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Event Date
Section
ACS
Tags
Innovation
Data and Statistics
peace
Location
Addis Ababa
Description
Leveraging innovations in data and statistics to promote a just, peaceful, inclusive and prosperous society for Africans.
Additional Notes
Statistical information and data continue to be at the center of debates of the Assembly of Heads of States and Governments, including at the UN General Assembly and High-Level Political Forum, in an endeavor to highlight progress towards common development agendas and areas of global concern. The African Statistics System is dynamic and continues to evolve in tandem with ongoing initiatives and the development of statistics in Africa. Key frameworks underscoring strengthening the capacity of national statistical systems in Africa include the African Charter on Statistics and the second Strategy for the Harmonization of Statistics in Africa (SHaSA 2). These, coupled with the UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and the Cape Town Global Action Plan for sustainable development data allow for an enabling environment for the enactment of requisite national statistical laws and national strategies for the development of statistics.