New Monitoring Framework Approved by WHO
The World Health Assembly has approved a global monitoring framework on maternal, infant and young child nutrition. The WHO is tasked with developing indicators for the framework.
AfDB Scores Highest in Transparency
The African Development Bank had the highest overall score among international financial institutions according to the 2013 Aid Transparency Index. See what new data tool is helping.
ILO Posts Statistics on Forced Labour
ILO estimates that forced labour generates annual profits of $150 billion. “This new report takes our understanding of trafficking, forced labour and modern slavery to a new level,” said ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.
Comprehensive Needs Assessment for SDG Monitoring & Statistical Capacity Published
The most comprehensive effort to date to calculate the financial resources necessary to improve national statistics in developing countries in order to monitor SDGs was published today by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network working with Open Data Watch and a group of experts from academia, non-profits, and international organizations. …(more)
Data for Development: A Needs Assessment for SDG Monitoring and Statistical Capacity Development
Today, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network working with Open Data Watch and a group of experts from academia, non-profits, and international organizations published a report titled Data for Development: A Needs Assessment for SDG Monitoring and Statistical Capacity Development. The report is the most comprehensive effort to date to calculate the financial resources necessary to…
Deputy UN SG Calls Data ‘Lifeblood’ of Decision-Making
“Our world is bursting with information, yet we have a lack of data where we need it most: in and about the poorest and most marginalized communities,” UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson told the 46th Session of the UN Statistical Commission. Calling data “the lifeblood of decision-making,” he warned that, in the Post-2015 Development Era,…
The Cost of Monitoring Post-2015 SDGs
The preliminary draft of an estimate of resources needed for countries to monitor post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals has just been published for comment. Developed by a team of development data experts, from the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) with the participation of ODW, the draft costing is the result of five months of intense research and is…
Data Revolution Draft Report Released
The first draft report of the UN Secretary General’s Independent Expert Advisory Group on the Data Revolution has just been issued. All comments are welcome! Comments must be received by Monday 27th Oct before 10am GMT+1. Read the draft report here or download the draft report in PDF format.
UN Expert Advisory Group on the Data Revolution Appointed
An Independent Expert Advisory Group on the Data Revolution has been created by the UN Secretary-General to recommend what is needed to address data gaps and improve national statistical capacities for sustainable development. It will review opportunities due to technical innovations and many new public and private data providers that can strengthen traditional statistical systems and improve accountability…
World Health Goals Need Indicators
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a focus of the WHO’s World Health Assembly beginning May 19. Informing the debate: World Health Statistics for 2014 were published earlier this month.