The Regional Capacity Development Workshop will draw on FAO’s knowledge and experience on gender, agriculture and statistics to provide in depth training on SDG Indicators 5.a.1 and 5.a.2 and on the collection and analysis of gender statistics and indicators relevant for agriculture and food security which are essential for successful...

5 weeks, 5 Thursdays 5 online sessions (110 minutes each) in English free of charge starting on 12 November regional activity audience: water professionals and statisticians readings and exercises attendance certificates by FAO (IMI-SDG6 - Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6) To whom this online training applies  The main target group of this online training are the AQUASTAT National Correspondents, their...

The UN Inter-Agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) will hold its 11th meeting in a virtual format from 3-5 November 2020. Sessions will convene from 8-11 am EST. The UN Statistical Commission created the Inter-agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs). It is composed of UN Member States and...

On the occasion of World Statistics Day, the Office of the Chief Statistician and the Statistics Technical Network held the webinar “Unlocking Food and Agriculture Microdata to Achieve the SDGs: The FAM Catalogue”. The event provided insights about the functionalities and benefits of the FAM Catalogue, FAO's microdata platform on food...

Background On 25 September 2015, the 193 Member States of the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of 17 aspirational objectives to guide actions of governments, international agencies, civil society and other institutions over the next 15 years (2016- 2030). The SDGs aim at ending poverty and...