Current, reliable and trusted data help us to “understand the changing world” in which we live, the UN chief said on Tuesday in his message for World Statistics Day.
With COVID-19, an on-going global concern, satellite imagery can play a powerful role in tracking where we are and how we’re responding to “restrictions on movement” due to the coronavirus.
That’s according to Robert Chen, co-chair of the Thematic Research Network on Data and Statistics, known as TReNDS, who was at UN Headquarters this week to discuss his initiative, which is part of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
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The message is simple: better data saves lives.
At the highest levels of the UN, it is understood that digital tools play a crucial role in ensuring that aid gets to the people who need it most.
International data sectors from national statistical offices, the private sector, NGOs, academia and international and regional organizations are gathering in Dubai from Monday to Wednesday, in a bid to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Better data can help in the fight against hunger and bring about sustainable development, the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Chief Statistician, Pietro Gennari, said on the margins of a meeting organized by the UN Statistical Commission (UNSD).
The UNSD sets international standards for statistics in order for countries to share data and compare experiences.
Well-managed data can support efforts to deliver aid to millions of people affected by natural and man-made catastrophes, according to the head of the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA.
Stephen O’Brien said because data can “make facts our friends,” it supports the decision making process and also shields aid workers from being viewed as being partial to any particular side in a crisis.
Women around the world are living longer than ever, but still face formidable challenges when it comes to issues of equality.
That’s just one of the findings of a new report on the lives of women released by the United Nations on Tuesday.
The “World’s Women 2015” report takes a comprehensive view of the state of women’s affairs globally, based on data and statistics gathered from all around the world.
