Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics

The Arab Institute for Statistics (Arabic: المعهد العربي للإحصاء), formally the Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics (AITRS) (Arabic: المعهد العربي للتدريب والبحوث والإحصاء) is an intergovernmental statistical institute serving the National Statistical Offices in all Arab League countries established in 1971 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under the name "Regional Institute for training and Research in Statistics for the Near East".

Board of trustees

The Board of Trustees is composed of the heads of the national statistical offices in all Arab League countries. They meet once per year.

See also

• Arab League
• Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
• Bloudan Conference (1937)
• Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU)
• General Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for Arab Countries
• International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions
• List of national and international statistical services

External links

• (in Arabic) Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics (official site).
• (in Arabic) The League of Arab States
• United Nations Statistics Division
• SESRIC - Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries
• FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa