how escwa can contribute to formulation and development of nsds? juraj riecan director, un-escwa...

How ESCWA can contribute to formulation and development of NSDS?

Juraj RiecanDirector, UN-ESCWA Statistics Division

Summary

Strengthening statistical systems

Capacity building

Harmonisation

Coordination

Regional statistical system

HQ

Who is ESCWA?

GA Secretariat

SC

ECOSOC

TCICJ

GA Secretariat

SC

ECOSOC

TCICJ

RegionalSectoral Regional

UNSC ESCWA

ESCWASC

ESCWA Secretariat

ESCWASD

DESA

UNSD

HQSectoral

UNSC DESA

UNSDESCWA

SCESCWA

SD

Strengthening statistical systems

Principles Governing International Statistical

activities

Fundamental Principles of Official

Statistics

Formulation of NSDS

Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics

National Strategies for Development of

Statistics

Capacity building

Expert Groups

Creating Networks

Exchange of experience

Good practices

Within ESCWA region

With other

regions

Economic stat. Social stat. Multi-domain stat.

Economic Statistics

System of National Accounts – ’93 and ‘2008

Prices, international comparisons (PPPs)

Informal sector

External trade

Industry

Energy

Social and Demographic Statistics

Labour (with ILO and ALO)

Health (with WHO)

Poverty

Censuses, population, migration

Gender

Multi-Domain Statistics

Metadata

Registers and administrative sources

Dissemination and communication

Environment, water

Monitoring progress, (MDGs, ...)

Harmonisation

Censuses – Task Force, UNPD, UNSD, UNFPA

Energy – with OPEC, IEA, OAPEC,...

Other priority areas – to be identified

International coordination

ESCWA SD

ESCWA SC

LAS

GCC

AITRS

SESRIC

IsDB

METAC

UNSD

WB

IMF

ILO

EU (MEDSTAT)

OECD

WHO

ALO

ESCAP

ECLAC

National Coordination

NSO

Statistical surveys

Other statistics producers

Other statistics producers

Other statistics producers

Other statistics producers

Other statistics producers

Publications& databases

Users

Coordination within ESCWABiennial work

plans

ESCWA Annual Statistical

Programmes

ESCWASD

Bureau

StatisticalCommittee

ESCWA – other programme areas

Regional and international statistical system

UN Statistics Commission

ESCWA Stat. Committtee

Bureau Bureau

Members MembersObservers

National Statistical Offices

Global Partners•UNSD•World Bank•IMF•....

ESCWA statistical systemESCWA Stat. Committtee

Bureau

MembersNational Statistical

Offices

Stat. Committee driven by demand of NSOs

Regional Partners

Global Partners

“Strong” Bureau – working continuously

Sustainable activities – creating networks

Assertive behaviour of NSOs

Conclusions

ESCWA’s work focused on main areas

ESCWA’s activities driven by NSOs

Select priority areas – support networking

Cooperative attitude - international and regional organisations

International and national coordination

THANK YOU

riecan@un.org