UNFPA to fund Aceh, Nias census<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: In a bid to get accurate post-tsunami demographic data,
\nthe United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Friday announced
\nUS$2.4 million in funding support for the government of Indonesia
\nto conduct a census in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, including the
\nisland of Nias.<\/p>\n
\"There has been a shift in the total population and in the
\npopulation structure following the tsunami. Apart from that, the
\ncensus will also answer some important questions like the number
\nof people living in temporary settlements and the number of
\nvillages swept away by the disaster. This data is needed for
\ndevelopment plans in Aceh,\" said Choiril Maksum, chairman of the
\nCentral Statistics Agency (BPS), in a statement issued after
\nsigning the census cooperation agreement with UNFPA.<\/p>\n
The census data is to be disseminated in November, the
\nstatement added.<\/p>\n
\"The census is expected to cover a wider area in Aceh where
\ndecades of armed conflict have led to difficulties accessing
\ncertain parts of the province, resulting in low area coverage of
\naround 61 percent in the previous census in 2000,\" said Richard
\nMakalew, UNFPA's national program officer for population and
\ndevelopment strategies. -- JP<\/p>",
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