News 2026 | SIAP Skip to main content Welcome to the United Nations ESCAP Web Site Contact Us Menu Global navi Top News & Events Events News Letter News e-Library SIAP e-Learning courses SIAP face to face courses Principles & Practices of Official Statistics for SDG Strategic and management issues Population and social statistics Economic statistics Agricultural and Rural Statistics Environment and Disaster statistics Methodology and statistical process Training of Trainers Seminars and Meetings SIAP LMS Training Our Programmes Principles & Practices of Official Statistics for SDG Strategic and management issues Population and social statistics Economic statistics Agricultural and Rural Statistics Environment and Disaster statistics Methodology and statistical process Training of Trainers Seminars and Meetings Training Network Programme of Work Training of Trainers Alumni Alumni Recognizing Achievements About SIAP Who We Are Where We Are SIAP Statute Contact Us Governing Council Strategic Plan 50th Year Anniversary of SIAP close Contact Us SIAP Home ESCAP Web Site Breadcrumb Home News News 2026 15 to 19 June 2026 | Daejeon, Republic of Korea Regional Course on Crime Statistics from a Gender Perspective Across Asia and the Pacific, violence against women and girls is taking increasingly complex and lethal forms—from gender-related killings(femicide/feminicide) to rapidly evolving technology-facilitated abuse—yet both remain insufficiently measured due to persistent gaps in definitions, reporting, and integrated data systems. 15 June to 17 July 2026 | Online Compiling climate change indicators: an accounting approach Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Its impacts on well-being are far reaching, including impacts on health and the economy. Humans have contributed to climate change largely through economic activities which are intrinsically linked to climate change. Our supply and use of energy for example has led to increased emissions of greenhouse gases which have resulted in global warming. 11 to 15 May 2026 | Daejeon, Republic of Korea Regional Training on Data Science for Official Statistics In recent years, the data landscape has evolved rapidly, creating for National Statistical Offices (NSOs) both significant opportunities for innovation and important challenges in maintaining data quality and reliability. In response to these developments, the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP) and the Ministry of Data And Statistics (MODS) are organizing a Regional Training on Data Science for Official Statistics, recognizing both the opportunities and the challenges associated with integrating Data Science methods and tools into NSO processes. 06 to 08 May 2026 | Ankara, Türkiye Enhancing Statistical Leadership for Heads of National Statistics Offices in Asia and the Pacific to foster Data Innovation in a Digital Society The training aims to strengthen the capacity of heads of National Statistics Offices to lead their own organisations and position them in the larger data ecosystem. This training session follows similar sessions run successfully by PARIS21 and SIAP in the region. 29 April to 01 May 2026 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Pacific SIDS Energy Statistics Training Workshop The United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP) and the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), in cooperation with the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Unit and the Secretariat for the Pacific Community, are organizing an Energy Statistics Training Workshop for Pacific SIDS. The Workshop will be held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea from 29 April – 1 May 2026. 06 April to 08 May 2026 | Using administrative data to produce official statistics National statistical systems are increasingly using administrative data to compile official statistics. Such data can be utilized to better meet the increasing demands for new statistics and indicators that are highly disaggregated. Administrative data is not collected for the primary purpose of compiling official statistics, and statisticians need to ensure that the data meets certain criteria before using it to produce official statistics. 17 March to 07 April 2026 | Online Webinar series on Digitalization in the 2025 System of National Accounts (2025 SNA) The 2025 System of National Accounts (2025 SNA) and Balance of Payments and Integrated Investment Position Manual, 7th edition (BPM7) provide more visibility to digital activities, products and transactions in macroeconomic accounts given its tremendous impact on production, consumption, prices, trade, labour, and other aspects of the economy. Measurement issues associated with digitalization are elaborated in the 2025 SNA and BPM7, as well as in the accompanying guidance notes and manuals. 16 February to 20 March 2026 | Online Increasing engagement around data and statistics – identifying and responding to user needs Identifying and responding to the needs of users for data and statistics is at the heart of the mission of National Statistical Offices (NSOs) and national statistical systems. NSOs already undertake many activities interacting with different users such as preparing press releases to aid journalists and communicate with the public at large and organizing launch events/workshops to disseminate important results from surveys and censuses. In general, the NSO interacts with users towards the tail end of the statistical production process when the data is disseminated. 19 January to 06 March 2026 | Online Energy statistics and balances 2026 2025 2024 2023 > >> Facebook ESCAP Home ESCAP Statistics Division United Nations Statistics Division APCICT APCTT APDIM CSAM © United Nations SIAP