Palestine Census 2017 Palestine Census 2017 - Palestine Census 2017 - delegated cooperation with The Netherlands Palestine Central Bureau of Statistics PCBS is conducting a Population, Housing and establishment Census, PHC, which is the 3rd census in Palestinian Authority history, after 1997 & 2007. The UN recommends to conduct one every ten years. The preparatory phase started in January 2015, activities will be concluded by end of 2018. Total budget is $16,029,763. Sweden will contribute 20 MSEK in 2016, around 14%.
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SUPPLEMENTARY DECISION - Delegated Cooperation / Co-financing with The Netherlands

The Netherlands will fund the PHC through a silent partnership with Sweden, where Sweden is the Lead Donor and will administer the Dutch funds through a delegated cooperation Arrangement. The Netherlands will contribute SEK 9,500,000 in 2017. PCBS genomför den tredje folkräkningen i den palestinska myndighetens historia, efter 1997 & 2007. FN rekommenderar att genomföra en folkräkning vart tionde år. Den förberedande fasen inleddes 2015-01 och aktivitetsperioden avslutas 2018-12. Den totala budgeten är $16,029,763. Sverige kommer att bidra med 20 MSEK under 2016, cirka 14%.
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TILLÄGGSBESLUT - Delegerat Samarbete / Samfinansiering med Nederländerna

Under 2017 fattades ett kompletterande insatsbeslut som inkluderar Nederländernas finansiella tillägg till projektet. Inom ramen av Nordic Plus samarbetet skrev Sverige och Nederländerna under ett samarbetsavtal, som i sin tur resulterade i ett avtalstillägg mellan Sverige och PCBS. Det kompletterande insatsbeslutet, framtaget i enlighet med § 3.11.3 i Regeln för insatshantering, baseras i stor utsträckning på den bedömningen och beredningen av projektet som gjordes under 2016. Nederländernas bidrag om 9, 5 MSEK kommer att stödja samma projektaktiviteter som det svenska bidraget.

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SUPPLEMENTARY DECISION - Delegated Cooperation / Co-financing with the Netherlands

In 2017, a supplementary decision is done for additional funding from the Netherlands. Within the Nordic Plus framework, Sweden and the Netherlands will sign an arrangement for delegated cooperation, and as a result, an amendment of the on-going agreement between Sweden and PCBS will be signed. This supplementary decision, prepared in accordance with Article 3.11.3 of Sida's Rule for Managing Contributions, is largely based on the appraisal previously made in 2016 for the Swedish contribution. The Netherlands' contribution will support the same activities as the Swedish contribution. The appraisal is updated in all sections where relevant. The sections that are considered still valid remain unchanged. For Sweden to contribute to the Population, Housing and Establishment Census (PHC), conducted in Palestine in 2017 by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Sweden was one of many donors who contributed to the census. Sweden also facilitated the contribution of the Netherlands, using the Nordic Plus mechanism for co-financing (delegated cooperation). PCBS is the government agency responsible for performing the census, which is also partly funded by the Palestinian Authority (PA). 
The cencus will provide statistical data that is crucial for Palestinian decision makers in planning and monitoring progress, on both local and national level, towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and towards international treaties that the Palestinian Authority (PA) has acceded to such as The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women - CEDAW, among others. The data will also provide NGOs, United Nations organizations and international development agencies operating in Palestine, as well as academic and research institutions, local interest groups informatio and insights on the situaiton of the Palestinian population.