The Republic of South Sudan

The National Bureau of Statistics

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Census 2008 Participants

Who is involved in the Population Census

The census will be a co-operative effort between the National Population Census Council, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) in the North and the Southern Sudan Centre for Census, Statistics and Evaluation (SSCCSE) in the South. Technical support is being provided by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

Funding for the population census is being provided by the Government of National Unity and the Multi-Donor Trust Fund. There are also several census committees that will influence and monitor the census process. For a listing of the census committees, click here

Working with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

The UNFPA is mandated by the Sudan Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) to provide technical support to Sudan to conduct the population census in November 2007. The UNFPA Population Census Support Unit focuses on the coordination between Northern and Southern parties, capacity building in Census procedures and methodologies, and advocacy. In doing so, activities should take into account the need to have common guidelines and methodologies in the Northern and Southern Sudan and the peculiarities of census preparation implementation in each region.

Organizational Structure and Census Committees (can all be posted on one page)

The Population Census Council (PCC):

This council which has been established by Presidential Decree in January 2006 is the apex of the census planning and organisation system. It approves all procedures, instruments and budgets for the census. It will also be responsible for approving and announcing the final census results. The Director General of the Central Bureau of Statistics is the National Controller for the census while the Director General of the SSCCSE is the Deputy Controller for the census. Both are members of the council.

The Population Census Council (PCC)

MembersPosition

H.E Minister of President AffairsChairperson

H.E.Minister of Cabinet AffairsMembers

H.E.Minister of Federal Governance BureauMembers

H.E.Minister of Finance GNUMembers

H.E.Minister Finance ,GOSSMembers

Representative Of National AssemblyMembers

Representative Of the council of statesMembers

General Director CBSMembers

General Director SSCSEMember/Deputy Rapp

Four Expertise to be assigned by presidentMembers

 

Duties & Responsibilities:

According to Article 215, the Population Census Council shall:

  1. Plan for the population census
  2. Set standards and criteria for the Central Bureau of Statistics and population census
  3. Follow-up on the preparations leading to the population census and oversee the actual census operation
  4. Report to the Presidency and the High National Population Census Committee regarding the population census

The National Technical Committee (NTC)

MembersPosition

The CBS General Director.Chairperson

The SSCSE General DirectorDeputyChairperson

Director of Computer Center of SSCSEMembers

Director of Computer Center of CBSMembers

Director of the Economic and Financial StatisticsMembers

Directorate of the CBSMembers

Director of the Statistical Coordination and Field Work at CBSMembers

Director of the Administrative and Financial affairs at CBSMembers

National Census ConsultantMembers

Director of the Census Field Operations at the CBSMembers

Director of the Census Technical Administration at the CBSRapporteur

Senior Statistician SSCCSEDeputy Rapporteur

Director of the Statistical Coordination and FieldMembers

Work at SSCSEMembers

Director of the Administrative and Financial affairs at SSCSEMembers

Director of the Census Field Operations Southern SudanMembers

Director of Development Department FederalMembers

Ministry of FinanceMember

Representative of the National Population CouncilMember

Representative of the Federal Governance BureauMember

Representative of the Federal Ministry of laboradministrative reformMember

Representative of the National Health informationMember

Center, Federal Ministry of HealthMember

Director of the Educational Planning DirectorateMember

Director of the Agricultural Statistics Directorate,Member

Federal Ministry of AgricultureMember

Duties & Responsibilities:

  1. Review plans, budgets and timetable of the population census operations,
  2. Submit population census plans to the Population Census Council.
  3. Review and finalize all census tools (Questionnaires, Manuals, Concepts and definitions, Training plan and Methodology, etc) and submit them to the PCC.
  4. Technical supervision of the census operations including geographic and data collection field operations, data processing, analysis and evaluation.
  5. Ensure adoption and implementation of all quality measures and standards throughout the country.
  6. Submit the census results to the PCC.
  7. Members of the committee to advocate for Census as an important tool for decision making in their respective institutions.

