DAY 1 #UN54SC
54TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS STATISTICAL COMMISSION (UNSC)
28 February 2023 (Tuesday)
New York
DOSM Representatives:a. YBhg. Dato' Sri Dr. Mohd Uzir Mahidin, Chief Statistician Malaysia
b. Ms. Ezatul Nisha Abdul Rahman, Director, Strategic Communication and International Division
Multidimensional Poverty Data: Post-Pandemic Insights and Policy ApplicationsOrganiser: Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network
Insights:
This event convened NSOs to share their insights and experiences with developing and using Multidimensional Poverty Indices (MPIs) to reduce poverty. to share improvements or nuances on post-pandemic data collection and on the inclusion of MPI indicators in this census round. briefly shares how Malaysia plans to revise and update its national Multidimensional Poverty Index in the coming year. MAIN SESSION: Six (6) agenda items were discussed on the first day of the commission: 
. Opening Session: Item 1 (Election of officers) & Item 2 (Adoption of the agenda and other organizational)
. Item 3 (a): Data and indicators for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
. Item 3 (b): Social statistics 
. Item 3 (c): Household surveys The Commission has started with the election of Bureau members of the #UN54SC. Congratulations
to all of the elected members from Hungary (Eastern European Region) as Chair and the Republic of Korea (Asia Pacific Region); Tunisia (African Region); Switzerland (Western European Region & other continents) as the Vice-Chairs, as well as Mexico (Latin American & Caribbean Region) as the Rapporteur. Congratulations
to Ms Gabriella Vukovich, Hungary, for being elected chair of the Bureau for the second term. As a member of IAEG-SDGs, Malaysia provides its oral statement for Item 3(a), which welcomes and appreciates all the efforts of IAEG-SDGs, the Working Group and Task Team as well as the Statistics Division to advance the global agenda. Malaysia also supports the Data for Now initiative, which aims to increase the use of robust methods and tools that improve SDG data's timeliness, coverage and quality. Under item 3(b), Malaysia expressed its support for establishing a new Friends of the Chair group on social and demographic statistics to collaborate on developing strategies and measures to strengthen the role of #SocialStatistics for the 2030 Agenda and beyond. Malaysia also agrees to identify the indicators and topics for disaggregation applicable in all countries and strives to find the right balance between relevance to national policymaking and the promotion of international comparability across countries.For those who missed watching the live sessions, let's watch the recorded at:
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1oggf2s75 (1st Meeting) https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1ri027av5 (2nd Meeting)Stay Tuned
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