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I know it is exciting to be a part of the data revolution. It feels rebellious, almost unfettered by the institutional boundaries and the day-to-day stuff we all have to deal with. Like those who started a movement on another street, the freedom of possibilities makes us want to go ‘Occupy Data Street’!

Technology is enabling a group at risk of stigma and discrimination in Thailand to voice their concerns and make an impact.  iMonitor+ is a new

An ecosystem is a community of living organisms interacting as a system. The ecosystem is more than the sum of its parts: each member of the community depends on acting and working together. Becoming an ecosystem will require bringing together all the United Nations’ capacities, even the ‘soft’ ones – like our convening power . This will guarantee the system’s ability to act holistically and to link the national and global levels.

Montenegro sits at one far end of the vast and varied spectrum of countries in which the UN operates. It is upper-middle-income and a country on a

Development issues are more complex and interconnected than ever before. This is pushing us to rethink the way the development community walks, talks

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Preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like cardio-vascular diseases, cancer

I am in Liberia, where shaking hands is taboo but washing hands and temperature checks are routine. Dark clouds hover above the wettest capital in the

At the national level, public sector institutions need departments and divisions - they help keep the focus on results. But when they don’t work