UN World Data Forum

Join our first UNWDF2026 webinar: 📅 21 May 🕐 9–10 AM ET With partners including @opendatawatch, get a first look at the programme + how #CommitToData is driving action. 👉 @0f9e35db-544f-4f60-bdcc-5ea416e6dc70/registration" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">events.teams.microsoft.com/event/61f99db4… #RoadToRiyadh

A huge thank you to everyone who submitted proposals for #UNWDF2026. 500 proposals received. 190 shortlisted. 81 sessions selected. Congrats to all contributors 👏

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#GASTAT honors the winning teams in the Data Innovation Hackathon with prizes totaling SAR 75,000 stats.gov.sa/en/w/news/183

🚀 Data meets innovation The #RoadToRiyadh Hackathon is driving solutions to real statistical challenges. 🏆 Winners announced today by @stats_saudi 🔗 stats.gov.sa/en/united-nati… #DataInnovation #Hackathon #SDGs

GASTAT invites you to attend a panel discussion as part of Road to Riyadh events, titled: Pulse of Numbers: Statistical Data in the Service of Health.

📊 How can better data strengthen health systems? @Stats_Saudi #GASTAT convenes “Pulse of Numbers: Statistical Data in the Service of Health”, part of the Road to Riyadh series leading to the United Nations World Data Forum 🇸🇦 🔗 stats.gov.sa/ar/web/forms/s… #SDGs #HealthData

Senior statistical leaders from 16 countries met in NY for the 41st High-level Group meeting ahead of #UN57SC. Key priorities: #UNDataForum progress, financing for development, & strengthening global SDG monitoring frameworks. 🔗 unstats.un.org/sdgs/hlg/

📢The Call for Session Applications is OPEN! Join the Global Data Festival & Kenya Space Expo (2–5 June | Nairobi) and help shape the global conversation on how data, AI & space tech can power a fairer, more resilient future. 🔗 bit.ly/4kaxlGm #DataFest2026 #KSEC2026e

Road to Riyadh continues 🇸🇦 GASTAT is hosting “Beyond Numbers: The Social Dimensions of Data”: spotlighting inclusion, equity, & the human side of data ahead of UN World Data Forum 2026. 🔗 bit.ly/4tE0KNx #RoadToRiyadh #UNWDF @Stats_Saudi

Nearly 500 submissions: Thank you to the global data community! The response to the Call for Proposals for the UN World Data Forum 2026 is an incredible show of energy, ideas, and ambition for data-driven sustainable development. #UNWDF

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⏰ Final reminder! Don’t miss your moment. The Call for Programme Proposals for the UN World Data Forum is closing today. Bring your ideas. Share your experience. Help shape the global data conversation. 🗓 Deadline: 26 Jan 🔗 buff.ly/65xPl18

⏳ 7 days to go The Call for Programme Proposals for the UN WDF is in its final week. If you have idea grounded in real-world experience, innovation, or inclusive data: now is the moment to submit. Deadline: 26 Jan buff.ly/65xPl18 @dilekfraisl1 @IIASAVienna @UNESCWA

Join @Stats_Saudi, @OpenDataWatch, @ContactPARIS21 & @UNStats on 20 Jan to explore how the Commit to Data initiative is driving concrete action to strengthen data systems. 🗓️ 20 Jan ⏰ 5:30–6:30AM EST| 11:30–12:30PM CET 💻 Virtual 🔗 Register: stats.gov.sa/web/forms/shar… #UNWDF2026

The future of data needs your voice. We’re inviting ideas that showcase practical experience, innovation, and solutions shaping how data supports sustainable development. 🗓26 January 2026 🔗 unstats.un.org/unsd/undatafor… #UNDataForum #Data4Now

What should the next #UNDataForum deliver? Programme Committee members point to real-world data use, inclusive dialogue, & solutions to today’s development challenges. 📣Call for Proposals open until 26 January 2026 🔗 buff.ly/gNBkcB3 @UNRoficial @JavierBussi

💬 What are Programme Committee members most looking forward to at #UNDataForum? Their insights are shaping the programme: and your proposal can too! 🗓 Deadline: 26 Jan 2026 🔗 unstats.un.org/unsd/undatafor… @PCBSPalestine @Olashakhshir

#GASTAT announces “Road to Riyadh” events in preparation for hosting the 6th UNWDF in November 2026 stats.gov.sa/en/united-nati…

The next UN World Data Forum will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between 9 and 12 November 2026. The CALL FOR PROGRAMME PROPOSALS is now OPEN until 26 January 2026. Please see for more information: buff.ly/65xPl18