Second National Workshop on Strategic Framework for Enhancing National Statistical Capacities and Mainstreaming Gender in the Statistical Work

9:00- 9:30  a.m.

• Registration
• Opening Session

9:30-10:30 a.m. Session I: Mainstreaming Gender Statistics

• Mainstreaming Gender in Statistics: concepts, strategy and activities ARABIC
  Ms. Neda Jafar, Statistics Division, UN-ESCWA
• Mainstreaming Gender in all operations of Palestine Population and Housing Census, 2007 ARABIC
  Mr. Luay Shabaneh, President , PCBS
• Mainstreaming Gender in all operations of Jordan Population and Housing Census, 2004 ENGLISH
  Ms. Manal Sweidan, Head of Gender Statistics Division, DOS
• Discussion PAPER | PRESENTATION

10:30-10:45 a.m. Coffee Break

• Women Empowerment Map in Jordan ARABIC, List of Indicators 1, List of Indicators 2
  Ms. Manal Sweidan, Head of Gender Statistics Division, DOS
• Assessment of Gender Data Availability in Iraq ARABIC
  Mr. Hassan Latef, Consultant
• Iraq Gender Unit: achievements and plans ARABIC
  Gender Unit Team at COSIT
• Discussion

11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Session III: Proposals for Strategic Framework

• Framework for Statistical Activities in the National Statistical System ARABIC
  Ms. Neda Jafar, Statistics Division, UN-ESCWA
• General Framework: health, education and labor ARABIC
  Mr. Ahmad Hussein, Statistics Advisor
• Proposal for Strategic Framework for Enhancing National Statistical Capacities and Mainstreaming Gender in all stages and levels of statistical work including the NSDS, Jordan experience
  Ms. Manal Sweidan, Head of Gender Statistics Division, DOS
• Proposal for Strategic Framework for Enhancing National Statistical Capacities and Mainstreaming Gender in all stages and levels of statistical work including the NSDS, Palestine experience ARABIC
  Mr. Luay Shabaneh, President, PCBS
• Discussion

1:00-2:00 p.m. Lunch

• Gender Mainstreaming in Iraq's National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) ARABIC | PRESENTATION
  Mrs. Salama Mahmoud Al Mahdi, Director of Building and Construction Statistics,  COSIT
• Group Exercise: "Draft Proposal for a Strategic Framework for Enhancing National Statistical Capacities and Mainstreaming Gender in the Statistical Work in Iraq"
• 10:30-10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
• 10:45 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. Group Exercise  (continue)
• 1:00- 2:00 p.m. Lunch
• 2:00-5:00 p.m. Presentation of the Proposal and discussion

Day 3: Thursday 27 Nov. 2008

• Evaluation of the current System ARABIC
  Mrs. Nisrine Sami Swadi,General Director of Administrative Service, COSIT
• Prospects for Developing  Statistical Capacity ARABIC
  Mrs. Salama Mahmoud Al Mahdi, Director of Building and Construction Statistics,COSIT
• 10:30-10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
• 10:45 a.m. -1:00 p.m. Five year Action Plan
  Mrs. Assil Nadhim Abdul Hameed, Senior researcher, COSIT
• Discussion

1:00-2:00 p.m. Lunch