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The African Statistics Fraternity honours Mr. Paul Cheung with the 'African Statistics Award'. |
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The National Bureau of Statistics, China invites Professor Paul Cheung as senior adviser to the Bureau. |
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Professor Cheung
being congratulated by
Mr. P. Byambatseren, Chairman of Mongolia's National Statistical Office after receiving the Honorary Doctorate Degree. more.. |
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Professor Paul Cheung
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Professor Paul Cheung, a national of Singapore, is the Director of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), Department of Economic and Social Affairs at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
In this role, he facilitates the development of the global statistical system and coordinates the work of the United Nations Statistical Commission. He oversees a programme of work that includes the development of international statistical standards, the dissemination of global statistical data, the provision of technical advice to member states in the development of national statistical systems, the coordination of international statistical activities, and the delivery of programme support to the UN System on all statistical matters.
Prior to his appointment, Professor Cheung served as Chief Statistician of the Government of Singapore (1991-2004). In this role, he has been the National Statistical Coordinator as well as the Chief Executive of the Singapore Department of Statistics.
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Paul Cheung
Director, United Nations Statistics Division
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Professor Cheung received his education in Singapore and the United States. He did postgraduate work at the East-West Center, Hawaii, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor where he received his PhD in 1983. He taught at the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University for many years since graduation on full or part-time basis.
Prior to his appointment, Professor Cheung served as President of the International Association of Official Statistics, (2001-2003). He was the past Chairman of the Governing Board, Statistical Institute of Asia and the Pacific (UN-SIAP), the Chair of the UNESCAP Committee on Statistics, as well as Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Asian Development Bank's International Comparison Program for Asia and the Pacific.
Since his appointment at the United Nations, he served the global statistical community in many committees, task forces, and working groups. Notably, he chairs the International Advisory Committees for Iraq and Afghanistan population censuses, and is involved in census monitoring in a number of countries. He serves as adviser to many countries in the development of their national statistical system. In 2009, he was invited to serve as Senior Advisor to the Government of China on official statistics. He was a member of the Global Agenda Councils of the World Economic Forum in 2008-9. He is currently a member of Microsoft Corporation’s Technical Computer Executive Advisory Council.
Professor Cheung is well known around the world for his contributions to the development of official statistics, and for his pioneering research in the fields of manpower, population, and social planning.
His professional contribution has been recognized by the following national and professional awards: The Von Neumann-Spallart Medal awarded by the International Institute of Statistics (1999); The Public Administration Medal (Gold) ‘Pingat Pentadbiran Awam’ awarded by the President of the Republic of Singapore (2001); The Honorary Doctorate Degree conferred by the National University of Mongolia (2008); The ‘African Statistics Award’ conferred by the African statistical fraternity under the leadership of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (2010).
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