1. Data Availability, Quality, Access and Use to Leave no Child Behind
Eduard Bonet Porqueras
Statistics and Monitoring Specialist
UNICEF Regional Office for
Europe and Central Asia
EuroStat MGSC, April 2018

2. UNICEF in Europe and Central Asia
Programmes in 24 countries
Continuous support for data generation, analysis and dissemination to monitor and advocate to advance the agenda of Child Rights
Support governments on SDG nationalization and establishment of baselines
Support NSIs to fill data gaps (Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys)
Methodological work and training of National Statistics Institutes
Strengthening Management Information Systems/administrative data systems (TransMonEE) and a regional database of data on children (
UNICEF comparative advantage lies not only in its expertise on the issue of child indicators and data gathering tools and methods – but also in its presence and capacity at country level – to support not only strengthening of NSIs capacities but also those of key line Ministries who collect social statistics.

3. Progress for Every Child in the SDG Era
44/232 SDG indicators particularly relevant for all children
Progress and data availability
Support for Child-focused Country profiles for each country in the region

4. The higher the GDP, the lower the availability of Data to Monitor SDG indicators related to Child Rights
UNICEF is (co)custodian of 17 SDG indicators
Maintain global databases
Lead methodological work and develop standards
Contribute to statistical capacity building
Establish mechanisms for compilation and verification of national data
Provide internationally comparable data and narrative to UNSD for global SDG progress report
European (non-EU), Caucasus and Central Asian Countries EU Countries

5. 17 SDG indicators UNICEF Custodianship
CUSTODIAN INDICATORS
1. Stunting
2. Wasting/overweight
3. Skilled attendance at birth
4. Under-5 mortality
5. Neonatal mortality
6. Early childhood development
7. Early marriage
8. FGM/C
9. Child discipline
10. Sexual violence against children
CO-CUSTODIAN INDICATORS
1. Fully immunized children
2. Sexual violence against women and girls, by intimate partner
3. Sexual violence against women and girls, by person other than intimate partner
4. Safely managed water
5. Safely managed sanitation and handwashing
6. Child labour
7. Birth registration
UNICEF therefore has particular obligation – from Member States – to help national authorities to collect, assess, monitor and publish data on these seventeen indicators.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SDG INDICATORS (NOTEABLY EDUCATION) THAT UNICEF IS NOT A CUSTODIAN/CO-CUSTODIAN BUT WHICH REMAIN OF HIGH INTEREST.

6. UNICEF is Custodian of a number of EU Adopted SDG Indicators
2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 years of age
3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
3.b.1 Proportion of the target population covered by all vaccines included in their national programme
5.3.1 Proportion of women aged years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18
5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age
6.2.1 Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, including a hand-washing facility with soap and water
8.7.1 Proportion and number of children aged 5‑17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age
Proportion of children aged 1-17 years who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers in the past month
Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority, by age
2.2.2 Prevalence of malnutrition among children under 5 years of age, by type (wasting and overweight)
5.2.1 Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner
5.2.2 Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services
3.2.1 Under-five mortality rate
3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate
4.2.1 Proportion of children under 5 years of age who are developmentally on track in health, learning and psychosocial well-being, by sex
Proportion of young women and men aged 18– 29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18
Comparison of SDG global indicators for which UNICEF is (co)custodian with SDG indicators adopted by the EU.
Green: EU indicators correspond to SDG global indicators
Yellow: EU indicators are similar though not correspond to SDG global indicators
Red: EU indicators are clearly different than SDG global indicators

7. Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2018-21
Global household survey programme
To monitor the situation and progress towards national and international commitments on realization of human and child rights and SDGs.
Implemented by National Statistics Institutes with support from UNICEF.
Covers roughly half of SDG indicators that can be measured through hh surveys.
14+ surveys planned in Europe and Central Asia region over
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE SHADING IN ORANGE… COUNTRIES WHO WILL UNDERTAKE A MICS OVER THE NEXT 4 YEARS I HOPE… LOOK FORWARD
MICS is one of the largest international household survey programmes worldwide. It is conducted periodically by National Statistics Institutes with support from UNICEF, to produce data to monitor the realization of women, men, children and adolescents rights: over 185 indicators on education, health and nutrition, protection, and overall living conditions, as well as reproductive health of women and men, among others.
MICS data can be used to monitor EU accession, policy-making for inclusion of minorities, socio-economic development, and to fulfil international reporting obligations on Child Rights, including the Sustainable Development Goals.

