1. Proposed Collaboration in Strategic Planning in Statistical Development for Fragile and Post-Conflict States Saturday, 20 February 2010: New York, NY USA

2. International Guidance 1.Take context as the starting point 2.Do no harm 3.Focus on state-building as the central objective 4.Prioritise prevention 5.Recognise the links between political, security and development objectives 6.Promote non-discrimination as a basis for inclusive and stable societies 7.Align with local priorities in different ways in different contexts 8.Agree on practical coordination mechanisms between international actors 9.Act fast … but stay engaged long enough to give success a chance 10.Avoid pockets of exclusion Ten Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile States and Situations (OECD, 2007)

3. Lessons from 2009 Rwanda Event 1.Set priorities around the census (Sudan, Cambodia) 2.Be outward focused in the statistical development program (South Africa) 3.Collect disability / orphanhood stats to address the aftermath (Rwanda) 4.Continue to gather admin records throughout the conflict (Mozambique)

4. Issues from 2009 Rwanda Event 1.Census: Ability and preparedness to hold a census following a conflict 2.Post-conflict sample survey programmes: Conflict-oriented surveys that a country runs as it emerges out of conflict 3.In-conflict statistics: Statistics that a country has the possibility to collect under conflict situations 4.National Statistics System (NSS): Whether an NSS exists in the post-conflict setup. 5.Political leadership with focus on statistics: Readiness of a political leadership to champion statistical development in the post-conflict era. 6.NSO leadership: Existence of a high-profile leadership within the national statistical agency. 7.Systems: Presence of systems to be able to run statistical programmes other than a census 8.Resources: Availability of resources, especially government funds.

5. Proposed Collaboration 1.Advocacy: Support NSS actors to promote the importance of maintaining data collection and use during and after a conflict. 2.Coordination: Establish country-level groups to coordinate donor support to statistics. (Even more important in conflict situations!) 3.ADP: Make data usable and safeguard your institutional memory through conflict situations. Build simple and efficient data platforms to meet urgent data needs. 4.NSDS: Promote an “interim-NSDS” approach to build capacity & collect data in the short-term, pending the return of stability.

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