Definition: Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Acti...

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The Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities (CCSA)promotes interagency coordination and cooperation on statistical programmes and consistency in statistical practices and development. 

As a forum of committed members, the Committee fosters good practices in the statistical activities of international organizations, a in accordance with the Principles Governing International Statistical Activities, and within the constraints of their own governance arrangements and resource envelopes.

The members of the Committee are committed to contributing actively to the development of a coordinated global statistical system producing and disseminating high-quality statistics, for example, by facilitating the development of well-functioning regional and national statistical systems. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/accsub-public/workpartner_ccsa.htm