Source: World Bank (Data extracted on: 24 Apr 2024 )
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Organizer(s): World Bank
Description: Caribbean-wide, there is an urgent need to measure poverty to understand exactly who is affected and how. Only by doing so can the region effectively implement corrective policies. Many Caribbean countries struggle with weak statistical capacity and low data usage. According to the World Bank's Statistical Performance Indicator (SPI), which measures statistical capacity at the country level, the region ranks lowest in statistical performance compared to other regions, aligning more closely with low-income countries. With some exceptions, like Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, the most recent poverty estimates are between 6 and 8 years old. Furthermore, national poverty estimates are only available for the 2000s in more than a handful of countries. This data deficit hinders the effective tracking of Sustainable Development Goals related to poverty and inequality (SDG1: eradicating poverty in all its forms, and SDG 10: reducing inequality within and among countries) and the design of targeted poverty alleviation programs and policies. In the past, even if data to measure poverty was available, it had not been used sufficiently for purposes other than national poverty monitoring. A recent World Bank effort harmonized data from living conditions and household budget surveys in four Caribbean countries with existing microdata (Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Suriname) to produce internationally comparable poverty and equity estimates and allow the inclusion of these estimates into global monitoring of SDG1 and SDG 10. These estimates are now available on the World Bank’s Poverty and Inequality Platform. Harmonized welfare aggregates are essential for providing a consistent and comparable welfare measure across different populations or countries, allowing for global monitoring and benchmarking. This is especially valuable in regions like the Caribbean, where countries may have diverse economic contexts but share similar development objectives. Harmonized welfare aggregates facilitate cross-country analyses, inform policy decisions, and contribute to more effective regional cooperation and development strategies. Join us for another Ask WB Caribbean on April 30, where we will present the global estimates of poverty and inequality in the Caribbean and discuss committing to regular and comprehensive data collection on poverty and key socio-economic indicators, investing in the capacity of national statistical offices and policy analysis units, and promoting data transparency and accessibility.
Description: For this Global Network Webinar we were pleased to welcome Enrique Delamónica (UNICEF) and Oliver Fiala (Save the Children) who presented on Pro-poor public social spending and its concepts, data challenges, and measurement. SDG indicator 1.b.1, Pro-poor public social spending, measures the share of government spending that directly benefits the monetary poor in education, health and direct transfers. Measuring, analyzing and reporting on this indicator will help countries access the evidence needed to properly design, implement and finance policies to end poverty and achieve the other SDGs. This webinar presented details about the methodology behind the measurement and explained what data is required. It highlighted examples and best-practice cases, and pointed to existing tools and support available to produce estimates for this indicator.
Source: World Bank (Data extracted on: 26 Jan 2024 )
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Organizer(s): World Bank
Description: This event is part of the 55th Session of United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC) side events and will focus on the UNSC’s “Data and indicators for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” agenda item. The World Bank’s Development Data Group is organizing the event. Since 2013, the World Bank has monitored “shared prosperity” as one of its Twin Goals alongside “ending extreme poverty”. This goal aims to provide an “alternative to average income as the benchmark for progress” judging progress by comparing how much the growth is reaching the least well-off in society. The new corporate mission indicators attempt to better capture the growth of the least well off in society and track the number of countries with high inequality. The event will introduce two new indicators to measure shared prosperity and inequality. The World Bank proposed these new corporate mission indicators at the Annual Meetings in October 2023 to replace the current World Bank measure of shared prosperity (“boost growth in the bottom 40%”). The first measure is the prosperity gap, which captures the average factor by which individual incomes need to increase to attain a prosperity standard of $25 per day. It is a measure that gives increasingly greater weight to poorer people, providing statistical support to the notion of “leave no one behind”. The second measure is tracking the number of countries with high inequality, defined by the Gini index.
