Monday, May 25, 2020 at 3:14PM The United Nations World Data Forum (UNWDF) team is pleased to invite you to the upcoming webinar on “USE VERSUS PROTECTION: DATA IN THE BALANCE DURING COVID-19” on Friday, 29 May 2020 at 9:00 am (EDT).
Sunday, July 21, 2019 at 12:28PM The United Nations World Data Forum (UNWDF) team is pleased to invite you to the upcoming webinar on “VISUALIZING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE SDGs” on Thursday, 25 July 2019 at 10:00 am (EDT).
VISUALIZING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE SDGs
Thursday, 25 July 2019
10:00 am (EDT)
Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 4:27PM At the end of the World Data Forum, the Dubai Declaration was presented at the 2ndWorld Data Forum to participants from national statistical offices (NSOs), other parts of national statistical systems (NSS), other data communities, government institutions, private sector, civil society organizations (CSOs), academia and media.
The Declaration stresses…
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 10:22AM During the Opening of the World Data Forum, Amina J Mohammed said that “We live during a time of unprecedented challenge – but, equally, unprecedented and massive opportunity” and that the 2030 Agenda is the “blueprint” for addressing these challenges and seizing the opportunities. Nevertheless, more and better data is required for achieving the SDGs which will help to identify the most appropriate solutions for sustainable development.
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 9:31AM 22-24 October 2018 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The UN World Data Forum 2018 opened in Dubai on 22 October 2018, bringing together data and statistics experts to explore ways to apply data and statistics; measure global progress; and inform evidence-based policy decisions on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This second UN World Data Forum follows the first Forum which was held in Cape Town in 2017 (See: First UN World Data Forum begins in Cape Town, South Africa on Sunday 15 January 2017. It is hosted by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority of the United Arab Emirates, with support from the Statistics Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, under the guidance of the UN Statistical Commission and the High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for Statistics for the 2030 Agenda.
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 4:06PM We have received the following:
We would like to share here a statement we submitted with NGOs of 12 countries to a SDG - related conference in Latin America and the Caribbean. We would like to share and discuss with interested parties in the spirit of the data revolution and preparing ourselves for next World Data Forum .
Sunday, November 26, 2017 at 9:47AM The UN World Data Forum 2018 will take place in Dubai, UAE from 22-24 October 2018, and you can be part of it.
The Programme Committee of the #UNDataForum 2018 invites you to submit proposals for sessions to be considered for inclusion in the programme. The deadline for submission of session proposals is 31 January 2018.
Please note the proposed programme will be approved by the UN Statistical Commission’s High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building (HLG-PCCB). The Programme Committee or the HLG-PCCB may request revisions to some proposals…
Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 7:39AM An invitation has been extended to join the Virtual UN World Data Forum in this letter from the UN Statistics Division:
Dear Participants of the first UN World Data Forum
We are pleased to announce the launch today of the "Virtual UN World Data Forum" at to…
Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 5:30PM In the closing session of the World Data Forum, the Cape Town Global Action Plan CTGAP) for Sustainable Development was introduced. Prepared by the High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (HLG-PCCB), it will be submitted for endorsement to the March 2017 session of the UN Statistical Commission (UNSC)…
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 12:55PM The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development offers a new lens for looking at the world and the challenges that we are facing. Leaving no one behind provides a commitment that signals a paradigm shift in the development agenda.
The first plenary session provided an opportunity for two panel sessions on harnessing the power of data for sustainable development. the first laid the ground work on the theme, including the changing data landscape and the second looked at specific objectives to get out of Forum. Presentations included the following:...