Written message for the Deputy Secretary-General’s participation in the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data's Meeting of the Board of Directors

New York, 27 March 2020

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

My apologies for not being able to participate today, and a wish that you and your families are safe and well during these trying times.

NEW YORK (September 25, 2019)—A new global effort to close the gap on data for development was launched today on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. The Data for Now initiative will put recent technological advances to work, to urgently fill crucial data gaps.