Description: Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC will organise a Training Course on ‘SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) Indicators’ for the benefit of National Statistical Offices (NSOs) of Arabic speaking OIC countries on 2-4 May 2023 through an online video conferencing platform. Mr. Tamer Sultan Al Rousan, Head of Planning Statistics Division at the Department of Statistics (DoS) of Jordan, will conduct the course and cover the following topics: Definitions and Concepts of SDG2 (Zero Hunger) Indicators; Resources of SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) Indicators; and Methodology for Calculating the SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) Indicators In line with the joint activities agreed upon during the 15th Session of UN-OIC General Meeting on Cooperation held in Geneva, Switzerland on 18-20 July 2022; the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will contribute to this training course on the following topics: 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment, and 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). The StatCaB Programme was initiated in early 2007. It is the flagship capacity development programme of the SESRIC. Within its framework, the Centre collects information from the NSOs of OIC member countries through the biennial StatCaB questionnaire, assesses their needs and capacities, matches these needs and capacities, and organizes statistical capacity development activities between the beneficiary and provide countries. For more information on SESRIC Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, please visit: http://www.oicstatcom.org/statcab.php
Source: ESCAP SIAP (Data extracted on: 07 Dec 2023 )
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Organizer(s): ESCAP SIAP UNCEBTS UNSD
Description: Historically business statistics have focused very much in measuring the economic performance and competitiveness of businesses. Howeverbusinesses play a very important role toward sustainability and wellbeing. Task team on well-being and sustainability under the UN Committee of Experts on Business and Trade Statistics (UN CEBTS) identified a set of 17 reference indicators related to the measurement of the business sector’s impact on well-being and sustainability. These indicators were based on the review of the indicators of the Sustainable Development Goal indicators of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the core indicators for entity reporting on contribution towards implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in order to provide a bridge between the information available at business level with business statistics and ultimately with relevant SDG indicators.This webinar series will focus on the set of indicators related to wellbeing and sustainability and is organized to (1) provide an overview of the importance of measuring impact of businesses on wellbeing and sustainability; (2) review data sources includingfor example non-financial reporting; and (3) share country experiences on challenges and opportunities in the compilation of these indicators. Participation to these webinars is free of charge.
Description: The Health Inequality Data Repository is the largest global collection of disaggregated data about health and determinants of health – with nearly 11 million data points across more than 2000 indicators. These data can be explored directly through the Health Equity Assessment Toolkit (HEAT), an interactive software which facilitates the examination of inequalities and the evaluation of relevant interventions to address them.
Description: Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC will organise a Training Course on ‘SDG 1 (No Poverty) Indicators’ for the benefit of National Statistical Offices (NSOs) of French speaking OIC countries on 21-22 February 2023 through an online video conferencing platform. Mrs Souad Benneji, Chief Engineer, Deputy Director of Consumption and Standard of Living Statistics at the National Institute of Statistics (INS) of Republic of Tunisia, will conduct the course and cover the following topics: Presentation of the theoretical basis of the SDGs The matrix of indicators Tier classification of the UN Identification of production structures Global monitoring framework for the 2030 Agenda Status of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Africa related to SDG1 Measurement of SDG 1 Indicators Introduction to SDG1 Targets, indicators Identification of sources, periodicity Methodology for calculating SDG 1 indicators Monetary (one-dimensional) measures of poverty Targets 1-2 (Indicator 1.2.1) The multidimensional poverty approach Target 2 (Indicator 1.2.2) Indicator measurements (Administrative) Targets 3-5 and Targets A-B The StatCaB Programme was initiated in early 2007. It is the flagship capacity development programme of the SESRIC. Within its framework, the Centre collects information from the NSOs of OIC member countries through the biennial StatCaB questionnaire, assesses their needs and capacities, matches these needs and capacities, and organizes statistical capacity development activities between the beneficiary and provide countries. For more information on SESRIC Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, please visit: http://www.oicstatcom.org/statcab.php
Source: World Bank (Data extracted on: 03 Feb 2023 )
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Organizer(s): World Bank
Description: Advancing the World Bank’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity requires knowing who the poor are and where they live. By reaching the most granular levels of geographic aggregation, policymakers can significantly improve outcomes for the world’s poorest. However, survey data alone is not sufficient for targeting at the lowest levels. This is where small area estimation becomes necessary. The publication of Guidelines to Small Area Estimation for Poverty Mapping caps more than two decades of poverty mapping experience at the World Bank since the launch of an innovative method combining census and survey data to study the spatial dimensions of poverty. The guidelines build upon the lessons learned from experience and seek to guide readers on the best methods available for a variety of data landscapes.
