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May 2015
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Action 2030 Blog
Big data bootcamp: Discover, design, define
What is big data and how can it benefit human development? A recent Big Data Bootcamp opened the floodgates on a deluge of data and asked the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to think about how to use it in meaningful ways.
May 2015
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Action 2030 Blog
Let’s go occupy data street
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’!
April 2015
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Resource
UNCT Turkey Gender Scorecard Report

The UNCT SWAP-Scorecard is a globally standardized rapid assessment of UN country level gender mainstreaming practices. The framework is designed to

Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women
March 2015
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Action 2030 Blog
Making the UN “fit for purpose”
The new sustainable development agenda is transformative, rights-based and universal. Without a doubt, supporting countries to implement the new agenda requires a United Nations system that is “fit for purpose” and I see six steps we can take before 1 January 2016. We have a tremendous opportunity to re-position the UN system to maximize its unique comparative advantages in support of sustainable development.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
March 2015
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Action 2030 Blog
Distilling the SDGs at country level
The MDGs were brief enough to fit on the back of a business card. The 17 goals currently agreed are something different. One difference is how they tackle national obstacles (in developed and developing countries). The UN family and the Brazilian government, one of the leading champions of sustainable development in the world, have opened up a new dialogue mechanism to assess what works best in Brazil.
March 2015
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Resource
Handy Guide on UN Coherence
This guide addresses UN coherence issues relevant to UN staff by providing a simple summary of official guidance, and in many cases linking to it. A
March 2015
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Action 2030 Blog
What if the UN system acted more like a UN ecosystem?
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.
March 2015
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Action 2030 Blog
Malawi: Making best use of real-time data
The data revolution is upon us. So they say and so it happens! Our United Nations office in Malawi has been developing a real-time programme monitoring framework. This is about monthly or quarterly data. So, it is not quite real-time but far more frequent than our traditional pace.