United Nations Statistical Commission

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United Nations Statistical Commission
AbbreviationStatCom
Formation1947;77 years ago (1947)
Type Intergovernmental organization, regulatory body, advisory board
Legal statusActive
Location
Chair
Gabriella Vukovich, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary [1]
Parent organization
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Subsidiaries United Nations Statistics Division
Website unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/ OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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The United Nations Statistical Commission (StatCom) is a Functional Commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, established in 1947. [2] [3] The Statistical Commission oversees the work of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Its 24 member states are elected by the Economic and Social Council on the basis of the following geographical distribution: African states (5), Asian States (4), Eastern European States (4), Latin American and Caribbean States (4), Western European and other States (7). Since July 1999 the Commission meets every year. As set forth by the Economic and Social Council, in the terms of reference, [4] the Commission shall assist the Council:

Contents

  • "In promoting the development of national statistics and the improvement of their comparability;"
  • "In the coordination of the statistical work of specialized agencies;" [5]
  • "In the development of the central statistical services of the Secretariat;"
  • "In advising the organs of the United Nations on general questions relating to the collection, analysis and dissemination of statistical information;"
  • "In promoting the improvement of statistics and statistical methods generally."

One of the best known subunits of the Statistics Division is the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN), also known as the United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names (UNCSGN). This unit attempts to standardize the names of locations across languages, alphabets, and cultures.

The sixth UN Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names was in 1992 (New York), the seventh in 1998 (New York), the eighth in 2002 (Berlin), and the ninth in 2007 (New York). One issue addressed at these conferences was the Sea of Japan naming dispute.

The Bureau

The officers are the Chairman, 3 Vice-chairmen and the Rapporteur, elected for a one-year period by the members of the Commission at the beginning of a session. Since 1999, its role is more of a steering one; the Chairman may seek for complementary assistance from other members (Friends of the Chair).

Chairpersonship [6]
Year
Session
Country
Chair
202354thFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Gabriella Vukovich
202253rdFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Gabriella Vukovich
202152ndFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Shigeru Kawasaki
202051stFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Shigeru Kawasaki
201950thFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Zachary Mwangi
201849thFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Zachary Mwangi
201748thFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Wasmália Bivar
201647thFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Wasmália Bivar
201546thFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom John Pullinger
201445thFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Jil Matheson
201344thFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Gabriella Vukovich
201243rdFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Gabriella Vukovich
201142ndFlag of Oman.svg  Oman Ali Bin Mahboob
201041stFlag of Oman.svg  Oman Ali Bin Mahboob
200940thFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Pali Lehohla
200839thFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Pali Lehohla
200738thFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Gilberto Calvillo Vives
200637thFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Gilberto Calvillo Vives
200536thFlag of the United States.svg  US Katherine Wallman
200435thFlag of the United States.svg  US Katherine Wallman
200334thFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Tamás Mellár
200233rdFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Tamás Mellár
200132ndFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Shigeru Kawasaki
200031stFlag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Guest Charumbira
199930thFlag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Guest Charumbira
199729thFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Carlos Jarque
199528thFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Bill McLennan
1994Special sessionFlag of Poland.svg  Poland Jozef Olenski
199327thFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Willem Begeer
199126thFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Willem Begeer
198925thFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Luis Alberto Beccaria
198724thFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Emmanuel Oti Boateng
198523rdFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Tom Linehan
198322ndFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Vera Nyitrai
198121stFlag of the United States.svg  US Joseph W. Duncan
197920thFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Mikhail Antonovich Korolev
197619thFlag of India.svg  India V. R. Rao
197418thFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Claus Moser
197217thFlag of France.svg  France Jean Ripert
197016thFlag of France.svg  France Jean Ripert
196815thFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Keith Archer
196614thFlag of Norway.svg  Norway Petter Jakob Bjerve
196513thFlag of Norway.svg  Norway Petter Jakob Bjerve
196212thFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Donal McCarthy
196011thFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Donal McCarthy
195810thFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand George Wood
19569thFlag of India.svg  India P.C. Mahalanobis
19548thFlag of India.svg  India P.C. Mahalanobis
19537thFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harry Campion
19516thFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harry Campion
19505thFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Philip Idenburg
19494thFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Philip Idenburg
19483rdFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Herbert Marshall
1947 (August)2ndFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Herbert Marshall
1947 (January)1stFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Herbert Marshall
1946Nuclear sessionFlag of the United States.svg  US Stuart A. Rice

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References

  1. "Bureau". UN Statistical Commission. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. "Introduction". UN Statistical Commission. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. Rice, Stuart A. (1946). "The United Nations Statistical Commission". Econometrica. 14 (3): 242–250. doi:10.2307/1905775. ISSN   0012-9682.
  4. "Background information on the Statistical Commission and practical information on its functioning" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
  5. refer also to Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities (CCSA)
  6. "Chairs of past sessions" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2013-01-13.

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