The Belize authorities has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) and the United Nations Youngsters’s Fund (UNICEF) for the graduation of the seventh spherical of the A number of Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS).
The MOU was signed by Dr. Osmond Martinez, chief government officer within the Ministry of Financial Improvement; Diana Castillo-Trejo, director common of SIB; and Alison Parker, UNICEF consultant in Belize.
The authorities mentioned the MICS has served as an necessary supply of information for Belize on baby mortality, early childhood improvement, diet, well being, HIV/AIDS, baby safety, and gender.
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It has additionally allowed for an evidence-based strategy to lots of Belize’s nationwide agendas just like the Plan Belize Medium-Time period Improvement Technique and the Youngsters’s Agenda 2017-2030.
“This seventh spherical of the MICS will make the most of new modules and, in consequence, add new indicators to the present key indicators that the survey collects, which can develop Belize’s knowledge outcomes and capacities,” in response to a press release issued by the Ministry of Financial Improvement.
It mentioned the A number of Indicator Cluster Survey 7 (MICS7) will probably be carried out from the second quarter of 2023 to the top of the third quarter of 2024 by SIB in collaboration with key ministries, UN companies and UNICEF.
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