United Nations Statistical Commission
Overview 50th Session (2019) Documents
- Report on the fiftieth session
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Opening statement
- H.E. Mona Juul, (Norway) delivered on behalf of the President of the Economic and Social Council H.E. Inga Rhonda King (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
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Opening statement
- Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
- List of delegations (E/CN.3/2019/INF/1)
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E/CN.3/2019/2
Report of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators
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E/CN.3/2019/3
Report of the Secretary-General on the work for the review of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals
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E/CN.3/2019/4
Report of the High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for Statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- Better Data for Sustainable Development: Implementing the Cape Town Global Action Plan for Data for the 2030 Agenda
- Summary of Better Data for Sustainable Development: Implementing the Cape Town Global Action Plan for Data for the 2030 Agenda
- Modernization of the United Nations Statistical System: A more effective and efficient UN statistical system in the era of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and beyond
- Annual report of the Global Network of Institutions for Statistical Training (GIST)
- Best Practices in Data Flows and Global Data Reporting for the Sustainable Development Goals
- Principles of SDG Indicator Reporting and Dissemination Platforms and guidelines for their application
- Interlinkages of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- Data Disaggregation and SDG Indicators: Policy Priorities and Current and Future Disaggregation Plans
- Contribution of the Committee of Chief Statisticians of the UN System to the HLG-PCCB on the efficiency of the UN statistical system
- Main points from the High Level Forum on Official Statistics - Financing for data and statistics
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/5
Report of the Friends of the Chair Group on the implementation of the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and on Open data
- Assessment survey of the implementation of the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
- Supplementing the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics: Implementation Guidelines
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/5
Report of the Friends of the Chair Group on the implementation of the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and on Open data
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/6
Report of the Expert Group on National Quality Assurance Frameworks
- Results of a survey on the implementation of a national quality assurance framework in countries
- United Nations National Quality Assurance Frameworks Manual for Official Statistics (UN NQAF Manual)
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/7
Report of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific on statistical development in Asia and the Pacific
- Declaration on Navigating Policy with Data to Leave No One Behind, by ESCAP (English)
- Declaration on Navigating Policy with Data to Leave No One Behind, by ESCAP (Chinese)
- Declaration on Navigating Policy with Data to Leave No One Behind, by ESCAP (French)
- Declaration on Navigating Policy with Data to Leave No One Behind, by ESCAP (Russian)
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/8
Report of the Intersecretariat Working Group on National Accounts
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/9
Report of the International Monetary Fund on the review of the Task Force on Financial Statistics and its sub-structures
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/10
Report of the Expert Group on International Trade and Economic Globalization Statistics
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E/CN.3/2019/11
Joint report of the Wiesbaden Group on Business Registers, the Committee of Experts on Business and Trade Statistics and the Inter-Agency Taskforce on International Trade Statistics
- Draft Handbook on Accounting for Global Value Chains: GVC Satellite Accounts and Integrated Business Statistics
- International Classification of Non-Tariff Measures
- United Nations Guidelines on Statistical Business Registers Draft for global consultation
- OECD-WTO Handbook on Measuring Digital Trade Version 1
- Summary on the Update of the System of Economic Statistics, Friday Seminar on Emerging Issues ‐ The Future of Economic Statistics
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/12
Report of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization on industrial statistics
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/13
Report of the Inter-Secretariat Working Group on Price Statistics
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/14
Report of the World Bank on the International Comparison Programme
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/15
Report of the Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting
- International Coordination Survey 2019
- SEEA Experimental Ecosystem Accounting Planning Note for 2020 Revision
- Revision of the SEEA Experimental Ecosystem Accounting
- Advancing the Measuring the Sustainability of Tourism (MST) Project
- Linking the TSA and the SEEA: A Technical Note
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/16
Joint report of the Secretary-General, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the Economic Commission for Europe, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/17
Report of the Secretary-General on international migration statistics
- National migration data infrastructure – a comprehensive framework for capacity development on international migration statistics
- Needs assessment among national statistical offices and line ministries working with migration data
- Toolkit to assess national migration data capacity
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/18
Report of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme on human settlements statistics
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/19
Report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on crime and criminal justice statistics
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/20
Report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on drugs and drug use statistics
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/21
Report of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Institute for Statistics on education statistics
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/22
Report of the Bureau on working methods: Comprehensive review of the structure and functions of groups
- Groups under the Statistical Commission by pillar and type of group
- Typology of active groups under the Statistical Commission, 2018
- Groups under the Statistical Commission as of 18 October 2018
