Regional Training on the Measurement of Post-Harvest Losses in Asia and the Pacific

Chiba (Japan), 22/10/2019 - 24/10/2019

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a training for Asian countries on SDG Indicator 12.3.1a "Global food losses". 

The Food Loss Index (FLI) focuses on food losses that occur from production up to (and not including) the retail level. It measures the changes in percentage losses for a basket of 10 main commodities by country in comparison wi...

Regional Workshop on Farm Survey Based SDG Indicators (2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.4.1, 5.a.1 and 12.3.1a)

Chiba (Japan), 21/10/2019 - 24/10/2019

The overall goal of the regional workshop was to provide government officials responsible for SDG monitoring with capacity development in methodology, data collection, and calculation of selected SDG indicators related to sustainable and productive agriculture. SDG indicators 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.4.1, 5.a.1, and 12.3.1 are among them.

The four-day workshop specifically aimed to:

- Upd...

Workshop on SDG indicators 6.4.1 and 6.4.2 for Eastern Africa

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 15/10/2019 - 18/10/2019

The goal of this workshop organized by FAO was to bring together technical experts and statisticians to help with the methodology work for SDG Indicators 6.4.1 "Water use efficiency" and 6.4.2 "Water stress".

• Water Use Efficiency (WUE) at national level is the sum of the efficiencies in the major economic sectors weighted according to the proportion of water withdrawn by each sect...

Workshop on SDG indicators 6.4.1 and 6.4.2 for Central Asia

Almaty (Kazakhstan), 08/10/2019

The goal of this workshop organized by FAO was to bring together technical experts and statisticians to help with the methodology work for SDG Indicators 6.4.1 "Water use efficiency" and 6.4.2 "Water stress".

• Water Use Efficiency (WUE) at national level is the sum of the efficiencies in the major economic sectors weighted according to the proportion of water withdrawn by each sect...

Regional Workshop on Farm Survey Based SDG Indicators (2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.4.1, 5.a.1 and 12.3.1a)

Cairo (Egypt), 07/10/2019 - 10/10/2019

The overall goal of the regional workshop was to provide government officials responsible for SDG monitoring with capacity development in methodology, data collection, and calculation of selected SDG indicators related to sustainable and productive agriculture. SDG indicators 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.4.1, 5.a.1, and 12.3.1 are among them.

The four-day workshop specifically aimed to:

Regional Workshop on SDG Indicator 12.3.1a

Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), 15/09/2019 - 19/09/2019

National Workshop on SDG Indicator 2.1.1

Naypyidaw (Myanmar (Burma)), 26/08/2019 - 30/08/2019

Strengthening capacity of country institutions to monitor and report on SDG Indicator 2.1.1

National Workshop on SDG Indicator 5.a.1

Baku (Azerbaijan), 27/06/2019 - 28/06/2019

The goal of this workshop organized by FAO was to bring together technical experts and statisticians to help with the methodology work for SDG Indicator 5.a.1 "Women’s ownership of agricultural land".

Resource partners round table for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Roma (Italy), 19/06/2019

Four years into the 2030 Agenda, there is still a large gap in data to understand where the world stands in achieving its shared goals, the SDGs. To support countries in producing better data for monitoring progress, FAO held a very well attended resource partners roundtable, entitled 

FAO Workshop on SDG Indicator 12.3.1a

Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire), 11/06/2019 - 13/06/2019

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a training for African countries on SDG Indicator 12.3.1a "Global food losses". 

The Food Loss Index (FLI) focuses on food losses that occur from production up to (and not including) the retail level. It measures the changes in percentage losses for a basket of 10 main commodities by country in comparison ...

Regional Workshop for Africa on SDG Indicator 2.4.1

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 28/05/2019 - 30/05/2019

From 28 to 30 May 2018, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a training for African countries on SDG Indicator 2.4.1 "Sustainable agriculture". 

Indicator 2.4.1 measures progress in achieving more productive and sustainable agriculture. It is made up of relevant sub-indicators that will provide governments with strategic information for evid...

Pacific Regional Workshop on Exploring SDG Target 14.b and its Indicator 14.b.1

Nadi (Fiji), 09/04/2019 - 11/04/2019

On April 11, 2019, the Pacific Regional Workshop on Exploring Sustainable Development Goal Target 14.b and its Indicator 14.b.1 was held in Nadi, Fiji. The workshop brought together 30 representatives from FAO’s Pacific Island member countries as well as local and regional partners and civil society and non-government organizations.

Indicator 14.b.1 is a composite indicator calcul...

Regional Workshop on Gender Statistics and SDG Indicators 5.a.1 and 5.a.2

Bangkok (Thailand), 10/12/2018 - 13/12/2018

FAO workshop on SDG Indicator 12.3.1

Roma (Italy), 03/11/2018 - 03/12/2018

Regional Training Course on the Measurement of Post-Harvest Losses in Asia and the Pacific

Chiba (Japan), 22/10/2018 - 24/10/2018

5th meeting of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Gender Statistics in the Arab Countries

Amman (Jordan), 15/10/2018 - 16/10/2018

The Gender Statistics meeting gathered experts from National Statistical Offices, Women Machineries, regional and international experts to review and discuss gender statistics development for evidence-based policy making.

The IAEG-SDG focused on two main topics: I methods for compiling and calculating SDG5 indicators, and (ii) the final version of the ESCWA Household Survey Questionnai...

Expert workshop on SDG indicators for South American countries

(Uruguay), 03/09/2018 - 07/09/2018

FAO hosted a training-of-trainers workshop in Montevideo, Uruguay, as the custodian agency for SDG indicators related to food and agriculture. 

Regional Workshop on the Production of Statistics on Asset Ownership from a Gender Perspective through Household Surveys (Santiago, Chile)

Santiago (Chile), 07/08/2018 - 09/08/2018

The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC ) and the Statistics Division of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), organized a Regional Workshop on the measurement of Asset Ownership from a Gender Perspective, under the Evidence and Data for Gender Equali...

Regional Workshop on the Production of Statistics on Asset Ownership from a Gender Perspective through Household Surveys (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 24/07/2018 - 26/07/2018

The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Statistics Division of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), organized a regional workshop on the measurement of asset ownership from a Gender Perspective, under the Evidence and Data for Gender Equality (EDGE) project.

Regional Workshop on the Production of Statistics on Asset Ownership from a Gender Perspective through Household Surveys (Tbilisi, Georgia)

Tbilisi (Georgia), 25/06/2018 - 27/06/2018

The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), in collaboration with the National Statistical Office of Georgia (GEOSTAT), Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Statistics Division of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), organized a Regional Workshop on the measurement of Asset Ownership from a Gender Perspective, under the Evidence and Data for Gender Equalit...