The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), formerly the United Nations Statistical Office, serves under the
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) is part of the United Nations Secretariat and is responsible for the follow-up to major United Nations Summits and Conferences, as well as services to the United Nations Econ ...
(DESA) as the central mechanism within the Secretariat of the United Nations to supply the statistical needs and coordinating activities of the global statistical system. The Division is overseen by the
United Nations Statistical Commission
The United Nations Statistical Commission (StatCom) is a Functional Commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, established in 1946. The Statistical Commission oversees the work of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). ...
, established in 1947, as the apex entity of the global statistical system and highest decision making body for coordinating international statistical activities. It brings together the Chief Statisticians from member states from around the world.
The Division compiles and disseminates global statistical information, develops standards and norms for statistical activities, and supports countries' efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.
The Division regularly publishes data updates, including the Statistical Yearbook and World Statistics Pocketbook, and books and reports on statistics and statistical methods. Many of the Division's databases are also available at its site (See below), as electronic publications and data files in the form of CD-ROMs, diskettes and magnetic tapes, or as printed publications.
UNdata, a new internet-based data service for the global user community brings UN
statistical database
A statistical database is a database used for statistical analysis purposes. It is an OLAP (online analytical processing), instead of OLTP (online transaction processing) system. Modern decision, and classical statistical databases are often clos ...
s within easy reach of users through a single entry point. Users can search and download a variety of statistical resources of the UN system.
Directors
Including acting directors:
Topics
*Economy
**Industry Statistics
**Energy Statistics
**Trade Statistics
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*Environment
**Environment Statistics
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*Development Indicators
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Sustainable Development Goal indicators
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PET Lab
UNSD leads the Privacy-Enhancing Technologies Lab (PET Lab), which in turn drives
TrustworthyAI
Trustworthy AI refers to artificial intelligence systems designed and deployed to be transparent, robust and respectful of data privacy.
Trustworthy AI makes use of a number of Privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs), including homomorphic encrypti ...
together with
ITU
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)In the other common languages of the ITU:
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* is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies. It was established ...
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See also
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Classification of the Functions of Government
Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is a classification defined by the United Nations Statistics Division
The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), formerly the United Nations Statistical Office, serves under the United Na ...
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International Standard Industrial Classification
The International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) is a United Nations industry classification system. Wide use has been made of ISIC in classifying data according to kind of economic activity in the fields of em ...
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UN M49
UN M49 or the Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Series M, No. 49) is a standard for area codes used by the United Nations for statistical purposes, developed and maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division. Each area code ...
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United Nations geoscheme
The United Nations geoscheme is a system that divides 248 countries and territories in the world into six continental regions, 22 geographical subregions, and two intermediary regions. It was devised by the United Nations Statistics Division ...
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List of national and international statistical services
The following is a list of national and international statistical services.
Central national statistical services
Nearly every country in the world has set a central public sector unit entirely devoted to the production, harmonisation and dissemin ...
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Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities The Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities (CCSA) is composed of international and supranational organisations whose mandate includes the provision of statistics. The CCSA promotes inter-agency coordination and cooperation on stati ...
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United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ...
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United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN) is one of the nine expert groups of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and deals with the national and international standardization of geographical names. ...
References
External links
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Organizations established in 1947
Statistical organizations
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