Transcript Resources and Funding - UNSD - Luanda Dec 06

Statistical Organization and
Management
Workshop for SADC Member States
Luanda, December 2006
Resources and Funding
Stefan Schweinfest
UN Statistics Division
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Content
• Technical Cooperation Programme of UN
Statistics Division (UNSD)
• Funding partners
• Some selection criteria
• Donor Coordination
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Technical Cooperation
Programme of UNSD
• Not a funding agency; focus on provision
of technical support
• Regular Programme of TC (workshops,
fellowships, interregional advisers)
• Trustfunds (World Bank: Census)
• Development Account
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Funding partners
• UNDP
• UNFPA (Census rounds)
• World Bank /Regional Development
Banks
• Individual donor countries
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Some selection criteria
• Area of UNSD competence
• Connection with our methodological work
programme
• Sub-regional/regional element
• Absence of other cooperation partners
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Donor coordination
• Full inventory idea failed
• Role of the Statistical Commission
• Coordination of ‘Multilaterals’ through
Committee on the Coordination of Statistical
Activities (CCSA)
• Development of tools to assist member states to
better coordinate at the country level
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