Description: Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC will organise a Training Course on ‘SDG 1 (No Poverty) Indicators’ for the benefit of National Statistical Offices (NSOs) of OIC countries on 17-18 January 2023 through an online video conferencing platform. Ms. Pazlina Waty Che Pah, Principal Assistant Director in Prices, Income and Expenditure Division at the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), will conduct the course and cover the following topics: Statistical Framework in Malaysia and Moving Forward to SDG 2030 Overview of SDG 1 indicators Concepts and definitions Methodology Data sources Reporting Malaysia’s Indicators on SDG related to poverty eradication SDG 1 indicators of Malaysia Road Map for unavailable SDG 1 indicators The StatCaB Programme was initiated in early 2007. It is the flagship capacity development programme of the SESRIC. Within its framework, the Centre collects information from the NSOs of OIC member countries through the biennial StatCaB questionnaire, assesses their needs and capacities, matches these needs and capacities, and organizes statistical capacity development activities between the beneficiary and provide countries. For more information on SESRIC Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, please visit: http://www.oicstatcom.org/statcab.php
Description: How is your life going? Gallup has been asking the world’s citizens this question since 2006. Learn more about one of the most concerning trends we have found and how leaders can address it. 3.3 billion people want a great job, but only 300 million have one 3 in 10 people worldwide experienced food insecurity in 2020 Over 1 billion people are so dissatisfied with their community that they want to leave it forever 2 billion people are struggling on their current income Over 300 million people don’t have a single friend. How people feel matters If you feel like the world is getting more negative, you’re right. People are reporting more stress, sadness, physical pain, worry and anger than at any point in the history of Gallup’s tracking. And it’s not just because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Negative emotions have been rising for a decade. Find out why it’s crucial for leaders — and all of us — to pay attention. Adressing the blind spot Discover where the world is suffering in each of Gallup’s five elements of wellbeing and what private and public sector leaders can do to improve how people’s lives are going. Wi th power ful personal stor ies and compelling data from Gallup’s World Poll, Blind Spot outlines the indicators leaders need to watch so they are never again surprised by rising negative emotions.
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Description: The regional capacity building workshop will be held online from 2 to 5 August 2022 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. The regional capacity building workshop aims to provide guidance for countries to undertake inequality assessments and understand what the findings mean for policy purposes. The workshop will help participants understand why countries should undertake inequality assessments, review data for quality and assess its limitations, analyse results of an assessment, and how to present findings to policy makers so they can be used to improve civil registration of vital events among populations most left behind. The regional capacity building workshop will be a participatory hands-on workshop to build skills in analyzing data to assess inequalities in registration of births and deaths. Real-world data will be used and analyzed in order to provide greater depth and meaning to the skills gained. Concept note Agenda List of participants Group Photo Background A well-functioning civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) system helps ensure that every person has a legal identity, facilitating access to the benefits and protections of the State. It is also the preferred data source for many demographic statistics with numerous indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) directly related to mortality and fertility while others rely on population data as the denominator. To know who is being left behind, the relevant disaggregated population data needs to be available. Many countries experience lower civil registration completeness rates among certain marginalized and hard-to-reach population groups or geographic areas. Despite these inequalities and their negative impact, this problem often remains a blind spot. The groups affected remain largely invisible if the matter is not specifically investigated. To ensure progress in registration is truly universal and fully inclusive, the Ministerial declaration to “Get Every One in The Picture” in Asia and the Pacific recognized the need to address disparities in civil registration completeness and coverage of these groups. Hence, the Regional Action Framework (RAF) on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific calls upon countries to assess any CRVS-related inequalities experienced by population subgroups. However, few countries have implemented inequality assessments, partly due to lack of clear guidelines and support to undertake such an assessment. Thus, ESCAP developed the inequality assessment project, which seeks to provide technical support and capacity strengthening to relevant national stakeholders to facilitate the implementation of CRVS inequality assessments using secondary data sources. The project is meant to build capacity for demographic analysis to undertake inequality assessments in the future as well as dialogue with policy-makers to ensure the results are used for policy formulation. , HOME - Project: Implementing Inequality Assessments Project countries: Bangladesh Fiji Lao PDR Pakistan Samoa Resources Regional Events
