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The 77th session of United Nations General Assembly took place earlier this month. While it was a moment for the world to discuss solutions to interlocking challenges like COVID-19, climate change, and ongoing conflicts, data for the SDGs were not lost in the discussions.
Leaders were urged to keep investments in gender data on the agenda and calls for increased financing for data with purpose were amplified by the World Bank, United Nations, and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data. A new gender and environment data alliance was launched to tackle the undeniable links between climate change and gender equality while the Data Values Campaign set out to reimagine a fair data future.
The month closed in Nairobi with one of the largest gatherings of gender experts and statisticians. The forum brought together over 100 African representatives from ministries, national statistical offices, the Gender Data Network, and civil society organizations.
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WHAT’S BEING SAID
Recent highlights from the sustainable development data community
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Gender Data Can Transform Education
As the United Nations Transforming Education Summit concluded, Data2X urges leaders to recognize and prioritize the role gender data plays in education solutions.
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SDG4 Data Explorer Update
UNESCO released new education data for over 200 countries, available by indicator, region, and country. Data on policy indicators and background information on the release are also available.
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REPORT SPOTLIGHT
A new report from SDSN TReNDS and Open Data Watch demystifies the institutional barriers and challenges around data use for official statistics with insights from national statistical offices around the world.
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WATCH NOW
Gender data illuminates a path to ensure no one is left behind. Can we afford to continue to search in the dark? Launched at our UNGA side event, a new video with PARIS21, Data2X, and UN Women explores emerging solutions in scarcity for smart gender data finance.
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LISTEN NOW
Development Gateway: An IREX Venture's podcast brings together DGers, experts, and friends of the organization for conversations about data and digital for development.
This final episode of the current series discusses digital transformation and emerging technologies.
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MEET OUR VISITING STATISTICIAN
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Open Data Watch is pleased to welcome Luis Gonzalez Morales to our team. Learn more about Luis here.
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