Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 12 September, a meeting was held with the participation of representatives of the State Statistics Committee and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

The event was attended by representatives of various ministries and departments of our country, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Uzbekistan Munir Mammadzade and experts.

This meeting discussed the preliminary data collected from the results of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, as well as the process of preparing a report on the results of the surveys.

During the meeting, the chairman of the State Statistics Committee Bakhodir Begalov expressed his views on the quality of the conduct of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys based on international requirements and recommendations.

Also, the head of the UNICEF Office in Uzbekistan, Munir Mammadzade, spoke on this topic. He expressed gratitude to the national team of the State Statistics Committee for the fact that they jointly reached the final part of the work on the MICS survey.

It should be noted that on 24 July 2019, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a resolution “On conducting a Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey in the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2020-2022”. Based on this decision, the government, with the support of UNICEF, is implementing various measures to conduct monitoring in the country to generate important statistical data on the lifestyle of mothers and children.

Data and indicators will be important for tracking Uzbekistan’s progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and will be included in international databases. It is important to note that they are also necessary for decision-making, planning and implementation of national policies, development programs and social services.

It should be noted that the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys were conducted in more than 15,000 households located in 559 randomly selected mahallas from all regions of our country.

To date, work on summarizing the results of surveys using tablets has been completed.

And also, at the meeting, other issues were discussed within the framework of cooperation with UNICEF.