United Nations Information Centre per request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ School of International Relations held a workshop on “Finding UN Information and Documentation” for experts of Statistical Centre of Iran at the UN building on 31 January 2017.
UNIC Reference Assistant Ms. Nazanin Ghaemmaghami elaborated on some basic facts about the UN such as the main organs including General Assembly and its resolution on World Statistics Day as well as Economic and Social Council, UN Statistical Commission as one of its subsidiary bodies and UN Statistics Division and its related databases.
Then she addressed the participants on UN data: A world of information as an internet-based data service which brings UN statistical databases within easy reach by users through a single entry point.
Ms. Ghaemmaghami focused on Sustainable Development Summit 2015, as one of the High-level meetings of the 70th session of General Assembly, 2030 Agenda for sustainable development as well as on the sustainable development goals, their targets and indicators. She also said that H.E. Iranian President, Dr. Rouhani signed this historic document, together with other leaders of all UN Member States.
Workshops “Finding UN Information and Documentation” are regularly organized by the UNIC for all interested groups.
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