Description: Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC will organise an Online Training Course on ‘SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) Indicators’ for the benefit of National Statistical Offices (NSOs) of OIC countries on 25-26 May 2022. Mrs. Pazlina Waty Che Pah, Senior Assistant Director at the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), will conduct the course and cover the following topics: Overview of SDG 2 Indicators Concepts and Definitions Methodology Data sources SDG 2 Indicators Produced by Malaysia Road Map for Unavailable SDG 2 indicators Usage of the SDG 2 Indicators in International Reporting The course will be conducted through a video conferencing platform by following synchronous learning and instruction approaches designed in line with the virtual training solutions undertaken by SESRIC in order to better serve the Centre’s training activities and keep participants motivated and engaged during this time of global crisis due to COVID-19. For more information on SESRIC Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, please visit: http://www.oicstatcom.org/statcab.php
Description: This study examines gender inequality in the context of structural transformation and rebalancing in China. We document declining women’s relative wages and labor force participation in China during the last two decades, despite rapid growth and expansion of the service sector. Using household data, we provide evidence consistent with a U-shaped relationship between economic development and women’s labor market outcomes. Using a model of structural transformation, we show that labor market barriers for women have increased over time. Model counterfactuals suggest that removing these barriers and increasing service sector productivity can boost both gender equality and economic growth in China.
Description: Save the date for the launch of FAO's joint report with the Oxford Poverty and Rural Development Initiative (OPHI). Evidence indicates that poverty worldwide is concentrated in rural areas, and that agriculture is central to the livelihoods and food security of these population groups. The report “Measuring rural poverty with a multidimensional approach: The Rural-Multidimensional Poverty Index (R-MPI)”, jointly developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Oxford Poverty and Rural Development Initiative (OPHI), presents the conceptual development and empirical validation of a multidimensional poverty index specific to rural areas: the Rural Multidimensional Poverty Index (R-MPI). The R-MPI is applied to four countries – Malawi, Ethiopia, Niger and Nigeria – and offers exciting new insights relevant for policymakers, academics and practitioners working on rural poverty alleviation. Results presented in the report demonstrate the effectiveness of the approach taken with the R-MPI, in building operational rural poverty profiles and the potential that the Index has in providing additional evidence on poverty dimensions that are not captured by other metrics. Confirmed discussants include Sabina Alkire (Director, OPHI), Máximo Torero (Chief Economist, FAO), Piero Conforti (ESS Deputy Director, FAO), Frank Vollmer (Researcher, OPHI), Theodora Swift Koller (Senior Technical Advisor, Equity, World Health Organization), Pali Lehohla (Former Statistician-General and Head of Statistics, South Africa). The panel discussion will be moderated by José Rosero Moncayo (ESS Director, FAO). Press release | FAO unveils improved method of measuring rural poverty
Description: Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC will organise an Online Training Course on ‘SDG 1 (No Poverty) Indicators’ for the benefit of General Directorate of Statistics (DGS) and other National Statistical Offices (NSOs) of OIC countries on 19-21 January 2022. Mr. Khalid Soudi, Director of the National Observatory of the Population's Living Conditions under the High Commission for Planning (HCP) of Morocco will conduct the course and cover the following topics: Concept and definition of poverty; Definitions and calculations of SDG 1 indicators; and Interactions between SDG 1 on other SDGs. The course will be conducted through a video conferencing platform by following synchronous learning and instruction approaches designed in line with the virtual training solutions undertaken by SESRIC in order to better serve the Centre’s training activities and keep participants motivated and engaged during this time of global crisis due to COVID-19. For more information on SESRIC Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, please visit: http://www.oicstatcom.org/statcab.php
Description: The inequality monitoring in SRMNCAH Step-by-Step manual will serve as a practical, introductory-level guide to strengthen and build capacity for inequality monitoring in SRMNCAH. The webinar will include a presentation about the current state of inequalities in this area and will describe the content of the manual. In addition, there will be a panel of experts to relfect on the manual and SRMNCAH health inequities.
