United Nations Economic and Social Council
Statistical Commission
Fifty–fourth session, 28 February–3 March 2023
Item 4 (b) of the provisional agenda*
Items for decision: integration of statistical and geospatial information

UN Document E/CN.3/2023/19

19. In emergent areas of work, such as disaster-related statistics and climate change,
the response, whether at the local, regional or global level, is based on integrating
geospatial, statistical and other related information. Importantly, in addition to several
subsidiary groups, a number of decisions of the Statistical Commission already
recognize the need for geospatially integrated statistical data, and the Expert Group
recognizes the opportunity to highlight the enabling role of the Global Statistical
Geospatial Framework for these groups.

21. Thus, the Expert Group’s future direction will focus on enabling the
implementation and application of the Global Statistical Geospatial Framework to
underpin the integrated data needs to address climate change, natural disasters,
security issues, food production and other areas of the 2030 Agenda at the national
and local levels.

26.  …  the Expert Group welcomes members drawn from among decision makers
responsible for thematic areas, such as the response to COVID -19, climate change,
natural disasters, security issues, food production and other areas of the 2030 Agenda.

42. (c)  To urge Member States to adopt and implement the Global Statistical
Geospatial Framework, especially given the added dimensions of climate change-,
disaster- and health-related statistics (e.g. on COVID-19) and big data, and other
emergent concerns necessitating the integration of geospatial, statistical and other
related information;

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