KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia has been appointed a member of the United Nations Statistical Commission’s (UNSC) advisory group.
The appointment was made at the 52nd UNSC session held virtually from March 1 to 5.
In a statement today, the Statistics Department said Malaysia being in the advisory group will lead to the modernisation of the national statistical system’s management and organisation.
UNSC is a top decision-making body comprising more than 190 UN member states and international organisations. It meets annually, with a mandate to promote official statistics.
At the 52nd session, Malaysia was also selected as among the pilot countries under the 12 Tranches of the UN Development Account for 2020-23 projects.
The Statistics Department said the country’s commitment and leadership role in relation to the development of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) in the Asian region is being recognised by UNSC.
“As a continuation, Malaysia has executed the MySEEA extension for the years 2021-25, prioritising the development of land and ocean accounts.”
Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin led the Malaysian delegation at the 52nd UNSC session.
“(The department) as the official government agency will continue to be actively involved in and supportive of UNSC, in order to improve coverage of many important statistical indicators, as well as provide reliable official statistics that are relevant to policy that will benefit the whole national statistical system and well-being of society.” – Bernama, March 8, 2021
