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Paris21

 The Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century, or PARIS21, was established in November 1999 by the United Nations, the European Commission, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank as a response to the UN Economic and Social Council resolution on the goals of the UN International Conference on Financing for Development. PARIS21's main objective is "to achieve national and international development goals and to reduce poverty in low and middle income countries".[1] In pursuit of this, PARIS21 "facilitates statistical capacity development, advocates for the integration of reliable data in decision-making, and coordinates donor support to statistics".[1] The PARIS21 Secretariat is hosted within the Statistics and Data Directorate of the OECD in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.

PARIS21
Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century
TypeInternational Partnership
PurposeTo promote, influence and facilitate statistical capacity development and the better use of statistics.
HeadquartersOECD Boulogne
Location
  • Boulogne-Billancourt
Region 
Hauts-de-Seine France
Official language 
English  (or French)
Executive Head
Johannes Jütting
Deputy Manager
François Fonteneau
PARIS21 Board, which includes 54 representatives from all the main stakeholders
Parent organization
OECD Statistics and Data Directorate
Staff (2020)
26
WebsitePARIS21.org