UNCEISC 2024 Second Meeting
United Nations Committee of Experts on International Statistical Classifications, 2024 Second Meeting
- Online
- 29 and 31 October, 5 November 2024
Overview
The 2024 meeting of the UN Committee of Experts on International Statistical Classifications will take place virtually in two sessions in May and October respectively. The second session of the meeting is scheduled virtually for 29, 31 October and 5 November 2024 from 6.00am to 9.00am New York time. The Committee is expected to review the progress of the Committee's work programme and provide advice for the activities for the rest of the year.
Programme
Day 1 - Tuesday, 29 October 2024
Opening remarks
Andrew Hancock, Statistics New Zealand and Chair of the Committee of Experts on International statistical Classification (UNCEISC)
Session 1: ToR for Task Team on Best Practice and International Family of Classification (for decision)
The Committee at its meeting in Oct 2023 proposed revising the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the Best Practice Task Team to cover issues with the International Family of Classifications and the implementation of the Classification of Statistical Activities (CSA). The ToR for the Task Team on Best Practice and International Family of Classification (TT-BPaIFC) will be presented for discussion and decision.
Presentation and discussion:
- Draft Terms of reference on Best Practice and International Family of Classification - Andrew Hancock, Statistics New Zealand, UNCEISC Chair
- Discussion and decision
Session 2: Classification of Statistical Activities (for decision)
The 55th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission recommended the Committee to consider food security and nutrition as a stand-alone statistical data domain in the Classification of Statistical Activities (CSA) and report back to the Commission. This session will review the proposal from FAO, WHO and UNICEF for adding a new food security and nutrition domain in CSA and discuss the way forward.
Presentation and discussion:
- Amendment proposal to the Classification on Statistical Activities 2.0 for the inclusion of a new data domain on Food Security and Nutrition - Valerie Bizier, FAO
- Proposed way forward on considering a data domain on food security and nutrition in CSA - Julian Chow, UNSD
- Discussion and decision
Background documents:
- Amendment proposal to the Classification on Statistical Activities 2.0 for the inclusion of a new Food Security and Nutrition data domain and related adjustment to the ‘Agriculture, Forestry and fishing’ Statistics domain -FAO, WHO and UNICEF
- Proposed way forward on considering the food security and nutrition domain in the Classification of Statistical Activities - Julian Chow, UNSD
Break
Session 3. Update on ISCED and ISCO (for information)
The session will provide an update on the revisions of the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) and the International Standard Classification of Occupation (ISCO).
Presentations:
Day 2 - Thursday, 31 October 2024
Session 4. International Classification Standard for Trafficking in Persons Administrative Data (ICS-TIP) (for decision)
This session will go through the approval of ICS-TIP is being submitted to the Committee for endorsement as an international statistical classification.
Presentation and discussion:
- International Classification Standard for Trafficking in Persons Administrative Data - Fabrizio Sarrica, UNODC and Catherine Cullen, IOM
- Approval process for ICS-TIP (Andrew Hancock, Statistics New Zealand, UNCEISC Chair)
- Discussion and decision
Background documents:
Session 5. Revision of the Standard International Classification of Energy Products (SIEC) (for decision)
Request to extend the revision of the Standard International Energy Products Classification (SIEC)
Presentation and discussion:
- Update on the SIEC revision process - Vincent Russo, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Chair of TT-SIEC
- Discussion and decision
Background documents:
Break
Session 6. Update on ISIC Rev.5, EBOPS and other trade-related classifications (for information)
The session will provide updates on the finalization of ISIC Rev.5 and on the Extended Balance of Payments Services Classification (EBOPS) and other trade-related classifications.
Presentations:
- Update on the finalization of ISIC Rev.5 - Zhiyuan Qian, UNSD
- Update on the Extended Balance of Payments Services Classification (EBOPS) and other trade-related classifications - Markie Muryawan, UNSD
Background documents:
Day 3 - Tuesday, 5 November 2024
Session 7. Revision of the Central Product Classification (CPC) (for decision)
The session will provide an update on the CPC revision process and discuss the CPC explanatory notes, emerging issues, and research agenda.
Presentation and discussion:
- Update on the CPC revision process - Vincent Russo, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Chair of TT-CPC
- CPC explanatory notes, emerging issues and research agenda - Zhiyuan Qian, UNSD
- Discussion and decision
Background documents:
Break
Session 8. Update on COFOG, COICOP 2018 and FCS (for information)
The session will provide updates on the revision of the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), the publication process of the Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose 2018 (COICOP 2018), and the revision of the 2009 UNESCO Framework for Culture Statistics (FCS).
Presentations:
- Update on the revision of the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) - Tom Orford, UK HM Treasury, Chair of TT-COFOG
- Update on the publication of the Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose 2018 (COICOP 2018) - Matthias Flohr, Eurostat and Pedro Farinas, UNSD
- Update on the revision of the 2009 UNESCO Framework for Culture Statistics (FCS) - Lydia Deloumeaux, UIS
Background documents:
- COICOP 2018 publication
- COICOP 2018-1999 correspondence table:
Closing remarks
- Stefan Schweinfest, Director, United Nations Statistics Division
- Andrew Hancock, Statistics New Zealand and Chair of the Committee of Experts on International statistical Classification