Within the preparations for the fifty-fifth session of the United Nations Statistical Commission, ESCWA is holding a meeting for its Statistical Committee’s working group to coordinate on the provisional agenda items designated for “discussion and decision”. The aim of the meeting is to agree on a unified Arab position that supports the regional statistical work, enhances the role of statistical offices, and reinforces the national positions regarding those items (available on the United Nations Statistical Commission’s webpage).
11:00–14:00
Beirut time
Preparatory meeting for the fifty-fifth session of the United Nations Statistical Commission
Initiatives: Monitoring Sustainable Development Goal Data, Trade & industry statistics, Islamic finance, Disability Statistics , Advancing environment & energy statistics, Financial & macroeconomic statistics for National accounts, Realizing the rights of persons with disabilities, Purchasing Power Parities , Population & Housing Censuses, Gender statistics, Civil registration & vital statistics, Transport statistics