C. Activities of the Statistics Division in support of the 2010 World
Population and Housing Census Programme
14. At the launch of the 2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme in
2005, the Statistical Commission requested that the Statistics Division, in its role as
the secretariat of the Programme, act as the umbrella organization for setting
standards, providing technical expertise and training and setting priorities as needed.
In response to that mandate, the Division has played a vital role in the implementation
of the 2010 World Programme and has undertaken a variety of activities to support it.