The 54th session of the Statistical Commission is scheduled to be held from February 28 to March 3 this year at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York (USA).
For reference: The UN Statistical Commission, established in 1947, is the supreme body of the world statistical system. It brings together the heads of statistical offices of UN member states from around the world.
It is the main decision-making body in the field of international statistics, in particular, the development of statistical standards, concepts and methodologies, and their implementation at the international and national levels.
It is also a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), helping the council develop national statistical systems and ensure the comparability of national statistics, coordinate the activities of UN specialized agencies in the field of statistics, and improve statistics and statistical methodology.
During its more than 75 years of activity, the Statistical Commission has become the main platform for the discussion and adoption of major international standards, conceptual definitions and guidelines in all areas of statistics.
Delegation headed by the Director of the Statistics Agency under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Bakhodir Abdusalomovich Begalov also arrived at the UN General Office to participate in the most prestigious meeting of statistical bodies all over the world.
The delegation also took part in the "Statistical forum", which was organized on February 27. Within the framework of the Forum, the heads of statistical offices and representatives of international organizations exchanged their experience.
Currently, the delegation is participating in the discussion of the issues included in the 54th session agenda.
Also, between the sessions, the delegation meets with Mr.Stefan Schweinfest the director of the Statistics Department of UN, Ms. Rachel Biven the director of the Statistical Committee of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the heads of national statistical offices of other countries where also discussed issues of bilateral cooperation.
During the meetings, representatives of international organizations acknowledged that the results achieved in Uzbekistan in relation to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals are positive. In the official website of the UN Department of Statistics noted that “The website is an excellent example of good practice among the CIS countries and the result of successful cooperation with the UN system”.
In addition, during the dialogue, most experts recognized that Uzbekistan's position in the Open Data Ranking (ODIN) has improved, ranking 40th among 192 countries (first in Central Asia) with 66 points, which means that effective reforms are being carried out in this regard.
The session continues.
Additional information will be provided on the participation of representatives of the delegation in meetings and also meetings with representatives of international organizations and national statistical offices of other countries.
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