TurkmenStat took part in the session of the UN Statistical Commission in New York
The 55th session of the UN Statistical Commission took place from February 27 to March 1 at the UN headquarters in New York. The meetings were attended by heads and representatives of the national statistical sector of 24 member states of the Commission, observers from other countries, representatives of organizations of the UN system and international and non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council.
The chairman of the State Committee of Turkmenistan on Statistics, Dovletgeldi Amanmuhammedov, took part in the session.
The Turkmen side spoke on several items on the agenda of the session, in particular: “Data and indicators for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” and “National Accounts,” according to the page of the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN.
The session participants were familiarized with the transformations in the national economy and the prospects for the development of the statistical sector of Turkmenistan, as well as the process of implementing the SDGs at the national level through the adoption of relevant indicators. In particular, there were noted the National SDG Implementation Platform created in the country with the support of UNDP, the next Voluntary National Review on the implementation of the SDGs presented in 2023, as well as the ongoing process of updating the System of National Accounts.
During the opening session, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Li Jinhua noted the critical role of data in measuring progress and accelerating action towards achieving the SDGs, the symbolism of the adoption of the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics 30 years ago and the need for increased cooperation in innovative areas such as system development of big and publicly available data by modernizing the statistical infrastructure.
During the meetings, there was presented the main report of the UN Secretary General on the review of progress in achieving the SDGs. During the session, it was particularly noted the importance of the upcoming UN World Data Forum in November 2024 in Colombia, during which current issues of developing multilateral cooperation in the field of statistics will be discussed.
In conclusion, it was decided to hold the next, 56th session of the Commission on March 4-7, 2025 in New York.
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