Enhancing national statistical capacity to measure, monitor, assess and report on progress on achieving post-2015 goals and targets for sustainable development

The project helped to strengthen the capacity of selected developing countries in Africa and Asia to measure, monitor and report progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda. The project activities will result in conducted national dialogues and meetings among and between policy makers, data producers/statisticians and other data users on SDGs/post-2015 monitoring; assessment of the statistical capacities for SDGs/post-2015 monitoring and reporting concluded by the project countries; identification, by the project countries key stakeholders, of the priority areas of statistics to be further developed, and conduct of an assessment of capacity gaps and needs; developement of an implementation plan (or roadmap) for the development of the statistical capacity required for SDG/post-2015 monitoring and reporting, detailing priorities, possible actions, resource and funding requirements as well as the establishement of national working and coordination mechanisms to implement the plan for measuring and reporting indicators of SDGs and post-2015 goals and targets.