The Financial Committee (FC)

MembersPosition

The Under-Secretary, Federal Ministry of FinanceChairperson

The Under-Secretary of the Ministry of International cooperationMember

The Under-Secretary, Ministry of Finance Southern Sudan GovernmentDeputy Chairperson

Under-Secretary of the Accounts Bureau, National Ministry of FinanceMember

Under-Secretary of the Auditor General ChamberMember

Census Director, CBSMember

Census Director, SSCSEMember

Manager, Administration and Finance CBSRapporteur

Duties & Responsibilities:

  1. To ensure flow of all financial requirements according to the census operations timetable.
  2. To coordinate with the donors to ensure timely flow of financial resources
  3. To authorize census expenses as needed
  4. To supervise auditing and ensure compliance with accounting guidelines and procedures.
  5. To open separate Bank Accounts for the census.
  6. To report to the Population Census Council.

Advocacy and Publicity Committee (APC)

MembersPosition

The Under Secretary of Information & CommunicationChairperson

Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Information, Southern Sudan GovernmentDeputy Chairperson

General Director of Corporation of Radio and TVMember

Director General Sudan Academy for Communication SciencesMember

Director, Information and Public Relations of CBSMember & Rapporteur

Director of Communication and Public Relation SSCCSEMember & Assistant Rapporteur

Representative of the National Radio Broadcast StationMember

Representative of the National Television StationMember

Director of the Southern Sudan TelevisionMember

Director of the Southern Sudan Radio (Member)Member

Representative of Sudan News Agency, SUNAMember

Representative of the National Journalism CouncilMember

Representative of Southern Sudan Journalists AssociationMember

Representative of the Journalists AssociationMember

Representative of the Artists AssociationMember

Representative of the Dramatists AssociationMember

Representative of the Religious Affairs and EndowmentsMember

Representative of Sudan Council of ChurchesMember

Representative of Association of Singers and MusiciansMember

Duties & Responsibilities:

  1. Preparation of the general strategy for the media campaign in support of the census.
  2. Solicit and mobilize support all means of media and communication for the census operation.
  3. Enlightenment of the public and solicit public cooperation with the workers in the census operations.
  4. Work closely with the State Advocacy and Publicity committees.
  5. Periodically reporting on its performance to the Population Census Council

Monitoring and Observers Committee (MOC):

MembersPosition

Representative of the Council of StatesChair

Representative of all States.Member

Representatives of the related civil society organizations (Farmers Union,Women Union, Labor Union, Nomads Union, Traditional authority).Member

Representatives (5) of Academic Institutions (Faculties/Departments of Statistics and/or Population Studies)Member

Representative of Sudan Demographers AssociationMember

Representative of the NGOsMember

Representative of United Nations Population DivisionMember

Representative of Economic Commission for Africa.Member

Representative of the World BankMember

Representative of the African Development BankMember

Representatives from two National Statistical Offices in the regionMember

Representative of United States Agency for International DevelopmentMember

Representative of Department For International DevelopmentMember

Representative, League of Arab StatesMember

Representative, African UnionMember

Representative of DANIDAMember

Representative, European UnionMember

Representative of French CooperationMember

Representatives of Political PartiesMember

Representatives(3)of University Professors; one of them to be theRapporteur

Any member of this committee is not to be a member of any other census committee.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  1. Monitor and observe the census execution operations at all stages and levels
  2. Ensure compliance with census established criteria and standards.
  3. Ensure comprehensive coverage
  4. Ensure transparency of all census procedures and operations
  5. Provide regular reports including recommendations when necessary to the PCC.
  6. Provide report on the final census results to the PCC.
  7. Provide technical advice to the PCC in writing when necessary.

Southern Sudan Population Census Committee (SSPCC):

Duties & Responsibilities:

  1. The highest authority for the conduct of the census in Southern Sudan.
  2. Mobilization of all Goss Institutions, Southern Sudan States, UN Agencies & NGOs operating in Southern Sudan to support the census
  3. Overseeing performance and receiving progress reports from Southern Sudan Census Executive Committee and its sub committees at the State level.
  4. Ensure implementation of all the established census procedures and operations in Southern Sudan.
  5. Share reports with the PCC

State Population Census Committee (SPCC):

To be headed by the state Governor and is composed of the State Ministers and their equivalents in the population census council.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  1. The highest authority for the conduct of the census in the State.
  2. Mobilization of all State Institutions, UN Agencies & NGOs operating in the respective State to support the census
  3. Overseeing performance and receiving progress reports from the State Executive Census Committee and its sub committees (Field operations and technical operations committees).
  4. Ensure implementation of all the established census procedures and operations in the respective State.
  5. Share reports with the PCC; in case of Southern Sudan, through the Southern Sudan Population Census.