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Add to Preferred SourcesCurrent, reliable, and trusted data help us to “understand the changing world” in which we live, the UN chief said in his message for World Statistics Day.
Statistics are “fundamental for evidence-based policymaking…[and] drive the transformations that are needed”, in order to ensure no-one is left behind, upheld Secretary-General António Guterres.
And the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the increasing importance of data to save lives and recover better.
Data permeates all aspects of the UN’s work and is critical to unlock potential across the globe. As the world strives to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Mr. Guterres flagged his recently launched Data Strategy for Action by Everyone, Everywhere, as a tool to provide greater “insight, impact and integrity”.
“On World Statistics Day, let us commit to invest in and support the vital role of data in meeting the challenges of our time” and to “spotlight the role of statistics in advancing sustainable development for all”, urged the Secretary-General.
The third World Statistics Day coincides with the 2020 Virtual UN World Data Forum, where over the course of three days, thousands of data experts are discussing the importance of strengthening data for a changing world.
The fact that better data can help guide the world out of the COVID-19 pandemic and achieve a more sustainable future for all, was a message that reverberated on the second day of the Forum.
Three high-level plenary sessions covered data use, trust and leaving no one behind. And the world’s top experts have called for smarter financing for better data.
Original source: UN News