Third Phase of Ten Year Pacific Statistics Strategy Adopted at 5th Heads of Planning and Statistics Conference
The 5th Heads of Planning and Statistics (HOPS) Conference concluded last week with an endorsement of the third phase of the Ten Year Pacific Statistics Strategy (TYPSS) and approval for the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Statistics for Development Division (…
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Unleashing the power of Pacific Statistics: 5th HOPS conference opens in Noumea
The Heads of Planning and Statistics (HOPS) conference starting in Noumea today will be the fifth gathering of government statisticians and planning ministry officials from around the Pacific region under the HOPS banner. Along with government officials…
New statistics guide to support Pacific human rights reporting
Launch of Pacific Guide to Statistical Indicators for Human Rights Reporting
The Pacific Community (SPC) has this week launched a practical guide that will assist Pacific governments in their human rights treaties reporting.
This is the first such…
Pacific statisticians to meet in Fiji
Senior government statisticians and development partners will gather in Lautoka, Fiji, next week for a Pacific Statistics Steering Committee (PSSC) meeting to discuss major statistical projects and collaboration over the next five years.
The meeting will…
Pacific Community congratulates Gerald Haberkorn for prestigious award
The Pacific Community (SPC) joins the Government of Vanuatu in congratulating Dr Gerald Haberkorn who was awarded a medal of honour this week by Vanuatu’s Head of State, President Baldwin Lonsdale, at the State House in Port Vila.
Dr Haberkorn is a long-…
Director of Statistics for Development Division announced
The Pacific Community Director-General, Dr Colin Tukuitonga, has announced the appointment of Dr ‘Ofa Ketu’u as the organisation’s next Director of its Statistics for Development Division.
Her appointment will take effect on 1 July 2016.
Meeting works towards ensuring all births and deaths in the Pacific are counted
Registrars, statisticians and health information specialists from across the Pa
Decade for civil registration and vital statistics begins
A decade of action is under way to highlight the importance of accurate civil registration and statistics concerning births, deaths and causes of death to good governance, decision making and the protection of human rights and legal identity.