56th Session of the UN Statistical Commission: 4-7 March
The 56th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC) will be held in New York from 4-7 March 2025. 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. This annual meeting allows member country delegations to convene on a range of essential topics for global statistical management.
The 56th UNSC session 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.
Click here to read official meeting documentation and background information.
