United Nations Statistical Commission
Overview 49th Session (2018) Orientation session
Orientation session
The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) will organize an informal briefing session for those delegates who participate in the Statistical Commission for the first time. This session will be co-chaired by Professor Dr. h. c. Gabriella Vukovich (President Hungarian Central Statistical Office & Chair of the 43rd and 44th sessions) and Mr. Stefan Schweinfest (Director, UN Statistics Division). It will take place on Monday, 5 March 2018 at 12pm, in Conference Rm B.
The purpose of this informal briefing is not only to inform new members about the functioning of the Commission procedures, but also to offer a first opportunity for networking with other Commission participants.
Delegates who intend to attend this briefing, please contact your Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York to make sure your official UN security pass for the Statistical Commission covers the period from Monday 5 March to Friday 9 March 2018.
For comments and queries, please contact: statcom@un.org