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Advancing the Global
Statistical System- UNSD's major
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Millennium Development Goals Report 2011
The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011 was launched in Geneva by the Secretary-General on 7 July 2011. The report, which presents the yearly assessment of global progress towards the MDGs, shows that although significant strides have been made, reaching all the MDGs by 2015 remains challenging because progress has failed to reach the most vulnerable. (Press materials) more....
Millennium Development Goals Progress Chart 2011
Most of the targets included in the Millennium Development Goals framework are to be achieved by 2015 promising clear and measurable improvements from standards prevailing in 1990. The MDGs break down into 21 quantifiable targets that are measured by 60 indicators. The
MDG Progress Chart 2011 presents an assessment of progress as of June 2011 towards selected key targets relating to each Goal. more...
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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 About
us.
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The 43rd session of the Commission will be held from 28 February to 2 March 2012 at UN Headquarters in New York.
The annotated Provisional agenda has now been posted.
As in past years, two special seminars will be organized: The Friday Seminar on Official Statistics will take place on Friday, 24 February 2012, with the theme: "Counting the 7 Billion: The Future of Population and Housing Census". The High Level Forum will take place on Monday afternoon (27 February 2012) on "Measuring the Unmeasurable: Challenging the Limits of Official Statistics". more..
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COMMISSION SIDE EVENTS
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Friday, 24 February 2012 |
The seminar will provide a discussion forum for statistical managers to share lessons learned from the 2010 round of population and housing censuses and reflect on the likely future of census-taking. more.. |
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Monday, 27 February 2012 |
| This Learning Centre will present web services and cloud-based applications, which allow the integration of statistical information with geospatial information. An Internet-based demonstration will showcase the use of these tools. more.. |
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Monday, 27 February 2012 |
| This Learning Centre will present the proposed template for a generic National Quality Assurance Framework (NQAF), and guidelines, a glossary and other supporting materials which have been developed by a Statistical Commission expert group. more.. |
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Monday, 27 February 2012 |
This Forum addresses a serious challenge confronting the global statistical community. The statisticians are
increasingly being asked to measure difficult and qualitative concepts. Concepts such as national happiness or well-being, ecosystem services, sustainable development, and multiple deprivations are increasingly placed before the statisticians. more.. |
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Tuesday, 28 February 2012 |
| Recent turmoil in some of the Arab countries has adversely impacted the functioning of their national statistical systems. This seminar will assess the extent to which the quality and credibility of official statistics has been
adversely affected and how this can be rectified or reversed.more.. |
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Wednesday, 29 February 2012 |
| UNSD will introduce and launch the beta version of UN Monthly Comtrade, a new application for the dissemination of monthly merchandise trade statistics. more.. |
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Wednesday, 29 February 2012 |
| Discussions on globalization, goods for processing, the geographical fragmentation of the production process and trade in value-added have challenged the notion that current trade figures reflect the value-added of trade. What does this mean for the use of official trade statistics? more.. |
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Tuesday 28 February -
Friday 2 March 2012 |
| The exhibition will focus on statistical developments and achievements in Europe. Statistical publications including books, posters, brochures, and CDs as well as promotional material on statistical activities will be displayed at the exhibition. |
DESA News Article -
"Facing the challenge of measuring the unmeasurable" |
UN DESA's Statistics Division plays a vital role in collecting and analyzing data from around the world. Leading this work is Professor Paul Cheung, known worldwide for his contributionsthe development of official statistics. “Statistics are crucial to economic and social development,” he says in an interview for DESA News. more... |
Global Geospatial Information Management (GGIM)
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The United Nations jointly organised with the government of the Republic of Korea a number of meetings on Global Geospatial Information Management (GGIM). Following ECOSOC's decision to establish a new intergovernmental body, the UN Committee on Global Geospatial Information Management held its inaugural meeting on 26th Oct. 2011. Also, for the first time at the global level, 350 experts from about 90 Member States met in a High Level Forum on GGIM (24-26th Oct.). |
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The chair presented a summary of the discussions on geospatial policies, institutional arrangement, common standards and frameworks, international cooperation and coordination, and capacity development and technology transfer. The forum also adopted the Seoul Declaration more...
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30 Chief Statisticians called on
Vice Premier Li Keqiang of China |
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On 28th September, 2011, Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang met with the Director-Generals of national statistical offices from 30 countries and international organizations who were attending the International Forum on Monitoring National Development: Issues and Challenges. (News article) more... |
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February 2012
The 43rd session of the
United Nations
Statistical Commission
New York,
28 February to 2 March 2012
December 2011
Workshop on Environment Statistics for the South-East Asian Countries
Hanoi, Viet Nam,
5-7 December 2011
Workshop on Environment Statistics
Yaounde, Cameroon,
5-9 December 2011
National Workshop on CensusInfo
Kampara, Uganda,
5-9 December 2011
Meeting on compilation issues of IMTS 2010
Mexico City,
6-9 December 2011
National Seminar on Census Data Analysis
Monrovia, Liberia,
12-14 December 2011
February 2012
The 43rd session of the
United Nations
Statistical Commission
New York,
28 February to 2 March 2012
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The new website of the Global Gender Statistics Programme provides a platform for the dissemination of materials and information in the field of gender statistics. It also provides a forum for the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Gender Statistics to access and share information on their various areas of activity. more... |
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World Statistics Day 2015
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The Bureau of the Statistical Commission has recommended that World Statistics Day should be observed every five years. The next World Statistics Day will, therefore, be celebrated in 2015. The 2010 World Statistics Day was an overwhelming success. The Commission in its 43rd session in 2012 will give guidance on the organization of the 2015 celebration. |
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This video offers a glimpse into the Divisions staff,
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Identifying Asset Bubbles:
The Role of a National Statistical Office
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Asset price bubbles are the subject of much debate in economic circles after the 2008 global economic and financial crisis. UNSD is conducting a global consultation on the role of a national statistical office in identifying bubbles. more... |
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The World’s Women 2010: Trends and Statistics presents statistics and analysis on the status of women and men in the world, |
| highlighting the current situation and changes over time. It was prepared to coincide with and in observance of the first-ever World Statistics Day, 20.10.2010. more.. |
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UNSD Questionnaires
or Data Requests
to be sent to countries
(2011-2012 Calendar) |
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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 www.un.org/fraud/. |
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