Its recommendations address both the national statistical agencies and international organizations.

We have data in the United Nations, in the national statistical agencies and in universities and other non governmental organizations.

The global statistical system consists both of national statistical agencies and of international organizations active in the field of statistics.

The chief statisticians and coordinators of statistical activities in the various international agencies have developed a set of principles governing international statistical activities and have drawn up related good practices.

As part of the process of implementing the strategy paper HDRO initiated a more direct contact with national statistical offices and other government agencies.

Statistical authorities are encouraged to cooperate with Government agencies to promote efficient data capture to serve both administrative and statistical purposes.

The Inter Agency and Expert Group on Millennium Development Goal Indicators coordinates the efforts of United Nations entities and national statistical services, as well as regional and international statistical bodies from outside the United Nations system.

The website has been continuously updated and enhanced to support online discussions and commenting by countries' statistical agencies and experts.

Why are we not using the data we have? We have data in the United Nations, in the national statistical agencies and in universities and other non governmental organizations.

According to the estimates of the Entity statistics agencies, the proportion of old persons in the overall population structure in Bosnia and Herzegovina is over 10 per cent.

There are a number of initiatives in place, supported by the Inter agency and Expert Group, to improve the MDG database managed by the Statistics Division.

Statistical services

Global development trends, issues and policies

Marshall Islands

Statistic functions

(f) Poverty, power and decision making and human rights. In many countries, mainstream statistical agencies and programmes do not routinely collect, compile and disseminate gender statistics under such topics as poverty, power and decision making and human rights.

Basic statistical data

(ii) Statistical Commission

Statistical information.

(i) Statistical Commission

It was concluded that national statistical offices should cooperate with other national agencies, if necessary, to develop a viable programme for distributive trade index numbers and volume measurement.

Furthermore, improvements are needed to the modalities that the international agencies use to consult with national statistical systems to verify estimated figures.

Over the years, the Statistical Commission has considered the work of many different task forces, city groups and inter agency working groups engaged in economic statistics.

Annex 1 Statistical data

(j) Statistical capacity building

(j) Statistical capacity building

The national statistical offices responsible for industrial statistics look for advice and guidance from the Statistical Commission for the development and organization of their statistical system.

The United Nations Statistics Division, as mandated by the Statistical Commission, assists in donor coordination in statistical capacity activities.

Statistical agencies have also started the activities on collecting some new data, which have not been collected so far, which will be segregated by gender, through the initiative and support by Gender Centers.

Given the significance of the statistical work of HDRO and the challenge of ensuring that the rigorous statistical work in the HDR meets the highest professional standards, every year one informal thematic consultation has been devoted to discussing statistical issues.

The Commission recognized that there is a role for the Division to play in donor coordination and recommended that the Division, together with the Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities, carefully review what coordination mechanisms would be most suitable and effective.

Recommendations for national statistical agencies

Decision of the Bureau of the Statistical Commission

(a) Inadequate statistical capacity

Statistical information related to human rights

Outline of the strategy of the Statistics Division

Increased financing for statistical capacity building.

Principles governing international statistical activities

1 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1994, Supplement No. 9 (E 1994 29), chap. V, para.

Statistical metadata and data quality

Items for information statistical capacity building

(l) Coordination and integration of statistical programmes.

Building national statistical systems

But the statistical result is loud and clear.

Our third concern is that the tables do not distinguish between indicators based on surveys conducted by national statistical offices (perhaps with funding assistance) or those conducted by international agencies.