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Title | Commissioner Kang Shin-wook Attended the 50th UNSC |
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Date | 2019-03-04 |
□ Kang Shin-wook, Commissioner of KOSTAT, the head of Korean delegation, attended the 50th session of the United Nations Statistical
o The UNSC is the highest level of statistical gathering recognized in the international community. The UNSC is a venue where chief
o Korea is one of only 24 UN member states (out of 190) which are official members of UNSC. At the meeting, Korea exercised a vote
* UNSC members are elected by the UN Economic and Social Council on the basis of an equitable geographical distribution (four
□ A number of meetings with key partners took place during this visit. Commissioner Kang had bilateral meetings with the delegations from
□ At the 50th session of the UNSC, chief statisticians from member states considered adopting the UNSC guidelines on global data
o Commissioner Kang urged member states to set up a standardized data reporting system in order to prevent international organizations
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