The composition and definition of country and product groups are not static and are constantly evolving. In order to ensure that the definition and composition continue to provide relevant statistics, they must be kept up to date.

The United Nations has announced the 2011 National Competitive Examinations in Statistics to recruit young professionals. Qualified candidates from 76 countries, 32 years or younger, are eligible to participate in the examinations.

Geneva, hub of international statistics will be the topic of an address by Henri Laurencin, the Head of UNCTAD Development Statistics and Information Branch, before the Conference of European Statisticians

A new theme has been introduced to the UNCTADstat online database: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) indicators

This year's edition is available in print and through UNCTADstat. The UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2010 provides a comprehensive collection of statistical data relevant to the analysis of international trade, investment and development, for individual

On 20 October 2010, celebration of the World Statistics Day, UNCTAD will launch UNCTADstat, its new data dissemination platform.

Let us make this historic World Statistics Day a success by acknowledging and celebrating the role of statistics in the social and economic development of our societies and by dedicating further efforts and resources to strengthening national statistical

Global database provides trade statistics on creative goods and services based on official data from more than 130 countries and covering the period 1996-2006.

The UNCTAD Secretariat, on 29 July, published the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2008. The Handbook provides a broad range of statistics relevant to the analysis of international trade, investment and development, covering individual countries, regions, a

14 Mar 07 - Successful international cooperation in ICT for development statistics