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Updated Handbook on MDG indicators

Bangkok, 9 July 2012. Updated Handbook on MDG indicators. United Nations Statistics Division. “ Old ” Handbook on MDG indicators. Had information about all the MDG indicators (48 back then).

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Updated Handbook on MDG indicators

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  1. Bangkok, 9 July 2012 Updated Handbook on MDG indicators United Nations Statistics Division

  2. “Old” Handbook on MDG indicators • Had information about all the MDG indicators (48 back then). • Definition, rationale, method of computation, data sources, references, limitations, notes, gender issues and custodian agencies. http://mdgs.un.org

  3. Revision of the Handbook – Recommended by countries • 12th meeting of the IAEG on MDGs, 2007, Paris • The manual should include relevant information on disaggregations • It should include illustrative examples • 14th meeting of the IAEG on MDGs, 2008, Geneva • The handbook should address the issue of tailoring the indicators to national circumstances

  4. Updated Handbook on MDG indicators • Country perspective, focuses on MDG indicator data production at the national level, using national data sources. • Clarifies the differences between the methods of calculation used by international agencies and those recommended for national experts. • Includes more information: guidelines on data disaggregation, additional references, and information on the new indicators. • Will be published shortly

  5. Updated Handbook on MDG indicators

  6. Updated manual: Supplementary information Supplementary information Alternative data sources Proxy indicators Tailoring to country needs • When official indicators cannot be calculated, have to be modified, or are not relevant for the country

  7. Handbook on MDG indicators: web-version • http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mi/wiki/MainPage.ashx

  8. Handbook on MDG indicators: Next steps • Electronic version will be publicly available in the next couple of weeks • Supplementary information, examples and full list of references will be released through the summer • Printed version of the manual is undergoing editing • Translations to all official UN languages will take longer

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