On September 28 the 9th Session of the Statistical Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (SESRIC) began its work in Istanbul (Turkey).
The event, organized in the form of a videoconference, is also attended by the Goskomstat team, headed by the chairman of the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Statistics, Begalov Bakhodir Abdusalomovich.
The purpose of the event is to discuss the issues related to the development of official statistics in the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the capacity strengthening for national statistical offices for the purpose of producing, disseminating and analyzing data in accordance with international standards.
On the agenda of the Session, which will be held from September 28 to October 1, delegates from Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Pacific region will hear reports and consider initiatives:
✓Adoption of the Strategic Vision of the Statistical Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for 2030 and an action program for 2021-2025;
✓discuss new approaches to strengthening the capacity of national statistical systems;
✓Consider the issues of monitoring and reporting on SDG indicators, goal number 1 (universal elimination of poverty in all its forms);
✓ the use of non-traditional data sources in official statistics.
(For reference: SESRIC – The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries, is the executive body of the Bureau of the Statistical Commission of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
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