Interagency programme for statistical measurement of the achievement of social goal and human development progress in the 1990's

Abstract

This paper reviews progress in the development of an interagency project on programme for statistical measurement of the achievement of social goals and human development progress in the 1990ls. The project is being developed by an Interagency UNDP/UNICEF/UNFPA/UN Statistical Office working group. The project, going under the name Statistical Services for Measuring the Achievement of Social Goals and Human Development Progress (STATGOAL), is to be the statistical centerpiece of a major effort of technical cooperation in the 1990s by the United Nations system to give guidance, assistance and support to developing countries as they strive to ascertain progress in the achievement of social goals and human development. When finally formulated it is expected to be co-sponsored by the United Nations, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) , the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).Although many of the programme details and institutional outlines of the proposed project are presented in this paper.