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Encyclopedia: United Nations System The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE or ECE) was established in 1947 to encourage economic cooperation among its member states. The United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal divisions of the United Nations. Main article: UN Secretariat The United Nations Secretariat is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and it is headed by the United Nations Secretary General, assisted by a staff of international civil servants worldwide. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/United-Nations-System   (3796 words)

NSCB 11 - United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics During the 27th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission in early 1993, a resolution on the fundamental principles of official statistics received wide support. The resolution was circulated to all countries for consultation on its usefulness and application, and it was formally adopted by the United Nations Statistical Commission at its special session in 1994. NSCB 11 - United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics www.nscb.gov.ph /RU11/aboutus/fpos.htm   (362 words)

NYU Law, Library - Foreign & International, United Nations Researching the United Nations by Mary Rumsey at the University of Minnesota. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) information about the organization, current events, publications, programs, documentation and databases. The Commission, which meets annually, is composed of 34 members who are elected by the General Assembly for five year terms and who serve in their individual capacity, not as representatives of their governments. www.law.nyu.edu /library/foreign_intl/un.html   (620 words)

Trade and development (from United Nations) --  Encyclopædia Britannica United Nations (UN) organization formed in 1965 to help countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable human development, an approach to economic growth that emphasizes improving the quality of life of all citizens while conserving the environment and natural resources for future generations. The United Nations (UN) is an international association of independent states that was founded by the victorious nations of World War II to keep the peace their efforts had won. Headquartered in New York City, the UNDF, a semi-autonomous unit of the United Nations Development Programme, provides grants and loans to the least-developed members of the UN for projects in areas such as agriculture and agro-industry, drinking-water supply,... www.britannica.com /eb/article-12423   (1047 words)

UN DSD Development Watch It is also proposed that the Commission on Sustainable Development encourage continued cooperation with the work underway on environment indicators under the auspices of the United Nations Statistical Commission. Pursuant to the multi-year programme of work adopted by the Commission at its first session, the progress achieved on developing these indicators, in the context of Chapter 40 of Agenda 21, will be discussed by the Commission during its third session. Indicators, as used in national policies, may also be used in the national reports to the CSD and other intergovernmental bodies. www.nssd.net /references/SDInd/UNDSD.html   (1720 words)

United Nations Compensation Commission As a subsidiary organ of the Security Council, the Commission operates within the framework of the Council’s resolutions, particularly resolutions 687 (1991), 692 (1991), 986 (1995) and 1483 (2003) that together established the Commission, its jurisdiction, its policy guidelines and its financing. The Commission’s claims processing procedures were prescribed by the Security Council and were further elaborated by the Governing Council in a number of its decisions, which have been implemented by the panels of Commissioners. The Commission is thus neither a court nor a tribunal with an elaborate adversarial process. www2.unog.ch /uncc/clmsproc.htm   (1487 words)

be_v24n2-UNSC.htm The Thirty-fourth Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission took place on 4-7 March 2003 in New York, NY, U.S.A. The session was attended by twenty-four Member States of the Commission. These and other topics that relate to national statistics, their comparability, and the promotion of improved statistical methods will be included in the agenda of the Commission’s thirty-fifth session in March 2004. Observers for other Member States of the United Nations system and for intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations also attended. www.paho.org /English/DD/AIS/be_v24n2-UNSC.htm   (649 words)

UNESCAP Statistics Division In accordance with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics, adopted by the United Nations Statistical Commission, UNESCAP works towards improving statistical capabilities of countries in the region by strengthening national statistical infrastructure and promoting improvement in data quality, international comparability, and the appropriate use of new techniques. Statistics are essential in assessing the social and economic conditions of a country and, as such, are an integral part of the development process itself. As statistics encompass a multitude of domains, UNESCAP concentrates its efforts on priority areas as mandated by the Committee on Statistics, such as poverty statistics, national accounts, gender statistics, and environment statistics. www.unescap.org /stat/about_us.asp   (890 words)

