UNECE and international migration statistics: our contribution

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UNECE and international migration statistics our
contribution

• Enrico Bisogno
• Geneva, 15 June 2007

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UNECE main activities

1. International recommendations and standards
2. Exchange of data
3. Exchange of information on good practices

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1. International recommendations and standards

• CES Recommendations for the 2010 Censuses of
  population and housing
• Focus on the usual residence
• Identify a set of core topics (four)
• Define all population groups relevant to
  international migration

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2. Exchange of data

• Use of immigration data of receiving countries to
  improve emigration data of sending countries
• Lessons learnt
• Exchange of data is very beneficial to all
  involved countries to identify strengths and
  weaknesses of existing data
• Importance of using population-based sources
  (census and household sample surveys).

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3. Exchange of information on good practices

• UNECE-Eurostat work sessions on int. migration
• Organize dedicated workshops (2006, in
  collaboration with UNFPA)
• Report on emigration module for censuses with
  good practices (first draft)

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UNECE-IOM-ILO-OSCE project

• In 2006 the project was developed and presented.
• Three objectives
• Improve production and dissemination of data
• Improve capacity to produce research and policy
  advice
• Develop closer links between official statistics,
  research and policy-making

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The next future

• Project for the 2008-2009 Development Account

1. Ways to improve data 2. Set up on-going
mechanism
Data exchange exercise
Estimation methods based on available data
Agreement between NSOs and government agencies