Kyrgyzstan plans to conduct in 2022 large-scale survey on situation of children and women

Bishkek, Dec. 23, 2021. / Kabar /. A Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation was signed in Bishkek between the National Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to conduct in 2022 a Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) on the situation of children and women in Kyrgyzstan

The Memorandum was signed by chairman of the National Statistical Committee Baktybek Kudaibergenov and NICEF Resident Representative in the Kyrgyz Republic Christine Zholm.

The survey will contain data on 24 areas, including maternal and newborn health, access to early childhood development programs and access to education, nutritional status of children, birth registration, early marriage, and more.

“The National Statistical Committee has conducted three rounds of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey. During the MICS 2018, data were collected for 31 global SDG monitoring indicators, which shows the importance of the next round of the survey.

For its part, the National Statistical Committee is ready to assist in the preparation and implementation of MICS -2022,” Kudaibergenov noted.

“The MICS will provide statistically reliable and internationally comparable data on the situation of women and children, which is necessary to monitor progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. It will also be a good tool for assessing the effectiveness of the implementation of national programs and developing new initiatives based on evidence with measurable indicators,” Christine Zholm said.

The 2022 survey will allow us to trace the dynamics in these areas in comparison with previous years.

The Global Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) was developed by UNICEF in the 1990s as an international cross-cutting household survey program to assist countries in collecting internationally comparable data on a wide range of indicators for children and women. MICS measure key indicators that enable countries to generate data for use in policies, programs and national development plans, as well as for monitoring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other internationally agreed commitments.