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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S VIDEO MESSAGE ON WORLD STATISTICS DAY

 

New York, 20 October 2020

I wish everyone around the world a data-rich World Statistics Day!

Statistics are fundamental for evidence-based policymaking. Current, reliable, timely and trusted data help us to understand the changing world in which we live and to drive the transformations that are needed, leaving no one behind.  The coronavirus pandemic has further elevated the importance of data...