KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — Malaysia has been appointed as a member of the United Nations Statistical Commission’s (UNSC) advisory group (AG).
The appointment was made at the 52nd UNSC session held virtually from March 1-5, 2021.
In a statement today, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) said Malaysia as one of the AG members will modernise the management and organisation of the national statistical system, thus contributing valuably to the advancement of the global statistical community.
The UNSC is the highest decision-making body consisting of more than 190 UN member states and international organisations, and members of the committee meet annually with a mandate to promote official statistics.
During the 52nd UNSC session, Malaysia was also selected as one of the pilot countries under the 12 Tranche of the UN Development Account for 2020 – 2023 projects.
DoSM said Malaysia’s commitment and leadership role in developing the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) in the Asian region is being recognised by the UNSD.
“As a continuation, Malaysia has executed MySEEA extension for the year 2021 – 2025, prioritising the development of Land and Ocean Accounts,” it said.
It said the fully-funded project aimed to strengthen the capacity of National Office of Statistics (NSO) in building SEEA in measuring progress towards sustainable development and formulating integrated evidence-based policies.
Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin led the Malaysian delegation for the 52nd UNSC session.
“DoSM, as the official government agency, will continue to be actively involved and supportive in the UNSC in order to improve coverage of many important statistical indicators, as well as to provide reliable official statistics that are relevant to policy that will benefit the whole National Statistical System and the well -being of society,” said Mohd Uzir.
Sources: BERNAMA