International Working Groups

19.06.2017

international working groups

International Working Groups

The PARIS21 Secretariat contributes, engages and influences different international working groups, fora and initiatives in the context of the implementation of its mission:

  • Standing issue partner of the High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for the 2030 Agenda (HLG-PCCB)

  • Member of the Praia City Group on Governance Statistics, and member of its Steering Committee

  • Founding member and Secretariat of the Bern Network on Financing Data for Development, aiming to advance the implementation of the Cape Town Global Action Plan (CTGAP) for Sustainable Development Data

  • Member of the Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities (CCSA)

  • Member of the Working Group on Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX)

  • Member of the Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Regional Core Group

  • Member of the Forum on African Statistical Development (FASDEV)

  • Member of the UN Global Working Group (GWG) on Big Data for Official Statistics

  • Founding member of the Global Network of Institutions for Statistical Training (GIST)

  • Observer at the UN Statistical Commission (UNSC)

  • Observer of the Friends of the Chair (FOC) group on the Implementation of the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (FPOS)

  • Observer of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs)

  • Observer of ECA-AUC Statistical Commission for Africa and Committee of Directors-General of National Statistics Offices (StatCom-Africa/CoDG)

  • Observer of the ASEAN Community Statistical System (ACSS) Committee Meeting

  • Observer of the Meeting of Heads of SAARC Statistical Organizations (SAARCSTAT)

  • Observer of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (SCCS)

  • Observer of the Pacific Statistics Steering Committee (PSSC) Statistics

Previous notable contributions:

  • Member of UNECE Task Force on Communicating Gender Statistics

  • Co-chair of the Global Strategy to improve agricultural and rural statistics (GSARS) Task Team (FAO)

  • Co-chair of the Programme Committee for the 1st UN World Data Forum (Cape Town, South Africa)

  • Member of the Programme Committee for the 2nd UN World Data Forum (Dubai, UAE)

  • Member of the Independent Expert Advisory Group (IEAG) on a Data Revolution for Sustainable Development

  • Member of the Expert Group on Refugee and IDP Statistics (EGRIS)

  • Member of the Friends of the Chair Group (FOC) on Broader Measures of Progress

  • Member of UNECE Task Force on the Value of Official Statistics

  • Member of UNECE Task Force on Communicating Gender Statistics

  • Member of Task Group on Capacity Development (TGCAP)

  • Member of the Thematic Working Group on Statistics (TWG-Stats) of the United Nations Asia-Pacific Regional Coordination Mechanism

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