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Eric Hermouet Statistics Division, ESCAP

Eric Hermouet Statistics Division, ESCAP. MDG 1. MDG1. More than 1 billion of this planet’s residents live on less than $1 a day. Photo: F. Espenak, NASA’s GSFC. Facts. You decide. Source: The Millennium Development Goals Report 2005. MDG2.

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Eric Hermouet Statistics Division, ESCAP

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  1. Eric Hermouet Statistics Division, ESCAP

  2. MDG1 MDG1 More than 1 billion of this planet’s residents live on less than $1 a day Photo: F. Espenak, NASA’s GSFC Facts. You decide. Source: The Millennium Development Goals Report 2005

  3. MDG2 More than 115 million children are being denied their right to go to school. Photo: UNICEF/HQ95-0977/ SHEHZAD NOORANI Facts. You decide. Source: The Millennium Development Goals Report 2005

  4. MDG3 Women occupy only 16 per cent of national parliamentary seats. Photo: UNICEF/India/GURINDER OSAN Facts. You decide. Source: The Millennium Development Goals Report 2005

  5. MDG4 Every day 30,000 children die before their fifth birthday, most from preventable diseases. Photo: UNICEF/HQ98-0698/ALEJANDRO BALAGUER Facts. You decide. Source: The Millennium Development Goals Report 2005

  6. MDG5 More than 500,000 women die each year in pregnancy and childbirth. Photo: UNICEF/HQ96-0591/ NICOLE TOUTOUNJI Facts. You decide. Source: The Millennium Development Goals Report 2005

  7. MDG6 More than 20 million people have died from AIDS since the epidemic began and there is still no cure. Photo: UNICEF/05-0863/SHEHZAD NOORANI Facts. You decide. Source: The Millennium Development Goals Report 2005

  8. MDG7 Over 1 billion people lack safe drinking water, 2.6 billion lack basic sanitation and 1 billion live in slums. Photo: UNICEF/HQ02-0255/THIERRY GEENEN Facts. You decide. Source: The Millennium Development Goals Report 2005

  9. MDG8 The UN Millennium Declaration embodies an agreement to develop a global partnership for development. Facts. You decide. Source: The Millennium Development Goals Report 2005

  10. DevInfoThe Challenge

  11. Census Population census once every decade Surveys Periodic household surveys on various topics Reports Flagship reports by international agencies with detailed analysis of specific development issues Records Administrative records from various government departments The ChallengeMonitoring Human Development

  12. Experts Estimates, correction factors and expert opinions by statisticians Languages Data produced and distributed in many languages Complexity Complex issues in calculating and comparing data over time and between regions The ChallengeData Quality

  13. United Nations United Nations agencies with specific focus areas Development Agencies Bilateral and multilateral development agencies each with their own priorities Member States National statistics organizations, decision-makers, mass media, general public The ChallengeThe Audience

  14. DevInfo A Common Database

  15. Common Database State-of-the-art database technology with royalty-free distribution UN Endorsement Endorsed by the United Nations to assist Member States in Monitoring human development MDGs Designed to assist in monitoring the Millennium Development Goals and other national plans of action A Common DatabaseRoyalty-Free Database Technology

  16. Indicators - SDMX Statistical data and metadata exchange (SDMX) ISO/TS 17369:2005developed by BIS, ECB, EUROSTAT, IMF, OECD, UN and World Bank Sources - DDI/DC Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) ISO 11179 and Dublin Core (DC) ISO 15836:2003 Information and documentation Digital Maps - UNGIWG Geographic information metadata ISO 19115:2003 A Common DatabaseInternational Standards

  17. ChildInfo 1995 - 2003 UNICEF developed a database to monitor the World Summit for Children offered to the UN system DevInfo v4.0 2004 ChildInfo upgraded and launched with UNDG endorsement in April 2004 DevInfo v5.0 2005-2006 New web-enabled version developed and launched with broad government and UN support in February 2006 A Common DatabaseMilestones

  18. DevInfo Partnerships

  19. PartnershipsCapacity Building Programmes 3000+ Trained More than 3000 professionals have been trained in the use of DevInfo for improved statistical literacy and database administration

  20. PartnershipsAdaptations Customized Databases More than 40 national statistics organizations and other agencies have adapted DevInfo database technology to user-specified requirements

  21. PartnershipsData Exchange Other Databases Integration with Existing Systems System Integration The DevInfo database system is designed to be integrated with existing systems through data exchange mechanisms

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