Subregional Training on Gender Statistics for Monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

29 May to 2 June 2023  Seoul, Republic of Korea

Sinovia Moonie, Statistician/Lecturer

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During the week of 29 May to 2 June, a training on gender statistics was held in Seoul Republic of Korea for Pacific Island Countries (PICs). The Subregional Training on Gender Statistics for Monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was organized jointly by the Pacific Community (SPC), United Nations Statistical Institute of Asia and the Pacific (UNSIAP) and United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and UN Women Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality. A team of gender experts and statisticians from the co-organizing agencies facilitated the training that sought to strengthen the capacity of Pacific Island Countries (PICs) to produce and use gender data and statistics for SDG monitoring and decision-making.

Nineteen participants representing the National Statistical Offices and ministries of Women or Gender Bureaus of the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu benefitted from this weeklong training. It complemented other subregional and national initiatives to enhance the production and use of gender data and statistics.