SPC’s Statistics for Development Division Updates
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SPC’s Statistics for Development Division updates
Welcome to the January updates!
Below you can find information about updates and new releases in the Pacific Community Statistics for Development Division's (SDD) online platforms including:
- Indicator datasets
- Documented censuses / surveys & microdata
- Reports
- SDD - related news
- Events
- and more!
And lastly, at the bottom of this newsletter you can find key links and contact details. Please don't be shy - we appreciate your feedback!
Stat Of The Week
In Guam, 0% of household income comes from agriculture and forestry activities (2016). Even if 52% of land area is covered by forest. This is the lowest rate reported in the Pacific with American Samoa. More info
In Tuvalu, the unemployment rate was 24% in 2017. Tuvalu's main industries are fishing and tourism, and the country also exports small quantities of copra (dried coconut meat from which oil may be extracted). More info
In Kiribati, more than the half of the population is covered by at least a 4G mobile network. This is a great improvement on the estimated 10% coverage in 2013. Information and communications technology can alleviate the challenges of distance and isolation, especially during the pandemic for instance. More info
Recent Updates
News
News Articles
Reports and Documents
New
- Tuvalu first Voluntary National Review (VNR) Report
- 10th Pacific Statistics Methods Board Meeting (PSMB) - Summary report and outcomes
- Fiji Voluntary National Review (VNR), June 2019
Updated
Events
January
February
- 54th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission
- Regional Training Workshop on Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCD)
- Training Workshop on the use of QGIS for Census and Surveys
- Population Estimation Workshop
Note: Event pages include links to associated event documents
Statistics for Development Division
Pacific Statistics
• Learn all about
SDGs in the Pacific
• Browse statistics
by topic
or
by country
and download recently published reports
• Find out more about
Statistics Governance
in the Pacific region
Events & Calendars
• Read about
past and upcoming events
• Check
census and survey calendar
for each member country
Technical Assistance & Resources
• Learn all about the
technical assistance
SDD provides in the Pacific region
• Have a look at our statistical
guides and training materials
• Follow latest updates in the
Innovation section
of our website
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