to promote gender equality and implement a gender mainstreaming approach. The demand for gender statistics has increased over the years owing to international conventions and development goals at various levels. While the Sustainable Development Goals have a stand-alone goal to promote gender equality (Goal 5), gender has also been integrated across several of the other goals and targets to ensure effective outcomes for women and men in various aspects of development. Using data and statistics to adequately reflect differences and inequalities in the situation of women and men in all areas of life requires a strategy of mainstreaming gender in all stages of data planning, production, use and analysis. Agenda for this session Welcome remarks: Rachael Beaven, Director, Statistics Division, ESCAP Mainstreaming gender in official statistics: from concepts to practical approaches: Sara Duerto Valero, Regional Advisor on Gender Statistics, UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Mainstreaming gender in the Philippines Statistical System: Wilma A. Guillen, Assistant National Statistician, Head of the Social Sector Statistics Service, Sectoral Statistics Office of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Identifying and analyzing gender dimensions of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics using death registration data in Fiji: Meli Nadakuca, Statistician, Vital Statistics, Demography & GIS Unit, Fiji Bureau of Statistics Mainstreaming gender in statistical training: Sinovia Moonie, Statistician/ Lecturer, Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP) Christophe Bontemps, Statistician/ Lecturer, Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP) Moderator: Sharita Serrao, Statistician, Statistics Division, ESCAP , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events in 2021 Concluded events in 2020

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Description: The event is sponsored and hosted by the Government of New Zealand given the impressive steps taken to use broader measures of progress to formulate and monitor national development policy in the country. This side event shared different perspectives on how countries are developing and using measures which go beyond traditional GDP. They shared what motivated this shift as well as some of the challenges in getting policy makers to use measures of progress other than GDP.

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Description: The 78th session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will be held in a hybrid modality from 23 to 27 May 2022 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok and online. Guided by the theme “A common agenda to advance sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific”, the annual session will be an opportunity to discuss and shape the future of regional cooperation centred around a new form of multilateralism and regional cooperation. ESCAP will be commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of its establishment in 2022, and the seventy-eighth session will mark the culmination of the commemorations. As the Commission approaches this landmark milestone, it is poised to engage in dialogue on the future of regional cooperation to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and deliver on its promise of leaving no one behind. As countries stand at a crossroads where building back better is within reach, the Commission will also offer a space to identify and discuss the mechanisms and means to build the resilience of people and nations in Asia and the Pacific in the aftermath of COVID-19.

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Description: About the session This Stats Café sought to share experiences of countries in the assessment, analysis, and redesign of their CRVS systems using the CRVS System Improvement Framework, including reflections on how the results of this project have informed improvement policies and ongoing system strengthening efforts. The event began with an overview of the CRVS Systems Improvement Framework, followed by three countries sharing their experiences and lessons learned from applying this methodology. Background A well-functioning civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) system helps ensure that every person has a legal identity, facilitating access to essential benefits and protections of the State.However, in many countries throughout Asia and the Pacific, many people face significant barriers to register a vital event such as a birth or death, often due to the complexity of the process, the time and number of trips needed, distance to the registration facility and the documentation requirements, to name just a few of these barriers. To support countries in identifying where the bottlenecks are in civil registration processes, some countries in Asia and the Pacific have been utilizing a Business Process Improvement approach to assess, analyse and redesign the underlying processes of their civil registration system, with the end goal of streamlining civil registration processes to alleviate the burden on families reporting vital events. The CRVS Systems Improvement Framework, which was developed under the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative in collaboration with other development partners, provides detailed guidance for countries to apply an innovative, multi-sectoral, participatory and processcentric approach to examine current CRVS processes, identify gaps and determine areas for improvement. Vital Strategies, ESCAP and WHO-SEARO have been supporting countries in the region to implement Phase 1 of this Framework which includes a detailed process mapping of two selected civil registration processes (usually birth and death registration) and the identification of performance issues and potential improvement policies. Assessment, Analysis and Redesign of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Processes - Maldives Download the report This report documents the results of the work of the Maldives Core Team in the implementation of the “Assessment, analysis, and redesign” stage of the CRVS System Improvement Framework. Using the methodology and the tools defined by the CRVS System Improvement Framework, the Core Team, supported by a Country Coordinator and a Senior Adviser, organised a range of online and in-person consultations to apply the Framework tools. The consultations enabled the Core Team to provide detailed descriptions of existing birth and death registration business processes, analyse aspects of the processes affecting performance, and design a vision for improving registration business  processes, overcoming performance bottlenecks, and increasing overall efficiency. The report is organised into four distinct parts. The first part introduces the key characteristics of the Maldives CRVS system, as well as background information on the CRVS System Improvement Framework and the methodology for implementing the Framework implementation in the context of Maldives CRVS business processes. The second part of the report provides a detailed description of birth and death registration business processes as presently operated in Maldives. The third part of the report documents the analysis conducted by the Core Team to determine existing business processes, performance bottlenecks and their root causes, as well as redesign suggestions and how best to prioritize improvements. Finally, the fourth part of the report envisions the processes that would emerge after improvement policies are implemented. , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events in 2021 Concluded events in 2020

