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Vietnam attending 52nd session of UN Statistical Commission

A report on national accounts was among the items presented by the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) at the ongoing 52nd session of the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC), GSO Director General Nguyen Thi Huong said.
Vietnam attending 52nd session of UN Statistical Commission ảnh 1The General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) attends the ongoing 52nd session of the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC). (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - A report on national accounts wasamong the items presented by the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) atthe ongoing 52nd session of the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC), GSODirector General Nguyen Thi Huong said.

According to Huong, the GSO has initially applied the System of NationalAccounts 2008 (2008 SNA), which is the latest version of the SNAadopted by the commission. This year, the office will implement a series of activitieson national accounts, including the issuance of a guidebook on theclassification of institutional sectors applicable to Vietnam’s statisticssector.

At the session, the GSO is also set to deliver apresentation concerning a report on the UN Committee of Experts on Business andTrade Statistics.

Huong said Vietnam supports orientations for changesto the manual on international merchandise trade statistics. The country requests the UN soon send its detailed planfor such changes to member nations and develop a related questionnaire tocollect feedback.

Besides, the the GSO is also set to have a presentation to the high-level group for partnership, coordination and capacity-building regarding statistics for the 2030 Agenda for SustainableDevelopment.

Founded in 1947, the Statistical Commission consistsof 24 UN member countries elected by the UN Economic and Social Council on thebasis of equitable geographical distribution.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this 52nd session isbeing held in a scaled-down virtual format, consisting of four two-hourinformal meetings from March 1 to 3 and on March 5./.
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