AllRefer.com - Economic and Social Council, UN (United Nations) - Encyclopedia The council supervises the activities of the United Nations Children's Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Development Program, and the International Narcotics Control Board, and it has consultative relationships with numerous nongovernmental organizations. The council has established functional commissions, including the Statistical Commission, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the Commission for Sustainable Development, the Commission on the Status of Women, the Population and Development Commission, and the Commission on Human Rights and regional commissions. The council also coordinates the activities of the specialized agencies of the United Nations and arranges for consultations with international nongovernmental organizations. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/E/EconNSC.html   (417 words)

United Nations Statistics Division - National Accounts Procedures for updating SNA 1993 were approved by the Statistical Commission of the United Nations in March 1999 (Report of the Commission, para. Proposals to the United Nations Statistics Division may be submitted at sna.un.org. Where new economic situations have emerged and their treatment in national accounts is not clear, various solutions on how to treat the phenomenon in question in national accounting may be put forward, indicating that there seems to be room for different interpretations of SNA 1993 rules. millenniumindicators.un.org /unsd/sna1993/updatepage.asp?id=1   (648 words)

UN Chronicle: Statistical Commission reviews problems of least developed countries, other data-oriented work The Commission this year requestedthe United Nations Statistical Office to give particular attention to the needs of statistically least developed among the developing countries when preparing methodological manuals and to assist them in improving their statistical services in order to promote their economic development. With regard to demographic and socialstatistics, the Commission agreed that the subject of patterns of consumption and related socio-economic indicators was a matter of considerable priority for developing countries. The Commission approved the draftSupplementary Principles and Recommendations for the 1990 World Population and Housing Census Programme, and requested that it be published in a form that would reflect the views of the Commission and regional commissions. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1309/is_v24/ai_5012205   (716 words)

United Nations Statistics Division The UN Statistical Commission at its 36th Session in March 2005 endorsed the creation of the UN Committee on Environmental-Economic Accounting to mainstream environmental accounting and elevating it to the level of official statistics. United Nations Expert Group Meeting on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses Preliminary Meeting of the United Nations Committee on Environmental-Economic Accounting unstats.un.org /unsd   (410 words)

United Nations Statistics Division - Statistical Commission The thirty-sixth session of the Statistical Commission was held at United Nations Headquarters, New York from 1 to 4 March 2005. The sessions of the Statistical Commission are substantively serviced by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and attended by the regional commissions, other United Nations organizations, specialized agencies and related organizations, non-United Nations international organizations active in international statistical work, and non-governmental organizations. The Commission may submit to the Council, in the form of draft resolutions, recommendations to States Members of the United Nations, the Secretary-general or the specialized agencies. unstats.un.org /unsd/statcom/commission.htm   (768 words)

Monthly Labor Review: Statistical systems in transition: Central and ... @ HighBeam Research It is a subsidiary to the United Nations Statistical Commission and is concerned with every aspect of official statistics: economic, social, demographic, and environmental, as well as electronic data processing for statistical purposes and general issues relating to the organization and operation of statistical services. The Conference of European Statisticians consists of individuals who are heads of statistical offices from all member countries of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe which includes North America and Israel. In recognition of its 40th anniversary, the Conference of European Statisticians published, "Statistics in the Democratic Process at the End of the 20th Century." The publication includes papers focusing on different aspects of the "10 Commandments of Official Statistics," that is, the resolutions the conference passed during its annual meeting in 1992. highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:14960910&refid=ip_almanac_hf   (1029 words)

Reference services It is also a subsidiary body of the United Nations Statistical Commission and, as such, contributes at the regional level to the worldwide projects of that Commission. The Conference of European Statisticians was established in 1953 by the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) as one of its main subsidiary bodies. Other ECE principal subsidiary bodies cooperate closely with the Conference on statistical problems in their fields of competence and, in most cases, joint meetings are convened to consider such problems. esa.un.org /esaWeb/esaCalendar/pgViewBodyTermsOfRef.asp?bodyCode=9   (379 words)

