Registration for the United Nations World Data Forum has been opened.
Registration deadline is September 30th. Provisional programme has been released.
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The United Nations World Data Forum in Review
Hangzhou Declaration, UN World Data Forum 2023

A quick snapshot of the UN World Data Forum 2023 can be viewed here.


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Count down to the fifth UN World Data Forum: reflecting on our progress as we pass 100 Days…


Aug 13, 2024


Ian Rutherford

Linda Hooper

After months of preparation, the programme is out, and the registration is open as we pass 100 days until the fifth UN World Data Forum.

This is the fifth forum. The fifth time working with a programme committee. The fifth time working with a host country. The fifth time working with this growing community to make the fifth United Nations World Data Forum a success! Our involvement in the conceptualize and organization of all five Forums has been a remarkable experience for us...

Seven lessons we should learn from the pandemic


Dec 13, 2023


Steve MacFeely

Mark Hereward

In the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, countries reported that 5.4 million people died of Covid-19. Tragic as this was, it is almost certainly an underestimate. At WHO we estimate during those same 2 years when we include indirect effects, or what we call excess mortality associated with Covid-19, the death toll was closer to 14.9 million deaths. In 2022 an additional 1.5 million deaths were reported. But for the exchange of scientific data, it could have been much worse.



WEBINARS

UN World Data Forum webinar
Launching the UNWDF “Commit to Data” Campaign: Transforming Dialogue into Action and Impact

July 30 2024, 10:00 to 11:00 am (ET)

United Nations Dataforum

The following key topics will be covered:

  • Introduce the UNWDF Commitments Campaign and its goals.
  • Showcase examples of current commitments from diverse sectors.
  • Provide guidance and answer questions on how to submit and promote commitments.



UN World Data Forum webinar
Information session on the call for programme proposals for Medellín 2024

January 30 2024, 9:00 to 10:15 am (ET)

Key questions covered in this webinar will include:

  • What are the benefits and appeal of submitting a proposal
  • What are the expectations and responsibilities for an organizer if their proposal is chosen
  • What does an attractive proposal look like according to the Programme Committee