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PROSPECTS OF IMPLEMENTATION IN THE NEAR EAST REGION

PROSPECTS OF IMPLEMENTATION IN THE NEAR EAST REGION. Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics. GLOBAL STRATEGY – REGIONAL IMPLEMENTATIONS. CIS. Asia Pacific. Near East. Africa. Latin America and the Caribbean. MANDATES. United Nations Statistical Commission.

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PROSPECTS OF IMPLEMENTATION IN THE NEAR EAST REGION

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  1. PROSPECTS OF IMPLEMENTATIONIN THE NEAR EAST REGION Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics

  2. GLOBAL STRATEGY – REGIONAL IMPLEMENTATIONS CIS AsiaPacific Near East Africa Latin America and the Caribbean

  3. MANDATES United Nations Statistical Commission FAO – Global Strategy ESCWA Statistical Committee Strategic Vision Regional Coordination Mechanism for Arab States Thematic Working Group on Food Security Thematic Working Group on Statistical Coordination Priority area: Agriculture and Rural Statistics MEDSTAT III ...

  4. LAUNCH OF THE IMPLEMENTATION IN 2012 Establishment of the regional governance structure Regional Steering Committee Regional Executive Board Past & Planned events Workshop in June 2012, & 2013 -14 ESCWA Statistical Committee in December 2012 Ongoing work Technical cooperation Analysis of censuses/surveys & Assessment of needs

  5. PARTNERSHIP FAO Rome FAO Cairo ESCWA Beirut Regional Coordination Mechanism Regional Steering Committee ESCWA Statistical Committee TWG - Food Security Regional Executive Board TWG - Statistics National Statistical Offices Resource Partners Regional Partners Global Partners

  6. ESCWA Activities • National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) – available on the SD Virtual Library • Needs assessment for capacity building • Development of regional core set of data • Development of methodological toolkits and frameworks • Databases (DevInfo & SDMX) • Training and workshops • Fellowships • Technical missions

  7. NSDS • An NSDS enables developing countries to build a reliable statistical system • To produce the data necessary to design, implement, and monitor national development policies and programmes. • To help countries meet their regional and international commitments with respect to statistics MDGs, regional integration processes, etc

  8. NSDS

  9. Assessment of NSOs Capacities

  10. Partnerships • ESCWA • FAO • ILO • OHCHR • UNDP-RBAS • UNDP-SURF AS • UNAIDS • UNEP • UNESCO • UNFPA “UN Delivering as One” • UNICEF • UNIIC • WHO • LAS • UNDAW • Statistics Sweden • World Bank • ECE • ECA

  11. Regional Core Set of Data

  12. Toolkits • Objective • Standardization • Harmonization • Comparability @ regional & global levels • Consultative process • Core set of indicators • Questionnaire • Classifications • Guidelines • Workshops and training

  13. AGRICULTURAL CENSUS IN THE ARAB COUNTRIES

  14. Key Partnerships • Ministries of Agriculture • National statistical offices • local and international agencies • This partnership differs among countries. • NSO • Jordan, Libya, Palestine, and Yemen • Ministry of Agriculture • Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia • Both Ministry of Agriculture and NSO • Algeria, Comoros, and Iraq

  15. Dissemination of Information • On-line information info include: • census questionnaires • technical notes • tabulated results • 8 out of 15 countries disseminate on-line results • But, very few provide the questionnaire and technical notes including the metadata

  16. Integrated Statistics System • It is possible to plan and develop a comprehensive statistical programme: • Without duplication of statistical activities • Without release of conflicting statistics, • With efficient and balanced use of available statistical resources • With compatible concepts, definitions and classifications used in the different statistical activities • Would facilitate interpretation and analysis of related data from different sources.

  17. ESCWA SD Role • 17 Arab countries • 71% surface area • 72% population • 91% GDP • Strategic vision of ESCWA has Agriculture and Rural Development Statistics including food security as one of the priorities

  18. Role: • Capacity development • Data compilation and dissemination • Coordination role for the Arab region • ESCWA substantive contribution: • Status of agriculture statistics • Gender perspective • Capacity need of NSOs

  19. Objective of this meeting • Discuss modalities for implementation of the GS in the region • Encourage courtiers to implement agriculture censuses and surveys • Prepare a proposal for the 10th Session of the Statistical Committee

  20. ESCWA Statistics Division www.escwa-stat.org data.escwa-stat.org library.escwa-stat.org

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