Gather Census Materials for Knowledge Management

Mission and objectives

UNFPA serves as the lead UN agency for population and housing censuses, supporting National Statistical Offices (NSOs) through six core areas: providing technical guidance and modernization for digital and register-based census transitions; driving capacity building through specialist training and South-South hardware sharing; leading advocacy and resource mobilization to secure funding and political commitment; ensuring quality assurance aligned with UN standards and independent post-enumeration surveys; enabling data dissemination via open-access georeferenced portals; and facilitating policy integration so disaggregated demographic intelligence directly informs national development strategies, SDG tracking, and population policy.

Context

UNFPA operates across more than 150 country and regional offices. The curated documents will directly empower census practitioners. The Population and Housing Census (PHC) is a fundamental pillar of national statistical systems, generating vital demographic, social and housing data for national planning and monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals. UNFPA’s Data and Analytics Branch (DAB) leads global support to census implementation, managing knowledge through a Portal and Census Community of Practice (on Google Drive). These resources require updating to fill information gaps and strengthen the census knowledge base. This assignment specifically targets SDG 5 (Gender Equality).

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