56th Session of the UN Statistical Commission

The 56th session of the UN Statistical Commission (UNSC) will convene on the theme, ‘Better Data, Better Lives’. Items for discussion and decision include:

• Data and indicators for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
• Data science;
• Governance statistics;
• Economic statistics;
• National accounts;
• Business and trade statistics;
• Agricultural and rural statistics;
• Climate change statistics;
• Disability statistics; and
• Environmental-economic accounting.

The UN Statistical Commission is the highest decision-making body for international statistical activities and is responsible for setting statistical standards and the development of concepts and methods. The Commission consists of 24 member countries of the UN, elected by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on the basis of an equitable geographical distribution. The term of office of members is four years.

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