Global Calendar of Statistical Events

Organizer(s): UNSD

Description: The multi-stakeholder nature of the SDG monitoring process has further emphasized the need for National Statistical Offices to communicate more with the different users of their data in order to understand user needs and deliver products that meet them. The UNSD-FCDO project on SDG monitoring worked with the National Statistical Offices of 20 project countries to develop their capacity to widely disseminate their SDG data in an accessible and engaging manner, including through online national data platforms, in order to inform and engage with a wide range of users. This session will showcase some of the many achievements of the countries with regard to user engagement, metadata standardization and the development of data visualization platforms. It will also highlight how they have continued to implement national SDG monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic, showing a strong, ongoing commitment to providing data and metadata on the SDGs in spite of the significant challenges.

Topics: Sustainable development (CSA 501)

Event URL: Event Page

Organizer(s): UNSD FSO Switzerland

Description: The purpose of the United Nations World Data Forum (UNWDF) is to intensify cooperation on data for sustainable development between various professional groups in Government, academia and professional bodies, geospatial community, international agencies, donor and philanthropic bodies, private sector, civil society and the media. During these times facing the Covid-19 pandemic, a virtual Forum will be held from 19 to 21 October 2020 to satisfy demand for the latest data solutions and thinking to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and now more urgently for the monitoring and recovery from the pandemic. A Programme Committee, composed of experts and leaders from different professional groups, guide the selection and design of the Forum’s programme across the six thematic areas. The Statistics Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs supports the organization of the Forum in its role as Secretariat of the United Nations Statistical Commission and the High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity Building for Statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development who oversee the organisation of the Forum. The first United Nations World Data Forum was hosted from 15 to 18 January 2017 by Statistics South Africa in Cape Town, South Africa. The second UN World Data Forum was hosted by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority of the United Arab Emirates from 22 to 24 October 2018 in Dubai. The next physical meeting of the UN World Data Forum will be hosted by the Federal Statistical Office of Switzerland now scheduled for 3 to 6 October 2021 in Bern, Switzerland.

Topics: Promotion of (official) statistics

Event URL: Event Page

Additional Urls:

http://www.fao.org/statistics/events/detail-events/en/c/1437908/

https://www.sesric.org/event-detail.php?id=2352

https://sdd.spc.int/events/2021/10/united-nations-world-data-forum-2021

https://paris21.org/news-center/events/join-paris21-2021-un-world-data-forum

https://unstats.un.org/unsd/undataforum

Organizer(s): UNSD

Description: The 8th Global Forum on Gender Statistics will bring together around 200 producers and users of gender statistics from national and international statistical offices, other government agencies, international organizations, academia, civil society, private sector and the donor community. The Forum will be an opportunity to discuss ways to improve data and evidence for gender policies, in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In particular, the Forum will: (a) review methodological developments for better gender statistics in many areas, including: time use and unpaid work; international migration; and gender identity; (b) take stock of national practices in measuring and monitoring gender concerns and in integrating data sources, including administrative records to fill in gender data gaps; and (d) learn about the latest research/assessment of progress towards gender equality, the use of geospatial information for gender analysis and the availability of disaggregated gender data, to ensure no one is left behind.

Topics: Gender statistics (CSA 503)

Event URL: Event Page

Additional Urls:

https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/meetings/2020/8th-global-forum-on-gender-statistics/