The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is one of five regional commissions of the United Nations. The others are the : Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).
UNECE’s major aim is to facilitate greater economic integration and cooperation among its member States and promote sustainable development and economic prosperity through:
UNECE includes 56 member States in Europe, North America and Asia. However, all interested United Nations member States may participate in the work of UNECE.
The Conference of European Statisticians (CES) is one of the oldest statistical bodies globally, founded in 1953 with its roots in the League of Nations and the first Conference on Statistics in 1928.
CES provides a platform for the coordination of international statistical work in the UNECE region, for addressing emerging issues and for developing methodological guidelines and recommendations to improve national statistics and their international comparability.
The Conference is comprised of the Heads of statistical offices of 56 member countries of UNECE, OECD member countries and some other countries outside the region for example Brazil, China, Colombia and Mongolia.
In June 2022, the Conference holds its seventieth plenary session.
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Palais des Nations, Geneva
