Statistics for development - Renewing the partnership

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• DAKAR DECLARATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF STATISTICS (in English)
  At the PARIS21 Consortium meeting, held in Dakar, Senegal from November 16 to 18, 2009, the participants unanimously affirmed that an effective and efficient statistical system is an essential element of good governance and that urgent action is still required if the data needed to monitor the Millennium Development Goals are to be provided by 2015. The meeting recognised that a lot has been achieved since 2000, but reaffirmed that much still remains to be done to deliver the vision of the Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics (MAPS). Concerted and co-ordinated actions are required to make more effective use of statistical data to support poverty reduction policies and programs and to strengthen and sustain the capacity of statistical systems especially in developing countries. There is a collective responsibility to support the compilation, publication and use of statistics to ensure that, in the words of the Millennium Declaration “globalization becomes a positive force for all the world’s people”. 
  
  Declaration now available in the following languages: Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Portuguese - Russian - Spanish.
  

PARIS21 Consortium Meeting

Ten years ago, the PARIS21 Parnership was launched to promote a culture of evidence-based policymaking in developing countries. Tremendous progress has been made since then, but much still remains to be achieved. To consider the past, present and future of statistical development, the PARIS21 Partnership organised its Consortium meeting in Dakar, Senegal from 16 to 18 November 2009.

The event brought together some 440 participants from over 105 different countries — policy makers, statisticians, analysts, and civil society and private sector representatives from developing and developed countries, and multilateral organisations — to discuss statistical capacity building in developing countries and review the achievements and future contribution of the PARIS21 Partnership and its Secretariat.

The PARIS21 Partnership was honoured by the President of Senegal, His Excellency Maître Abdoulaye WADE, who delivered the opening speech and his Minister of State, Mrs. Awa NDIAYE, who Chaired the closing plenery session where the Dakar declaration was read and agreed by acclamation.

The Consortium meeting was jointly organised by the Government of Senegal and PARIS21 and took place at the Hôtel Méridien Président in Dakar.

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