2015 was a special year – not only for MICS but also the global development community. It marked our 20th birthday – or Year 20 – as we ended up calling it. We celebrated the occasion with a number of events and products, including a key publication on the development, evolution and future of the MICS programme. We officially closed shop on the fifth round of MICS, and began preparations for the next round, MICS6, which will span 2016-2019. The launch of our new website, mics.unicef.org, significantly increased access to our reports, datasets and other resources.
Meanwhile, UNICEF began work on the development of a new data strategy for the organization – an exciting initiative which will be implemented starting this year. As the data strategy will encompass MICS as well as UNICEF’s other data work, you can expect to receive updates in the forthcoming issues of the newsletter Read more