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The 2009 African Statistics Day
Addis Ababa, 18 November 2009 (ECA) -The African Statistics Day (ASD) is celebrated every year on the 18th of November. This event was initiated in 1990 by the Subsidiary Body of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the Joint African Conference of Planners, Statisticians, and Demographers. |
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The 57th Session of the International Statistical Institute Concludes in Durban to Resounding Acclaim.
Addis Ababa, 26 August 2009 (ECA) - The 57th Session of the International Statistical Institute (ISI) 2009 concluded in Durban South Africa on the 22nd August to widespread acclaim from the statistical fraternity. The session lasted from 16th August and was held in sub-Saharan Africa for the first time in the institutes 124 year history. |
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South Africa to host the International Statistics Institute 2009.
Addis Ababa, 06 August 2008 (ECA) - The Republic of South Africa is hosting the 57th Session of the International Statistical Institute (ISI) 2009, from 16 – 22 August in Durban, South Africa. This is the first time in the history of ISI - which stretches back to 1885 - that this premier event for statisticians world-wide is being hosted in sub-Saharan Africa. The theme of ISI 2009 is Statistics: Our Past, Present & future. |
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African Statistics Day 2008
"Challenges of Rising Food Prices and Agricultural Development in Africa: the Role of Statistics"
November 18 is African Statistics Day. This day was adopted in May 1990 by the twenty-fifth Session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the Sixteenth Meeting of African Ministers responsible for Economic Planning and Development to be celebrated each year in order to " increase public awareness about the important role which statistics play in all aspects of social and economic life" of our countries and the continent. More... |
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The Executive Secretary , African capacity Building Foundation visists the African Center for Statistics
On 10 October 2008, Dr. Edwin N. Forlemu, the Executive Secretary (a.i)
of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) visited the African Centre for Statistics. ACBF, based in Harare, Zimbabwe is an
independent capacity building institution established in 1991 through a collaborative efforts of three multilateral
institutions - the African Development Bank (AfDB), the World Bank, and UNDP, African govenments and bilateral donors.
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ECA Workshop on Distributive Trade Statistics in the African Context
Addis Ababa, 29 May 2008 (ECA) - The African Centre for Statistics of the UNECA in collaboration with the United Nations Statistics Division is running a four day workshop on " Implementation of International Recommendations for Distributive Trade Statistics in African Context: Challenges and Good Practices ". |
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Mexican Ambassador to Ethiopia visits the African Centre for Statistics
Addis Ababa, 9 April 2008
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First meeting of the Statistical Commission for Africa (StatCom Africa)
Addis Ababa, 20-24 January 2008 |
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Workshop on Environment Statistics
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 16 - 20 July, 2007
:: Final Report of the workshop
:: Core list of environmental indicators |
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2007 African Statistics Day
“Improving Employment and Related Indicators to Better Inform Labour Policies and Programmes in Africa” |
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Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics for the COMESA Region, 12 to 16 November, Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, 08 November 2007 (ECA)- The African Centre for Statistics (ACS) of the Economic Commission for Africa and the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) are organizing a Regional Workshop on the Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) for the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) member States, from 12 to 16 November in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
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Improving Basic Economic Statistics in Support of National Accounts
Addis Ababa, 16 October 2007 (ECA) - The African Centre for Statistics (ACS) at the Economic Commission for Africa and the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) are co-convening a Regional Workshop for African countries on Compilation of Basic Economic Statistics on 16-19 October in Addis-Ababa. More... |
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Environment Statistics Workshop to be held in Addis Ababa
11 July 2007
ECA's African Centre for Statistics (ACS) is organizing a Workshop on Environment Statistics jointly with ECA's ICT, Science and Technology Division (ISTD), Food Security and Sustainable Development Division (FSSD), the UN Statistics Division (UNSD) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The workshop will be held at the UN Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 16-20 July 2007. More... |
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Africa Validates a Proposal for a Charter on Statistics
14 June 2007
African countries have validated a proposal for an African Charter on Statistics, which aims to guide the collection, dissemination and use of statistical data across the continent to allow easy monitoring of development indicators and cross-country comparisons. |
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ABSA Commends ECA on new Statistics Division.
Addis Ababa, 1 May 2007 - The Advisory Board on Statistics in Africa (ABSA) has commended the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) for establishing a new division for statistics and further called on the commission to ensure that the new division is adequately staffed and funded in order to fulfill its vision of becoming a lead agency for statistics in Africa. |
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South Africa's Statistician-General faults MDG 1 dollar-a-day indicator
Addis Ababa 3 April 2007: South African Statistician-General, Mr. Pali Lehohhla, said in Addis Ababa, that the use of a dollar-a-day as a measure of monitoring progress in poverty reduction was inappropriate for African countries striving to achieve the MDGs. |
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2007 Africa Symposium on Statistical Development
The second Africa Symposium on Statistical Development held in Kigali, Rwanda, in January, brought together 160 delegates from 46 African nations to discuss issues pertaining to the development of statistics in Africa. |
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Statement by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA at the Special African Statistics Day 2006
7 December 2006, Luanda, Angola
:: Angola promises first census since 1970 by 2010
Luanda, 7 December, 2006 (ECA/ICS) � Angola will hold its first census since 1970 within the next four years, by 2010, said the country's Minister of Planning Ana Dias Lourenço.
:: Top officials celebrate African Statistics Week in Angola
Luanda, 7 December 2006
:: Angola promises first real census in over 35 years by 2010
:: Luanda Declaration
:: Reference Regional Strategic Framework for Statistical Capacity Building in Africa
[Français] [Brochure] |
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The 2006 African Statistics Day
National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS): Statistical Planning at the Service of Dynamic Development
The African Statistics Day (ASD) is a yearly advocacy tool aimed at raising awareness of the importance of Statistics in the economic and social development of Africa. Celebrated every year on the 18th of November, the event was initiated by a former Subsidiary Body of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the Joint African Conference of Planners, Statisticians, and Demographers. This body has been replaced by the Committee on Development Information (CODI), which perpetuated the celebration of the ASD. |
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ECA hosts ECOWAS statistics meeting
Addis Ababa, 28 August 2006 - A fourth meeting of statistics officials the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) began today under the auspices of the United Nations to boost statistics in the West Africa sub-region.
Opening Statement by Dimitri SANGA, O.I.C, African Centre for Statistics
:: Fourth and final meeting of the Steering Committee of the
UNSD-ECOWAS Statistics Project
28 August 2006, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Draft work programme
:: Workshop on strategic planning of statistical activities
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 29 August �1 September 2006 Draft Work Programme |
Forum for African Statistical Development (FASDEV II)
09 - 10 February 2005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Opening Statement by Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA at the FASDEV II Forum.09 February, 2006.
FASDEV II Opens with high expectations for consensus
By Cristina Müller, 09 February, 2006
:: Forum Newsletter |
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 African Statistics Day 2005 (Audio file)
18 November 2005
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Statistics workshop discusses 1993 System of National Accounts implementation
By Cristina M�ller, 14 November 2005.
African and international statisticians meet today (Monday) at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa for a three-day workshop on the compilation of national accounts and its use for policy analysis in African countries.
:: Census is theme of 2005 edition of African Statistics Day
By Cristina M�ller, 14 November 2005 |
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