Daejeon (Republic of Korea), Virtual, 17 May 2022 - Annually United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launches Data Day for countries to collect and provide drug and crime data to the Office. The data collections are a centralised opportunity for Member States to collect data that will help identify crime patterns and trends for crime prevention, analysis of national crime victimization survey implementation, national examination of criminal justice system performance, information flow and inter-agency collaboration in the crime statistics system. The surveys also aligns with the standardized definitions of the International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes (ICCS) and are used to directly collect data for crime-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). In total, five questionnaires are provided to national Focal Points:
The Centre of Excellence (CoE) supports UNODC Headquarters in Vienna, Austria, during each annual Data Collection Cycle to enhance the quality and quantity of responses to the UN-CTS, UN-IAFQ and GLOTiP in the Asia-Pacific region. These three surveys facilitate the submission of data to a total of 10 SDG Indicators in Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities and Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.
To enhance responses for the 2022 Data Collection Cycle, UNODC held regional briefings for national UN-CTS Focal Points, Alternative Focal Points and other parties relevant to the crime statistics system in each geographic region; the CoE led the first regional Briefings for Asia and Pacific region.
The online Briefing began with an introduction from Moderator Matthew Harris-Williams, Regional Liaison Officer, CoE before an overview of UNODC Global Data Collections from David Rausis, Statistician, UNODC Data Development and Dissemination Section who also introduced the UN-CTS, followed by Camelia Abdelgelil, Consultant, UNODC Data Development and Dissemination Section who presented on the IAFQ and Marie Jane Fatiaki, Social Affairs Officer, UNODC Fiji Office who introduced GLOTiP. The session also featured a regional overview of SDG progress and its relationship with the Data Collections. Finally, a Question-and-Answer Session addressed participant questions and comments regarding national.
The Briefing had a total of 38 participants from 15 countries: Australia; Federated States of Micronesia Fiji; Indonesia; Kiribati; Malaysia; Maldives; Mongolia; Pakistan; Philippines; Republic of Palau; Republic of Korea; Samoa; Singapore; and Thailand.
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