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Report on the coordination of international statistical activities in the area of the environment
This report presents the results of a regional study conducted by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the National Institute of Statistics and Geography of Mexico, in their respective roles as technical secretariat and coordinator, of the Working Group on Environmental Statistics of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC. The objective was to carry out an in- depth study of the international statistical activities in the area of environmental statistics, with a view to strengthening coordination of those activities and optimizing their contribu…
Report Highlights Region's Achievements in the Development of Statistics
(19 October 2010) Over the past decade the great majority of Latin American and Caribbean countries made significant progress in the development of statistics in different fields, says a new ECLAC report released today in Santiago, Chile. The report Development of Official Statistics in the Region was presented by ECLAC Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena in the context of World Statistics Day, celebrated today in this United Nations regional commission. The report, which describes the main trends in the development of official statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean and the most importan…
Informe destaca logros de países de la región en el desarrollo de las estadísticas
(19 de octubre, 2010) En la última década la gran mayoría de los países de América Latina y el Caribe realizó importantes avances en el desarrollo de las estadísticas en distintos ámbitos, según un nuevo documento de la CEPAL dado a conocer hoy en Santiago, Chile. El informe Desarrollo de las estadísticas oficiales en la región fue presentado por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en el marco de la celebración del Día Mundial de la Estadística, que se realizó en la sede de esta comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas. El informe, que describe las principales tendencias de la ev…
Día Mundial de la Estadística
ECLAC Joins Celebration of World Statistics Day
(18 October 2010) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has joined the celebration of World Statistics Day, which, for the first time this 20 October, will raise awareness of the importance of statistics in decision-making, designing national development policies and government transparency. World Statistics Day was established by resolution of the United Nations General Assembly in June this year under the theme "Celebrating the many achievements of official statistics", acknowledging their importance for national socio-economic development and as a basic pi…