United Nations Statistical Commission
Overview 49th Session (2018) Documents
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E/CN.3/2018/2
Report of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators
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E/CN.3/2018/3
Report of the Secretary-General on the work for the review of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals
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E/CN.3/2018/4
Report of the High Level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for Statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- Report of the Conference on National Reporting and Dissemination Platforms
- Guidelines on Data Flows and Global Data Reporting for Sustainable Development Goals
- Terms of Reference for the Global Network of Institutions for Statistical Training (GIST)
- Update on the work of the High Level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for Statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- Does the United Nations need a Chief Statistician?
- Development of a financing/funding mechanism for statistical capacity building of national statistical systems to support evidence-based follow up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- Summary of the discussion of the Friday Seminar on Emerging Issues "The Data Revolution in Action: Building a Federated System of SDG Data Hubs and Collaborative Platforms for Innovation"
- Guiding Principles of Data Reporting and Data Sharing for the Global Monitoring of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – Version 1
- Main points from the High Level Forum on Official Statistics - Communicating data and statistics: Bringing trusted and actionable data to the public, the media and policy-makers
- India – General statement
- Myanmar – General statement
- OHCHR – Intervention for Statistical Commission 49th Session
- Turkey – Report of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators
- Turkey – Report on the work for the review of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals
- Turkey – Report of the High Level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for Statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- UNEP – Statement
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/5
Report of the Secretary-General on the Handbook of Statistical Organization
- Inter-agency action plan of the MoU Group on the statistical activities of the multilateral development banks, the International Monetary Fund and the United Nations for 2017 and 2018
- Report of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe High-level Group for the Modernisation of Official Statistics
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/6
Report of the Secretary-General on open data
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/7
Report of the Intersecretariat Working Group on Household Surveys
- Funding Proposal for Inter-Secretariat Working Group on Household Survey
- Mapping of SDG Global Indicators to Household Sample Surveys (Excel)
- Inventory of Training and Guidance on Household Surveys (Excel)
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/8
Report of the Global Working Group on Big Data for Official Statistics
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/10
Report of the Intersecretariat Working Group on National Accounts
- Supplement to the report of the Inter-Secretariat Working Group on National Accounts
- System of National Accounts: Developments since 2008
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/11
Report of the Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting
- International Coordination Survey 2018 - an introduction
- Global Assessment of Environmental-Economic Accounting and Supporting Statistics 2017
- International Coordination Survey 2018 (Excel)
- Communication Strategy for the Implementation of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/12
Report of the Ulaanbaatar Group on Statistics for Economies based on Natural Resources
Official documents
Background documents
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E/CN.3/2018/13
Report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on agricultural and rural statistics
- Proposed International Definition of Small-scale Food Producers for Monitoring the Sustainable Development Goal Indicators 2.3.1 and 2.3.2
- Food data collection in household consumption and expenditure surveys. Guidelines for low- and middle-income countries
- World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020 (WCA 2020); Volume 2 "Operational Guidelines"; Results of the global consultation
- Food data collection in household consumption and expenditure surveys. Guidelines for low- and middle-income countries Report on the Global Consultation
- World Programme for The Census of Agriculture 2020: Volume 2 Operational guidelines
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/14
Report of the Secretary-General on climate change statistics
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/15
Report of the Expert Group on International Statistical Classifications
- Revised Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP 2018) – Introductory guidelines
- Revised Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP 2018) – Structure and explanatory notes
- Revised Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP 2018) – Correspondence tables between COICOP 2018 and COICOP 1999 and vice versa
- Revised Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP 2018) – Impact of the revision of COICOP on the other functional classifications of the SNA (COFOG, COPNI and COPP)
- Revised Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP 2018) – Optional high detail structure for food goods: Structure and explanatory notes
