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24 March 2015 |
Employment |
Decent work is a cornerstone to a life in dignity. Not only is it a source of income, it is also a source of pride and driver of economic, social as well as individual professional development. Decent work is essential for making progress on the sustainable development agenda, especially for further poverty reduction and social inclusion. |
20 April 2015 |
Enabling Environment |
In the contemporary digital economy, affordable and efficient access for all to information and modern services is fundamental. No single entity has control over information or the means of its distribution. Security concerns must be balanced by openness and freedom of choice |
20 April 2015 |
Regional and Country Programmes |
ESCWA helps member countries through regional and country programmes to carry out quantitative studies, evidence-based analysis and modeling on planning policies in order to assess their potential macroeconomic and social impact |
5 October 2015 |
Gender Statistics |
Gender statistics inform policy and programme decisions, and are critical for effective monitoring and analyses of gender gains and gaps. The need and demand for gender statistics at the national, regional and global level for systematic mainstreaming of a gender perspective within national statistical systems and in the production of gender statistics remain unmet in many areas. |
5 October 2015 |
Gender Statistics |
Gender statistics inform policy and programme decisions, and are critical for effective monitoring and analyses of gender gains and gaps. The need and demand for gender statistics at the national, regional and global level for systematic mainstreaming of a gender perspective within national statistical systems and in the production of gender statistics remain unmet in many areas. |
5 October 2015 |
Environment and Energy Statistics |
Developing environment statistics including water and waste statistics, air pollution, land cover/land use and biodiversity (see ESIAP website) and applying methodologies for the implementation of the system for environmental economic accounting (SEEA) |
5 October 2015 |
Development Indicators |
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5 October 2015 |
Development Indicators |
This site is on Development Indicators including the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and the future Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) presents the official data, definitions, methodologies and sources for development indicators to measure progress towards the MDG and SDG. The site will also include projects, events and progress reports and documents presented to the Statistical Committee, expert group meetings and workshops. |
15 April 2016 |
Demographic and Social Statistics |
The Social Statistics and Indicators team compiles statistics on population, labour force, education, gender, poverty, health and vital statistics. It maintains databases in specialized fields of social statistics gathered from national and international sources, provides advisory services and training to help member countries improve social statistics collection, and strives to enhance regional harmonization in social statistics classifications, definitions and measurement. |
22 August 2017 |
Disability Statistics |
Disability Statistics programme aims to improve the collection, analysis and availability of data on persons with disabilities |