Official Documents for the Committee on Statistics, Fourth Session

Report of the Committee on Statistics on its fourth session

1. (Opening of the session)

Information for participants
Annotated provisional agenda
List of Participants
Tentative programme

2. (Strategic direction of the Committee on Statistics)

Strengthening data and statistics for the development agenda beyond 2015 in Asia and the Pacific (Conference room paper)
Statistics and data for the development agenda beyond 2015 — implications for regional collaboration in Asia and the Pacific: outcomes of the ESCAP expert group meeting
The road to dignity by 2030: ending poverty, transforming all lives and protecting the planet — synthesis report of the Secretary-General on the post-2015 agenda
A world that counts: mobilizing the data revolution for sustainable development — report of the Secretary- General’s Independent Expert Advisory Group on the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development
The full publication of "A World that Counts - Mobilising the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development" [The full publication can be downloaded at: http://www.undatarevolution.org/report]
The inaugural meeting of the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development: chair’s summary
Regional Consultation on Accountability for the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Notable decisions made by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and the United Nations Statistical Commission
Subregional developments in official statistics

3. (Regional initiatives)

(a) Economic statistics

Progress in implementing the Regional Programme for the Improvement of Economic Statistics in Asia and the Pacific

(b) Population and social statistics

Developing a regional strategy to improve population and social statistics in Asia and the Pacific
A regional strategy to improve population and social statistics in Asia and the Pacific (Conference room paper)

(c) Civil registration and vital statistics

“Get Every One in the Picture”: Progress in strengthening civil registration and vital statistics in Asia and the Pacific
Terms of reference for the Regional Steering Group for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific
Report of the Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific
Composition of the Regional Steering Group for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific, 2015-2019

(d) Environment statistics

A strategic approach to improving environment statistics in Asia and the Pacific

(e) Disaster risk reduction statistics

Outcomes of the First Meeting of the Expert Group on Disaster-related Statistics

(f) Modernization of statistical production and services

Modernization of statistical production and services in Asia and the Pacific

(g) Gender statistics

Developing a core set of gender indicators for Asia and the Pacific
Core set of gender indicators for Asia and the Pacific

4. (Global initiatives: agricultural and rural statistics)

Progress in implementing the Asia-Pacific Regional Action Plan to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics

5. (Coordination for statistics development)

(a) Statistical training

Report of the Network for the Coordination of Statistical Training in Asia and the Pacific

(b) Partners for Statistics Development in Asia-Pacific

Report of the activities of the Partners for Statistics Development in Asia- Pacific

6. (Items for information)

Documents for the information of the Committee on Statistics on item 6 of the provisional agenda

7. Reports brought to the attention of the Committee

(a) Bureau

Report on the activities of the Bureau since the third session of the Committee

(b) Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific

Report of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific