As part of ongoing support towards the 2020/21 Census undrtaking in Zambia, UNFPA procured and handed over more than 2,000 bicycles to the Minister of National Development Planning, Hon. Alexander Chiteme MP, during an event to officially unveil the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) Board.

Speaking durng the handover ceremony, Hon. Chiteme acknowledged the sustained collaboration between UNFPA and the Government of Zambia, towards the generation of data for policy and programming, including the 2020/21 Census of Population and Housing. Hon. Chiteme further noted that the unveiling of the first ever ZamStats Board signified the beginning of a new era in the development of integrated national statistics and an enhanced coordination and dialogue in the production, dissemination and use of official statistics.

“The appointed board will enhance a society of knowledge which will anchor its policies and decision-making on a strong statistical foundation" he said.

Speaking at the same event, UNFPA Representative Ms. Gift Malunga acknowledged Government’s commitment towards improving the national statistical system as demonstrated by the enactment of the Statistics Act of 2018, and that the role of the statistics in the country’s development trajectory cannot be over emphasized. 

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