Human Rights Day
10/12/2017, Global
The UN General Assembly proclaimed 10 December as Human Rights Day in 1950, to draw attention to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as “a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations”…more
Expert Group Meeting on Data-Driven Smart Government
06/12/2017 – 07/12/2017, Manila, Philippines
Organized by the Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (APCICT/ESCAP) and the Department of ICT of the Philippines, the expert group meeting will provide a platform for experts and practitioners to discuss trends and practices on data policy and data utilization in government in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It will review a draft Academy Module on Data-Driven Smart Government being developed by APCICT in cooperation with the National Information Society Agency of the Republic of Korea…more
Geospatial Solutions for Sustainable Development
06/12/2017, New York, USA
Hosted by the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs and the UN Development Programme, the aim of the event is to bring together geospatial solutions that can speed and shift the sustainable development in multiple sectors such as: damage assessment, disaster risk reduction, early warning, social protection, infrastructure and rehabilitation, deforestation, land use, water monitoring, carbon footprint, climate change, mining sector, projects formulation, Natural Bio Diversity, M&E, planning, communication, coordination, and policy support…more
Towards Closing the Gender Gap in Data and Digital Health: Lessons Learned from the Field
05/12/2017, Washington, DC, USA
Linking to the SDGs, this panel will present distinct experiences and strategic insights from HIS and CRVS systems related to why considerations of gender in data and digital health need to be integrated early and revisited often. Exploring gender dimensions meaningfully starts within counting men, women, girls and boys, and extends to analyzing issues of differential power, access and opportunity. By making the invisible visible, we can begin to address some of the deep rooted injustices that lead to people being left behind. Some of the key lessons that emerge include i) making the invisible visible by addressing real-time data challenges; ii) HIS and CRVS systems having their own gender dynamics; iii) Transforming gender dynamics involves women, men and the entire community; and iv) Privacy and confidentiality of information affects gender and power relations. As part of Global Digital Health Network and Personal Connected Health Alliance‘s Global Digital Health Forum, this panel will feature Shaida Badiee, managing director of Open Data Watch…more
Cross Regional Forum | SDG implementation: What is needed in terms of data, institutions and funding?”
04/12/2017 – 05/12/2017, Paris, France
Organized by PARIS21, the purpose of the Cross Regional Forum is to help countries do a better job in SDG implementation. The Forum will offer a cross-cutting perspective on the implementation of the SDGs from two vantage points: by bringing together both developed (OECD) and developing countries from various regions of the world to share their experiences as well as emphasizing the linkages among the key challenges countries face in terms of data needs, institutional set-ups and funding, with an emphasis on securing domestic resources…more
1000 Days of SDGs: Is International Geneva Walking the Talk?
04/12/2017 – 08/12/2017, Geneva, Switzerland
Realizing Agenda 2030 will require changing “business as usual” in the international policy arena. But have International Geneva actors adapted their way of working to support multi-sectoral, multi-stakeholder SDG efforts? Organized by the Global Health Centre at the Graduate Institute, Geneva, this event will ask questions, such as: What are the main challenges and opportunities of promoting transformative change within the context of International Geneva? What is the impact of these global transformations at the national and local level?…more
Fourth Conference of Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration
04/12/2017 – 08/12/2017, Nouakchott, Mauritania
The African Union Commission, in collaboration with the ECA the AfDB as well as other partners, is organizing the Fourth Conference of Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration, on the theme: ‘Accelerating a coordinated improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) for implementation and monitoring development in Africa: Review of progress and the way forward’. The overall objective of the conference is to deliberate on the possible ways of making strategic shifts to move the Africa Programme on Accelerated Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (APAI-CRVS), to the next level of maturity through taking stock of the achievements and challenges…more
African Economic Conference 2017
04/12/2017 – 06/12/2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Hosted by the African Development Bank, UN Economic Commission for Africa, and UN Development Programme, the African Economic Conference provides a forum for leading thinkers and practitioners to discuss the emerging issues in Africa. The specific objectives of the Conference series are the following:
- Promote knowledge management as an important driver of policy dialogue, good policy planning and implementation;
- Foster dialogue that promotes the exchange of ideas and innovative thinking among researchers, development practitioners and African policymakers;
- Encourage and enhance research on economic and policy issues relating to the development of African economies;
- Provide an opportunity for young African researchers, Africans in the diaspora and regional and subregional organizations to disseminate their research findings and share information with African policymakers on the work that they do in the region…more
ESCAP SDG WEEK: Invovation – Integration – Inclusiveness. Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific
27/11/2017 – 01/12/2017, Bangkok, Thailand
SDG Week aims to strengthen capacity and increase momentum for SDG implementation in the region through sharing of experiences and knowledge and showcasing innovative, integrated and inclusive approaches. The goal is to facilitate the discussion of tools, support, and partnerships available, including from ESCAP, to overcome bottlenecks and enhance understanding of opportunities for implementing the 2030 Agenda in line with the road map…more
AfricaGIS 2017 Conference
21/11/2017 – 24/11/2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Hosted by the UN Economic Commission for Africa, AfricaGIS™ is the premier conference and exhibition focusing on geo-information science and technologies in Africa. The principal objective of AfricaGIS™ is to provide a platform for geo-information professionals from Africa to learn about geo-information science and technology and its applications. This unique conference provides a forum for geo-information professionals to meet, interact, and be updated on new developments, products and emerging trends and issues. It also provides a unique opportunity for interaction among practitioners to share information and knowledge to advance the development and application of geo-information science and technologies to meet African developmental needs…more