UNICEF and Statistical Capacity Building

1. UNICEF and Statistical Capacity Building UN Statistical Commission 1 March 2007 Tessa Wardlaw

2. Overview UNICEF plays a leadership role in statistical capacity building in three key areas: Data collection Support for MICS implementation Data analysis Interagency MDG monitoring groups Data dissemination DevInfo

3. Multiple Indicator Cluster SurveysBackground and History MICS originally developed to assist countries in filling data gaps to monitor World Summit for Children goals MICS enables countries to produce statistically-sound and internationally comparable data for monitoring the situation of women and children MICS is a key data source for monitoring the Millennium Development Goals – 21 of 53 MDG indicators collected in current MICS round (particularly related to health, education and mortality data) MICS key data source for other international goals including World Fit for Children, UNGASS HIV/AIDS targets and Abuja malaria targets

4. MICS Background and History MICS implemented every 5 years since 1995 (MICS1 in 1995, MICS2 in 2000, MICS3 in 2005) Nearly 200 MICS surveys conducted globally in first three round of surveys Current MICS round (MICS3) conducted in over 50 countries during the period 2005-2006; data available in Q2 2007 More information at: www.childinfo.org

5. Household Survey Activity 2003-06 MICS3 Countries

6. MICS and Statistical Capacity Building MICS is conducted through extensive collaboration and consultations with national counterparts, in addition to other agencies and partners MICS is carried out by national counterparts, mainly CSOs, with extensive support from UNICEF UNICEF provides in-country assistance for MICS implementation, as needed

7. MICS and Statistical Capacity Building Technical assistance is provided by UNICEF through formal regional workshops and ongoing consultations Documentation and materials are produced by UNICEF to support MICS implementation

8. MICS3 Regional Workshops MICS3 regional workshops Workshop 1: Survey design and preparation Workshop 2: Data processing Workshop 3: Data analysis and report writing Workshop 4: Data archiving and dissemination Country participation in MICS3 workshops 81 countries participated in Workshop 1 52 countries participated in Workshop 2 55 countries participated in Workshop 3 - Workshop 4 currently in progress

9. MICS3 Technical Documents UNICEF produces various documents to support MICS implementation, and which serve to support statistical capacity building MICS3 technical documents include: Model questionnaires Training materials and logistical information Sampling framework and procedures Data entry and tabulation programs Standard report templates Tabulation guidelines

10. Interagency MDG Monitoring Groups and Capacity Building UNICEF plays a leading role in interagency MDG monitoring groups (e.g. Malaria MERG, JMP on Water and Sanitation, HIV/AIDS MERG,) MDG Monitoring Groups set up to harmonize work among agencies and to develop technical tools, but also work to promote statistical capacity Regional training workshops to harmonize methodologies at national and global levels (e.g. MMR and water/sanitation) Other workshops planned to promote further analysis of household survey data for improved program management (e.g. malaria and water/sanitation)

11. DevInfo and Capacity Building UNDG initiative led and managed by UNICEF DevInfo integrates agreed statistical standards, e.g. SDMX for metadata and DDI for source information DevInfo implementation contributes to acceptance of these standards and strengthens capacity of partners to implement them Extensive capacity building effort for DevInfo through training workshops and in-country technical missions

12. Summary UNICEF plays a leadership role in statistical capacity building in three key areas: Data collection Support for MICS implementation Data analysis Interagency MDG monitoring groups Data dissemination DevInfo THANK YOU!