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STS479 Ola A.

Modernization and monitoring SDGs in area of
conflicts or in fragile conditions: Case study, "The
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics"
Ola Awad
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Ramallah, Palestine

Abstract
On the 1st of January 2016, the world officially began the implementation of
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, this agenda that took the
slogan of “leave no one behind” is most needed for the conflict and fragiled
countries. The national agencies in-cooperation with their partners in
countries affected by fragility and conflict need to prioritize and sequence the
efforts of SDGs specially SDG 16 in ways that take account of these countries
realities as well as ensuring the most suitable outputs for it. It is agreed that
the National Statistical Offices take a significant role in Measuring and
Monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals; particularly it is expected to
serve as national focal points for statistics for SDGs to deal with this process
at local level with national partners as well as within the framework of
international cooperation with different countries or organizations.
Modernization of SDGs monitoring and measuring process is much needed in
the conflict and fragile countries; it will affect the whole system to be
modernized in the fields of managing the available capacities and resources
in light of the national priorities and needs within the framework of the SDGs,
as well as the high need for the national owned process to build trust among
all different actors and will help to implement the SDG17 as well. Moreover,
it will present the different set ups of inter-relations among partners and the
understanding of building partnership. The main principle for monitoring the
SDGs in conflict and fragile countries is to select the core set of indicators to
track the progress of the SDGs in cooperation with the international
community and that fit the context of these countries, in addition this set will
be complemented with national owned indicators that reflect own needs and
priorities. One of the main issues is how to review and harmonize the existing
mechanism among all partners at national, regional and international levels
for the purpose of reducing the burden through sharing of relevant
methodologies and standards, this will be mainly achieved by reaching
consensus on the common indicators for these countries as well as developing
agreed methodologies for the national ones. To meet such requirements, the
review will touch base the whole statistical system that is led by the official
statistical officies in the conflict and fragile countries in wide coordination with
other national partners and in cooperation with developed countries and
expertise of the international agencies. This paper seeks to to address
measurements taken by PCBS to overcome challenges and turn weaknesses
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