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.
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.
| Members | Position |
|---|---|
| H.E Minister of President Affairs | Chairperson |
| H.E.Minister of Cabinet Affairs | Members |
| H.E.Minister of Federal Governance Bureau | Members |
| H.E.Minister of Finance GNU | Members |
| H.E.Minister Finance ,GOSS | Members |
| Representative Of National Assembly | Members |
| Representative Of the council of states | Members |
| General Director CBS | Members |
| General Director SSCSE | Member/Deputy Rapp |
| Four Expertise to be assigned by president | Members |
Duties & Responsibilities:
According to Article 215, the Population Census Council shall:
- Plan for the population census
- Set standards and criteria for the Central Bureau of Statistics and population census
- Follow-up on the preparations leading to the population census and oversee the actual census operation
- Report to the Presidency and the High National Population Census Committee regarding the population census
| Members | Position |
|---|---|
| The CBS General Director. | Chairperson |
| The SSCSE General Director | Deputy Chairperson |
| Director of Computer Center of SSCSE | Members |
| Director of Computer Center of CBS | Members |
| Director of the Economic and Financial Statistics | Members |
| Directorate of the CBS | Members |
| Director of the Statistical Coordination and Field Work at CBS | Members |
| Director of the Administrative and Financial affairs at CBS | Members |
| National Census Consultant | Members |
| Director of the Census Field Operations at the CBS | Members |
| Director of the Census Technical Administration at the CBS | Rapporteur |
| Senior Statistician SSCCSE | Deputy Rapporteur |
| Director of the Statistical Coordination and Field | Members |
| Work at SSCSE | Members |
| Director of the Administrative and Financial affairs at SSCSE | Members |
| Director of the Census Field Operations Southern Sudan | Members |
| Director of Development Department Federal | Members |
| Ministry of Finance | Member |
| Representative of the National Population Council | Member |
| Representative of the Federal Governance Bureau | Member |
| Representative of the Federal Ministry of laboradministrative reform | Member |
| Representative of the National Health information | Member |
| Center, Federal Ministry of Health | Member |
| Director of the Educational Planning Directorate | Member |
| Director of the Agricultural Statistics Directorate, | Member |
| Federal Ministry of Agriculture | Member |
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Review plans, budgets and timetable of the population census operations,
- Submit population census plans to the Population Census Council.
- Review and finalize all census tools (Questionnaires, Manuals, Concepts and definitions, Training plan and Methodology, etc) and submit them to the PCC.
- Technical supervision of the census operations including geographic and data collection field operations, data processing, analysis and evaluation.
- Ensure adoption and implementation of all quality measures and standards throughout the country.
- Submit the census results to the PCC.
- Members of the committee to advocate for Census as an important tool for decision making in their respective institutions.
| Members | Position |
|---|---|
| The Under-Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance | Chairperson |
| The Under-Secretary of the Ministry of International cooperation | Member |
| The Under-Secretary, Ministry of Finance Southern Sudan Government | Deputy Chairperson |
| Under-Secretary of the Accounts Bureau, National Ministry of Finance | Member |
| Under-Secretary of the Auditor General Chamber | Member |
| Census Director, CBS | Member |
| Census Director, SSCSE | Member |
| Manager, Administration and Finance CBS | Rapporteur |
Duties & Responsibilities:
- To ensure flow of all financial requirements according to the census operations timetable.
- To coordinate with the donors to ensure timely flow of financial resources
- To authorize census expenses as needed
- To supervise auditing and ensure compliance with accounting guidelines and procedures.
- To open separate Bank Accounts for the census.
- To report to the Population Census Council.
| Members | Position |
|---|---|
| The Under Secretary of Information & Communication | Chairperson |
| Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Information, Southern Sudan Government | Deputy Chairperson |
| General Director of Corporation of Radio and TV | Member |
| Director General Sudan Academy for Communication Sciences | Member |
| Director, Information and Public Relations of CBS | Member & Rapporteur |
| Director of Communication and Public Relation SSCCSE | Member & Assistant Rapporteur |
| Representative of the National Radio Broadcast Station | Member |
| Representative of the National Television Station | Member |
| Director of the Southern Sudan Television | Member |
| Director of the Southern Sudan Radio (Member) | Member |
| Representative of Sudan News Agency, SUNA | Member |
| Representative of the National Journalism Council | Member |
| Representative of Southern Sudan Journalists Association | Member |
| Representative of the Journalists Association | Member |
| Representative of the Artists Association | Member |
| Representative of the Dramatists Association | Member |
| Representative of the Religious Affairs and Endowments | Member |
| Representative of Sudan Council of Churches | Member |
| Representative of Association of Singers and Musicians | Member |
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Preparation of the general strategy for the media campaign in support of the census.
- Solicit and mobilize support all means of media and communication for the census operation.
- Enlightenment of the public and solicit public cooperation with the workers in the census operations.
- Work closely with the State Advocacy and Publicity committees.
- Periodically reporting on its performance to the Population Census Council
| Members | Position |
|---|---|
| Representative of the Council of States | Chair |
| 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 Association | Member |
| Representative of the NGOs | Member |
| Representative of United Nations Population Division | Member |
| Representative of Economic Commission for Africa. | Member |
| Representative of the World Bank | Member |
| Representative of the African Development Bank | Member |
| Representatives from two National Statistical Offices in the region | Member |
| Representative of United States Agency for International Development | Member |
| Representative of Department For International Development | Member |
| Representative, League of Arab States | Member |
| Representative, African Union | Member |
| Representative of DANIDA | Member |
| Representative, European Union | Member |
| Representative of French Cooperation | Member |
| Representatives of Political Parties | Member |
| Representatives(3)of University Professors; one of them to be the | Rapporteur |
Any member of this committee is not to be a member of any other census committee.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Monitor and observe the census execution operations at all stages and levels
- Ensure compliance with census established criteria and standards.
- Ensure comprehensive coverage
- Ensure transparency of all census procedures and operations
- Provide regular reports including recommendations when necessary to the PCC.
- Provide report on the final census results to the PCC.
- Provide technical advice to the PCC in writing when necessary.
Southern Sudan Population Census Committee (SSPCC):
Duties & Responsibilities:
- The highest authority for the conduct of the census in Southern Sudan.
- Mobilization of all Goss Institutions, Southern Sudan States, UN Agencies & NGOs operating in Southern Sudan to support the census
- Overseeing performance and receiving progress reports from Southern Sudan Census Executive Committee and its sub committees at the State level.
- Ensure implementation of all the established census procedures and operations in Southern Sudan.
- 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:
- The highest authority for the conduct of the census in the State.
- Mobilization of all State Institutions, UN Agencies & NGOs operating in the respective State to support the census
- Overseeing performance and receiving progress reports from the State Executive Census Committee and its sub committees (Field operations and technical operations committees).
- Ensure implementation of all the established census procedures and operations in the respective State.
- Share reports with the PCC; in case of Southern Sudan, through the Southern Sudan Population Census.