Target Audience: Policymakers, donors, and disease programme experts, as well as academia and the general public
Description: The State of inequality: HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria report is the first systematic global analysis of the state of inequality in HIV, TB and malaria. As part of the activities to launch the report, there will be a webinar accompanied by social media posts. The webinar will highlight the key findings of the report and have an expert panel discussion about applying the recommendations from the report and how inequities in HIV, tuberculosis and malaria can be tackled.
Target Audience: SRMNCAH programme managers, monitoring and evaluation officers, multisectoral stakeholders, as well as academia and the general public.
Description: The conference organized by the 50x2030 Initiative to Close the Agricultural Data Gap will strategize ways to use data to achieve national and global development goals, especially those related to food security and eliminating extreme hunger. How can agricultural data be used to eliminate food insecurity? What are some of the most common constraints to the use of official statistics in decision making? What tactics have proven effective in increasing demand for and use of data?These questions and more will be answered during the first annual 50x2030 Global Data Use Conference, which will be held virtually from November 30 – December 2nd. The online meeting has as its theme “Intensifying Data Use”, and will gather decision-makers, data intermediaries, data producers, and national, global and regional experts from the policy, research and private sectors. The aim for the three days is to strategize ways to use data to achieve national and global development goals, especially those related to food security and eliminating extreme hunger.The conference is organized by the 50x2030 Initiative to Close the Agricultural Data Gap, which aims to support 50 countries to increase their capacity to produce, analyze, interpret and use high-quality, timely agricultural survey data for evidence-informed decision- and policymaking.The conference will unfold for roughly four hours daily, with staggered start times across the three days to accommodate participants in different time zones. Each day will begin with a plenary keynote or success story relevant to the thematic focus of the day. The theme of Day 1 is the Current State of Data Use; Day 2’s theme is Constraints and Gaps; and Day 3’s theme is Capacities and Interventions.Confirmed speakers include Jyotsna Puri, Associate Vice-President, Strategy & Knowledge Department, International Fund for Agricultural Development, and José Rosero Moncayo, Director, Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Chair of the 50x2030 Partnership Council. Full programme and registration link: HERE
Description: This regional workshop is organized in context of the Technical Cooperation Program project aiming at strengthening national capacities of Pacific Islands countries to monitor SDG Target 2.1.
Description: As many countries have turned their attention to the estimation of poverty at the subnational level, this webinar aims to discuss practical aspects of poverty mapping.
Title in Spanish: Metodologías de estimación en áreas pequeñas y su aplicación a mapas de pobreza en América Latina
Organizer(s): ECLAC INE Chile
Description: En el marco de la Red de Transmisión del Conocimiento (RTC) de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas, esta reunión virtual es organizada por el Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de Chile y la CEPAL.
