Since 2017, the African Development Bank (AfDB), UN Women, and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have held joint regional conferences on gender statistics. The Africa Gender Statistics Conference is an annual forum for gender statistics producers and users to share best practices and develop common strategies to rationalize, harmonize and improve the measurement and use of gender statistics in Africa.
This year, more than 100 African representatives from ministries, national statistical offices (NSOs), and civil society organizations (CSOs) directly involved in the production and use of gender statistics will convene in Nairobi, Kenya for the conference.
Delegates will participate in interactive peer-led sessions to share new knowledge, tools, and guidelines, exchange best practices, and inform future action plans for gender statistics in Africa.
Under the theme ‘Gender Statistics Imperatives for Africa’, the conference will provide a platform for sector stakeholders to deliberate on the reconstitution of the Africa Group of Gender Statistics (AGGES) for the period 2022-2026 and disseminate and discuss the findings of the evaluation of Phase II of the Africa Programme on Gender Statistics (APGS II) and the Strategic Plan for Phase III of the Programme (APGS III, 2022-2026).
Conference details:
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Date: 26 to 30 September 2022
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Location: In-person in Nairobi, Kenya. An online option is also available via Zoom registration here.
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Structure: The conference includes a mixture of interactive learning sessions and sharing of new knowledge such as recent guidelines, tools, and best practices on gender statistics in Africa.
For further information, please contact:
| AfDB | COMESA | Paris21 |
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| Koffi Marc Kouakou Statistician Economist Gender, Women and Civil Society m.koffi@afdb.org |
Themba Munalula Chief Statistician and Head Statistics Department TMunalula@comesa.int |
Meriem AITOUYAHIA Gender & Development Data Specialist Gender Data Network Coordinator Meriem.AITOUYAHIA@oecd.org |
| UNECA | UN Women (East & Southern Africa) | UN Women (West & Central Africa) |
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| Gonzaque Andre Rosalie Gender Officer rosalie@un.org |
Isabella Schmidt Regional Gender Statistics Specialist East and Southern Africa Isabella.Schmidt@unwomen.org |
Michele Serrousi Regional Gender Statistics Specialist West and Central Africa Michele.Serrousi@unwomen.org |
