An Inclusive and Representative Statistical Commission to Leave No One Behind

E/RES/2024/2View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the Economic and Social Council, under agenda item 18cStatistics, published in 2024.

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What subjects does this mandate have?

1 topic

Statistics

What does this mandate say?

17 operative paragraphs

Recognizes the value of official statistics, which constitute a foundation for fact-based decision-making;

Acknowledges that data is increasingly available and can be used to measure progress and implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;

Also acknowledges that high-quality, timely and reliable data and statistics, in conjunction with other data sources and innovative methods, such as new and emerging technologies, can create added value and benefits for society;

Underlines that the Statistical Commission is a body in which the heads of national data and statistical systems meet to discuss and agree on technical aspects of their data and statistical systems;

Welcomes the essential role that the Statistical Commission plays in coordinating the development of international standards, methods and guidelines on data and statistics which are widely accepted, including by Member States, the United Nations funds and programmes, the specialized agencies, the Secretariat, including the regional commissions, as well as the Bretton Woods institutions and international organizations;

Affirms that the Statistical Commission should seek to promote the active participation of all Member States and relevant stakeholders, including international organizations, the private sector, academia and civil society, in discussions on issues related to data and statistics;

Recognizes the need to enlarge the membership of the Statistical Commission for enhanced inclusivity;

Decides to increase the number of members of the Statistical Commission from 24 to 54 members, to be elected by the Economic and Social Council on the basis of equitable geographical distribution;

Also decides that the enlargement shall take effect progressively, in three steps, from the beginning of the fifty-seventh session of the Statistical Commission, in 2026, until the fifty-ninth session, in 2028;

Further decides that the enlargement shall take effect according to the following pattern of membership in the Statistical Commission:

8 members from African States, 6 members from Asia-Pacific States, 6 members from Latin American and Caribbean States, 5 members from Eastern European States and 9 members from Western European and other States at the fifty-seventh session, in 2026;

11 members from African States, 9 members from Asia-Pacific States, 8 members from Latin American and Caribbean States, 5 members from Eastern European States and 11 members from Western European and other States at the fifty-eighth session, in 2027;

14 members from African States, 11 members from Asia-Pacific States, 10 members from Latin American and Caribbean States, 6 members from Eastern European States and 13 members from Western European and other States at the fifty-ninth session, in 2028;

Requests that the Bureau of the Statistical Commission review, assess and report on the progress towards the achievement of the objectives of the present resolution at the fifty-eighth session, including by making recommendations in this regard, while preserving the technical nature of the Commission;

Notes that the Bureau will continue to consist of one representative from among States members of the Statistical Commission from each of the five regional groups;

Calls upon members of the Statistical Commission to play an active role, sharing knowledge with the global community and acting as advocates for data and statistics;

Welcomes that the Statistical Commission will play a central coordinating role in the global data and statistics system in order to promote comparability, harmonization and cooperation between Member States and relevant stakeholders with the aim of making data and statistics reliable and accessible for the good of society.

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