The UN World Data Forum 2024 takes place in Medellin, Colombia, from 11 to 14 November. The fifth UN World Data Forum (UNWDF) is hosted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS-Colombia), 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.

The Global Partnership and is excited to join UNWDF. We will be participating in several sessions during the Forum, and have a booth you can visit in the main hall. Additionally, the Global Partnership will facilitate networking and learning events on the sidelines of the Forum. More details of where to find us below. 

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The Global Partnership at the World Data Forum

Wednesday, November 13
  • 11:15-12:15 | Taking data into our own hands: Co-creating the roadmap to implement the Copenhagen Framework on Citizen Data (with the Citizen Data Collaborative)
Thursday, November 14
  • 10:45-11:45 | Fostering citizen and inclusive data into the national statistical systems through South-to-South cooperation (co-organized by Make Inclusive Data the Norm)
     
  • 10:45-11:45 | Children on the move: exploring the gaps, needs and solutions for better quality data (co-organized by the IDC)
     
  • 13:30-14:30 | Alternative mapping data for resilience and development in the face of climate change
     
  • 16:15-17:15 | Co-creating data action in the digital age: learnings from global community activists on how to create fairer, more inclusive and accountable data practices (co-organized by the Data Values Program)
Friday, November 15
  • 9:00-10:15 | PLENARY: Effective partnerships for better data and a more equitable data ecosystem (live streamed)
     
  • 10:45-11:45 | Learning across borders: How countries share knowledge to harness administrative data for official statistics (co-organized with the Collaborative on Administrative Data)
     
  • 13:15-14:15 | Data on LGBTIQ+ persons: a human rights and multi-stakeholder approach for the production of official statistics (part of the LGBTIQ+ data in LAC initiative)
     
  • 14:30-15:30 | Data for Now: A holistic approach to ensuring value and impact of data (organized by Data for Now)
     
  • 14:30-15:30 | Leveraging Global South youth’s vision for an equitable and sustainable data future 
     
  • 14:30-15:30 | Catalyzing commitments for sustainable development data (Commit to Data poster session)

More details in the Forum program, available here

Side events

8-11 November: UN Datathon

11 November: Learning exchange on citizen data

12 November: Learning exchange for Colombia, Ghana, and Kenya

 

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About the United Nations World Data Forum

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.