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The State of Open Humanitarian Data 2024

A ten-year anniversary retrospective on the Humanitarian Data Exchange, which was accessed by 1.4 million people in 230 countries to download 2.7 million open humanitarian datasets in 2023.

Humanity Hub, Fluwelen Burgwal, The Hague, Netherlands
2024
United Nations, reports

UN Mappers

UN Mappers is a community of mapping enthusiasts collaborating to collect, validate and disseminate geospatial open data in areas where the United Nations carries out field operations with the goal of supporting the decision-making process with more accurate location-based data.

United Nations, OpenStreetMap

UNICEF StartUp Lab Ghana

UNICEF StartUp Lab is an accelerator programme for impactful businesses working to advance the SDGs for children and young people. The programme is led by UNICEF in Ghana, supported by KOICA and implemented by MEST Africa.

Ghana
United Nations, youth

Trinidad and Tobago Open Source Program Office

This pilot, in collaboration with The University of the West Indies, and UNDP, is...a model for how open-source practices can strengthen digital ecosystems and drive inclusive innovation across the region.

Trinidad and Tobago
2024
United Nations, United Nations Development Programme

Public Service Day

The UN Public Service Day intends to celebrate the value and virtue of public service to the community; highlight the contribution of public service in the development process; recognize the work of public servants, and encourage young people to pursue careers in the public sector.

2022
United Nations

UNDP Panama Accelerator Lab

Panama’s Accelerator Lab is working to understand how strengthening solid waste management practices in rural municipalities can help create pathways to optimize national recycling strategies and work towards a circular economy.

Panama City, Panama
2020
United Nations, city, United Nations Development Programme, waste, Sustainable cities and communities

UN E-Government Survey

Since 2001, the United Nations E-Government Survey has provided a comprehensive assessment of the digital government landscape across all 193 Member States.

2001
United Nations, city, reports, comparative

International Day of Democracy

"The United Nations General Assembly resolved to observe 15 September as the International Day of Democracy—with the purpose of promoting and upholding the principles of democracy" - Wikipedia

2007
United Nations

UN HABITAT Digital Cities Toolkit

An open source Policy Toolkit for cities to develop digital policies that put citizens at the center, tackle Sustainable Development Goals and make Governments more open, transparent, and collaborative.

58 Victoria Embankment
United Nations, city, guides, Sustainable cities and communities