This publication aims to explore the specific barriers and challenges faced by National Statistical Organisations (NSOs) in adopting cloud technology while also highlighting the experiences and lessons learned from official statistics organisations. By addressing these challenges and leveraging best practices NSOs can effectively navigate the cloud adoption landscape and drive meaningful transformation in their operations. This publication shares the work of experts drawn from research on cloud adoption in organisational contexts.

This publication assesses progress of UNECE countries towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals relying on the data available in the United Nations global SDG indicators database. Stories on specific topics provide a closer look at how various regional and country level actions relate to sustainable development outcomes.

This publication assesses progress of UNECE countries towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals relying on the data available in the United Nations global SDG indicators database. Stories on specific topics provide a closer look at how various regional and country level actions relate to sustainable development outcomes. The assessment covers every goal and target for which there are data and for which it is possible to set a target value. The assessment looks at the trends at the regional level only. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes the pivotal role of the regional dimension in its implementation follow-up and review. Actions at the regional level bridge the global and national levels and provide the necessary focus for international exchanges of experience and peer learning.

The Handbook presents a broad framework to classify and understand forms of employment which is centered around two main dimensions: work relationships (as defined in the 2018 International Classification of Status in Employment) and work modalities (the way in which work is coordinated performed and compensated). To develop a full understanding of forms of employment the Handbook provides definitions of the concepts of permanence and stability of employment. It also covers the broader context of forms of employment which includes person-level circumstances social protection and quality of employment to help better understand the impact of forms of employment on well-being. The Handbook provides definitions of key concepts general principles and guidelines as well as a list of key recommended indicators with the goal of facilitating national statistical efforts to classify measure and track diverse forms of employment relevant to their national context.

The publication assesses progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the UNECE region (Europe Noth America and Central Asia) relying on most recent internationally available data and offers stories on how regional and country-level actions relate to sustainable development outcomes. The progress assessment identifies the targets on which the region is on track where progress needs to accelerate and where course has to be reversed. Comparison with the previous assessment brings out the impact of the pandemic on the progress towards SDGs. A closer look is taken at gender issues that cut across many Sustainable Development Goals.