This is thanks to a workshop to develop reporting of statistics relating to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the CEMAC zone organized from March 25 to 29, 2024 by the Commission of this sub-regional institution in Brazzaville, Congo.
Produce a report on the statistics of the Sustainable Development Goals in the CEMAC zone. This is the main objective of the workshop which has been held for two days at the national directorate of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo. Chaired by, Ingrid Olga Ghislaine Ekouka-Babackas, the Minister of planning, statistics and regional integration of Congo, the solemn opening ceremony of this important meeting also recorded the very notable presence of Nicolas Beyeme Nguema, the CEMAC commissioner, representative, Balthazar Engonga Edjo' o, president of the said commission.
For 05 days the participants, namely, among others, experts from Member States, mainly from national statistical institutes in charge of the production and compilation of SDG indicators in CEMAC countries, are also keen to: inventory of SDG indicators available in CEMAC countries; to strengthen capacities working in national statistical institutes on OOD. And to ensure that quality comparable data for monitoring SDG implementation is available and collected over time to fill national data gaps. The ultimate objective being, according to a press release from the CEMAC communications department received by our editorial staff, that at the end of this workshop, the recommendations will be implemented as part of the implementation of the statistics program under regional (Stat-Cemac 2021-2023) adopted by the heads of state of the sub-region.
As a reminder, the heads of state and government of 193 United Nations member countries committed themselves in September 2015 in New York during a special United Nations general assembly to a new sustainable development agenda. They had promised a fairer, more sustainable and more peaceful world by 2030. This new agenda is supported by 17 SDGs, 169 targets and around 231 indicators to monitor progress made by 2030 in areas such as the eradication of poverty , education, the fight against inequalities, sustainable production and consumption, the climate, peaceful societies, etc.
January 1, 2016, the date of implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda, constitutes the world's reference point in terms of efforts made for socio-economic and environmental development. At the same time, it serves as a compass to compare the performances that will be recorded by the States between 2016 and 2030. Central Africa is not left out, hence the Brazzaville workshop, seven years after the start of the implementation of this 2030 agenda which, it should be noted, is consistent with the 2063 agenda of the African Union.
Julien Efila
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