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/23
Report of the Secretary-General on demographic statistics
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/24
Report of the World Health Organization outlining current work on health statistics
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/25
Report of the Inter-Secretariat Working Group on Household surveys
- Achieving the Full Potential of Household Surveys in the SDG Era
- Intersecretariat Working Group on Household Surveys : Mapping of SDG Indicators
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/26
Report of the Ottawa Group on Price Indices
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/27
Report of the Global Working Group on Big Data for Official Statistics
Official documents
Background documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/28
Report of the Secretary-General on statistical capacity development
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/29
Progress report of the Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX) sponsors on SDMX
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/30
Report of the Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/31
Report of the Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information
Official documents
Statements
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E/CN.3/2019/32
Report of the Secretary-General on policy decisions of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council that are relevant to the work of the Statistical Commission
Official documents
Statements
Statements
Agenda item 1
Election of officers
Agenda item 2
Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters
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E/CN.3/2019/1
Provisional agenda and annotations
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E/CN.3/2019/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.3/2019/2
Report of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators
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E/CN.3/2019/3
Report of the Secretary-General on the work for the review of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals
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E/CN.3/2019/4
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: Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
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E/CN.3/2019/5
Report of the Friends of the Chair Group on the implementation of the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and on Open data
Agenda item 3(c)
Items for discussion and decision: Open data
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E/CN.3/2019/5
Report of the Friends of the Chair Group on the implementation of the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and on Open data
Agenda item 3(d)
Items for discussion and decision: National Quality Assurance Frameworks
Agenda item 3(e)
Items for discussion and decision: Regional statistical development
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E/CN.3/2019/7
Report of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific on statistical development in Asia and the Pacific
Agenda item 3(f)
Items for discussion and decision: National accounts
Agenda item 3(g)
Items for discussion and decision: Finance statistics
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E/CN.3/2019/9
Report of the International Monetary Fund on the review of the Task Force on Financial Statistics and its sub-structures
Agenda item 3(h)
Items for discussion and decision: International trade and business statistics
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E/CN.3/2019/10
Report of the Expert Group on International Trade and Economic Globalization Statistics
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E/CN.3/2019/11
Joint report of the Wiesbaden Group on Business Registers, the Committee of Experts on Business and Trade Statistics and the Inter-Agency Taskforce on International Trade Statistics
Agenda item 3(i)
Items for discussion and decision: Industrial statistics
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E/CN.3/2019/12
Report of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization on industrial statistics
Agenda item 3(j)
Items for discussion and decision: Price statistics
Agenda item 3(k)
Items for discussion and decision: International Comparison Programme
Agenda item 3(l)
Items for discussion and decision: Environmental-Economic Accounting
Agenda item 3(m)
Items for discussion and decision: Disaster-related statistics
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E/CN.3/2019/16
Joint report of the Secretary-General, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the Economic Commission for Europe, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Agenda item 3(n)
Items for discussion and decision: International migration statistics
Agenda item 3(o)
Items for discussion and decision: Human settlements statistics
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E/CN.3/2019/18
Report of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme on human settlements statistics
Agenda item 3(p)
Items for discussion and decision: Crime statistics
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E/CN.3/2019/19
Report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on crime and criminal justice statistics
Agenda item 3(q)
Items for discussion and decision: Drugs and drug use statistics
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E/CN.3/2019/20
Report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on drugs and drug use statistics
Agenda item 3(r)
Items for discussion and decision: Education statistics
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E/CN.3/2019/21
Report of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Institute for Statistics on education statistics
Agenda item 3(s)
Items for discussion and decision: Working methods of the Statistical Commission
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E/CN.3/2019/22
Report of the Bureau on working methods: Comprehensive review of the structure and functions of groups
Agenda item 4(a)
Items for information: Demographic statistics
Agenda item 4(b)
Items for information: Health statistics
Agenda item 4(c)
Items for information: Household surveys
Agenda item 4(d)
Items for information: Price indices
Agenda item 4(e)
Items for information: Big data for official statistics
Agenda item 4(f)
Items for information: Statistical capacity development
Agenda item 4(g)
Items for information: Common open standards for the exchange and sharing of data and metadata
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E/CN.3/2019/29
Progress report of the Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX) sponsors on SDMX
Agenda item 4(h)
Items for information: Coordination of statistical programmes
Agenda item 4(i)
Items for information: Integration of statistical and geospatial information
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E/CN.3/2019/31
Report of the Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information
