DESA News

Volume 19, No.02 - February 2015

Capacity development


Towards a nationally owned monitoring system for the SDGs

WFP nutrition programThe Statistical Commission will hold its Friday Seminar on “The Development of an Indicator Framework for the post-2015 Development Agenda: Towards a nationally owned monitoring system for the SDGs” on 27 February at UN Headquarters in New York.

To be held just before the start of the 46th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission, which takes place on 3-6 March, this event intends to further the discussion on issues related to the development of indicators to monitor the post-2015 development agenda and hear from both data producers and data users.

The Statistical Commission, established in 1947, is the apex entity of the global statistical system. It brings together the Chief Statisticians from Member States around the world. It is the highest decision making body for international statistical activities, especially the setting of statistical standards, the development of concepts and methods and their implementation at the national and international level.

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46th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission