United Nations Statistics Division

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The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), formerly the United Nations Statistical Office, [1] serves under the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (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, 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.

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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 databases 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:

NameNationalityTerm
Stefan SchweinfestFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 1 July 2014 – present
Stefan Schweinfest (acting)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany April 2013 – 30 June 2014
Paul CheungFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 2004–2012
Willem de Vries (acting)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2002–2004
Hermann HabermannFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1994–2002
William SeltzerFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1986–1994
Yoshimasa KurabayashiFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 1982–1986
Svein NordbottenFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 1979–1982
Simon GoldbergFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1972–1979
Patrick J. LoftusFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1962–1972
William R. LeonardFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1948–1962
Harry Campion Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1947

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PET Lab

UNSD leads the Privacy-Enhancing Technologies Lab (PET Lab), which in turn drives TrustworthyAI together with ITU. [7]

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