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Expert Meeting: Supporting the production and measuring the use of official gender statistics Paris France
2019-10-01 08:00 - 2019-10-02 17:00 (America/New_York) | OECD Boulogne Conference Centre, 46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, 92100, France
PARIS21 and UN Women are collaborating on a project within the Making every woman and girl count initiative to strengthen national statistical systems to produce quality gender statistics aligned with national priorities and Agenda 2030. We have developed a framework for the assessment of gender statistics in terms of data gaps and capacity gaps of national statistical systems. The experience of three pilot countries will be shared alongside best practices on mainstreaming the gender perspective in national strategies for development of statistics (NSDS). We are also working on a methodology to measure the use of gender statistics in policy documents, social media and news.
The Experts Meeting will bring together representatives from the media and statistics community to discuss the PARIS21 text analysis study in relation to the use of gender statistics in public policy documents and media.

Fifth Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration
2019-10-14 08:00 - 2019-10-18 17:00 | Lusaka, Zambia
The Fifth Conference of African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration (COM5) will take place from 14 to 18 October 2019 in Lusaka, Zambia. The conference will have two segments: Expert Meeting (14-16 October 2019) and Ministerial Meeting (17-18 October 2019). The conference is being organized by the African Union Commission in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and Government of Zambia. The Conference is also supported by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), World Health Organization (WHO), Plan International, the Africa Symposium on Statistical Development (ASSD) and other partners.
The Conference will be attended by Ministers responsible for Civil Registration, National Identity Registration, Health, ICT and E-Governance. It will also be attended by Heads of Civil Registration Offices, Heads of National Identity Registrations and Heads of National Statistics Offices, representatives of regional and international organizations including the UN agencies, and representatives of selected Non-Governmental Organizations.

Data Matters Festival
2019-10-20 08:00 - 2019-10-21 17:00 | Ramallah Cultural Palace
The festival, which will be the first of its kind in the State of Palestine, aims to promote the culture of data science in Palestine. The festival is also considered a golden opportunity to exchange ideas and expertise, as well as getting knowledge of the national and international initiatives on data science, where certain national and international success stories in different aspects will be demonstrated highlighting the contribution of data science in creating innovative solutions that have to do with people’s interests and daily lives.

Data Science and the Sustainable Development Goals Workshop in Los Angeles
2019-10-28 09:00 - 12:30 | Los Angeles City Hall East, 200 North Main Street, Room 1332, Los Angeles, California, 90012
Do you want to improve how the City of Los Angeles measures community sustainability? Join us to understand how the City of Los Angeles measures our work related to the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals and how to improve the way we measure poverty and homelessness. Global experts will be discussing these issues and a working session will allow everyone to contribute. Join the City of Los Angeles and the U.N.’s Thematic Research Network on Data and Statistics as we explore these topics.
