United Nations

ESCAP/SIAP/GC(19)/1

Economic and Social Council

Distr.: General
7 September 2023
Original: English

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the PacificStatistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific
Governing Council
Nineteenth session

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 13 and 14 December 2023

Annotated provisional agenda
The present document contains the provisional agenda for thenineteenth session of the Governing Council of the Statistical Institute for Asiaand the Pacific (sect. I) and the annotations thereto (sect. II).

I.

Provisional agenda
1.

Opening of the session:(a)Opening addresses;(b)Election of officers;(c)Adoption of the agenda.

2.

Matters arising from the eighteenth session of the Governing Council.

3.

Report of the Director of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacificon the activities and financial status of the Institute.

4.

Work programme and financial plan for 2024.

5.

Topics to formulate the strategic plan for 2025–2029.

6.

Dates and venue of the twentieth session of the Governing Council.

7.

Other matters.

8.

Adoption of the report of the Governing Council on its nineteenthsession.

II.

Annotations

1.

Opening of the session(a)Opening addresses
Opening addresses will be delivered by the Executive Secretary, othersenior officials and government representatives.

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ESCAP/SIAP/GC(19)/1(b)Election of officers
In accordance with the statute of the Statistical Institute for Asia andthe Pacific (see Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacificresolution 67/13, annex, para. 15), the Governing Council will elect a Chair
and a Vice-Chair.

(c)Adoption of the agenda
Documentation
Annotated provisional agenda (ESCAP/SIAP/GC(19)/1)
Annotation
The Governing Council will consider and adopt the provisional agenda,
subject to such changes as may be necessary.

2.

Matters arising from the eighteenth session of the Governing Council
Documentation
Matters arising from the eighteenth session of the Governing Council
Annotation
The document contains a summary of the actions taken by the Institutein response to the matters arising from the eighteenth session of the Governing
Council.

3.

Report of the Director of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacificon the activities and financial status of the InstituteDocumentation
Report of the Director of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific on theactivities and financial status of the Institute
Annotation
The Director of the Institute will report to the Governing Council on
the activities and financial status, including the administrative status, of theInstitute in 2023.

4.

Work programme and financial plan for 2024
Documentation
Report on the work programme and financial plan for 2024
Annotation
The Governing Council will review and adopt the work programme andfinancial plan of the Institute for 2024, subject to such changes as may benecessary.

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5.

Topics to formulate the strategic plan for 2025–2029
Documentation
Review of the strategic plan for 2020–2024
Formulation of the strategic plan for 2025–2029
Annotation
The Governing Council may wish to endorse the report on the reviewof the strategic plan for 2020–2024 and make recommendations for theformulation of the strategic plan for 2025–2029. In addition, the Institute will
ask the Governing Council to form a Friends of the Chair group to guide theformulation of the strategic plan for 2025–2029. The Institute will request theGoverning Council to discuss matters that are of interest to member States andpertinent to the future training direction of the Institute, such as: (a) amethodology for measuring the long-term impacts of training sessions; (b) thecriteria to be used for deciding whether a particular training course should beconducted in person or through e-learning platforms; and (c) the desired
outcomes and topics of training-of-trainers programmes.

6.

Dates and venue of the twentieth session of the Governing Council
Documentation
Proposed dates and venue of the twentieth session of the Governing Council
Annotation
The Governing Council may wish to consider proposals for the datesand venue of its twentieth session. In particular, the Governing Council may
wish to consider organizing its twentieth session in Bangkok in conjunction
with the ninth session of the Committee on Statistics, to be held from 10 to
12 December 2024.

7.

Other matters
The Governing Council may wish to consider other matters brought toits attention.

8.

Adoption of the report of the Governing Council on its nineteenth session
Documentation
Draft report
Annotation
The Governing Council will consider and adopt the report on its
nineteenth session. In accordance with the statute of the Institute (seeCommission resolution 67/13, annex, para. 16), the adopted report will besubmitted to the Commission for its consideration at its eightieth session, to beheld in 2024.
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