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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal call to action to:
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end poverty
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protect the planet
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improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere
The 17 Goals were adopted by all UN Member States in 2015, as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
About ESS
Introduction
Statistical data collected and compiled using scientific methodologies are crucial for accelerating the economic, social and democratic activities of a country, and for enhancing peoples’ lives. Moreover, these data enable the Government and other institutions to formulate policies for various sectors, to monitor and evaluate policy implementations, and to make informed decisions going forward. The Ethiopian Statistics Service (ESS) collect and compile data from sample surveys, censuses and administrative records, and also analyze data and deliver report for various sectors and users. Additionally, the ESS provides technical guidance and assistance to government agencies, institutions and individuals to help them to establish administrative recording, registration and reporting systems and to build the capacity required for providing directives and consultations on the development of administrative records and registration systems. In general the ESS leads the statistical system of the country. To maintain internationally accepted standards and to satisfy the excessive demands of statistical data the ESS is diversifying its statistical methodologies and up grading the use of technology in its data collection, compilation, classification, analysis and dissemination methods. Besides narrating the vision, mission, objectives, duties and responsibilities of ESS this booklet aims to highlight the importance of data which is acquired in various ways.
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