8. Countries Implementing MICS6
Confirmed Countries
Fieldwork
Belarus
2018 Autumn
Georgia
Kyrgyzstan
Montenegro (National and Roma Settlement Surveys)
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
(National and Roma Settlement Surveys)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (National and Roma Settlement Surveys)
2019 Spring
Serbia (National and Roma Settlement Surveys)
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
2019 Autumn
Kazakhstan
2020
Azerbaijan
Countries Planning to Conduct MICS6
Bulgaria
2019
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) (National and Roma Settlement Surveys)
Romania
Uzbekistan
Governments funding from 20-70%

9. Content of MICS6 Child Labour Child Discipline [5-14]
CHILDREN (5-17 YEARS)
Child Labour
Child Discipline [5-14]
Child Functioning
Parental Involvement [7-14]
Foundational Learning Skills [7-14]]
Household
Education [3+]
Household Characteristics
Social Transfers
Household Energy Use
Water and Sanitation
Handwashing
Salt Iodization
Multidimensional poverty
women/MEN (15-49 YEARS)
Mass Media and ICT
Reproductive Health
Fertility
Attitudes toward Domestic Violence
Victimization
Adult Functioning
Sexual Behaviour
HIV/AIDS
Tobacco and Alcohol Use
Life Satisfaction
Children (0-4 YEARS)
Birth Registration
Early Childhood Development
Child Discipline [1-4]
Child Functioning [2-4]
Breastfeeding and Dietary Intake [0-2]
Immunization [0-2]
Care of Illness
Anthropometry

10. Integration with EU Surveys
Covered in MICS
not in EU LFS/SILC
Birth registration
Early childhood development
(Violent) Child Discipline [1-4], [5-14]
Child functioning/disability [2-4], [5-17]
Breastfeeding and Dietary Intake [0-2]
Immunization [0-2]
Care of Illness
Anthropometry
Child Labour [5-17]
Parental Involvement [7-14]
Foundational Learning Skills [7-14]
Covered in EU LFS/SILC
not in MICS
Activity and Inactivity
Employment and Unemployment
Income Distribution and Monetary Poverty
Work Intensity
Environment of the dwelling
Partially/different definition
Subjective well being
Material Deprivation
Housing Conditions
Health and Labour Conditions
UNICEF is exploring the possibilities for including some additional questions from SILC in MICS6: ELET, NEET, Material deprivations
MICS will allow for disaggregation by the following variables:
Regions, administrative units
Residence (urban, urban-poor, rural)
Gender
Age
Education
Wealth
Ethnicity/religion/language
Migration status
Disability status
others

11. UN Regional Inter-Agency Working Group Issue Based Coalition on SDG Data
PURPOSE: Established in 2017, the aim of the IBC SDG Data is to strengthen coordination and synergies between the statistical work of the different UN agencies working in the region to ensure that the UN system provides comprehensive and effective support to NSIs and the broader national statistical systems.
MEMBERS: UNICEF (Chair), UNEP, UNDP, UNECE, UNHCR, UNWomen, FAO, ILO, IOM, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNISDR, UNOPS, WHO.
2018: support to MAPS missions (Ukraine, Kyrgystan, Uzbekistan, Serbia, etc.) to establish SDG baselines, identify data gaps and capacity building needs and to contribute establishing a routine monitoring system for data gathering and reporting for the SDGs.
IBC-SDG: Strengthening coordination between the statistical work of the different agencies to ensure coherence and synergies at the country level, as well as with the work at the regional level carried out under the Conference of European Statisticians and EuroStat for ensuring monitoring and reporting on SDGs. // Coordinating support to National Governments aimed at improving the use of data and analysis for policy and programming (for ex. support to pre-MAPS and MAPS missions)
UNFPA: MoU to Optimize the return on investment in national SDG-related survey data collection operations / Increase capacity of national stakeholders to design and implement rigorous household surveys to generate data to monitor the situation of marginalized children, adolescents, and women in the region / Strengthen support to countries in the preparation of national survey reports, SDG reports and promote secondary analysis of publically available data sets / Reinforce the advocacy efforts for dissemination of survey findings for policy formulation and implementation in advancing national Sustainable Development Strategies with particular attention to children, young people and women.
UNWOMEN: SDG monitoring, disaggregated data on sex
ROSSTAT: Increasing the availability of quality information to monitor and report on the SDGs through: Improving availability of data on people with disabilities / Strengthening Administrative Data on Children in Alternative Care / -Improving the availability of disaggregated analysis on the situation of children in CIS
EUROSTAT: Joint advocacy for improved availability and quality of data on child rights / Alignment to the EC Strategy for Statistical Cooperation with the Enlargement Countries ’
UNHCR/IOM: Data on Refugees & Migrants in Europe: Stronger Information Management and Reliable Data on Refugee Children for Decision-Making / Reliable evidence informs decision-making and advocacy of both agencies. Scope: Explore further collaboration in the analysis of data/information on the situation of refugee (and migrant) children and in strengthening national capacities in qualitative and quantitative data collection and compilation.
TRANSMONEE: Annual data collection of indicators on child rights and dissemination (transmonee.org)

12. UNICEF Methodological & Data Work
UNICEF/Washington Group on Disability Statistics (new module)
Early Childhood Development index
Tools and methods for measuring violence against children
Multi-dimensional child poverty measures
Small Area Estimation for data on child rights
Administrative data systems: e-HMIS, e-EMIS, Access to Justice

13. Thank you!