As previously reported, a delegation led by the Chairman of the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Statistics takes part in the 8th session of the High-Level Statistical Committee of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), which takes place on August 23-25 this year in Bangkok, Thailand.
The conference will consider the experience of member states in improving the statistical system, implementing regional innovation initiatives, statistical aspects of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, coordinating positions within organizations, expanding the interactive dialogue between statistical systems and other issues.
For reference: The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) was established on March 28, 1947. The headquarters of the commission is located in Bangkok. ESCAP is the largest of the five UN regional commissions in terms of geographical coverage and population. The Commission consists of 53 voting countries, including eight CIS countries (Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan). The Republic of Uzbekistan has been an active member of this commission since July 31, 1992.
Within the framework of the 8th session of the ESCAP Statistical Committee, a presentation was made by the Chairman of the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Statistics, Doctor of Economics, Professor Bakhodir Abdusalomovich Begalov on the topic “The Statistical System of Uzbekistan”.
During the presentation, B. Begalov provided information on the measures taken in Uzbekistan to reform the national statistical system, effectively establish its functioning, put into practice advanced quality management systems, ensure openness, transparency and quality of statistical data, as well as the results achieved in maintaining statistics to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Also, the Chairman of the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Statistics was elected to the position of Deputy Chairman of the Executive Bureau of the Statistical Committee of ESCAP. This, in turn, will create the basis for improving the image of our country among member states of the organization, promoting the interests of the country in the activities of the ESCAP statistical committee, as well as increasing the human resources capacity of the statistical system of Uzbekistan and conducting statistical research together with the ESCAP Institute of Statistics (UNISAP).
The agenda of the session includes bilateral meetings of the delegation of Uzbekistan with the leadership of the Statistical Committee of ESCAP and the Institute of Statistics (UNISAP), as well as with the heads of statistical departments of Malaysia, India and Korea.
Based on the results of the meetings and the agreements reached, a “Roadmap” for their implementation will be developed.
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