In 2023, the LNOB Partnership secured funding from the Hewlett Foundation and Deutsche Postcode Lotterie for the partnership’s initiatives in Kenya and Nepal. These efforts are designed to engage marginalised communities in SDG monitoring and enhance their participation in public discourse to promote inclusive and sustainable development in the respective countries.
Upcoming Events
Completed Events
Joint session at the 2023 World Data Forum
Event Date: 2023-04-25
Event Time: 9:00 am - 10:00 am
The Centre, in collaboration with the Danish Institute for Human Rights, United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD-DESA), UN Women, World Bank (WB), PARIS21 and GPSDD hosted a joint session at the upcoming World Data Forum on April 25, from 9:00 am – 10:00 am CEST.
LNOB Denmark launched their first LNOB Report
The Leave No One Behind (LNOB) coalition in Denmark has launched a new report which is both methodologically strong and has thematic political recommendations. The report is addressed to the government and other authorities and stakeholders who have the main responsibility to implement the SDGs and LNOB in Denmark.
Official reference to our work in the UN Secretary General’s recent SDG progress report
The UN Secretary-General’s report, “Work on the review of progress towards the SDGs” recognised CGD as a useful data source and referred to the close collaboration between UNSD and the International Civil Society Centre, emphasising our mutual role in fostering collaboration between civil society and national statistics offices at the national level.
LNOB Partnership launches a new flyer
The Leave No One Behind (LNOB) Partnership has launched a new flyer highlighting the partnership’s vision, goals, and ambitions as well as its key initiative, “Making Voices Heard and Count (MVHC) project.” The flyer also summarizes the partnership’s key successes and learnings on both global and national level.
Explore LNOB India and Nepal’s data tracking sites
The data tracking sites for Leave No One Behind (LNOB) country coalitions in India and Nepal are now available on voicescount website. The links to the tracking sites have been added to the respective country pages. The tracking sites were established with the help of the LNOB partnership’ s global partner, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
InfoPoint Conference: Community-driven data as a tool to drive change
Event Date: 2022-11-23
Event Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
This event will showcase insights and best practices from the partnership’s work at the global, national and local level, including case studies from its programmes in India and Vietnam. In addition, a discussion on the potentials and limitations of inclusive data for reaching the SDGs and fostering equity in development will be held with the audience.
13th meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs)
Event Date: 2022-11-10 to 2022-11-11
Upon the official invitation of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), the Leave No One Behind (LNOB) partnership attended an Expert Group Meeting of the IAEG-SDGs from 10-11 November, in Bangkok.
2022 HLPF Side Event: Inclusive Data as a Strategic Tool for Building Back Better after the Pandemic
Event Date: 2022-07-12
Event Time: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
The LNOB partnership, together with GIZ and UNSD hosted a successful side event at the 2022 High-level Political Forum. In this virtual side event, various countries who’ve worked with inclusive data under the impression of the global pandemic presented their national case studies, while an international donor and expert panel discussed advantages and limitations of inclusive data sources like “Community-Driven Data,” sharing their perceptions on how such approaches can help to build back better after the pandemic.
Leave No One Behind Partnership hosted a webinar at the Asia-Pacific Stats Café series
Event Date: 2022-08-08
Upon the invitation of the UN ESCAP, the LNOB partnership hosted a webinar for their Asia-Pacific Stats Café series. The partnership presented a session titled, ‘The Expert Dialogue on Data Partnerships to Leave No One Behind: Ways forward for citizen-generated data (CGD) Presenters shared different perspectives on the use of CGD as a strategic tool to complement national SDG monitoring and inform public planning.
Working Session at the World Justice Forum 2022
Event Date: 2022-05-31
Event Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
On 31st of May, the Leave No One Behind partnership is hosted a virtual working session at the World Justice Forum 2022 within the conference’s thematic pillar of “data, diagnosis, scoping the challenge” on community-driven data as a means to foster equal rights and non-discrimination.
Virtual Side Event: Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2022
Event Date: 2022-03-30
Event Time: 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
Making the voices of marginalised groups heard and count through data: In this side event at the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2022, we will present the experiences and learnings that we harnessed from the Asian member countries of our international Leave No One Behind partnership.
Leave No One Behind Partnership at the 2022 Asia Pacific Social Forum
Event Date: 2022-02-18
The Leave No One Behind (LNOB) Partnership, under the leadership of the LNOB India coalition, organised a virtual session at the 2022 Asia Pacific Social Forum on “How Community-Driven Data can strengthen democracies” aligning with one the conference’s areas of focus, “Democracy & People’s Movements.” The session featured contributions from LNOB country coalitions in the Asia region.
