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Building the Skills Behind Better Data: How GIST is Strengthening Statistical Systems
Stronger statistical systems depend on people equipped to meet changing data demands. In its latest Commit to Data update, the Global Network of Institutions for Statistical Training (GIST) shares how it is expanding country partnerships and updating its assessment tool to address emerging skills needs, including AI, to strengthen capacity across national statistical systems.
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Between the Surveys: Tracking Living Conditions in Forced Displacement with Satellite Data
Living conditions for refugees and host communities can change rapidly in the years between surveys. In this Commit to Data update blog, read about how the World Bank–UNHCR Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement is supporting a new approach that combines satellite imagery with survey data to help track these changes and inform more timely action.
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Webinar Recap: Information Session on What to Expect from Riyadh 2026
The UN Statistics Division hosted an information session on May 21, 2026, providing an update on the Forum’s evolving programme, thematic priorities, and opportunities for engagement. The webinar also spotlighted Commit to Data (C2D) as the Forum’s action platform, highlighting progress to date and opportunities to mobilize new commitments ahead of Riyadh.
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The Gender Equity Unit: Accelerating Gender Equity through Health Data
The Gender Equity Unit at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has participated in research, workshops, and trainings globally to close gender gaps in low- and middle-income countries.
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Commit to Data on the Road to Riyadh
The "Charting the Road to Riyadh: Scaling Up Action through Commit to Data" webinar co-hosted by the General Authority for Statistics Saudi Arabia, Open Data Watch, and PARIS21 featured updates from existing commitments and four new commitments.
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Launching the Road to Riyadh: Building Momentum Toward UNWDF 2026
As co-host of UNWDF 2026, the General Statistics Authority of Saudi Arabia is leading the Road to Riyadh—a dynamic series of 16 events aligning national, regional, and global priorities to shape the upcoming UN World Data Forum.
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Data for Decision-Making: Technical Assistance for SDGs
Through trainings and workshops, the FAO enhances countries' abilities to collect and analyze data for food- and agriculture-related SDGs, increasing the ability of data for policymaking.
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Shape the Agenda for UN World Data Forum 2026 — Call for Programme Proposals is Open
The Call for Programme Proposals for the sixth UN World Data Forum (UNWDF 2026) is now open. This is an opportunity for the global data community to help shape the Forum’s agenda by submitting sessions that share experience, innovation, and impact.
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Join Our Webinar—Charting the Road to Riyadh: Scaling Up Action through Commit to Data
Join our upcoming webinar on 20 January to chart the Road to Riyadh and accelerate action through Commit to Data ahead of UNWDF 2026. Hear from partners on progress, new commitments, and opportunities for collaboration across the global data ecosystem.
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Data for What? AI for Understanding Data Use and Improving Responses to Forced Displacement
The Joint Data Center is supporting innovative collaborative work between the World Bank and UNHCR to better understand and track how data is used to inform sustainable responses to forced displacement.
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Enhancing Food Security Through Data Interoperability
Development Gateway: An IREX Venture is promoting data interoperability through creating an Interoperability Community of Practice, sharing their experience and expertise at events, and publishing research to ensure that data on agriculture and food can be used to enhance food security.
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Effective, Transparent, and Fair AI: Applying Open Data Charter’s Principles to AI Governance
Open Data Charter is promoting open AI governance to ensure that AI is transparent, effective, and fair through research, events, peer exchanges, and their monthly Implementation Working Group meetings.
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Facilitating Open Access to Data on Forcibly Displaced and Stateless Persons through the Refugee Data Finder
The World Bank-UNHCR Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement's updated their interactive database to increase the availability of data and the statistical inclusion of forcibly displaced and stateless persons.
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Celebrating Progress: Commit to Data Debuts at the 2024 UN World Data Forum
As 2024 draws to a close, we’re reflecting on a powerful year for the Commit to Data (C2D) initiative—one that brought our community together to champion smarter, more sustainable investments in data. With the start in Medellín, C2D continues to grow as a movement grounded in action, partnerships, and accountability, with eyes ahead towards Riyadh.
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Enhancing Inclusive Data Systems and Participation in Data Production: The Collaborative on Citizen Data
The Collaborative on Citizen Data advances inclusive data systems by promoting citizen data and partnerships with national statistical offices, building on the Copenhagen Framework and global discussions in New York City, Bogotà, Bishkek, and Bangkok.
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