The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on 12–16 November supports training on Long Term Population projections for staff of the State Statistics Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

This five-day educational activity conducted by international consultant aims at strengthening national capacity in demography and population statistics, including data collection and analysis, a press release of UNFPA said.

The staff of State Statistics Committee will be trained on demographic indicators and methodology of population projections, and application of the special software for making population projections

During the course, participants will also discuss such issues as basic concepts and measures, sources and quality of population data.

UNFPA is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.