United Nations Statistical Commission

Overview 29th Session (1997)

Membership

The Statistical Commission consists of 24 member countries of the United Nations, elected by the United Nations Economic and Social Council on the basis of an equitable geographical distribution. The term of office of members is four years.

Members of the Statistical Commission 1997

Documentation

The documents of the twenty-ninth session of the Statistical Commission, was held in New York from 11 - 14 February 1997 are available from the links below:

29th session documents

Upcoming session

54^th session
(28 February - 3 March 2023)

Activities

Inter-sessional activities

The United Nations Statistics Division is committed to the advancement of the global statistical system. We compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries' efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. We facilitate the coordination of international statistical activities and support the functioning of the United Nations Statistical Commission as the apex entity of the global statistical system.

UNSD Work Programme

Statistical Classifications
Big data for official statistics
Development indicators
Geospatial Information
Demographic and Social Statistics
Gender Statistics
Industry Statistics
Trade Statistics
Tourism Statistics
National Accounts
Energy Statistics
Environment Statistics
Environmental-Economic Accounting

Contact Us

Statistics Division
United Nations
New York, NY 10017
United States of America
statistics@un.org
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