UN World Data Forum

The first United Nations World Data Forum will be hosted by Statistics South Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, 15-18 January 2017. The Forum will intensify cooperation with different professional groups.

Data holds power. It demonstrates the size and nature of social and economic problems, and brings clarity around who is being left behind. Through reliable data, women and girls can be more visible and counted. Lack of comprehensive, current information about women and girls, especially in developing countries, hinders efforts to advance gender equality and the health of women, children and adolescents.