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What does it mean to 'leave no-one behind?' UNECE Task Force ‎examines statistical measurement of social exclusion ‎
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has the principle of 'leaving no-one behind' at its core. Efforts to improve social, economic and environmental conditions should focus first on those most in need. This calls, of course, for data and statistics to be disaggregated along many dimensions
Colombia to pilot measurement of gender equality in household ‎decision-making using UNECE recommendations
UNECE's Recommendations for Measuring Intra-household Power and Decision-making, soon to be opened for consultation among all the member countries of the UNECE-led Conference of European Statisticians, are already impacting the way statistics on gender equality are produced in Colombia.At a
Countries pioneer use of Big Data and multiple information sources ‎to produce official migration statistics using UNECE ‎recommendations
The potential of 'Big Data' to enable faster, cheaper production of official statistics has for years been a hot topic among statistical offices.UNECE has been at the forefront in guiding countries through the many challenges—data quality, processing techniques, analytical capacity, access and
Why we must urgently close the data gap to end violence against women
Having the full picture is crucial for effective action to end violence against women. Yet today, efforts to address this critical sustainable development and human rights challenge remain severely hampered by lack of data.Violence against women is both a cause and a consequence of gender
UNECE and chief statisticians help to shape the future of economic statistics
Economic statistics are probably the first thing that comes to mind when people think of official statistics. The production of economic statistics is so central to the work of national statistical offices, and so essential for the operation of governments, businesses and societies, that it might
Unite behind the statistics: UNECE mobilizes experts to advance evidence-based climate action
Our climate is changing fast. What can be done to reduce these changes, to minimize their impacts, and to make societies, economies and ecosystems more resilient is increasingly at the core of national and international political debate.But to be effective, policy frameworks and plans for
UNECE countries prepare for a paradigm shift in how censuses measure population and housing
Countries across the UNECE region, and all over the world, will soon conduct censuses of all the people and homes within their borders – an exercise that most countries undertake once every ten years, the next ones being in or near to 2020. These censuses are vital for informing all kinds of
Women outnumber men in higher education but gender stereotyped subject choices persist
Education is essential to achieving gender equality. From the earliest schooling to the highest levels of post-graduate study, education influences the opportunities that can shape people's lives. This is why education and training of women is one of the 12 critical areas of concern in the
Women gaining ground in political decision-making in the UNECE region, but gender equality still a long way off
Tackling inequality between women and men in the sharing of power and decision-making at all levels is essential to strengthen democracy and achieve peace and sustainable development. Back in 1995, this was identified as one of twelve critical areas of concern in the landmark Beijing Platform For
UNECE Promotes Innovation in Official Statistics
Innovation is great, but it is even more powerful when it is shared. That is the premise of a new venture by UNECE: an "Innovation Lab", taking place on the margins of the World Statistics Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, later this month.As in all fields and industries, innovation in official
Chief Statisticians to explore potential of new and alternative data sources for more efficient and accurate statistical production
The world is full of data. There are new, large data sources, such as smartphone records, social media usage, store purchase information from barcode scanners, satellite images. Other sources of data have been around for a long time: hospital records, vehicle registrations, border crossings,
Seeing the world through a gender lens—statistics bring gender equality into focus
Gender equality is taking an increasingly visible place at the heart of national and international development policymaking. As it becomes ever more clear that effective, sustainable development depends on a genuine inclusion of gender concerns in all areas, policymakers are finding that they
Stable increases in consumer prices in most UNECE countries
A consumer price index, or CPI, is a statistical indication of how much money people would need to spend to maintain the same level of consumption over time. It compares the prices of goods and services on which a typical household spends money—such as food, transport, clothing, health care and
No-one left behind: how do we know?
No one left behind – this is the fundamental promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and one of its most important commitments at all political levels: international, national and local. To make good on this promise we need data to show us how different groups in society are doing
Statisticians strengthen engagement with global business to improve economic measurement
Businesses have gone increasingly global. Their value chains are often supported by subcontractors from all over the world. The production process is a giant global jigsaw puzzle with all the pieces slotting together only in the final assembly line. The impact of this globalization of business
'No one left behind' means no one left out of statistics: whatever their gender identity
"We pledge that no one will be left behind" — this is what countries declared when adopting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They vowed to reach the furthest behind first.Members of minority groups are often disadvantaged and discriminated against; in short, they are often the
Who gets the biggest slice? UNECE supports measurement of poverty and inequality
There are enormous differences in the distribution of wealth between the world's richest and the world's poorest people. While the bottom half of adults
Migration statistics: interconnected data for an interconnected world
All over the world, people are moving. As they always have throughout human history, people today migrate in search of better opportunities, to escape hardship or conflict, or to connect with loved ones. Today, though, the scale of migration is unprecedented and the reasons ever more diverse –
Censuses to be conducted in all UNECE member States in the 2020 round: the first time in history
Censuses are the keystone of national statistics—only with comprehensive knowledge of the number of people in a country, how they are distributed across the towns, cities and villages of the country, and the shares of children, youth, working-age people and older people, can effective policies be
Steady GDP growth continues in the UNECE region
Economic growth is an essential driver of sustainable development. Recognizing this, Goal 8 of the 2030 Agenda aims for sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth. What are the key trends in economic growth across the diverse economies of the UNECE region?Gross domestic product (GDP)
The gender pay gap in UNECE countries: what has changed since 2000?
The gender pay gap is the difference between men's and women's earnings from employment, shown as a percentage of men's earnings. The gap results from many factors: horizontal and vertical gender segregation in the job market, differences in job flexibility, and, in some cases, wage
Deaths from mental disorders and diseases of the nervous system and sense organs: what trends in the UNECE region?
In the last 15 years, UNECE countries have experienced an increase in deaths related to mental disorders and diseases of the nervous system and sense organs. Although this trend is evident for both sexes, men have a higher rate of mortality from these causes than women, and the gap has persisted
Illuminating gender statistics by thinking like a journalist
Statistics are often used in the media "as a drunken man uses lamp posts—for support rather than illumination".Martin Nicholls, head of strategic communication at the UK's Office for National Statistics quoted the novelist Andrew Lang as he called on producers of gender statistics to guide their
Falling unemployment rates in UNECE countries
Unemployment rates generally fell in 2017 compared to the previous year in the UNECE member countries. In many countries, unemployment has come down close to the level before the global financial crisis in 2007-2009, but not in all.In eight countries - Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland,
Developing Statistical Capacity to Measure Progress for the Sustainable Development Goals
We cannot achieve what we cannot measure. The 2030 Agenda calls for participation of all United Nations Member States in providing national statistics to measure progress against seventeen sustainable development