Measuring Capital -- OECD Manual: Measurement of Capital Stocks, Consumption of Fixed Capital and Capital Services In 1995 the United Nations Statistical Commission requested a study into critical problems in economic statistics. It is important that compilers of any statistic have a sound understanding of that statistic's conceptual base. The Manual should also be useful to users of capital stock and related statistics, by providing information on the way that the statistics are put together. www.oecd.org /LongAbstract/0,2546,en_2649_37361_2350157_1_1_1_1,00.html   (189 words)

Nat' Academies Press, Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency: Second Edition (2001) 1 The ECE resolution was later adopted by the Statistical Commission of the United Nations (United Nations Statistical Commission, 1994). A draft of the paper was discussed by the heads of some federal statistical agencies at an open meeting of CNSTAT, and a draft was also discussed at a meeting of the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics. Although focused on federal statistical agencies, many of the principles and practices presented here also apply to statistical activities elsewhere, particularly to those in state and local government agencies and other statistical organizations. www.nap.edu /books/0309073146/html/R14.html   (620 words)

International Trade Centre - The Standard International Trade Classification Revision 3 (SITC Rev.3) was considered and approved by the United Nations Statistical Commission in 1985, endorsed by the Economic and social Council in its resolution 1985/7 of 28 May 1985 and published by the United Nations in 1986. At the end of the SITC listing : "Source : Standard International Trade Classification Revision 3, Statistical papers, Series M, No. 34/Rev.3 (United Nations Publication, Sales No. E.86VII.12. Is is copyrighted by the United Nations and may not be copied or disseminated by any mechanical or electronic means without the written permission of the United Nations. www.intracen.org /tradstat/sitc3.htm   (139 words)

United Nations Multilateral Government Society The United Nations (UN) is an international organization formed on October 24, 1945 as a successor to the League of Nations. United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), infotut.com /reference/Society/Government/Multilateral/United_Nations   (390 words)

Active Skim View of: Part 2: Commentary The Bureau of the Census was established as a permanent agency in 1902 to conduct the decennial census and related statistical activities. The heads of statistical ' + 'agencies must be prepared to deal with requests from other units in their own department, from other agencies and organizations, and from the courts wanting ' + 'to use individually identifiable data. Professional ' + 'Advancement of Staff An effective federal statistical agency has personnel policies that encourage the development and retention of a strong professional ' + 'staff who are committed to the highest standards of quality work. www.nap.edu /nap-cgi/skimit.cgi?isbn=0309073146&chap=13-38   (11535 words)

be_v23n1-resol.htm Centre Heads commended the efforts to date of the UN Statistical Division, regional commissions and the United Nations Population Fund to assist the registration and vital statistics activities in countries, and noted that further work is needed in many countries. The area of health statistics was included for the first time in the Thirty-third Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission, which was carried out in New York, New York, USA on 5-8 March 2002. Centre Heads agreed to advise their respective national statistical agencies of their position, and to urge the agencies to pursue the issue of improved vital statistics through the UN Statistical Commission. www.paho.org /English/sha/be_v23n1-resol.htm   (971 words)

United Nations Statistics Division - International Merchandise Trade Statistics Several other classifications, and correlation tables relevant to trade statistics particularly the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System developed and maintained by the World Customs Organization and endorsed by the United Nations Statistical Commission, are available at the UN classification registry. The Expert Group on Distributive Trade Statistics (EG-DTS) is being organized to assist UNSD in the revision of the UN Statistical Commission’s recommendations on distributive trade statistics. The new publication 'Statistical Territories of the World for Use in International Merchandise Trade Statistics’ provides a detailed description of statistical territories of countries or areas as compared with their customs and geographical territories. secap118.un.org /unsd/trade   (513 words)

ECP-nature.htm Initially the comparisons were organised periodically under the leadership of the international organisations: the United Nations (Statistical Commission and Economic Commission for Europe), OECD, Eurostat and the World Bank The first three phases of ICP with reference years 1970, 1973 and 1975 were preliminary and fully experimental. In 1968 the United Nations Statistical Commission and the University of Pennsylvania established a joint International Comparison Project (ICP). Annual volume comparisons of the main National Accounts aggregates: GDP by final use and its main components and Purchasing Power Parities between partners' countries are the aim of this exercise. www.nsi.bg /Gdp_e/ECP-nature.htm   (1248 words)

