Transcript INTER-REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE PRODUCTION OF GENDER STATISTICS NEW DELHI 6 – 10 AUGUST 2007 GLOBAL GENDER STATISTICS PROGRAMME UNITED NATIONS STATISTICS DIVISION.

INTER-REGIONAL WORKSHOP
ON THE PRODUCTION OF
GENDER STATISTICS
NEW DELHI
6 – 10 AUGUST 2007
GLOBAL GENDER STATISTICS PROGRAMME
UNITED NATIONS STATISTICS DIVISION
WHY DO WE NEED A PROGRAMME?
• Demand of more gender-sensitive statistics
and indicators has continued to increase
• Recent efforts while wide ranging are
fragmented and isolated with limited
impact
• Need to create synergies among existing
initiatives
WHY DO WE NEED A PROGRAMME? (Contd..)
• Better management of accumulated
wealth of information and experience
• Uneven and varied development among
countries and regions
OBJECTIVES
• Effective use of networking
• Building strong and supportive
partnership
• Establishment of collaborative
arrangements at the national level
THREE MAIN PROGRAMME
COMPONENTS
• Inter-agency and expert group to advance
gender statistics at global level
• Web Portal as technical information resource
and channel for networking
• Development of training courses for adoption
and adaptation at all levels
INTER-AGENCY AND EXPERT
GROUP
• Comprising representatives of gender
statistics programmes of international
institutions
• To take stock, review progress challenges and
emerging needs
• Proposing action plans at the above levels
• The IAEG-GS to be at the World Forum for
gender statistics in Italy, December 2007
WEB PORTAL FOR GENDER
STATISTICS
• Portal to be established as a primary tool
for knowledge management
• For sharing information, technical
resources and data
• Platform for disseminating statistics and
indicators on gender issues worldwide
DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING
COURSE MATERIALS
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To strengthen capacities of NSOs
To produce gender-sensitive statistics
To satisfy different stakeholders
To be conducted in:
• Targeted workshops and seminars
• Short-term training programmes, stand alone or
otherwise
TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS
• Gender statistics and indicators
• Web portal on gender statistics
• Training curricula
EXECUTION
• The UNSD in collaboration with the World
Bank and UNFPA (Steering Committee)
• Project Secretariat to work closely with
experts from NSOs, Regional
Commissions, UN funds and programmes
through relevant technical groups
THANK YOU!!!!!