Description: Body This workshop is organized jointly by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Statistical Centre for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf (GCC-Stat).UNCTAD will present Trade-in-Services Statistics Information System (TiSSTAT) in details. TiSSTAT is a modern tool designed to facilitate collecting and processing SITS by the National Statistical Centers and in collaboration with other national agencies. A system that enables the production of country-owned high-quality and internationally comparable trade-in-services statistics while reducing initial surveying costs and response burden significantly. The main objectives of the Workshop include: * Capacity building for SITS surveys: Participants will enhance their ability to implement Statistics on International Trade in Services (SITS) surveys, focusing on institutional arrangements, business registers, and questionnaire design. * Hands-On TiSSTAT training: Participants will engage in practical activities with TiSSTAT, a multi-user tool for data collection and processing, including live demonstrations, exploring questionnaires, conducting data entry, and managing sampling and reporting. * Exchange of practices and challenges: Countries will share their experiences and challenges in compiling trade in services statistics, helping identify priority areas for support. * Methodological best practices: The workshop will address methodological aspects like data validation, stratification, and extrapolation to align with international standards and improve data quality. * Survey details for SITS: Sessions will cover survey components, such as enterprise identification, EBOPS categories, partner breakdowns, and modes of supply.
Description: This workshop is aimed at preparing for the implementation of the updated trade statistics manuals (IMTS 2026 and MSITS 2026) and the Handbook on Integrating Business and Trade Statistics (HIBTS). The revised trade manuals are expected to be completed by the end of this year and submitted to the United Nations Statistical Commission for consideration in 2026. A background document for the 56th session of the Commission provides more information on the expected updates to the current standards. The HIBTS has also been submitted to the Commission as a background document for its endorsement.
Organizer(s): National Survey Authority Oman Arabic Division of Geographic Names
Description: This conference aims to promote joint Arab work in the following areas: * Documenting the geographical names. * Standardising the Arabic geographical names. * Implementing the Unified Arab System for Romanization 2017. * Promoting the work of the national committees and authorities for geographical names. * Linking between geospatial information and geographical names. * Enabling the Geographical Names.
Title in Arabic: تقييم جودة بيانات السجلات المدنية ومدى اكتمالها واستخدامها
Organizer(s): AITRS
Description: تنظم الإسكوا، بالتعاون مع صندوق الأمم المتحدة للسكان والمعهد العربي للتدريب والبحوث الإحصائية، ورشة عمل تدريبية حول الطرق الديمغرافية في تقييم جودة بيانات السجلات المدنية ومدى اكتمالها، واستخدامها. وللإحصاءات الحيوية دورٌ أساسي في فهم الديناميّات السكانية، ومساعدة التخطيط الحكومي، ورصد التقدم المحرز نحو أهداف التنمية المستدامة. وهي تتطلّب نظام تسجيل مدني يتّسم بالاكتمال والدقة والتوافر وحسن التوقيت. إلّا أن أنظمة التسجيل المدني تواجه العديد من التحديات، خاصة في البلدان التي تعاني من أزمات إنسانية وعدم استقرار، ما يؤدي إلى تباين كبير في مدى اكتمالها ونوعيتها، وفي قدرة البلدان الأعضاء على تجميع تقارير الإحصاءات الحيوية. وقد وضعت الإسكوا وشركاؤها إطارًا إستراتيجيًا إقليميًا لتعزيز نظام التسجيل المدني والإحصاءات الحيوية في المنطقة العربية للفترة 2021-2025، يهدف إلى تحسين أنظمة التسجيل المدني وتحديثها، بما يتماشى مع أولويات السجلات المدنية في كل بلد.