Title in Arabic: قياس الفقر النقدي في الدول العربية
Organizer(s): AITRS ESCWA SESRIC
Description: تتميز أهداف التنمية المستدامة 2030 بربطها ودمجها للأبعاد الثلاثة للتنمية المستدامة المتعلقة بالمجالات الإجتماعية والإقتصادية والبيئية، بالإضافة الى أنها نتاج لعملية تشاور طويلة ومكثفة شارك فيها مختلف أصحاب المصلحة من حكومات ومؤسسات وطنية ومجتمع مدني ومنظمات دولية واقليمية واكادميين وخبراء. وقد أظهرت مختلف الدراسات المنجزة حول مدى استجابة النظم الإحصائية الوطنية لمتابعة تنفيذ أهداف التنمية المستدامة وتقييمها وجود فجوة كبيرة بين الانتاج الاحصائي المتوفر والحاجيات الجديدة والمتزايدة من الإحصائيات، بالاضافة إلى حاجة الأجهزة الإحصائية المتأكدة إلى التحديث والدعم، وقد شرعت مختلف المنظمات الدولية والاقليمية على غرار اللجنة الإقتصادية والإجتماعية لغربي آسيا والمعهد العربي للتدريب والبحوث الاحصائية في هذا الإطار في تعزيز قدرات بلدان الإقليم في جل المجالات المرتبطة بالاحصاء من خلال تنظيم العديد من الندوات وورش العمل التدريبية. ونظرا للاهتمام المتزايد بالاحصائيات الاجتماعية وخاصة تلك المتعلقة بالفقر ومستوى عيش الاسر وضرورة ضمان متابعة تنفيذ اهداف التنمية المستدامة ذات العلاقة والواردة بالهدفين الاول والثالث في موضوع الفقر، فقد نظمت اللجنة الإقتصادية والإجتماعية لغربي آسيا والمعهد العربي للتدريب والبحوث الاحصائية بتونس خلال الفترة 23-25 تموز2019 ورشة اقليمية حول قياس الفقر في البلدان العربية. وانبثقت عنها العديد من التوصيات والمقترحات من بينها تنظيم ورش عمل تدريبية تطبيقية حول كيفية قياس الفقر انطلاقا من المسوح الاسرية التي تنجزها جل الدول العربية كل خمس سنوات. وفي هذا الاطار وتنفيذا لجزء من تلك المقترحات ومواصلة لمختلف الانشطة ذات الصلة المنجزة من قبل المنظمات الاقليمية والدولية، ومركز البحوث الاحصائية والاقتصادية والاجتماعية والتدريب للبلدان الاسلامية ورشة تدريبية عملية حول قياس الفقر بالبلدان العربية خلال الفترة 2-4 اذار / مارس 2021. تهدف الورشة بصورة أساسية إلى تحقيق التعرف على: * دراسة خط الفقر النقدي من حيث التعاريف وأوضاعها وقياسها على المستويين النظري والتطبيقي؛ * اسلوب قياس الفقر النقدي من حيث التعريف والخصائص الأساسية؛ * قياس الفقر النقدي من حيث خاصية التفكيك وخرائط الفقر.
Description: The EGM was held on the 11 March 2021, 11:00-14:00h (Bangkok time, GMT+7). A well-functioning CRVS system helps to ensure that every person has a legal identity, facilitating access to the benefits and protections of the State. Despite national and universal efforts to “get every one in the picture”, disparities in coverage of hard-to-reach and marginalized populations remain. Therefore, the Regional Action Framework on CRVS goes beyond the measurement of civil registration completeness at the national level and includes inequality assessment as part of the essential tools for achieving universal and well-functioning civil registration systems. To answer countries' request for guidance on how to achieve it, ESCAP organized in collaboration with international and national organizations a series of webinars and Expert Group Meetings (EGM) with the overarching theme, “Inequalities in CRVS: Let’s really get every one in the picture!”. Following the third webinar, this EGM explored questions such as: What methods are available to evaluate completeness and coverage of birth and death registration? What are the advantages and disadvantages of these methods? What assumptions are made and what are the data requirements? Can these methods be used to assess inequality in birth and death registration? How can these methods be improved in order to facilitate their use in lower capacity countries?