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/16
Report of the Expert Group on Refugee and IDP Statistics (EGRIS)
- Technical Report on Statistics of Internally Displaced Persons: Current Practice and Recommendations for Improvement
- International Recommendations on Refugees Statistics
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/17
Joint report of the Secretary-General and the Washington Group on Disability Statistics
Official documents
Background documents
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E/CN.3/2018/18
Report of the International Labour Organization on recent developments in work and employment statistics
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/19
Report of the United Kingdom on ageing-related statistics and age-disaggregated data
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/20
Report of the Bureau on working methods: Review of the citygroup mechanism
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/21
Report of the Secretary-General on demographic statistics
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/22
Report of the Secretary-General on gender statistics
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/23
Report of the World Bank on poverty statistics
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/24
Report of the Secretary-General on energy statistics
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/25
Report of the Voorburg Group on Service Statistics
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/26
Report of the the Partnership on Measuring Information and Communications Technology for Development
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/27
Report of the World Bank on International Comparison Programme
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/28
Report of the Inter-agency Task Force on International Trade Statistics
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/29
Report of the Institute for Statistics of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development on statistics on science, technology and innovation
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/30
Report of the Delhi Group on Informal Sector Statistics
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/31
Report of the Secretary-General on environment statistics
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/32
Report of the Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/33
Report of the Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/34
Report of the Praia Group on Governance Statistics
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/35
Policy decisions of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council that are relevant to the work of the Statistical Commission
- Intervention by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography of Mexico (English)
- Intervention by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography of Mexico (Spanish)
- Expert Consultation on improving drug statistics and strengthening the Annual Report Questionnaire (ARQ), 29 – 31 January 2018
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2018/L.2
Draft provisional agenda for the fifieth session of the Commission
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E/CN.3/2018/36
Draft multi-year programme of work of the Statistical Commission 2018-2022
Official documents
Statements
Agenda item 1
Election of officers
Agenda item 2
Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters
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E/CN.3/2018/1
Provisional agenda and annotations
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E/CN.3/2018/L.1
Provisional programme of work and timetable
Agenda item 3(a)
Items for discussion and decision: data and indicators for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
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E/CN.3/2018/2
Report of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators
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E/CN.3/2018/3
Report of the Secretary-General on the work for the review of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals
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E/CN.3/2018/4
Report of the High Level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for Statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Agenda item 3(b)
Items for discussion and decision: Handbook of Statistical Organization
Agenda item 3(c)
Items for discussion and decision: open data
Agenda item 3(d)
Items for information and discussion: household surveys
Agenda item 3(e)
Items for discussion and decision: big data for official statistics
Agenda item 3(f)
Items for discussion and decision: regional statistical development
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E/CN.3/2018/9
Report of the Economic Commission for Africa on regional statistical development in Africa
Agenda item 3(g)
Items for discussion and decision: national accounts
Agenda item 3(h)
Items for discussion and decision: environmental-economic accounting
Agenda item 3(i)
Items for discussion and decision: statistics for economies based on natural resources
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E/CN.3/2018/12
Report of the Ulaanbaatar Group on Statistics for Economies based on Natural Resources
Agenda item 3(j)
Items for discussion and decision: agricultural and rural statistics
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E/CN.3/2018/13
Report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on agricultural and rural statistics
Agenda item 3(k)
Items for discussion and decision: climate change statistics
Agenda item 3(l)
Items for discussion and decision: statistical classifications
