On November 16, 2022, the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan hosted a round table dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Uzbekistan's accession to the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The event was attended by the leadership of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis, representatives of the United Nations International Children's Fund UNICEF, international experts, heads of the State Committee on Statistics and other relevant ministries and departments, and media workers.
Tanzila Narbayeva, Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis, opened the round table with an introductory speech. She informed in detail about the large-scale work carried out in our country under the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Malika Kadyrkhanova, Chairman of the Oliy Majlis Senate Committee on Women and Gender Issues, Bakhodir Begalov, Chairman of the State Committee on Statistics, Afshan Khan, UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and the CIS, and others expressed their opinion on efforts to create conditions for the healthy and comprehensive development of children.
As noted at the event, in order to ensure the implementation of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. PP-4273 dated April 9, 2019 “On additional measures to ensure openness and transparency of public administration, as well as increase the statistical potential of the country”, as well as assessing the condition of children and women in the republic at the international level, in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 625 of July 24, 2019, in 2020-2021, it was planned to conduct Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys is an international household sampling program developed by the United Nations International Children's Fund UNICEF that collects data on several indicators, mainly to assess the situation of children and women, and is the world's largest source of statistics on mothers and children.
MICS surveys were conducted 349 times in 118 countries around the world from 1995 to 2022. These surveys include important statistics such as maternal and child health, women's reproductive health, children's rights and educational attainment, and children's health and physical development.
Conducting Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) in the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2021-2022 is organized in cooperation with the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Statistics and the representative office of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Uzbekistan. The State Committee on Statistics is designated as the authorized state body to conduct the survey.
During the survey, data were collected in 556 mahallas, selected in the Republic of Uzbekistan, through personal interviews with respondents in the field, filling out questionnaires electronically on tablets.
On the basis of the generated analytical tables, taking into account the proposals and comments of UNICEF international experts, work was carried out to form reporting applications and summary tables, and prepare a draft report.
The final data on the results of the survey are provided to the relevant ministries and departments of the republic for the development of comprehensive measures for the development of relevant industries and areas.
Based on the results of the conducted MICS, more than 20 indicator indicators related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be formed.
As noted at the event, the publication of the results of the MICS conducted in our country will serve to update the indicators relating to the Republic of Uzbekistan, which have not been updated in international databases for many years, as well as improve the position of our country in international ratings and indices, as well as increase its prestige in the world community.
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