Brief of Joint Programme for Data and Statistics in Uganda 2023-2025

The Joint Programme for Data and Statistics (JPDS) in Uganda is a strategic instrument aimed at creating catalytic change in the quality, relevance and use of SDG data and statistics in Uganda consistent with international human rights and gender equality norms and principles. Aligned to Uganda’s third National Development Plan (NDP III) 2020/2021 - 2024/2025, the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2021-20251 and the Third Plan for National Statistical Development (PNSD III) 2020/21-2024/25, the programme is a consolidated offer of 12 UN agencies to the Government and the people of Uganda towards improving the capacity of the National Statistical System.

Appreciating the need to further promote UN system coherence in its development work in Uganda, and for a collaborative approach to addressing the needs of the National Statistical System (NSS), twelve (12) UN agencies, including UNDP, UN Women, UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO, UNCDF, UNGP, ILO, FAO, UNEP, UNAIDS and IOM, under the overall coordination of the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office and technical leadership of UNDP have partnered with Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) to develop a Joint Programme for Data and Statistics in Uganda (JPDS).