Launch report of Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Analysis

What:

The launching of the (Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Analysis) CCSA report ‘How Covid-19 is changing the world: a statistical perspective’ provides a numerical, scientifically-sound, perspective on how COVID-19 is altering the world.

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a personal and global impact on so many aspects of lives around the world. Although many are still under lockdown, decisions made in the private and public sector now may be important and influential for generations to come. Making such exceptional decisions necessitates access to official and best-quality data and statistics.

This free publication aims to provide open access to such information to promote facts-based planning. It also provides an understandable and updated source of information for the general public.

The report starts with an overview of COVID-19 from the last 4 months, provided by the World Health Organization, and goes on to cover economic, social, regional, and statistical impacts of the pandemic, including unprecedented statistical records.

This publication was compiled with the cooperation and contribution of 36 international organizations under the United Nations and the CCSA. For more information and continuous coverage, readers are highly encouraged to follow-up on the platforms of the respective contributing agencies.

When: May 13^th, at 11AM Geneva/ Paris time

Who: The CCSA is made up of international organizations, whose mandate includes the provision of official statistics globally. The committee helps to ensure the proper functioning of the international statistical system; develop common standards, platforms, and methodologies; provide support, outreach, and advocacy for high-quality, accurate, and official statistics. More information can be found on their webpage: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/ccsa/