The 3rdMeeting of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Gender Statistics (IAEG-GS) in the Arab Countries, is organized by the Statistics Division at the UN House in Beirut, from 14 to 16 November, 2011.

The IAEG-GS in the Arab Countries brings together middle and high level experts from the National Statistical Offices, Women Machineries, Civil Societies, regional and international experts to review and discuss development of gender statistics for evidence based policy making.  The meeting highlights achievements made at the national and regional level, coordinates regional and global initiatives, and aims at strengthening collaboration in the field of gender in Arab countries.  The meeting will also focuses on implementing the trial Handbook on Gender Issues and Indicators for the Arab Countries, and discuss measurement proposals.  Moreover, it will present activities in two main areas: violence against women and measuring women contribution to economy.  It is expected that the meeting will recommend future action plan for the region in terms of capacity building and dissemination of gender statistics for policy making.

Venue of meeting: MZ conference hall  - Time : 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

1. Session I: Review of gender statistical work carried out since the 2nd IAEGM on Gender Statistics
· Regional implications of the UN Statistical Commission 42nd  session on GS at the global and regional work programme
· Progress made on GS related-activities in the period between the 2nd  and 3rd IAEGM including implementation of recommendation of the 2nd IAEGM on GS in Arab Countries
· Updates by national and regional entities on activities in the area of GS
  - Bahrain
  - Egypt
  - Palestine  
  - Jordan
  - Syria

2. Session II: Monitoring and reporting on gender issues and concerns
· The Arab Gender Issues and Indicators "G Is In" Handbook (Prefinal version)
· Results of the regional assessment of the Arab Gender Issues and Indicators "GIsIn" Framework and Handbook
· Review of GIsIn Handbook at national level (country presentations and proposals)
  - Bahrain
  - Egypt - Part I | Part II
  - Jordan
  - Lebanon

3. Session III: Violence against Women Statistics
. VAW in the Arab Region
. ILO - GBV@Work: Measuring and Responding to Sexual Harassment at Work
. Survey Module on VAW: Toolkit (E/ESCWA/SD/2011/WG.1/6)
. Measurement of the UN indicators on Violence against Women 
.  VAW Wiki  
. Country presentations on new initiatives 
  - Palestine: PCBS experience in implementing violence survey 2005-2011
  - Syria: Protecting women from VAW
  - Morocco
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4. Session IV: Women in the Economy
· FAO - Engendering Agriculture Census & Agri-Gender Toolkit
· ESCWA - Proposed Methodologies for Measuring Unpaid Domestic Work of Women (E/ESCWA/SD/2011/WG.1/5)
· Country experiences
  - Egypt  Women in Development
  - Jordan Jordanian Women in Agricultural Sector – A gender  Perspective
  - Sudan  Women's Economic Empowerment
· World Bank activities in the region
· ILO – Measuring informal employment in Yemen from a gender equality and workers' rights perspective

5.  Session V: Capacity Building Activities and Outputs
· Catalogue on gender statistics activities in the Arab countries
· A Gender Term Dictionary – second revision
· Making Numbers Meaningful (ppt) - Ms. Anne-Christine Wanders
· Country presentations/ briefings
  - Yemen: Weakness of Gender Statistics Production in Yemen   - Sudan: Engendering Census-Sudan 5th Census 2008