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Fundamental principles of official statistics
(1994-02)
At its twenty-seventh session held in New York from 22 February to 3 March 1993, the United Nations Statistical Commission considered decision C(47) on fundamental principles of official statistics adopted by ECE on 15 ...
Report of the third meeting of the Coordinating Committee on African Statistical Development (CASD) : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 6-7 July 1993
(1994-03)
The meeting adopted the following agenda: Opening address; Election of chairperson; Adoption of the agenda; Report of the secretariat; Report from the sub-committees; Organization and management of national statistic, ...
Evaluation of fifteen years of the Statistical Training Programme for Africa (STPA)
(1994-02)
It should be recalled that for the majority of African countries, problems of shortage of staff and high turnover of qualified staff were experienced soon after they attained political independence. These problems were ...
The current status of civil registration and vital staistics systems in Zambia
(1994-11)
Zambia is situated in South Central Africa, lying between latitudes 8 and 18 degrees and between longitudes 22 and 34 degrees east. It is a large country with an area of 752,620 square kilometers, most of which forms a ...
Organization and status of civil registration in Africa and recommendations for improvement
(1994-11)
The registration of births and deaths is not a new concept in Africa. In 28 out of the 36 countries on the African continent, civil registration systems have been in existence for more than 50 years (see Annex I). In 8 of ...
The current status of vital staistics and civil registration systems in Zimbabwe
(1994-11)
The inception of both vital civil registration system and vital statistics is synony mous with the arrival of white colonial settlers on the land. Their arrival saw the introduction of formal enactments to provide and ...
Measures to accelerate the implementation of the Addis Ababa plan of action for statistical development in Africa in the 1990s
(1994-02)
The Addis Ababa Plan of Action for Statistical Development in Africa in the 1990s was formulated by the Joint Conference of African Planners, Statisticians and Planners in January 1990, and together with the Strategy for ...