Concept note:Statistical Commission for Africa

Abstract

The African Centre for Statistics is responsible for the Statistical Commission for Africa, an intergovernmental entity established in 2005 and supervised by the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. The Commission operates within the framework of the policies and procedures of the United Nations. African countries are represented in the Commission by the heads of national statistical offices, the heads of the statistical units of the regional economic communities, heads of statistical training centers, geoinformation system experts, information and communications technology experts, and regional and international development partners.