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    The United Nations General Assembly resolution endorses the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics as adopted by the Statistical Commission in 1994. The 10 principles outline that official statistics should provide indispensable information to governments and the public, be compiled and presented impartially by statistical agencies according to scientific standards, and that individual data should be kept strictly confidential. Coordination and cooperation across statistical systems within and between countries is important for consistency.

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    The United Nations General Assembly resolution endorses the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics as adopted by the Statistical Commission in 1994. The 10 principles outline that official statistics should provide indispensable information to governments and the public, be compiled and presented impartially by statistical agencies according to scientific standards, and that individual data should be kept strictly confidential. Coordination and cooperation across statistical systems within and between countries is important for consistency.

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    United Nations A/RES/68/261

    Distr.: General
    General Assembly 3 March 2014

    Sixty-eighth session
    Agenda item 9

    Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 29 January 2014


    [without reference to a Main Committee (A/68/L.36 and Add.1)]

    68/261. Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics

    The General Assembly,


    Recalling recent resolutions 1 of the General Assembly and the Economic and
    Social Council highlighting the fundamental importance of official statistics for the
    national and global development agenda,
    Bearing in mind the critical role of high-quality official statistical information in
    analysis and informed policy decision-making in support of sustainable development,
    peace and security, as well as for mutual knowledge and trade among the States and
    peoples of an increasingly connected world, demanding openness and transparency,
    Bearing in mind also that the essential trust of the public in the integrity of
    official statistical systems and confidence in statistics depend to a large extent on
    respect for the fundamental values and principles that are the basis of any society
    seeking to understand itself and respect the rights of its members, and in this context
    that professional independence and accountability of statistical agencies are crucial,
    Stressing that, in order to be effective, the fundamental values and principles that
    govern statistical work have to be guaranteed by legal and institutional frameworks and
    be respected at all political levels and by all stakeholders in national statistical systems,
    Endorses the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics set out below, as
    adopted by the Statistical Commission in 1994 2 and reaffirmed in 2013, and endorsed
    by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 2013/21 of 24 July 2013:

    Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics


    Principle 1. Official statistics provide an indispensable element in the
    information system of a democratic society, serving the Government, the economy

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    These include General Assembly resolution 64/267 on World Statistics Day and Economic and Social
    Council resolutions 2005/13 on the 2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme, 2006/6 on
    strengthening statistical capacity and 2013/21 on the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics.
    2
    For the original preamble used on the occasion of the initial adoption of the Fundamental Principles in
    1994, see chapter V of the report of the Statistical Commission on its special session (Official Records of
    the Economic and Social Council, 1994, Supplement No. 9 (E/1994/29)). More information on the
    Fundamental Principles and their history is available from the website of the Statistics Division.
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    and the public with data about the economic, demographic, social and
    environmental situation. To this end, official statistics that meet the test of practical
    utility are to be compiled and made available on an impartial basis by official
    statistical agencies to honour citizens’ entitlement to public information.
    Principle 2. To retain trust in official statistics, the statistical agencies need to
    decide according to strictly professional considerations, including scientific
    principles and professional ethics, on the methods and procedures for the collection,
    processing, storage and presentation of statistical data.
    Principle 3. To facilitate a correct interpretation of the data, the statistical
    agencies are to present information according to scientific standards on the sources,
    methods and procedures of the statistics.
    Principle 4. The statistical agencies are entitled to comment on erroneous
    interpretation and misuse of statistics.
    Principle 5. Data for statistical purposes may be drawn from all types of
    sources, be they statistical surveys or administrative records. Statistical agencies are
    to choose the source with regard to quality, timeliness, costs and the burden on
    respondents.
    Principle 6. Individual data collected by statistical agencies for statistical
    compilation, whether they refer to natural or legal persons, are to be strictly
    confidential and used exclusively for statistical purposes.
    Principle 7. The laws, regulations and measures under which the statistical
    systems operate are to be made public.
    Principle 8. Coordination among statistical agencies within countries is
    essential to achieve consistency and efficiency in the statistical system.
    Principle 9. The use by statistical agencies in each country of international
    concepts, classifications and methods promotes the consistency and efficiency of
    statistical systems at all official levels.
    Principle 10. Bilateral and multilateral cooperation in statistics contributes to
    the improvement of systems of official statistics in all countries.

    73rd plenary meeting


    29 January 2014

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