Toward the improvement of MDG reporting : assessment of data discrepancies between national and international sources and possible solutions : the African region report

Abstract

This paper focuses on Toward the improvement of MDG reporting : assessment of data discrepancies between national and international sources and possible solutions : the African region report. This report builds upon two major activities namely a workshop and two case studies in African countries. The first activity consisted of a Workshop on Coordination of Reporting Mechanisms and Data Discrepancies in MDG Monitoring held in Kampala, Uganda, from 05 to 08 May 2008 and organized by the UNSD African Centre for Statistics (ACS) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat.