Existence of mechanisms that guarantee Afrodescendants’ full participation in the production of official statistics. | Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development

I.6

Existence of mechanisms that guarantee Afrodescendants’ full participation in the production of official statistics.

Definition:

Existence of a mechanism at the national level that guarantees full participation by Afrodescendent populations in the production of official statistics.

Disaggregation:

Not applicable.

Notes:

The criteria used to operationally define “full participation” need to be agreed on. Nonetheless, the spirit of this indicator is that it can be reported if the mechanism considers deliberative participation, in other words if it enables representatives of Afrodescendent peoples to make decisions. Participation must be at all stages, from design of the instruments to collection, processing and analysis of data. These conceptual and operational agreements should be defined in conjunction with Afrodescendent peoples’ organizations

Related Instruments

Type

Qualitative

Priority Measures

A.4 - Population and development

Ensure full integration of population dynamics into sustainable development planning, sectoral policies and public policies and programmes in general ―in particular in development and land-use planning― at national and subnational levels, drawing on sociodemographic knowledge and information and harnessing technological advances.

I.92 - Respect for and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Program of Action with the full participation of people of African descent

Respect and implement the provisions of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action adopted at the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, by adapting the legal frameworks and formulating the policies necessary for their implementation, with the full participation of Afro-descendent persons.

I.94 - Demographic and sociocultural dynamics in Afro-descendant populations

Consider the special demographic and sociocultural dynamics of Afro-descendent populations in the design and implementation of public policies, ensuring their full participation and the development of disaggregated statistics.

I.98 - Generation of knowledge and information on Afro-descendant populations

Generate knowledge and reliable and timely information with a gender perspective and disaggregated by sex, age and socioeconomic status, among other variables, on Afro-descendent populations through participatory processes, paying attention to the international requirements and recommendations relating to the issue.

SDG

Topic

I. Afro-Descendants

Related Instruments

A.4 - Population and development

I.92 - Respect for and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Program of Action with the full participation of people of African descent

I.94 - Demographic and sociocultural dynamics in Afro-descendant populations

I.98 - Generation of knowledge and information on Afro-descendant populations

Proportion of indicators produced at the national level for monitoring the Montevideo Consensus, with feasible disaggregation when relevant to the target, in accordance with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics.

Percentage of relevant data sources that include self-identification of Afrodescendants, such as censuses, surveys and administrative records in the different sectors.

Number and percentage of Afrodescendent experts (male and female) working on information production and analysis in government offices.