Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 3-6 March 2020, a delegation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, headed by the chairman of the State Committee for Statistics of our country, Bahodir Begalov, takes part in the 51st session of the UN Statistical Commission, held in New York.

The UN Statistical Commission was established in 1947 and is the functional body of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which provides assistance to the Council in developing national systems, increasing the comparability of national statistics, coordinating the work of UN specialized agencies and improving indicators and methodology.

According to the Permanent Mission of Uzbekistan to the UN, the agenda of the 51st session includes consideration of topical issues related to indicators on sustainable development for the period up to 2030, discussion of statistics in the field of international trade and business, environmental and economic accounting, agriculture, demographic development, healthcare and other areas.

During the visit, the delegation of Uzbekistan also planned a number of bilateral meetings with representatives of foreign countries and international organizations participating in the session.