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Overview of webinar: The increased frequency and severity of disasters continues to adversely impact the well-being of people across countries, including through ever-increasing economic losses. High quality and timely statistics are needed to better inform policy makers, disaster response managers and the public at large to better prepare for and respond to disasters.
March 23, 2021March 23, 2021Event
- The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on the ability of governments to maintain services and routine functions, including the operation of national civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems.March 22, 2021News & Reports
- International trade as a share of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), or trade-to-GDP ratio as it is more commonly referred to, gives an indication of the relative openness and importance of trade in a country.March 18, 2021News & Reports
- Measurement of progress against development indicators, and evaluation of policy, requires the production of data that allow the computation of comparable statistics and indicators over time.December 8, 2020News & Reports
We are pleased to invite you to the launch of the 2020 edition of Revenue Statistics in Asian and Pacific Economies on 23 July 2020, at 8.00-9.00am Paris time / 2.00-3.00 pm Manila time / 6.00-7.00pm Fiji time. The launch will discuss:
July 23, 2020July 23, 2020Event
​Areas to be covered:
- The Netherlands register-based census: Rationale, approaches, pros and cons and key experiences and lessons learnt.
- National Strategies for the development of Statistics (NSDSs); a critical requirement in strengthening use of administrative data/registers for official statistics.
- A synthesis of key insights and lessons learnt from the a
August 12, 2020August 12, 2020Event
​Areas to be covered:
- Pacific Island examples of approaches to census taking and experiences on access and use of registers/administrative data in the census.
What admin data might potentially be available and useful – any barriers (e.g. capacity, legal issues etc.). - Next steps: guidance on approach to phase 2 of the project.
September 30, 2020September 30, 2020Event
- Pacific Island examples of approaches to census taking and experiences on access and use of registers/administrative data in the census.
- Technological advances have increased the potential uses of population registers for producing statistics.October 28, 2020News & Reports
- Theme: 2020+ the era of Administrative data; looking into the role of registers and administrative data in Census programmes of Pacific Island countries
July 27, 2020News & Reports
- The purpose of the meeting was to update His Excellency the President of the FSM, on the outcomes of the Voluntary National Review Workshop, held early December, and to hear his views on the next steps.December 9, 2019News & Reports