Matters arising from the fifteenth session of the United Nations Statistical Commission

Abstract

The fifteenth session of the United Nations Statistical Commission was held at United Nations Headquarters from 26 February' to 8 March 1968. In accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1147 (XLl), effective 1January 1967 the Commission was enlarged to twenty-four members, elected on the basis of an equitable geographical distribution according, to a specified pattern which includes five members from African States. In 1968, the five African States on the Commission were Ghana, Mali, Morocco, Tunisia and the United Arab Republic. The Director of the Research and Statistics Division of ECA participated as part of the Secretariat.