Description: The EGM was held on 11 and 12 February 2021, 11:00-14:00h (Bangkok times, GMT+7). The meeting was followed at a later date by the Third Webinar on Indirect Demographic Methods for Measuring Completeness and Coverage for Low Capacity Countries. A well-functioning CRVS system helps to ensure that every person has a legal identity, facilitating access to the benefits and protections of the State. Despite national and universal efforts to “get every one in the picture”, disparities in coverage of hard-to-reach and marginalized populations remain. Therefore, the Regional Action Framework on CRVS goes beyond the measurement of civil registration completeness at the national level and includes inequality assessment as part of the essential tools for achieving universal and well-functioning civil registration systems. To answer countries' request for guidance on how to achieve it, ESCAP organized in collaboration with international and national organizations a series of webinars and Expert Group Meetings (EGM) with the overarching theme, “Inequalities in CRVS: Let’s really get every one in the picture!”. Following the second webinar, this EGM explored questions such as: What are the advantages and disadvantages of the different data sources for assessing inequality in civil registration? What are the criteria for determining which data sources are the most appropriate, when are they appropriate to be used, which assumptions are made and do those assumptions hold? How may these data sources be improved to be a better resource for assessing inequality?
Description: ESCAP Statistics Division, in collaboration with international and national organizations, is organizing a three-seminar series under the theme, “Inequalities in CRVS: Let’s really get every one in the picture!”. This seminar series aims to provide practical and clear guidance for countries in Asia and the Pacific on measuring the inequalities in CRVS with the ultimate goal of narrowing the gap in civil registration. Each seminar will comprise of a webinar which is open to all, and a subsequent Expert Group Meeting on the same topic which will be by invitation only. This second webinar focused on using secondary sources to assess inequality in civil registration with speakers sharing their knowledge and experiences of using various data sources for assessing inequalities in civil registration. , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events
Description: The webinar was held on 8 February 2021, 12:00-13:30h (Bangkok time, GMT+7). The meeting record is available here. A well-functioning CRVS system helps to ensure that every person has a legal identity, facilitating access to the benefits and protections of the State. Despite national and universal efforts to “get every one in the picture”, disparities in coverage of hard-to-reach and marginalized populations remain. Therefore, the Regional Action Framework on CRVS goes beyond the measurement of civil registration completeness at the national level and includes inequality assessment as part of the essential tools for achieving universal and well-functioning civil registration systems. To answer countries' request for guidance on how to achieve it, ESCAP organized in collaboration with international and national organizations a series of webinars and Expert Group Meetings (EGM) with the overarching theme, “Inequalities in CRVS: Let’s really get every one in the picture!”. This second webinar focused on using secondary sources to assess inequality in civil registration with speakers sharing their knowledge and experiences of using various data sources for assessing inequalities in civil registration. It explored questions such as: What are the advantages and disadvantages of the different data sources for assessing inequality in civil registration? What are the criteria for determining which data sources are the most appropriate, when are they appropriate to be used, which assumptions are made and do those assumptions hold? How may these data sources be improved to be a better resource for assessing inequality? The meeting was followed by the EGM 2 to reflect on the discussions of the webinar.
Description: The EGM was held on 28 January 2021, 11:00-14:00h (Bangkok times, GMT+7). The meeting was followed at a later date by the Second Webinar on Using Secondary Sources to Assess Inequality in Civil Registration. A well-functioning CRVS system helps to ensure that every person has a legal identity, facilitating access to the benefits and protections of the State. Despite national and universal efforts to “get every one in the picture”, disparities in coverage of hard-to-reach and marginalized populations remain. Therefore, the Regional Action Framework on CRVS goes beyond the measurement of civil registration completeness at the national level and includes inequality assessment as part of the essential tools for achieving universal and well-functioning civil registration systems. To answer countries' request for guidance on how to achieve it, ESCAP organized in collaboration with international and national organizations a series of webinars and Expert Group Meetings (EGM) with the overarching theme, “Inequalities in CRVS: Let’s really get every one in the picture!”. Following the first webinar, this EGM explored questions such as: 1. Is the Bali Process Toolkit sufficient as basis for more generalized inequality assessments? 2. Which groups should be prioritized? Which ones are left out of the Bali Process Toolkit? 3. What do countries need in order to be able to conduct qualitative inequality assessments?