Agenda item 3(m)
Items for discussion and decision: refugee statistics
Agenda item 3(n)
Items for discussion and decision: disability statistics
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E/CN.3/2018/17
Joint report of the Secretary-General and the Washington Group on Disability Statistics
Agenda item 3(o)
Items for discussion and decision: work and employment statistics
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E/CN.3/2018/18
Report of the International Labour Organization on recent developments in work and employment statistics
Agenda item 3(p)
Items for discussion and decision: ageing-related statistics and age-disaggregated data
Agenda item 3(q)
Items for discussion and decision: working methods of the Statistical Commission
Agenda item 4(a)
Items for information: demographic statistics
Agenda item 4(b)
Items for information: gender statistics
Agenda item 4(c)
Items for information: poverty statistics
Agenda item 4(d)
Items for information: energy statistics
Agenda item 4(e)
Items for information: service statistics
Agenda item 4(f)
Items for information: information and communications technology statistics
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E/CN.3/2018/26
Report of the the Partnership on Measuring Information and Communications Technology for Development
Agenda item 4(g)
Items for information: International Comparison Programme and price statistics
Agenda item 4(h)
Items for information: digital trade and e-commerce statistics
Agenda item 4(i)
Items for information: statistics on science, technology and innovation
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E/CN.3/2018/29
Report of the Institute for Statistics of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development on statistics on science, technology and innovation
Agenda item 4(j)
Items for information: informal sector statistics
Agenda item 4(k)
Items for information: environment statistics
Agenda item 4(l)
Items for information: coordination of statistical programmes
Agenda item 4(m)
Items for information: integration of statistical and geospatial Information
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E/CN.3/2018/33
Report of the Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information
Agenda item 4(n)
Items for information: governance, peace and security statistics
Agenda item 4(o)
Items for information: follow-up to the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council policy decisions
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E/CN.3/2018/35
Policy decisions of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council that are relevant to the work of the Statistical Commission
Agenda item 5
Programme questions (United Nations Statistics Division)
Agenda item 6
Provisional agenda and dates for the fiftieth session of the Commission
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E/CN.3/2018/L.2
Draft provisional agenda for the fifieth session of the Commission
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E/CN.3/2018/36
Draft multi-year programme of work of the Statistical Commission 2018-2022
Agenda item 7
Report of the Commission on its forty-ninth session
Agenda item 3(a)
Items for discussion and decision: data and indicators for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Agenda item 3(b)
Items for discussion and decision: Handbook of Statistical Organization
Agenda item 3(d)
Items for information and discussion: household surveys
Agenda item 3(g)
Items for discussion and decision: national accounts
Agenda item 3(h)
Items for discussion and decision: environmental-economic accounting
Agenda item 3(i)
Items for discussion and decision: statistics for economies based on natural resources
Agenda item 3(j)
Items for discussion and decision: agricultural and rural statistics
Agenda item 3(k)
Items for discussion and decision: climate change statistics
Agenda item 3(l)
Items for discussion and decision: statistical classifications
Agenda item 3(m)
Items for discussion and decision: refugee statistics
Agenda item 3(n)
Items for discussion and decision: disability statistics
Agenda item 4(a)
Items for information: demographic statistics
Agenda item 4(g)
Items for information: International Comparison Programme and price statistics
Agenda item 4(k)
Items for information: environment statistics
Agenda item 4(o)
Items for information: follow-up to the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council policy decisions
Agenda item 1
Election of officers
Agenda item 3(a)
Items for discussion and decision: data and indicators for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- India – General statement
- Myanmar – General statement
- OHCHR – Intervention for Statistical Commission 49th Session
- Turkey – Report of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators
- Turkey – Report on the work for the review of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals
- Turkey – Report of the High Level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for Statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- UNEP – Statement
Agenda item 3(b)
Items for discussion and decision: Handbook of Statistical Organization
Agenda item 3(c)
Items for discussion and decision: open data
- Poland – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 49th Session
- Turkey – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 49th Session
Agenda item 3(d)
Items for information and discussion: household surveys
Agenda item 3(e)
Items for discussion and decision: big data for official statistics
- Colombia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 49th Session
- Poland – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 49th Session
Agenda item 3(g)
