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Director, United Nations Statistics Division Stefan Schweinfest was appointed Director of the Statistics Division (UNSD/DESA) in July 2014. Under his leadership, the Division compiles and disseminates global statistical information, develops standards and norms for statistical activities including the integration of geospatial, statistical and other information, and supports countries' efforts to strengthen their national statistical and geospatial systems. As the Director of the Statistics Division, Stefan Schweinfest supported the work of Statistical Commission and its Inter-Agency and Exp...

File photo of retired Supreme Court Justice Kurian Joseph. | HT photo Retired Supreme Court Justice Kurian Joseph on Sunday said that the independence of judiciary was under threat due to various factors, including those from inside the institution. “A judge must have true faith and allegiance to the Constitution,” he said, while addressing a webinar. “This means that a judge’s allegiance should not be coloured by political, communal, philosophical bias, or bias of arbitrariness.” Joseph said that currently the judiciary was divided along political and communal ...

Direct News Source (Dec-2020) The Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) examines Australia’s tourism performance through an economic lens. This summary of the TSA looks at the impacts of COVID-19 on this performance and sheds light on where these were felt most deeply. We use TSA data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to report on: the value of goods and services consumed by visitors the resulting contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), international trade and employment. This information helps industry and governments monitor performance and support strategies for recovery and...