MEDIA ADVISORY

Commemoration of the African Statistics Day 2021.

What: The African Statistics Day is celebrated every year on the 18th of November to intensify the development of statistics in Africa. The day will be marked under the 2020 theme “Modernizing National Statistical Systems to support socio-cultural development in Africa.”

When: 17 November 2021, 1000 hours EAT.

Where: A virtual event. To participate register here-

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wDtV-YbKQ1SolldSYkIzaA

Who: Led by the African Union Institute for Statistics (STATAFRIC), in Tunis, Tunisia, the commemoration will bring together all Directors General of National Statistics Offices of AU Member States or their representatives, representatives of regional economic communities, civil society, the private sector, other stakeholders and representatives of organizations, partners.

Background

As every year, the African statistical community will again celebrate November 18, 2020, African Statistics Day. This day will allow actors of the African statistical system to take a very critical look at the development and harmonization of statistics in Africa. This year's theme is “Modernizing National Statistical Systems to Support Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa”, as aligned to the African Union 2021 theme on Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa We Want.

The African Union Institute for Statistics (STATAFRIC) which is the African Union's specialized agency for the development and harmonization of statistics on the continent, with its mandate to regularize statistical activity on the continent, will organize a series of events during this day to discuss the challenges of the implementation of the strategy of harmonization of statistics, the financing of statistical activity on the continent and also the use of statistics in planning and monitoring and evaluation in Africa. During the event, the redesigned and revamped STATAFRIC website will be launched.

For more details, visit https://statafric.au.int/en/african-statistics-day-2021
 

For further information please contact:

Doreen Apollos | Information and Communication Directorate | African Union Commission | Tel: +251 115 517 700 | E-mail: ApollosD@africa-union.org l | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Information and Communication Directorate, African Union Commission I E-mail: DIC@africa-union.org
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