Description: The International Committee on Census Coordination’s (ICCC) bi-monthly meeting was chaired by UNSD. The meeting received updates on the draft Guide Note on Covid-19 Questions being developed by UNFPA and the World Bank. The Guide Note provides guidance to countries on additional questions to be included in population and housing censuses with the objective of measuring the impact of Covid-19 in various domains, including economic status, education, health and mortality. After a substantive discussion it was concluded that countries are no longer measuring the impact of Covid-19 in censuses; however, it was concluded that the proposed questions in the Guide Note may be relevant for inclusion in household surveys. The meeting discussed country situations and support needs with regard to the implementation of population and housing censuses as well as upcoming events, conferences and other meetings. The ICCC was established to strengthen communication and coordination among international and regional organizations providing support for the successful implementation of population and housing censuses in developing countries. Through proactive engagement, the ICCC seeks to channel the various support provided by multilateral and bilateral donors with a view to enhancing the coherence of the support towards population and housing censuses. The current members of the ICCC consists of UNSD, UNFPA, the International Programs Center (U.S. Census Bureau) and the World Bank. The next ICCC meeting will be held in early April 2023.
Description: This is a side-event of Nineteenth meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC. Organized by INEGI of Mexico.