The Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities (CCSA) [1] is composed of international and supranational organisations whose mandate includes the provision of statistics. The CCSA promotes inter-agency coordination and cooperation on statistical programmes and consistency in statistical practices and development.
As a forum of committed members, the CCSA's purpose is to foster good practices in the statistical activities of international and supranational organisations, in accordance with the principles governing international statistical activities. [2] Its members contribute actively to the development of a coordinated global statistical system producing and disseminating high-quality statistics. [3]
The CCSA Secretariat and CCSA website [4] are hosted by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). The Committee meets twice a year and is represented by the top level of the statistical services of its member organisations.
As of 2024 members of the CCSA are: [5]
Year [6] | Session | Venue | Co-chairs/Chair |
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2003 | 1st session | New York | Andrew Flatt (UNESCAP) |
2nd session | Geneva (ILO) | Andrew Flatt (UNESCAP) | |
2004 | 3rd session | New York | Andrew Flatt (UNESCAP) |
4th session | New York | Andrew Flatt (UNESCAP) | |
2005 | 5th session | New York | Sylvester Young (ILO) |
6th session | Rome (FAO) | Sylvester Young (ILO) | |
2006 | 7th session | New York | Sylvester Young (ILO) |
8th session | Montreal (UNESCO) | Sylvester Young (ILO) | |
2007 | 9th session | New York | Sylvester Young (ILO) |
10th session | Madrid (UNWTO) | Sylvester Young (ILO) | |
2008 | 11th session | New York | Paul Cheung (UNSD) and Pieter Everaers (Eurostat) |
12th session | Tunis (AfDB) | Paul Cheung (UNSD) and Pieter Everaers (Eurostat) | |
2009 | 13th session | New York | Paul Cheung (UNSD) and Pieter Everaers (Eurostat) |
14th session | Bangkok (UNESCAP) | Paul Cheung (UNSD) and Pieter Everaers (Eurostat) | |
2010 | 15th session | New York | Pieter Everaers (Eurostat) and Henri Laurencin (UNCTAD) |
16th session | Vienna (UNIDO/UNODC/IAEA) | Pieter Everaers (Eurostat) and Henri Laurencin (UNCTAD) | |
2011 | 17th session | New York | Pieter Everaers (Eurostat) and Henri Laurencin (UNCTAD) |
18th session | Luxembourg (Eurostat) | Pieter Everaers (Eurostat) and Henri Laurencin (UNCTAD) | |
2012 | 19th session | New York | Werner Bier (ECB) and Henri Laurencin (UNCTAD) |
20th session | Frankfurt (ECB) | Werner Bier (ECB) and Henri Laurencin (UNCTAD) | |
2013 | 21st session | New York | Werner Bier (ECB) and Henri Laurencin (UNCTAD) |
22nd session | Ankara (SESRIC) | Werner Bier (ECB) and Henri Laurencin (UNCTAD) | |
2014 | 23rd session | New York | Werner Bier (ECB) and Pietro Gennari (FAO) |
24th session | Rome (FAO) | Werner Bier (ECB) and Pietro Gennari (FAO) | |
2015 | 25th session | New York | Werner Bier (ECB) and Pietro Gennari (FAO) |
26th session | Bangkok (UNESCAP) | Werner Bier (ECB) and Pietro Gennari (FAO) | |
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