In the margins of the 57^th Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC), to be held in New York from 3 to 6 March 2026, SESRIC, in collaboration with the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), will organise a side event titled “Strengthening Agricultural Census Systems in OIC Countries: Lessons Learned and Future Directions” on 5 March 2026 (13:15–14:30, EST). The side event will be hosted at the Turkish House (Türkevi Centre)/Turkish Mission in New York.

The side event will bring together senior officials and technical experts to exchange practical lessons from recent agricultural census experiences and discuss forward-looking priorities for strengthening agricultural census systems in OIC countries, including the effective use of census results for policy-relevant outputs supporting food security, rural development and sustainable agriculture.

The organisation of this side event is in line with the relevant resolution adopted by the 14^th Session of the OIC Statistical Commission (OIC-StatCom), which requested SESRIC to continue the organisation of thematic side events on the margins of future sessions of the United Nations Statistical Commission, building on the successful thematic side event convened at the Turkish House (Türkevi Centre) in March 2025.

Further information on the 57^th Session of the UNSC is available through the official webpage.

For more information on SESRIC’s other side events and overall participation in the 57th Session of the UNSC, please visit the following pages:

• SESRIC to Organise the Follow-up Meeting of the 14^th Session of the OIC-StatCom
• SESRIC to Participate in the 57^th Session of the UNSC