Global Calendar of Statistical Events

Description: UNSD, together with the SADC Secretariat and the Collaborative on Administrative Data (CAD), carried out a five-day regional workshop on the use of administrative data sources for migration statistics from 17-21 March 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The workshop was also supported by the participation of the International Organization for Migation (IOM) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

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Description: The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) carried out a capacity development mission to the Maldives to accelerate progress towards the production of core international migration statistics in the country as part of ongoing support under the DA 13 project 'Administrative data for disaggregated Sustainable Development Goals indicators in Africa, Asia and the Pacific and Latin America'. The mission consisted of a three-day workshop, 10-12 December 2024, co-organized with the Maldives Bureau of Statistics (MBS) and hosted by Maldives Immigration. The objectives of the workshop were to: familiarize MBS and relevant administrative data producers in the national statistical system (NSS) with the revised conceptual framework on international migration and temporary mobility statistics, discuss steps necessary for integrating administrative data sources across the NSS for the production of migration statistics, and examine available data and metadata across data producers, highlighting discrepancies and methods to harmonize variables. Following the workshop, a high-level meeting on 16 December with the leadership of MBS and Maldives Immigration endorsed the way forward, including the finalization of an MoU governing data sharing. The training underscored the importance of inter-agency cooperation to enhance the quality, timeliness and accuracy of migration data for improved policymaking.

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Description: The Asia-Pacific Stats Café on "Asia and the Pacific Regional Trends on Forced Displacement and Statelessness" was held on Monday, 9 September 2024, from 11:00 to 12:15 hrs (UTC+7). Concept note Flyer Presentations UNHCR: Asia-Pacific Regional Trends Report 2023 Population and Housing Census in Thailand: The Analysis of Stateless Persons National Statistical Office Presented Indonesia's experience in Population Data collection from Census and Survey UNHCR RBAP, in collaboration with ESCAP, organized this Stats Café to: Highlight the trends in forced displacement and statelessness in Asia and the Pacific in 2023. Share Thailand's experience in including stateless people in the CRVS system and census. Share Indonesia's experience in including refugees, IDPs, and stateless people in the national survey. Please find the following methodology papers which provided more detailed guidelines on statistical inclusion of forcibly displaced and stateless people in national systems: EGRISS Methodological Paper 1 on standardized refugee and IDP identification questions in surveys. Including refugees or IDPs in a population census. Including refugees in a sample survey of the national population, or running a stand-alone survey of refugees. Including IDPs in a sample survey of the national population, or running a stand-alone survey of IDPs. First issue of the EGRISS Methodological Paper Series. The collection of documents is intended as the Expert Group's input to ongoing methodological debates. , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events

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Statistics Poland and the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) are jointly organizing a four-day Technical Workshop on International Migration and Temporary Mobility Statistics in Warsaw, Poland. The event will take place on 16-19 July 2024.

The workshop aims to address the gaps in the availability of reliable and timely migration data, crucial for designing effective operational and policy responses in alignment with the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The objectives of the workshop include to: 1) facilitate knowledge exchange, 2) discuss implementation issues and 3) build statistical capacity in the production and use of relevant, high quality and disaggregated statistics on international migration.

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Description: The event is an opportunity to present the Annual Report on Migration and Asylum which highlights the most significant legislative and policy developments introduced by EMN Member and Observer Countries during 2023. The report provides an overview of key developments and cross-cutting themes in all areas of migration and asylum, set in the context of statistics developed by Eurostat and provided by EMN Observer Countries.

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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 Stats Cafe aimed to provide an overview and highlights in: The trends on Forced Displacement and Statelessness in Asia & the Pacific Region in 2022. Introduce latest asylum trends of Afghans in Europe. Share updates regarding ‘Census preparation and including nationality/statelessness-related questions in the questionnaire’ in Uzbekistan , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events

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Title in Arabic: بيانات إحصاءات الهجرة وطرق تحليلها

Description: في ظل تنامي الهجرة من وإلى العديد من البلدان العربية وكون المنطقة العربية من أهم الدول المستقبلة والمرسلة للهجرة الدولية وكذلك وجود العديد من الدول العربية في منطقة جغرافية يكثر فيها الحراك البشري بوجه عام، فإنه من الواجب إيلاء المزيد من الاهتمام بقضايا الهجرة، بما في ذلك طرق تحليل بيانات الهجرة لإرشاد السياسات في هذا المجال. تهدف هذه الورشة التدريبية أساسا الى تعزيز قدرات العاملين في الأجهزة الاحصائية العربية في تحليل بيانات الهجرة والطرق المختلفة المتبعة في تحليل البيانات مع التركيز على الطرق المختلفة لتحليل بيانات الهجرة التي يتم جمعها من خلال التعداد ات السكانية وكذلك البيانات التي يتم جمعها من خلال المسوح الميدانية المتخصصة

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Description: The numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) have increased rapidly in recent yearswith UNHCR estimating over 100 million forcibly displaced persons in 2022. With displacement’s growing prominencethere is increasing interest at nationalregional and international levels in statistics on refugees and IDPs including completeaccuratetimely and internationally comparable estimates of the numbers of people displacedtheir well-being and vulnerabilities. Good-quality statistics are a requirement for developingimplementing and monitoring nationalregional and international policies and agreements concerning refugees and IDPs.

