Members of the Global Partnership network are actively shaping conversations at the India AI Summit in New Delhi this week, advancing practical approaches to data governance, participatory AI, Global South leadership, and responsible implementation. As highlighted in our accompanying blog, partners are helping move discussions from principle to practice across sessions at the Summit and PAIRS 2026. Below is a snapshot of partner-led events taking place throughout the week.

The Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data is excited to welcome Diene Keita, United Nations Under Secretary-General and UNFPA Executive Director as our newest board member. 

Ms. Keita has more than three decades of distinguished service in the international civil service, diplomacy, and government. 

Below is a copy of the open letter published ahead of the 158th WHO Executive Board and 79th World Health Assembly. It is signed by from 15 senior leaders of global health organisations, including Jenna Slotin, interim CEO of the Global Partnership.  

February 2, 2026

Sierra Leone has taken a significant step toward transforming its agricultural sector and advancing food security by improving data quality. On November 25, 2025, the Government officially launched the national initiative on Strengthening Agricultural Data and Data Use for Policy (AgriData-SL), marking the start of a coordinated effort to modernize the country’s agricultural data ecosystem.

Global Partnership Program and Policy Lead Karen Bett features on the NorthStar GAZE podcast to explore how citizen data and mapping help make people visible and shape fairer decisions. In a wide-ranging conversation, Karen reflects on efforts that pushed governments to publish open budgets and initiatives that helped place communities like Kibera on the map. She argues that data is not just numbers. It is a force for dignity, justice, and truth.

Jenna Slotin is stepping into the role of interim CEO bringing a long-standing focus on data governance, policy, and global cooperation with her. Her first engagements in the new role will be in New York, where world leaders and changemakers are gathering for the 2025 UN General Assembly High-Level Week.