UN WORLD DATA FORUM 2020

18 to 21 October 2020

Bern, Switzerland

The call for session proposals for the UN World Data Forum 2020 is open.

Please submit your proposals from 2 December 2019 through 31 January 2020.

Call for Session proposals


The third UN World Data Forum will be hosted by Swiss Confederation and Federal Statistical Office, of Switzerland from 18 to 21 October 2020, with support from the Statistics Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, under the guidance 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.

It will be an opportunity for data and statistics experts from around the world to:


  • JOIN together in this unique event with governments, businesses, civil society and the scientific and academic communities.
  • EXPLORE innovative ways to apply data and statistics to measure global progress and inform evidence-based policy decisions on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
  • CONTRIBUTE to important discussions, data labs and interactive platforms aimed at improving the use of data for sustainable development.
  • LAUNCH new initiatives and solutions that will deliver better data for all.

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