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Latest UNSD Brochure:
Advancing the Global
Statistical System- UNSD's major
work areas
and accomplishments
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The Statistics Division is committed
to the advancement of the global statistical system. We compile
and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards
and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts
to strengthen their national statistical systems. We facilitate
the coordination of international statistical activities and
support the functioning of the as the apex
entity of the global statistical system. For more, see .
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In a ceremony held on 29 July 2010, the Secretary General presented the
United Nations Statistics Division with its third UN21 Award. This latest
award recognized UNdata as the winner in the category “Improvements in
Client Services”. UNdata is an innovative service which enables free and
easy access to UN statistical databases to users of statistical information
around the world. UNdata currently has 32 databases with 60 million
records. Plans are underway to include country databases into this
searchable, metadata-enabled database environment.
The UN 21 Awards were established in 1996 to recognize outstanding
initiatives by United Nations individual staff members or teams to improve
the delivery of the Organization’s programmes and services. The Awards
serve to highlight innovations across the Organization which have a
multiplier effect and ensure sustainable results.
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"Impressed with the ongoing work of the Statistical Commission" (United States)
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) reviewed the reports of the Statistical Commission and of the Regional Cartographic Conferences and adopted them unanimously
on 21 July 2010. During the deliberations, the United
States delegation among other countries, voiced strong
support for the work of
the Statistical Commission.
(full statement).
ECOSOC also provided the Secretary General with a mandate to prepare a document on Global Geographic Information Management for the Council's consideration in 2011.
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Free Download of Trade Data
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| Mr. Paul Cheung, Director of the United Nations Statistics Division
(UNSD), Department of Economic and Social Affairs announces the
free download of trade data from UNSD’s UN Comtrade database,
the global database for merchandise trade statistics.
For details please read the full announcement. |
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| The website of the
2010 World Population
and Housing Census |
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Programme facilitates the international
exchange and sharing of knowledge and
information on census taking, as well as
provision of guidance to countries, and
monitoring progress on the implementation of the Programme. more... |
UNSD Questionnaires
or Data Requests
to be sent to countries
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WARNING - CONFIDENCE SCHEMES AND SCAMS |
The United Nations Statistics Division is aware of various schemes, being circulated via e-mails, from the Internet web sites, and via regular mail or fax, falsely stating that they are issued by or associated with the United Nations or its officials.
These schemes may seek to extract money and in some cases personal details from the recipients of such correspondence.
Such schemes are fraudulent, for further information please read the position of the UN on this page http://www.un.org/fraud/. |
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