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Description: This Stats Café aimed to: Shed light on the most current outlook on data on children on the move in ESCAP countries; Identify the critical data gaps and needs that need to be addressed to promote targeted policy and program interventions that can protect and empower migrant and displaced children; Cite relevant country initiatives and good practices that promote the inclusion of data on migrant and displaced children in national data systems; and Introduce to the global statistical community the work being done by the IDAC in trying to close the data gaps on children on the move.   Tentative Agenda: Opening remarks by ESCAP: Rachael Beaven, Director, Statistics Division, ESCAP Presentation by the IDAC: Estrella Lajom, Statistics and Monitoring Specialist, International Data Alliance for Children on the Move (IDAC) Minding the Data Gap on Children on the Move Country Perspective: Hataichanok Chinauparwat, Director, Statistical Forecasting Division, National Statistical Office of Thailand Regional Perspective and the Global Compact on Migration: Sabine Henning, Chief, Sustainable Demographic Transition Section, Social Development Division, ESCAP Open Discussion, Q and A: Petra Nahmias, Chief, Population and Social Statistics Section, ESCAP Concluding remarks and wrap up, ESCAP , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events in 2021 Concluded events in 2020

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Description: The Regional Workshop on Estimating Completeness of Civil Registration of Births and Deaths commenced with an Asia-Pacific Stats Café Series: Estimating completeness of vital events launch the recently developed guidelines on measuring completeness of civil registration of births and deaths. It run for 2.5-3 hours a day over five days from 28 March to 1 April 2022. Guidelines for estimating completeness of civil registration of vital events (PDF) The Regional Workshop is being held as part of a project to strengthen capacity to implement inequality assessments of civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems, which has been initiated by ESCAP and includes both in-country and regional level capacity strengthening activities. One element of this project relates to training on demographic skills to enable countries to implement the inequality assessments. The Regional Workshop aimed to provide technical guidance and enhance expertise on demographic methods with a focus on measuring completeness of the civil registration of births and deaths. The training divided into 6.5 hours of instruction and 6 hours of practical and hands-on exercises. It run for 2.5-3 hours a day over five days from 28 March to 1 April 2022. For more information, please see the concept note. , HOME - Project: Implementing Inequality Assessments Project countries: Bangladesh Fiji Lao PDR Pakistan Samoa Resources Regional Events

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Description: The main objective of the workshop, the TWG members were able to: understand how establishing the business process (mainly involving the NSOs and NDMOs as principal agencies) in the form of committees, task force or working groups, and other institutional stakeholders facilitate the sharing of responsibilities among relevant agencies under the framework; contributing to the joint development of standard classifications and systems, and perform more disaster-related data specific tasks, including among others, cooperative data collection; exchange of information and best practices; and technical assistance and common training initiatives. More specifically, the workshop aimed: to review the division of labour among DRSF stakeholders to analyze the institutional arrangements necessary to establish DRSF to propose DRSF coordination structure and mechanisms aims , Home: TWG Confluence Previous TWG Meetings

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Description: About the session This Stats Café will launch the recently completed ESCAP guide on how to map a population’s exposure to flood hazard. The Café is organized in collaboration with APDIM and IDD who will participate as session moderators and discussants. The session will include a presentation from a National Statistics Office on their own disaster statistics work and discuss the functionality of the tool in that regard. This Stats Café will highlight how geospatial data and techniques can be used by National Statistics Offices to produce maps, visualizations and statistical tables in their disaster statistics work. Further, the session will discuss possible uses of the tool for phases of the Disaster Risk Management Cycle and reporting to and monitoring of the Sendai Monitoring Framework and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Session will highlight the following: ESCAP-SD’s recently completed tool “Mapping Population Exposure to Hazard”. This guide is aimed at getting users familiar with downloading and using geospatial data and programs to produce maps which show the percentage of the population exposed to flood hazard. The ESCAP-SD presentation will underscore how geospatial techniques included in the tool can be applied to generate information that would be helpful to National Statistical Offices (NSOs) in their Disaster Statistics work Discussion from Bangladesh NSO on the usefulness of the tool and how similar GIS work and methodology can be applied to the Disaster Statistics Work the institution is doing Discussion from ESCAP-IDD on the functionality of the tool and geospatial techniques regarding Disaster Risk Management and reporting for SDGs. , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events in 2021 Concluded events in 2020

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Description: The 77th session of Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Commission (ESCAP) will be held from April 26th to 29th 2021 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand and via videoconferencing. The annual Commission Session provides a forum for Governments of the region to review and discuss economic and social issues and strengthen regional cooperation. Moreover, it provides a platform for decision-makers to launch regional initiatives. This year's theme is “Building back better from crises through regional cooperation in Asia and the Pacific.” The members will discuss regional perspectives, initiatives and subregional cooperation for scaled up actions in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and take stock of its socioeconomic impact.

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