Agenda item 4(j)
Items for information: Follow-up to the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council policy decisions
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E/CN.3/2019/32
Report of the Secretary-General on 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 fifty-first session of the Commission
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E/CN.3/2019/L.2
Draft provisional agenda and documentation for the fifty-first session of the Commission
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E/CN.3/2019/33
Draft multi-year programme of work for the Statistical Commission 2019-2023
Agenda item 7
Report of the Commission on its fiftieth 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: Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
Agenda item 3(c)
Items for discussion and decision: Open data
Agenda item 3(d)
Items for discussion and decision: National Quality Assurance Frameworks
Agenda item 3(e)
Items for discussion and decision: Regional statistical development
Agenda item 3(f)
Items for discussion and decision: National accounts
Agenda item 3(h)
Items for discussion and decision: International trade and business statistics
Agenda item 3(l)
Items for discussion and decision: Environmental-Economic Accounting
Agenda item 3(n)
Items for discussion and decision: International migration statistics
Agenda item 3(s)
Items for discussion and decision: Working methods of the Statistical Commission
Agenda item 4(a)
Items for information: Demographic statistics
Agenda item 4(c)
Items for information: Household surveys
Agenda item 4(e)
Items for information: Big data for official statistics
Agenda item 1
Election of officers
- Opening statement – H.E. Mona Juul (Norway) delivered on behalf of the President of the Economic and Social Council H.E. Inga Rhonda King (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
- Opening statement – Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Under Secretary-General for UNDESA
Agenda item 3(a)
Items for discussion and decision: Data and indicators for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- Switzerland – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Samoa – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 3(b)
Items for discussion and decision: Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
- Switzerland – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Samoa – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 3(c)
Items for discussion and decision: Open data
- Switzerland – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 3(d)
Items for discussion and decision: National Quality Assurance Frameworks
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Samoa – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 3(e)
Items for discussion and decision: Regional statistical development
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Samoa – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 3(f)
Items for discussion and decision: National accounts
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 3(g)
Items for discussion and decision: Finance statistics
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 3(h)
Items for discussion and decision: International trade and business statistics
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Canada – Statement on Friday Seminar on Emerging Issues – The Future of Economic Statistics
Agenda item 3(i)
Items for discussion and decision: Industrial statistics
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 3(j)
Items for discussion and decision: Price statistics
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malta – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 3(k)
Items for discussion and decision: International Comparison Programme
- Switzerland – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 3(l)
Items for discussion and decision: Environmental-Economic Accounting
- Switzerland – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Turkey – Comments for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 3(m)
Items for discussion and decision: Disaster-related statistics
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Turkey – Comments for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 3(n)
Items for discussion and decision: International migration statistics
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malta – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 3(o)
Items for discussion and decision: Human settlements statistics
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 3(p)
Items for discussion and decision: Crime statistics
- Malaysia – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malta – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 3(q)
Items for discussion and decision: Drugs and drug use statistics
- Switzerland – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Russian Federation – Written remarks for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 3(r)
Items for discussion and decision: Education statistics
- Malaysia – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malta – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 3(s)
Items for discussion and decision: Working methods of the Statistical Commission
- Switzerland – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 4(a)
Items for information: Demographic statistics
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Statement for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 4(b)
Items for information: Health statistics
Agenda item 4(c)
Items for information: Household surveys
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 4(d)
Items for information: Price indices
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 4(e)
Items for information: Big data for official statistics
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 4(f)
Items for information: Statistical capacity development
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 4(g)
Items for information: Common open standards for the exchange and sharing of data and metadata
- Indonesia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
- Malaysia – Comments/Suggestions for Statistical Commission 50th Session
Agenda item 4(h)
Items for information: Coordination of statistical programmes
Agenda item 4(i)
Items for information: Integration of statistical and geospatial information
Agenda item 4(j)
Items for information: Follow-up to the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council policy decisions
Agenda item 5
Programme questions (United Nations Statistics Division)
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: Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
Agenda item 3(c)
Items for discussion and decision: Open data
Agenda item 3(f)
Items for discussion and decision: National accounts
Agenda item 3(j)
Items for discussion and decision: Price statistics
Agenda item 3(o)
Items for discussion and decision: Human settlements statistics
Agenda item 4(i)
Items for information: Integration of statistical and geospatial information