Eighth Meeting of the United Nations Network of Economic Statisticians
May 28, 2025
7:00 am-8:15 am New York time
Virtual
The meeting will take place virtually from 7:00 am to 8:15 am, New York time, on 28 May 2025. Where appropriate, notes on the topics to be discussed will be circulated to participants in advance of the meeting. This will ensure that the sessions make use of the limited time through focused discussions.
1. 7:00 am – 7:05 am: Opening remarks
Aishath Shahuda, Co-Chair of the United Nations Network of Economic Statisticians and Deputy Chief Statistician Maldives Bureau of Statistics
2. 7:05-7:25 am Update on Ongoing Sprints
Presenters: Jacqui Vitas General Manager ABS, Mauricio Ortiz Associate Director BEA and Chris Li Director Statistics Canada
The session will provide participants with a summary of the Sprints that the Network is currently carrying out (e.g., Net-zero led by ABS, Sub-national statistics led by the BEA, Tourism statistics led by StatCan) with the help of various NSOs and other organizations. This is an opportunity for Network members to not only be informed about the objectives of these Sprints, but also to show any interest in contributing, if they had not already done so.
Discussion 5 minutes
3. 7:25 am – 7:45 am: Overview of the Expert Group and Well-being Measurement (EGWM)
Presenter: Mohammad Hassan Executive Director Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority UAE
This session will run through the key outputs of the EGWM to date, the issues that the group is addressing and the planned next steps, including interfacing with the High-Level Expert Group on Well-being convened by the UN Secretary General.
Discussion 5 minutes
4. 7:45 am – 8:10 am: Discussion on proposed topics for further work by the Network
André Loranger, Co-chair of the United Nations Network of Economic Statisticians and Chief Statistician Statistics Canada
This session will provide participants with an opportunity to provide comments on two proposals for work that the Network would like to pursue in the coming year, namely Statistical Registers and Government Accounts. These short introductions of the proposals will be followed by a discussion with Network members, to seek their comments and suggestions on whether the Network should pursue the work and if so, in what way.
5. 8:10 am – 8:15 am: Concluding remarks
Aishath Shahuda, Co-Chair of the United Nations Network of Economic Statisticians and Deputy Chief Statistician Maldives Bureau of Statistics