DESA News: "We need sustainable statistics to support sustainable development"

For almost as long as the UN has existed, development data has been collected, generating a crucial asset for the international community. Behind this important effort is DESA's Statistics Division, led by Stefan Schweinfest. In DESA News, he shares what it takes to measure an ever changing world and to prepare for development beyond 2015.

For more information:

Access feature interview in DESA News December 2013 edition: http://www.un.org/en/development/desa...

DESA's Statistics Division:

http://unstats.un.org/unsd/default.htm
File date: 
Friday, November 29, 2013