A. National implementation of the 2010 World Population and
Housing Census Programme
3. The 2010 World Programme recognizes population and housing censuses as
one of the main sources of data for effective development planning and objective
decision-making. In resolution 2005/13, the Council urged Member States to
conduct a population and housing census at least once during the period from 2005
to 2014 and to disseminate the results as an essential source of information for
planning.