@UNOCHA's Centre for Humanitarian Data. Posts about HDX, data science, data responsibility and learning and practice.
United Nations, The Hague + elsewhere
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OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
The challenge isn't just collecting more #data.
It's turning insight into earlier action, smarter decisions, and better outcomes for people facing hunger, displacement, conflict and climate shocks.
Join our conversation, 8:30-9:30 AM ET, 24 September: events.zoom.us/ev/ApYS6SIyo7…
OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
How can we improve how data is shared and used for humanitarian crises?
Join us for a @RockefellerFdn hosted event. Hear from @UNOCHA and data partners @Refugees, @WFP, @UNICEF and @UNmigration on the latest progress.
📆 24 Sept
⏰ 8:30-9:30am NY time
📺 bit.ly/4yd97Bx
OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
#ネパール で発生した洪水被害への緊急対応のため、国連は中央緊急対応基金（#CERF ）から200万米ドルを拠出。緊急医療、避難所、水など、人命を守るための支援に活用されます。
この災害の調査、分析、支援計画に必要なネパールの地方行政区画境界データは、HDXにて検索👇
Severe flooding in #Nepal and #China caused widespread destruction on 26 August 2026 with reports of large numbers of people missing, according to the @UN.
Find Nepal sub-national administrative boundaries on HDX: data.humdata.org/dataset/cod…
OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
Flags fly at half-mast today across UN offices worldwide.
We remember humanitarian workers killed while helping others. And we stand with those who continue to serve despite the danger.
Attacks on aid workers must end. Those responsible must be held accountable.
#ActForHumanity
OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
Solidarity is not a buzzword. It decides who gets help in time ⏳.
Here's a snapshot of where we stand on the #87MillionLives campaign.
📊 See the gaps.
📢 Share the facts.
❗ and urge leaders to step up and save #87MillionLives.
OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
#DYK: .@sautiorg uses @humdata datasets — including @WFP’s market price data — to send text updates that help traders make informed choices
For many women traders, reliable price info means negotiating better, avoiding losses and earning more
Full story: centre.humdata.org/how-hdx-a…
OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
Did you know that over 2 billion people lack Internet access?
The situation is worse in crises, especially for women.
OCHA’s @humdata is closing the gap by making humanitarian data easier to find and use.
Read how it’s changing lives in East Africa: bit.ly/3JBmhnK
OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
We have many more tough than good days in this work. But yesterday, seeing so many trucks moving to Gaza, was a good one. This scale up is direct result of ceasefire agreement. There are many frustrations and complications. We still have mountain to climb. But I’m more hopeful.
OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
A magnitude 6 #earthquake struck #Kunar #Afghanistan around midnight wreaking devastation across four provinces, killing hundreds and wiping out villages 🚨@UNOCHA and #humanitarian partners are on the ground initiating immediate relief efforts
OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
"It is a famine. The Gaza Famine.
It is a famine that we could have prevented, if we had been allowed. Yet food stacks up at borders because of systematic obstruction by Israel.
Everyone owns this. The #GazaFamine is the world’s famine."
- @UNReliefChief
OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
On Tuesday's #WorldHumanitarianDay, we remember our 22 colleagues who lost their lives when the UN in Baghdad was bombed on 19 August 2003, marking 22 years since the tragedy.
Today & always, we thank the brave humanitarians who risk their lives to make the world a better place.
OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
🌱🪙 Where is climate finance going?
In 2024, #IATI data revealed:
🌱 25,000+ mitigation activities
🌊 34,000+ adaptation activities
👥 Reported by 200+ organisations worldwide (govts, multilaterals, NGOs)
👉 Explore the Annual Report 2024: iatistandard.org/en/news/iat…
OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
19 August is #WorldHumanitarianDay.
Last year, we urged leaders to stop the killing of aid workers.
They listened – then looked away.
This year, we sound the alarm with sharper urgency:
❗ Protect humanitarians.
❗ Respect the rules of war.
❗ End impunity.
#ActForHumanity
OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
🚀WorldPop Beta Data Users Give High Marks in New Global Survey
✔️Our new 2015-2030 Demographic Data Beta version and HDX platform are highly rated for satisfaction, accessibility, and quality by users.
worldpop.org/blog/worldpop-b…
ALT World map showing location of responders to HDX/WorldPop survey
OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
In 1945, a small group of women helped shape the @UN, making the Charter the 1st international agreement to recognize gender equality as a human right.
While women still face barriers to equality today, they continue demanding their rights, building a more just world for all.
OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
Over 3 years, @UNCERF released 4 anticipatory allocations to help contain cholera outbreaks in the DRC, saving lives & stretching limited resources.
A powerful example of how #AnticipatoryAction transforms humanitarian response.
Learn more about the pilot👉bit.ly/4ldKgq0
OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
NEW: OCHA 2024 Annual Report
With over 2,000 partners and thanks to the generosity of donors, we reached 116 million people in 33 crises.
See how solidarity turns hope into action👇
#InvestInHumanity
OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
⚠️We have been forced to re-prioritize our work.
Brutal 2025 funding cuts mean humanitarians must do more with less – and millions will go without humanitarian assistance.
This is just the tip of the iceberg.
📊 Latest Global Humanitarian Overview out: humanitarianaction.info
OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
Encouraging day in The Hague.
Practical, energizing meetings with the Minister, officials, MPs, NGOs, colleagues and media in this humanitarian powerhouse.
Dutch aid saves lives.
OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
Excellent discussion with @ministerbho Reinette Klever.
The Netherlands leads by example, investing in solutions that work, and holding us to account to deliver.
In Gaza, Syria and Ukraine, I’ve seen how Dutch humanitarian aid saves lives.
