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Latest UNSD Brochure:
Advancing the Global
Statistical System-
2010 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 UN Statistical Commission as the apex
entity of the global statistical system. For more, see .
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The UN Statistical Commission is the apex entity of the global statistical system. It considers and approves international statistical standards and programmes to address emerging issues.
The 41st session of the Commission was held from 23 to 26 February 2010 at UN Headquarters in New York. more..
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Opening Statement by Mr. Sha Zukang
Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
to the 41st Session of the Statistical Commission |
Statement on Programme Issues by Mr. Paul Cheung
Director of the United
Nations Statistics Division to the
41st Session of the Statistical Commission |
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This seminar on “Emerging Trends in Data Communication and Dissemination" is meant to provide a discussion forum for statistical managers to share experiences on new approaches in the way National Statistical Offices and International Agencies disseminate their data to users and engage actively in communication with them. more.. |
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This Forum is one of the special side events organized by the UN Statistics Division on the occasion of the Statistical Commission, to discuss special challenges confronting the global statistical community. This year's topic will explore how the effectiveness of the national statistical systems can be assessed. more.. |
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This lunchtime seminar, organized by Statistics Norway will provide a forum to discuss measurement issues related to the compilation of property price indices.The recent financial crisis points to the importance of compiling accurate and comparable property price indices across countries. more.. |
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This lunchtime seminar will present the key outcomes from the recent Conference on Modernization of Statistical Production organized by Statistics Sweden as well as the experiences of two statistical offices, those of New Zealand and United Kingdom.. more.. |
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This seminar, organized in partnership with UNFPA, will discuss the specific challenges faced by countries emerging from conflicts in the preparation and the conduct of a Population and Housing Census. Three case studies will be presented: the census 2008 in Liberia, the preparation of the 2010 census in Iraq...more.. |
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The UNSD, in partnership with UNICEF and UNFPA, has developed a free software package, CensusInfo, to help countries disseminate census data on CD-ROM and on the web. The objective of this Learning Center is to share experiences of countries on using CensusInfo to disseminate the results of population and housing censuses and... more.. |
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This Learning Center is a forum for discussion on specific topics related to environmental-economic accounting and supporting statistics. The seminar will cover presentations on the current discussions on environment statistics in particular with regard to the ecosystem approach to environment statistics and its relationship with the SEEA. more.. |
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This Learning Center will focus on SDMX, the preferred standard for the exchange of statistical data and metadata by several countries and international organizations. The participants will be able to learn about the challenges in the implementation of SDMX...
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This seminar is intended to provide countries with additional information on what is new in the draft revised recommendations for international trade statistics as contained in International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Concepts and Definitions 2010 (IMTS2010) and Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services 2010 (MSITS 2010). more.. |
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The exhibition will focus on statistical developments and achievements in Latin America and the Caribbean. Statistical publications including books, posters, brochures, and CDs as well as promotional material on statistical activities will be displayed at the exhibition.
Temporary North Lawn Building,
23 - 26 February, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
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MDG Report 2009
The Millennium Development Goals Report 2009 was launched in Geneva by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 6 July. The report, which presents the yearly assessment of global progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), is prepared by the Statistics Division of DESA on the basis of inputs provided by the members of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on MDG Indicators. Less than six years away from the 2015 deadline to achieve the MDGs, the report warns that despite many successes, overall progress has been too slow for most of the targets to be met by 2015. And major advances in the fight against poverty and hunger have begun to slow or even reverse as a result of the global economic and food crises. more... |
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MDG Progress Chart 2009
Most of the targets set for progress on the Millennium Development Goals are benchmarked for the period 1990 to 2015 — promising clear and measurable improvement on standards prevailing in 1990 by the end of 2015. The MDG Progress Chart 2009 provides an assessment of progress as of June 2009 towards a number of the key targets relating to each Goal. more... |
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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... |
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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