International obligations - Statistics New Zealand In addition, New Zealand is a member country of the United Nations Statistical Commission for the period 2002-2005, with the Government Statistician heading New Zealand's delegation on it. Statistics New Zealand has obligations to a number of international agencies such as the United Nations, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO). In undertaking this work, the department works closely with the key statistical co-ordination and donor agencies in the regions in order to address Pacific governments' requirements for robust economic and social statistics, and to ensure that the importance of statistics in formulating policy to undertake economic and social development is well understood. www.stats.govt.nz /corporate-reports/post-election-briefing-2002/international-obligations.htm   (317 words)

Statistikaamet The collection and processing of foreign trade statistics are based on the recommendations by the United Nations Statistical Commission and the Statistical Office of European Communities (EUROSTAT). Statistics of foreign trade does not include information concerning transit haulage and goods that are imported and exported by private persons and trade in services. As from 1995, the National Customs Board started to arrange the declaration of the repair of foreign vessels (the full value of vessels is declared both on arrival to Estonia and on departure after the repair). www.stat.ee /index.aw/section=6873/set_lang_id=2   (764 words)

Response-5920-USA.doc For the purposes of the United States, it is not necessarily the level of detail present in ISIC but rather the concepts that are used to create the details in ISIC that are of interest. The United States does not see any value in this grouping if a production function criterion is used to define industries and the concept is not present in the basic structure of NAICS. To ensure that the classifications remain useful tools for compiling statistics at the national level and for international comparison, input from a variety of users of the classification into the revision process is necessary. www.ibge.gov.br /concla/textos_tecnicos/Response-5920-USA.doc   (4554 words)

Katherine K. Wallman's biosketch In this capacity, she is responsible for overseeing and coordinating Federal statistical policies, standards and programs; developing and fostering long-term improvements in Federal statistical activities; and representing the Federal government in international organizations such as the United Nations Statistical Commission. Her special interests include fostering improved dissemination of and access to Federal statistical information; increasing cooperation between the several levels of government in the production of national statistics; strengthening the interface between academic and governmental statisticians; and enhancing the statistical literacy of the public. Wallman is an elected member of the International Statistical Institute, a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a Founder Member of the International Association for Official Statistics. www.albany.edu /~areilly/albany_asa/confweb99/abstract/kathyw.htm   (284 words)

ASIL Electronic Resource Guide The United Nations is an international organization formed after World War II in 1945 to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the Charter of the United Nations (http:www.uncharter/about). United Nations Watch is a Geneva-based organization "whose mandate is to monitor the performance of the United Nations by the yardstick of its Charter." ACUNS is "an international association of scholars, teachers, practitioners, and others who are active in the work and study of the United Nations system and international organizations in general." This is an extensive website with information about the organization, copies of newsletters and other reports, and links to related sites. www.asil.org /resource/un1.htm   (7036 words)

ALST Faculty: Ellen P. Kraly She was a member of the National Academy of Sciences Panel on Immigration Statistics, 1983-85, and has conducted research for the United Nations Statistical Commission, the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, and currently, the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform. She and Charles Hirschman at the University of Washington were awarded a research grant from the National Institute of Child and Human Development to study the social and economic status of ethnic and racial groups in the U.S. for 1940 and 1950. She has held faculty positions at Cornell University and Hamilton College. departments.colgate.edu /alst/faculty/kraly.html   (265 words)

European Tourist Attractions Market Assessment - Research and Markets - Market Research Reports This report uses the definitions of the market for international travel and tourism as recommended by the World Tourism Organisation (WTO), and adopted by the United Nations (UN) Statistical Commission in March 1993. Soy-Based Food and Drink in the United States As reported in Panorama of European Business 1999, published by the European Commission: www.researchandmarkets.com /reports/3644   (1295 words)

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