Description: The Asia-Pacific Stats Café is pleased to present a three-webinar series under the theme "Inequalities in CRVS: Let's really get every one in the picture!". The webinar series will provide critical inputs in drawing-up practical and clear guidance for countries in Asia and the Pacific on measuring the inequalities in CRVS with the ultimate goal of narrowing the gap in civil registration. Each webinar (open to all), will be followed by an Expert Group Meeting on the same which will be by invitation only. This first webinar was held on Monday, 25 January 2021, 12:00-13:30 (GMT+7), focused on qualitative assessments of the CRVS systems with speakers sharing their knowledge and country experiences on the Bali Process Civil Registration Assessment Toolkit (Part 1: The Bali Process Toolkit) and on other related inequality assessment frameworks (Part 2: Other Qualitative Assessments). Attendance Summary Concept Note Flyer Presenters/Discussants/Moderator Part 1: Experience on the Bali Process Toolkit Mr. S. M Mursalin, National Technical Adviser, Technical Support Unit –CRVS, Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Pakistan Ms. Sriprapha Petcharamesree, Senior Lecturer, Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand Mr. Nguyen Cong Khanh, Director General, Department of Civil Registration Nationality and Authentication, Ministry of Justice, Viet Nam Mr. Matthias Reuss, Senior Statelessness Officer, UNHCR, Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific Discussant: Ms. Ni Ni Aung, Project Manager (Policy and Partnership), The Regional Support Office, The Bali Process on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Crime Part 2: Experience on Other Qualitative Assessments Mr. Jeff Montgomery, Registrar-General, Civil Registration, Department of Internal Affairs, New Zealand Ms. Claire Brolan, Development Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Futures, The University of Queensland Discussant: Ms. Irina Dincu, Senior Program Specialist, Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems Moderator: Ms. Petra Nahmias, Chief, Population and Social Statistics Section, Statistics Division, ESCAP
Title in Spanish: Webinar Experiencias de los países de la región de América Latina y el Caribe
Organizer(s): ECLAC OECD EU
Description: Este es el cuarto de una serie de cuatro seminarios virtuales que presentarán y discutirán aspectos conceptuales, metodológicos y prácticos implicados en la medición de la calidad de vida de las personas en base a sus percepciones y sentimientos, haciendo hincapié en su aplicabilidad y pertinencia en América Latina.
Title in Spanish: Webinar Directrices de la OCDE sobre la medición de la confianza y el bienestar subjetivo
Organizer(s): ECLAC OECD EU
Description: Este es el tercero de una serie de cuatro seminarios virtuales que presentarán y discutirán aspectos conceptuales, metodológicos y prácticos implicados en la medición de la calidad de vida de las personas en base a sus percepciones y sentimientos, haciendo hincapié en su aplicabilidad y pertinencia en América Latina.
Title in Spanish: Webinar La medición de la discriminación: cuestiones metodológicas y el programa estadístico de cara al futuro
Organizer(s): ECLAC OECD EU
Description: Este es el segundo de una serie de cuatro seminarios virtuales que presentarán y discutirán aspectos conceptuales, metodológicos y prácticos implicados en la medición de la calidad de vida de las personas en base a sus percepciones y sentimientos, haciendo hincapié en su aplicabilidad y pertinencia en América Latina.
Title in Spanish: Webinar Medir las percepciones, evaluaciones y experiencias de las personas: ¿por qué son importantes y qué podemos aprender de ellas?
Organizer(s): ECLAC OECD EU
Description: Este es el primero de una serie de cuatro seminarios virtuales que presentarán y discutirán aspectos conceptuales, metodológicos y prácticos implicados en la medición de la calidad de vida de las personas en base a sus percepciones y sentimientos, haciendo hincapié en su aplicabilidad y pertinencia en América Latina.
