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The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual and inclusive intergovernmental forum and a regional platform for supporting countries, 

In February 2019, the regional workshop titled “Gender Statistics in the Pacific: Establishing a Roadmap for better production and use of gender statistics to monitor the SDGs in the Pacific” took place in Denarau, Fiji, and brought together gender statistics focal points from national statistics offices (including two Government Statisticians), national gender offices, CSOs and development par

'The workshops are part of the one-year training programme aimed at strengthening the statistical capacities in the Asia-Pacific Small Island Developing States in the context of SDG monitoring requirements, and implemented in partnership with UN Statistics Division, the Pacific Community and UNESCAP.

'Forum Leaders mandated a strengthening of the regional institutional framework for ocean governance and policy coordination by establishing a Pacific Ocean Commissioner to provide the necessary high-level representation and commitment – to ensure dedicated advocacy and attention to ocean priorities, decisions and processes at national, regional and international levels.

The meeting will cover:

UNESCAP, UNDP, PIFS and SDD will support the Federated States of Micronesia’s SDG Taskforce, which brings together the four states, to develop the Voluntary National Review and identify national development priorities.

Asia-Pacific Statistics Week from 15-18 June 2020 as a virtual event. All members of the statistical community are welcome.

​Areas to be covered

• Introduction to the scope, aims and format of the project.
  Outline of the programme.
• Background to census approaches (UN), developments in traditional censuses in recent years, summary of countries using different methods.