Items for discussion and decision: national accounts
- Switzerland – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 49th Session
- Turkey – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 49th Session
Agenda item 3(h)
Items for discussion and decision: environmental-economic accounting
Agenda item 3(j)
Items for discussion and decision: agricultural and rural statistics
Agenda item 3(k)
Items for discussion and decision: climate change statistics
- Poland – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 49th Session
- Turkey – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 49th Session
- Albania – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 49th Session
Agenda item 3(l)
Items for discussion and decision: statistical classifications
Agenda item 3(m)
Items for discussion and decision: refugee statistics
Agenda item 3(o)
Items for discussion and decision: work and employment statistics
Agenda item 3(p)
Items for discussion and decision: ageing-related statistics and age-disaggregated data
Agenda item 3(q)
Items for discussion and decision: working methods of the Statistical Commission
Agenda item 4(a)
Items for information: demographic statistics
Agenda item 4(b)
Items for information: gender statistics
- Turkey – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 49th Session
- Malaysia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 49th Session
Agenda item 4(c)
Items for information: poverty statistics
Agenda item 4(d)
Items for information: energy statistics
Agenda item 4(e)
Items for information: service statistics
Agenda item 4(f)
Items for information: information and communications technology statistics
- Turkey – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 49th Session
- Malaysia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 49th Session
Agenda item 4(g)
Items for information: International Comparison Programme and price statistics
- Turkey – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 49th Session
- Malaysia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 49th Session
Agenda item 4(h)
Items for information: digital trade and e-commerce statistics
Agenda item 4(i)
Items for information: statistics on science, technology and innovation
Agenda item 4(j)
Items for information: informal sector statistics
Agenda item 4(k)
Items for information: environment statistics
Agenda item 4(l)
Items for information: coordination of statistical programmes
Agenda item 4(m)
Items for information: integration of statistical and geospatial Information
Agenda item 4(n)
Items for information: governance, peace and security statistics
Agenda item 5
Programme questions (United Nations Statistics Division)
Agenda item 6
Provisional agenda and dates for the fiftieth session of the Commission
Agenda item 2
Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters
Agenda item 3(a)
Items for discussion and decision: data and indicators for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- Turkey – Report of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators
- Turkey – Report on the work for the review of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals
- Indonesia – Country note
Agenda item 3(b)
Items for discussion and decision: Handbook of Statistical Organization
Agenda item 3(c)
Items for discussion and decision: open data
Agenda item 3(d)
Items for information and discussion: household surveys
Agenda item 3(e)
Items for discussion and decision: big data for official statistics
Agenda item 3(g)
Items for discussion and decision: national accounts
Agenda item 3(h)
Items for discussion and decision: environmental-economic accounting
- Turkey – Report of the Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting
- Indonesia – Country note
Agenda item 3(j)
Items for discussion and decision: agricultural and rural statistics
Agenda item 3(k)
Items for discussion and decision: climate change statistics
Agenda item 3(l)
Items for discussion and decision: statistical classifications
- Turkey – Report of the Expert Group on International Statistical Classifications
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 49th Session
Agenda item 3(m)
Items for discussion and decision: refugee statistics
Agenda item 3(n)
Items for discussion and decision: disability statistics
Agenda item 3(o)
Items for discussion and decision: work and employment statistics
- Turkey – Report of the ILO on Recent Developments in Work and Employment Statistics
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 49th Session
Agenda item 3(p)
Items for discussion and decision: ageing-related statistics and age-disaggregated data
Agenda item 4(a)
Items for information: demographic statistics
- Turkey – Demographic Statistics
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 49th Session
Agenda item 4(b)
Items for information: gender statistics
Agenda item 4(c)
Items for information: poverty statistics
Agenda item 4(f)
Items for information: information and communications technology statistics
Agenda item 4(g)
Items for information: International Comparison Programme and price statistics
Agenda item 4(h)
Items for information: digital trade and e-commerce statistics
Agenda item 4(i)
Items for information: statistics on science, technology and innovation
Agenda item 4(j)
Items for information: informal sector statistics
Agenda item 4(k)
Items for information: environment statistics
- Turkey – Environment Statistics
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 49th Session
Agenda item 4(l)
Items for information: coordination of statistical programmes
Agenda item 4(m)
Items for information: integration of statistical and geospatial Information
Agenda item 4(n)
Items for information: governance, peace and security statistics