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Title in Arabic: تصميم استبيانات مسوح الهجرة الدولية

Description: إن المعلومات المتوفرة عن احصائيات الهجرة تعتبر شحيحة وقليلة مقارنة بأهمية الموضوع وضرورة دراسته وتحليله بعمق وتمحص لما له من تأثيرات كبيرة على المجالات الاقتصادية والاجتماعية وعلى التخطيط السليم للتنمية.  وقد بين تقرير الأمانة العامة للأمم المتحدة E/CN.3/2021/11 حول احصائيات الهجرة خلال الدورة 52 للجنة الإحصائية للأمم المتحدة المنعقدة بنيويورك عام 2021 الحاجة الاكيدة الى احصائيات الهجرة لتقدير عدد السكان وفهم التغير الديمغرافي، بالإضافة الى ضرورة ضبط إطار مفاهيمي واضح ودقيق للاشتغال على مواضيع الهجرة لضمان مقارنتها واستغلالها في الدراسات السكانية والديمغرافية. واعتبارا للظروف الاقتصادية والسياسية والأمنية الصعبة التي تمر بها المنطقة العربية منذ سنوات، تطور عدد المهاجرين والمتنقلين والمهجرين بشكل لافت بين مختلف الدول والقارات مما تسبب في بروز العديد من الإشكاليات والتحديات المرتبطة بهذه الظاهرة. وقد برزت الحاجة الى ضرورة معرفة حجم الهجرة وخصائص المهاجرين بمختلف عناصرها وتجلياتها لرسم سياسات ملائمة لتأطيرها وتجاوز الإشكاليات القانونية والاجتماعية الممكن حصولها. ومن هذا المنطلق، تأتي هذه الورشة التدريبية لدعم قدرات الأجهزة الإحصائية العربية في مجال إعداد المسوح والدراسات الميدانية الخاصة بالهجرة وكيفية دعم الأجهزة الإحصائية العربية فيما يخص تصميم استبيانات الهجرة.

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Description: IOM Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) celebrates its 7th-year milestones on 7 September 2022. Established in Berlin in 2015, at the invitation of the Government of Germany, GMDAC was set up to respond to calls for better international migration data and analysis for policy marking the fifth year since the launch of the Migration Data Portal. Since its inception, the Portal has served as a leading knowledge management tool that consolidates data, trends, resources, and expert commentary on migration data in one platform. On 14 September, GMDAC's staff reflected back at the past seven years on the key achievements past and current projects as well as challenges. During the discussion, GMDAC's staff exchanged with colleagues and partners on GMDAC's work and its way forward under the new Global Data Institute (GDI), as GMDAC and Displacements Tracking Matrix (DTM) will continue working closely together in data harmonization on migration.

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Title in Arabic: احصائيات الهجرة

Description: المعلومات المتوفرة عن احصائيات الهجرة تعتبر شحيحة وقليلة مقارنة بأهمية الموضوع وضرورة دراسته وتحليله بعمق وتمحص لما له من تأثيرات كبيرة على المجالات الاقتصادية والاجتماعية وعلى التخطيط السليم للتنمية.  وقد بين تقرير الأمانة العامة للأمم المتحدة E/CN.3/2021/11 حول احصائيات الهجرة خلال الدورة 52 للجنة الإحصائية للأمم المتحدة المنعقدة بنيويورك عام 2021 الحاجة الاكيدة الى احصائيات الهجرة لتقدير عدد السكان وفهم التغير الديمغرافي، بالإضافة الى ضرورة ضبط إطار مفاهيمي واضح ودقيق للاشتغال على مواضيع الهجرة لضمان مقارنتها واستغلالها في الدراسات السكانية والديمغرافية. واعتبارا للظروف الاقتصادية والسياسية والأمنية الصعبة التي تمر بها المنطقة العربية منذ سنوات، تطور عدد المهاجرين والمتنقلين والمهجرين بشكل لافت بين مختلف الدول والقارات مما تسبب في بروز العديد من الإشكاليات والتحديات المرتبطة بهذه الظاهرة. وقد برزت الحاجة الى ضرورة معرفة حجم الهجرة بمختلف عناصرها وتجلياتها لرسم سياسات ملائمة لتأطيرها وتجاوز الإشكاليات القانونية والاجتماعية الممكن حصولها.

