UNSC 1997 (29th session)

Supporting National and

Regional Statistics Days

Feb 1997

Letter from UNSD to NSOs

To assess celebration of

National Statistics Days -NSD- around

the World

Aug 2008

Letter from UNSD to NSOs and IAs

Global consultation on celebration of a

World Statistics DayWorld Statistics Day

Proposed date: 20-10 201020-10 2010

Proposed theme: “Service, Service, Professionalism and Integrity Professionalism and Integrity

– Official Statistics, a Vital – Official Statistics, a Vital National institutionNational institution”

Sep 2008

Nov 2008

UNSD Webpage on

NSD

With more than 100 countries

celebrating a NSD

Global consultation results

Around 70 replies received

All welcome the initiative All welcome the initiative and pledge supportand pledge support

Dec 2008UNSC 2009

(40th session)

Announcing WSD

Feb 2009

Creation of a logo

June 2009

Strategic document

Sep 2009

Creation of Website

Oct 2009

IMPLEMENTATION PHASE

World World Statistics Statistics

DayDay

20-10-201020-10-2010

We are here

UNSC 2010(41th session)

Endorsing WSD

Feb 2009

WHAT TO EXPECT

-Promotion and material leading up to D-Day (active website, dynamic countdown, paper and e-flyers, e-banners, etc.)

- We expect all international and regional agencies will promote the WSD

-National events (organized by NSOs and supported by Regional and International Organizations)

During D-Day

Before D-Day