Launch of the Millennium Development Goals Report 2015
The Millennium Development Goals Report 2015 will be launched in Oslo, Norway by the Secretary-General on 6 July. This report provides a final assessment of global and regional progress towards the MDGs. It documents the 15-year effort to achieve the aspirational goals set out in the Millennium Declaration and highlights the many successes across the globe, but acknowledges the gaps that remain.
In addition to final assessment of the progress, this year’s report features a special section discussing sustainable data for sustainable development. The report is based on comprehensive official statistics compiled by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on MDG indicators led by UN DESA’s Statistics Division. The report launch will take place on 6 July at 10:15 am EDT and it will be streamed live via UN Web TV.
Forthcoming release of World Population Prospects: 2015 Revision
On 22 July, the United Nations will release the twenty-fourth round of official United Nations population estimates and projections, which have been prepared by UN DESA’s Population Division. The 2015 Revision will build on the previous revision by incorporating the findings of new population censuses and specialized demographic surveys, which have been published since the previous revision. This comprehensive review of worldwide demographic trends and future prospects is essential for assessing the degree of progress made in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and to guide policies aimed at achieving the new post-2015 development agenda, which Member States will adopt this fall.
The full results of the 2015 revision will be made available on-line in the form of a two volume report and a comprehensive data depository containing more than 100 Excel files that will contain a wealth of new information on the size and distribution of the world’s population, current and projected levels of fertility, how many total births and deaths there are in the world today, the number of young people on the planet versus the number of older people and how that ratio is changing over time, changes in life expectancy, and so forth.
“This latest update of World Population Prospects comes at an important time,” said Mr. Wilmoth, Director of the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. “As Member States embark on a new development agenda, this report will highlight the demographic trends that shape our world, from rapid population growth in some countries, to population ageing in many others, and sometimes population decline.”
Statistical compilations
Monthly Bulletin of Statistics and MBS Online
The Monthly Bulletin of Statistics presents current economic and social statistics for more than 200 countries and territories of the world. It contains over 50 tables of monthly and/or bimonthly, quarterly and annual data on a variety of subjects illustrating important economic trends and developments, including population, prices, employment and earnings, energy, manufacturing, transport, construction, international merchandise trade and finance.
Vol. LXIX – No. 5 May 2015
In addition to the regular recurrent monthly tables, this issue includes quarterly tables: Earnings in manufacturing, by sex; Total exports and imports by regions: quantum and unit value indices and terms of trade in US dollars.
Industrial Commodity Statistics Yearbook 2012 Vol. I & II
The Industrial Commodity Statistics Yearbook provides statistics on the production of about 600 major industrial commodities. Data are provided for the ten-year period of 2003-2012 for approximately 200 countries and territories. The commodities have been selected on the basis of their importance in world production and trade.
The Yearbook provides data on the quantities and values of industrial production for the major industrial commodities. The Yearbook is therefore organized in two volumes: Volume I: Physical Quantity Data and Volume II: Monetary Value Data.
The publication contains three annexes to assist the user: an index of commodities in alphabetical order; a table of correspondence among the CPC-based commodity codes and the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), Revs. 4 and 3.1, the Harmonized System (HS) 2007 and 2002 and Prodcom 2008 and 2002; and information on all the classifications used in this publication.
2014 International Trade Statistics Yearbook, Volume I Trade by Country
The 2014 International Trade Statistics Yearbook, Volume I —Trade by Country—provides a condensed and integrated analytical view of the international merchandise trade and trade in services up to the year 2014 by means of brief descriptive text, concise data tables and charts. The information presented in the publication gives an insight into the latest trends of trade in goods and services of around 175 countries (or areas) in the world.
The publication is aimed at both specialist trade data users and common audience at large. The presented data, charts and analyses will benefit policy makers, government agencies, non-government organizations, civil society organizations, journalists, academics, researchers, students, businesses and anyone who is interested in trade issues. The information and analyses are presented in a way which can be comprehended by non-expert users of statistics.
The yearbook is also made available online here. For more detailed data, users are requested to go to UN Comtrade and UN Service Trade which are the sources of the information presented in the yearbook, and which are continuously updated.
Statistical Yearbook, 57th Edition
The Statistical Yearbook is an annual compilation of a wide range of international economic, social and environmental statistics on over 200 countries and areas, compiled from sources including UN agencies and other international, national and specialized organizations.
The 57th edition contains data available to the Statistics Division as of 31 December 2013 and presents them in 62 tables on topics such as: agriculture, forestry and fishing; communication; development assistance; education; energy; environment; finance; gender; international merchandise trade; international tourism; labour force; manufacturing; national accounts; population; prices; and science and technology.
The number of years of data shown in the tables varies from one to ten, with most tables covering the period up to 2011 or 2012. Accompanying the tables are technical notes providing brief descriptions of major statistical concepts, definitions and classifications.
Outreach material
Sustainable Development in Action, Volume 3, Issue 6
The June issue features information on the zero draft of the outcome document to adopt the post-2015 development agenda, the High-level Political Forum on sustainable development and the recommendations for advancing sustainable transport to be issued by Secretary-General’s High-Level Group on Sustainable Transportation. The online newsletter is published by UN DESA’s Division for Sustainable Development and it aims to feature the work carried out by Member States, United Nations system, Major Groups and other relevant stakeholders in implementing sustainable development and leading the way to the Future We Want.
Youth Flash Newsletter
The latest issue released in June, includes a feature story which provides reflections on World Environment Day. It also spotlights the Building Bridges team in Cameroon where young people had their say and shared their key priorities for the world they want: quality education, job opportunities and access to clean water and sanitation. The newsletter is a service of the Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) Focal Point on Youth to help keep the public informed about the work of the UN on youth issues. It is prepared with input from UN offices, agencies, funds and programmes, and from youth organizations all over the world.
Enable Newsletter
Prepared by the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SCRPD) within UN DESA’s Division for Social Policy and Development, April-May issue is now available. It gives an update on the status of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), provides news from UN Headquarters and UN agencies and other news of relevance for the work to advance the rights of persons with disabilities.
DESA NGO News
Published by UN DESA’s NGO Branch, the latest issue includes information on the 2015 Resumed session of the Committee on NGOs which took place from 26 May to 3 June. During this session, a total of 160 applications were recommended for consultative status with ECOSOC. The newsletter provides the most up-to-date information on news and upcoming events of interest to civil society at UN headquarters in New York, Geneva and elsewhere.
Discussion papers
Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects No. 79
Prepared by UN DESA’s Development Policy and Analysis Division, the June issue is available online with the following summary:
– Global economy grows at a modest pace
– Recovery in Western Europe gradually becoming more broadly based, but still fragile
– Economic growth downgraded for commodity exporters, while more diversified economies benefit from lower commodity prices
Websites
World Summit on Information Society+10 (WSIS10)
The new website on the WSIS+10 United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting will play a key role as the online platform for the Preparatory Process which starts in June and culminates in a GA High-Level Meeting in December. The website contains news, WSIS+10 related documents, information on the preparatory process, the High-Level Meeting as well as information on upcoming stakeholder consultation within the UN System.
