Ismail Lubbad

Functional Title: Statistician
Institution: ESCWA - Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Email Address: lubbad@un.org
Phone Number: +961 3 120 876

Bio
Dr. Ismail Lubbad is a demographer/statistician who has been working in the field of statistics policy analysis and research for more than 28 years in the United Nations institutions, government institutions, civil society organizations, and academia. He holds a Ph.D. in Demography and social sciences from the School for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS) in Paris and a master’s degree in applied Statistics from the School the University of Paris-Est. Dr. Lubbad joined the United Nations in 1999 and has been working since 2008 in the Department of Statistics in the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in the field of demographic and social statistics.
Currently, he serves as a coordinator of modernizing demographic and social statistics in the Arab states and provides technical assistance to countries in related demographic and social statistical areas, including, elaboration, monitoring, and reporting related sustainable development indicators.

Technology and Data

Years of experience 15+ Years
Technology and Data field: SDG Monitoring, Statistics
Additional fields of expertise: Population and housing census , Civil Registration and Vital Statistics, National Statistical Systems, Migration statistics, SDGs indicators, goal 3-4-5-11-17

Social

Years of experience 15+ Years
Additional fields of expertise: Population estimates and projections, Population policies

SDGs Expertise:
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being
GOAL 4: Quality Education
GOAL 5: Gender Equality
GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
GOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal


Countries of Expertise:
Arab region


  • Capacity building
  • Data analysis
Degree Title University Graduation Date
MS in Applied Statistics University Paris Est 1996-01-01
PhD in Demography and Social Sciences School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences 2006-01-01
Title URL Author/Co-Author
A strategic framework for improving civil registration and vital statistics systems in the Arab region for the period 2021-2025 https://www.unescwa.org/publications/strategic-framework-improving-civil-registration-vital-statistics-systems-Arab-region-period-2021-2025 Co-Author