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Description: About the session The number of displaced and stateless people in Asia and the Pacific reached 11.3 million people at the end of 2021. These were of 4.2 million refugees, 4.4 million internally displaced people, 2.4 million stateless (includes stateless displaced), 1.1 m returning internally displaced people and 0.2 million asylum-seekers. Demographic data is available for 78 per cent of these displaced and stateless people in Asia-Pacific, with a significant contribution resulting from the collaboration between UNHCR and academia using statistical modelling to estimate the sex and age-distribution of Afghan refugees in Iran. Among the displaced and stateless populations just over half are children, almost double the proportion of children in the region. Agenda for this session Welcome Remarks: Rachael Beaven Forced displacement trends in the region by UNHCR Regional Bureau: Chao Chung Update on Expert Group on Refugee, IDP and Statelessness Statistics (EGRISS) and International Recommendations on Statelessness Statistics (IROSS): Natalia Baal, EGRISS Pakistan CCAR/NADRA registration figures: Ashar Ahmad, Pakistan Iran demographic modelling by University of Southampton: Jakub Bijak and Jason Hilton, University of Southampton Open discussion: moderated by ESCAP: Tanja Sejersen, ESCAP , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events

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Description: GCM objective 1 “Collect and utilize accurate and disaggregated data as a basis for evidence-based policies” implies harmonized methodologies on collection, analysis and dissemination of migration-related data. In concrete terms, this will take the form of i) household survey , Labour force and other post-census surveys to collect information on the social and economic integration of migrants or add standard migration modules to existing household surveys ii) Use administrative records, such as border records, visa, resident permits and other sources, to produce migration-related statistics iii) Develop country-specific migration profiles to foster evidence-based policy development through collecting and sharing data on all migration-relevant aspects In addition to this, the remaining GCM objectives will require some type of follow-up and review, supported by data.

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Description: This side-event was organized by UNHCR Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific. It took place online on 8 November 2021, from 11:00 to 12:30 hrs, Bangkok time.  Background & Scope: UNHCR provides international protection to individuals who are refugees, asylum seekers, returnees, internally displaced, stateless, or at risk of statelessness. As part of this mandate, UNHCR promotes birth registration for children born to refugee parents. All States in the ESCAP region are State Parties to the Convention of the Rights of the Child, which provides that children “shall be registered immediately after birth”. This wording includes children born to refugees, regardless of the fact whether a country has signed up to international standards for the protection of refugees. The Ministerial Declaration to “Get everyone in the picture” in Asia and the Pacific, adopted at the Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and Pacific on 28 November 2014 recognizes the need to address disparities in the civil registration that affect refugees. In addition, the Declaration affirms the critical role of civil registration for the prevention of statelessness, and the promotion of durable solutions for refugees. However, children born to refugee parents still face challenges regarding their birth registration in various countries of the Asia and Pacific region. The side event therefore explored how such challenges can be successfully addressed. Practice examples from ESCAP Member States illustrate how they have made birth registration work among refugees (and, possibly, other persons under UNHCR’s protection mandate). UNHCR protection staff from the same countries explained how UNHCR can support governments to make birth registration of children born to refugee parents operational. The event included presentations by government and civil society partners.  Agenda: 11:00 - 11:15 Introduction by Mrs. Aurvasi Patel, UNHCR RBAP Head of Protection Service: The role of birth registration in refugee protection 11:15 - 11:25 Statement by youth activist, scholar and former refugee Mrs. Safia Ibrahimkel 11:25 - 12:25 Best practices in ESCAP Member States regarding the inclusion of birth registration of refugees into national mainstream civil registration systems Central Asia: Mrs. Elvira Azimova, National Human Rights Commissioner in the Republic of Kazakhstan South-East Asia: Asst. Prof. Darunee Paisanpanichkul, Deputy Dean for Legal Research and Service, Faculty of Law, Chiang Mai University, Thailand Pacific Region: Mr. Mark Rowe, UNHCR Multi-Country Office, Canberra Panel and debate moderated by Mr. Matthias Reuss, UNHCR RBAP Senior Statelessness Officer 12:25 - 12:30 Concluding remarks by Mrs. Aurvasi Patel, UNHCR RBAP: Way forward towards comprehensive birth registration among children of refugees and other persons falling within UNHCR’s protection mandate

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Description: Women account for approximately half of the estimated 270 million international migrants worldwide in 2019. Migrant women contribute massively to the overall outflow of remittances sent by immigrants from their destination countries to their countries of origin. At the same time, women earn less, have harsher working conditions and are much more vulnerable to trafficking for sexual exploitation. In spite of the needs, there are significant challenges concerning the collection, analysis and use of gender responsive data, reflecting differences and inequalities between women and men. Such data is necessary to promote a deepened understanding of migration trends, gaps, challenges and inequalities and to strengthen policies that are gender responsive. The webinar addresses the availability and use of disaggregated, gender responsive migration statistics and give examples of how data from national surveys have been utilized to highlight gender dimensions and the needs and vulnerability of female migrants. The session will include sharing of experiences from experts working in NSOs in Africa as well as the perspective from UN Women.

