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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 ...
Manual on improving the quality of statistics in Africa
(1998-12)
The issue quality of official statistics often centers on concerns regarding relevance, accuracy and timelines. What this means is that data are regarded as of desirable quality only if they are: a) relevant at least to ...
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, ...
Review of a strategy for statistical development in Africa in the 1990s
(1991-11)
In the recent past, and in particular in the context of the programme of structural adjustment and reforms, there has been increased awareness of the need to improve and strengthen information systems in African countries- ...
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 ...
Statistical requirements for montioring and evaluating short- term policy reforms and long- term development programmes
(1991-11)
Since the first half of the 1970s, African countries had been experiencing serious economic distortions which grew progressively worst so much so that by the early 1980s the African region as a whole had come into deep ...
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 ...
Rapport du secrétariat AU CASD
(1998-05)
Le CASD a été crée en 1992 compte tenu de la nécessité de promouvoir la coopération technique aux plans régional et international en coordonnant comme il convient les diverses activités de développement de la statistique ...