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SIERRA LEONE. PARIS21 Workshop for West Africa: The Use of Statistics in Development and Poverty Reduction Policies Dakar, 21-23 January 2003. NATIONAL STATISTICAL SITUATION. OUTLINE. Background Development of the National Statistical System Poverty Reduction Policies
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SIERRA LEONE PARIS21 Workshop for West Africa: The Use of Statistics in Development and Poverty Reduction Policies Dakar, 21-23 January 2003 NATIONAL STATISTICAL SITUATION
OUTLINE • Background • Development of the National Statistical System • Poverty Reduction Policies • Production of Statistics • Use of Statistics • Challenges • Opportunities
BACKGROUND • Small country, 5.4 m pop • Administrative Hierarchy • 4 Regions • 13 Districts • 149 Chiefdoms and 14 Wards • Over 2200 Sections • Rebel War 1991 to 2002 • Sustainable Peace • UNDP Human Development Index
DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM • In the beginning the Central Statistics Office. • Mushrooming of Statistics and Planning Units in Sectoral Ministries • The 1998 IMF Macroeconomic Statistics Mission • CEO and Statistical Legislation • And now Statistics Sierra Leone • Financing the Statistical System
POVERTY REDUCTION POLICIES • The IPRSP Process • National effort led by MODEP • Commended by International Com. • Launched by The President • Establishment of PASCO • Poverty Monitoring • PASCO, EPRU, CSO, Consultants • The PRSP
PRODUCTION OF STATISTICS • Sectoral Statistics Units • PEMSD, PMISU, EPRU, BSL, PDU, AGD, SLRTA, EDUCATION • Statistics Sierra Leone • Regular collection of social and economic data • 2003 Population and Housing Census • SLIHS • Consultancy Services; MICS-2 • Publications • Accessibility Issues • Quality
USE OF STATISTICS • Policy formulation, planning and service delivery monitoring • SPP • MTEF/PETS, Budget Process • Aid Coordination • National Recovery Strategy • Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper • Food Security • NLTPS and Vision 2025 • National Media, NGOs, UN Agencies • The University of Sierra Leone
CHALLENGES • Recruitment, Retention and Remuneration • Statistical Training in Official Statistics • Decentralization • Coordination • Harmonization • South South Cooperation • Infrastructure and Equipment
OPPORTUNITIES • Baseline Delivery Surveys
THANK YOU • Herbert Kandeh • Desmond Koroma • Allieu Sesay • Amara Sheriff • Jonathan Leigh • Gbogboto Musa Statistics Sierra Leone A.J. Momoh Street, Tower Hill, Box 595, Freetown, Sierra Leone Tel. 232-22-223287. Fax. 232-22-223897 statistics@sierratel.sl