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Description: Migrants’ role in development processes is receiving an increasing policy recognition in countries and regions of origin and destination and at the global level. However, current gaps in the available evidence and data still hinder the adoption of policies that can maximize the developmental potential of migration in Africa. Contributors to this webinar will discuss the impact of migration on development at both the macro and micro level in Africa, with a particular focus on West Africa. They will also provide an overview of recent policy trends towards the adoption of diaspora policies on the continent, and related needs in terms of data and evidence. This webinar draws from the edited volume “Migration in West and North Africa and across the Mediterranean”, of which a French edition has just been released. This edited volume provides a comprehensive, fact-based account of migration from and within West and North Africa and across the Mediterranean over the past two years. It equips policymakers and practitioners in Africa and Europe with an up-to-date, consolidated picture of key aspects of migration in these regions – recent trends and data issues, development implications, risks and vulnerabilities, as well as national, regional and cross-regional governance elements. The volume features contributions from several IOM offices, as well as other international organisations, research institutes and civil society organisations from Africa and Europe. It was produced as part of the programme Safety, Support and Solutions on the Central Mediterranean Route, funded by the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

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Description: Forced displacement is emerging as the human face of the climate crisis. There is broad global consensus that the impending climate crisis threatens sustainable development and could critically affect people, including through increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events, water scarcity, reduced crop yields, rising sea levels, and health and sanitation problems. In particular, the climate crisis is emerging as a key driver of forced displacement and migration. By 2050, it is estimated that more than 200 million people worldwide could be forced to leave their homes for climate-related reasons. A 2018 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that Africa will experience a rise in average temperatures faster than the global average during the 21st century. Africa, which population is projected to double to 2.5 billion people by 2050, will be profoundly affected by climate-forced mobility as its sheer scale could intensify competition over scarce natural resources and endanger peace, stability and prosperity in fragile situations throughout the continent. This could have serious implications on the evolution of African cities and villages. Accurate data on this type of migration for the entire continent is a prerequisite for assisting current and future climate migrants.

Description: Millions of children are migrants. They are fleeing war or poverty or the consequences of climate change. These children represent an extremely vulnerable population exposed to danger, exploitation and abuse of all kinds, deprivation and discrimination during their migration journey. They often lack access to education and appropriate medical care, and experience difficulties in adapting to new cultures they encounter. The protection of migrant children and the formulation of appropriate programmes to address their needs depend on the availability of reliable, accurate and up-to-date data. This webinar aims to discuss the availability of data on child migration in the African context as well as the possible ways to improve these data and filling data gaps.

Description: The African Union Institute for Statistics (STATAFRIC), Statistics Sweden and IOM's Global Migration Data Analysis Centre are launching a new webinar series on migration data. The first online event will give an overview of the revised concepts and definitions on international migration and discuss the consequences of this revision for African migration data. 2021

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Description: About the session Numbers of refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced person (IDPs) have increased rapidly in recent years. Moreover, many countries in the Asia-Pacific region are affected by forced displacement either as a source, point of transit, or host of refugees, asylum seekers or IDPs, making forced displacement a global regional and national phenomenon. Turkey hosts some 3.9 million refugees and asylum-seekers, the most of any country in the world. Particular challenges with data on displacement and asylum include the lack of common definitions and harmonization and the scattering of data among different stakeholders, the political nature of displacement and asylum where poor data can contribute to misperceptions and distort public opinion, and the difficulties in reporting on hard to reach and marginalized populations. This Stats Café brought together experts from international and regional organizations and national governments to discuss experiences in producing and using displacement and asylum statistics. Speakers: Welcome: Ms. Gemma Van Halderen, Director, Statistics Division, ESCAP Expert Group on Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Statistics (EGRIS): Ms. Vibeke Oestreich Nielsen, United Nations Statistics Division Australian Census and Migrants Integrated Dataset (ACMID): Mr. Lev Makaev, Australian Bureau of Statistics International Migration Statistics based on Administrative Registers: Ms. Dilek Yilmaz, Turkish Statistical Institute Reaching Refugee Populations through Official Statistics: Mr. Alessandro Telo, UNHCR Questions and answers: Ms. Petra Nahmias, Statistics Division, ESCAP --------------------- >> See others Asia-Pacific Stats Café series

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