Global Perspectives 2021: Data-Driven Approaches to Leave No One Behind
Event Date: 2021-11-02
Event Time: 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
This session will bring together experts on community-driven data approaches. Together with our virtual audience, we want to discuss the added value and ongoing challenges of data-driven approaches that aim to support marginalised groups.
Joint Side Event at the UN World Data Forum
Event Date: 2021-10-06
Event Time: 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
This event will discuss the experiences of the LNOB Partnership and the Inclusive SDG Data Partnerships project, an initiative promoted by Partners for Review/GIZ, the Danish Institute for Human Rights, and ICSC. The Data Partnerships initiative supports six countries to establish a cross-sector SDG data collaboration, bringing together government, National Statistics Offices, National Human Rights Institutes and civil society. Country partners are Costa Rica, Canada, Ghana, Nepal, Philippines and the Palestinian Territories.
Launch of collaborative report: "An Unequal Pandemic"
Event Date: 2021-07-13
We are launching the collaborative report “An Unequal Pandemic – Insights and Evidence from Communities and Civil Society Organisations” in parallel to our HLPF Side Even on the 13th of July 2021.
The report is a collaborative effort of the two networks of the Leave No One Behind Partnership and the Inclusive Data Charter. More than 20 CSOs representing and working with diverse marginalised communities engaged in this collective exercise. The report harnesses the potential of data generated by communities and civil society organisations (CSOs) to create a holistic understanding of how people who have been marginalised have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, their responses and resilience.
HLPF Side Event: Unequal Pandemic
Event Date: 2021-07-13
Event Time: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Together with our partners from GPSDD, we are hosting a launch event on the sidelines of HLPF for a new flagship report to spark global dialogue on the ‘unequal pandemic’ and the need for increased collaboration between governments, communities, and civil society organisations on the production and use of data. The report will prominently feature the perspectives of the communities most affected by the pandemic and promote discussion around the key findings and recommendations of the report
Launch of a joint Learning Report
Event Date: 2021-07-12
We are launching our learning report of the “Inclusive SDG Data Partnerships” initiative, which is co-organised by Partners for Review (P4R/GIZ), the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR), and the International Civil Society Centre (ICSC).This initiative’s purpose is to advance data partnerships for the SDGs and to strengthen multi-actor data ecosystems at the national level. The learning report gathers knowledge and recommendations from the initiative, drawing a pathway towards a successful cross-sector data partnership.
HLPF Side Event: Inclusive Data Partnerships
Event Date: 2021-07-08
Event Time: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Join us for a dynamic event at the High-level Political Forum to exchange experiences on inclusive Data Partnerships to improve SDG monitoring and review!
Launch of the Civil Society Collaborative on Inclusive COVID-19 Data
Event Date: 2021-04-14
Announced today, the Civil Society Collaborative on Inclusive COVID-19 Data will work alongside marginalised communities and activists to understand the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and collectively advocate for an inclusive recovery.
LNOB India: Open SDG Clubs India: Bringing Civil Society Together
Event Date: 2021-01-29
Our partners from WNTA have established regional ‘Open SDG clubs’ in India in collaboration with GIZ, where different stakeholders and professionals can come together to develop actionable strategies to support the inclusion of vulnerable communities in achieving SDGs (under the Leave No One Behind principle). To that end, our partners warmly invite you to the ‘Open SDG Clubs India – Bringing Civil Society Together’ on 29 January, 2021 between 3.00-5.30 pm India time. Find a flyer attached
LNOB Bangladesh: National Consultation On Ensuring Inclusive Services
Event Date: 2021-01-27
The LNOB Bangladesh team arranged a National Consultation On Ensuring Inclusive Services in Bangladesh on 27 January, where they disseminated their report on the Community Score Card, which they have developed as part of their scaled up LNOB project.
For more information, please contact Evana ([email protected]).
UN World Data Forum
Event Date: 2020-10-19 to 2020-10-21
The UN World Data Forum brings together data and statistical experts and users from governments, civil society, the private sector, donor and philanthropic bodies, international and regional agencies, the geospatial community, the media, academia and professional bodies. Data experts and users gather to spur data innovation, mobilize high-level political and financial support for data, and build a pathway to better data for sustainable development. This is the partnership’s virtual exhibition at the Forum.
Global Perspectives
Event Date: 2020-10-02 to 2020-10-05
Global Perspectives is an annual event organised by the International Civil Society Centre aiming to create, connect and contribute. Every year, it brings together about 100 civil society organisation leaders, innovators, activists and those passionate about creating social good.
The Leave No One Behind Partnership will have a virtual workshop during 2020 Global Perspectives, focussing on the use technical tools to enhance a data-driven advocacy.