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The Global Statistical Community celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the UN Statistical Commission

Sixty years of leadership and professionalism in building the global statistical system		Historical notes and accomplishments on major work areas of UNSD
Seminar on "Evolution of National Statistical Systems"		High-level Forum on Statistical Commission and the Global Statistical System - The Way Forward

Presents an internationally comparable series of commercial energy statistics summarizing world energy trends and annual data for 215 countries and areas. more...		This handy pocketbook provides an easy-to-use international compilation of basic economic, social and environmental indicators for 212 countries and areas more..

The Expert group will review and endorse the provisional draft of International Recommendations on Tourism Statistics (IRTS) which will be submitted for approval to the thirty-ninth session of the Statistical Commission in March 2008. It will also discuss data compilation strategies to ensure the implementation of IRTS. more..

Work Session on Integrated Economic Statistics
Bern, Switzerland, 6-8 June 2007

A work session convened by the Friends of the Chair of the Statistical Commission on Integrated Economic Statistics, jointly organized by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office and DESA’s Statistics Division and established at the request of the Statistical Commission in 2006 to develop a concept paper on the modalities of the integrated approach to economic statistics. more..

Workshop on International Economic and Social Classifications
Panama City, Panama, 4-8 June 2007

This Workshop is part of the world-wide implementation process of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) and the Central Product Classification (CPC), approved by the United Nations Statistical Commission in March 2007. more..

Expert Group Meeting on Contemporary Practices in Census Mapping and Use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
New York, 29 May to 1 June 2007

The purpose of the meeting is to critically review contemporary frameworks and different approaches to census mapping and the capabilities offered by advanced technologies (Geographical Information Systems, Global Positioning Systems, Remote Sensing, Internet, etc.) to support census mapping operations. more..