StatCom-Africa-III, Cape Town, South Africa, January 2012 African Centre for Statistics StatCom-Africa-III Forthcoming UN StatCom 28 February – 2 March 2012 By Awa Thiongane Senior Regional Adviser UNECA/ACS

StatCom-Africa-III, Cape Town, South Africa, January 2012 African Centre for Statistics Outline Recommendations Selected Items Introduction

StatCom-Africa-III, Cape Town, South Africa, January 2012 African Centre for Statistics Introduction Membership Botswana2013 Cameroon 2013 Morocco2013 Niger2015 Tanzania 2015 Observers Other participating countries and organizations

StatCom-Africa-III, Cape Town, South Africa, January 2012 African Centre for Statistics Items Items for discussion and decision: a)Programme review: population and housing censuses; b)Crime statistics; c)National accounts; d)Agricultural statistics; e)Environmental-economic accounting; f)Environment statistics; g)Energy statistics; h)Statistics for economies based on natural resources; i)Information and communications technology statistics; j)National quality assurance frameworks; k)Implementation of the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics; l)Coordination of statistical activities in the United Nations; m) Efforts in developing a plan of action on statistical development; n) Statistics of human development; o)Regional statistical development in Europe

StatCom-Africa-III, Cape Town, South Africa, January 2012 African Centre for Statistics Recommendations Items for information a)Gender statistics; b)Washington Group on Disability Statistics; c)International merchandise trade statistics; d)Statistics of international trade in services; e)Finance statistics; f)International Comparison Programme; g)Ottawa Group on Price Indices; h)Coordination and integration of statistical programmes; i)International economic and social classifications; j)Development indicators; k)Follow-up to Economic and Social Council policy decisions; l)Global geospatial information management; m) World Statistics Day.

StatCom-Africa-III, Cape Town, South Africa, January 2012 African Centre for Statistics Proposal Items for discussion : (a) Programme review: population and housing censuses (Senegal) (d) Agricultural statistics (Cameroon) (k) Implementation of the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (African Charter on Statistics – South Africa) (m) Efforts in developing a plan of action on statistical development (SHaSA – BAPS (i) – Côte d’Ivoire); Busan Plan of Action for Statistics: (i) implementing statistical strategies according to national priorities; (ii) facilitating public access to data through standards and new technologies; (iii) increasing knowledge and skills needed to use statistics effectively; (iv) global summits to recognizing the need for national statistical capacity and (v) ensuring financing is robust and funding mechanisms responsive;

StatCom-Africa-III, Cape Town, South Africa, January 2012 African Centre for Statistics Proposal Items for discussion : (i) International Comparison Programme (Harmonization of CPIs - Botswana) What s expected from selected countries : Two-page report on Africa position on the item Deadline: 31st January 2012 To be sent to ECA which will discussed it be shared with AfDB, AUC and some countries Report be made available to all participants in UN StatCom

StatCom-Africa-III, Cape Town, South Africa, January 2012 African Centre for Statistics Recommendations Members Each member to introduce one of the selected items based on a common position to be prepare by identified countries AfDB To sponsor countries (by sub-region) All Partners To (partially) sponsor UN StatCom members that will received only tickets from UNSD

StatCom-Africa-III, Cape Town, South Africa, January 2012 African Centre for Statistics Recommendations (to be contd.) Next participation in UN StatCom ECA to consult on priority items for Africa Selected countries to prepare a two-page report on identified items Reports to be shared and finalized Group of UN StatCom members and other participating countries to meet at any gathering of NSO DGs prior to the UN StatCom session Africa position on selected items will be then finalized Each Un StatCom members then will be responsible for introducing one item ** *Dealine will be point on these steps in compliance with the UN StatCom procedures

StatCom-Africa-III, Cape Town, South Africa, January 2012 African Centre for Statistics Thank You