Go to Praia Group on Governance Statistics
Governance statistics are fundamental to ensuring that the relationship between the State and its peoples is inclusive, transparent and accountable. They assist in monitoring the performance of government and in better understanding the contribution of governance in its various dimensions to development. Governance statistics contribute to the measurement and realization of human rights. They can help to identify groups or sub-groups in the population that are most affected by the dysfunctions of governance systems, with a view to putting in place appropriately targeted policies, as pledged in the 2030 Agenda “Leaving no one behind”. Governance statistics can also contribute to preventing and managing conflict and violence, when used as early warning systems, and they can help foster peace, by periodically informing on State-society relations, which lie at the centre of sustainable peace.
I have just skimmed through this very comprehensive document and it looks remarkably useful. I'm delighted to see the integration of attention to sexual orientation and gender identity in discussions of disaggregation and elsewhere - this is an important complement to the more focused work that UNDP is doing on LGBTI related data.
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