Global Data Marathon for World Statistics Day 2025

Event

Work area(s)

Statistics

Teaser

Under the theme “Driving change with quality statistics and data for everyone” this year's celebration marks a milestone with a 24-hour non-stop event and seeks to highlight the crucial role of reliable statistics in making informed decisions globally.

Event information

Date

20 Oct 2025 - All day
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Event type

Meetings of the United Nations system

On October 20, 2025, the fourth edition of the United Nations World Statistics Day will be celebrated, a date commemorated every five years to highlight the importance of data in building a sustainable future. For the first time in history, the five United Nations Regional Commissions will organize a 24-hour global webinar marathon, a unique gathering that will bring together voices, experiences, and innovations from around the globe to showcase how data drives sustainable development and inclusive decision-making.

Statistics are much more than numbers: they are key tools for understanding reality, guiding the actions of governments, businesses, and citizens, and monitoring global challenges such as climate change, public health, and social inequalities. They make it possible to bring to light problems that would otherwise remain hidden, ensuring that no one is left behind.

This year's event will focus on the theme "Driving Change with Quality Statistics and Data for All", highlighting the fundamental role of statistics in public policymaking, decision-making, and progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.

As part of the 24-hour virtual seminar, the Latin America and the Caribbean segment, coordinated by ECLAC, will bring together professionals from national statistical offices and central banks, regional and international organizations, academic institutions, and civil society. Through dynamic and inclusive discussions, the relevance of statistics in everyday life, their role in identifying social and economic gaps, the interaction between official statistics, civil society, and academia, and innovations in the production and dissemination of statistical information will be addressed.

Practical information

 
United Nations World Statistics Day 2025
(Virtual mode)
Organization:
  1. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
  2. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
  3. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
  4. Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
  5. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
  6. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Participation: Participation is free and open to all audiences: statisticians, policymakers, students, or anyone simply curious about the power of data.
Date: 20 October 2025
Time:

24 hours, streamed globally (Time UTC)

Live stream schedule

Full World Statistics Day Program

Schedule

 

Around the World in 24 Hours
“Driving change with quality statistics and data for everyone”

World Statistics Day 2025

Latin America and the Caribbean Segment

(18:00-22:00 UTC /15:00–19:00, Chile)

15:00 - 15:10
Welcome

Rolando Ocampo – Director, Statistics Division, ECLAC

Moderator: Georgina Alcantar – Former Chief of Environmental Statistics Unit, Statistics Division, ECLAC
15:10 - 15:20
Measuring Multidimensional poverty: Global MPI 2025 and LAC Regional MPI
  • Nabamallika Dehingia – Statistics Specialist
  • Som Kumar Shrestha – Statistics Analyst, Human Development Report Office (HDRO), UNDP
  • Xavier Mancero – ECLAC Statistics Division
15:20 - 16:00
Data for and with people: access, use, and collaboration [part I]
  1. Roberto Valent – Regional Director for Latin America & the Caribbean, UN Development Coordination Office (UNDCO)
  2. Yu-Chieh Hsu – Policy Specialist, Human Development Report Office (HDRO), UNDP
  3. Simon Springett – UN Resident Coordinator, Barbados & the Eastern Caribbean
  4. Allegra María del Pilar Baiocchi – UN Resident Coordinator, Costa Rica
  5. María José Torres Macho – UN Resident Coordinator, Chile
  6. Halim Brizan – Director of Regional Statistics, CARICOM Secretariat (video)
16:00 – 16:40
Data for and with people: access, use, and collaboration [part II]

Moderator: Xavier Mancero – Chief, Social Statistics Unit, Statistics Division, ECLAC

  1. María Isabel Ibañez – Head, Gender Statistics Subdepartment, National Statistics Institute (INE) Chile
  2. Keith Thomas – Education Specialist, OECS Commission
  3. Fredy Rodríguez – Regional Lead for Latin America & the Caribbean, Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD)
  4. Carlos Hernández – Director of Regulation, Planning, Standardization, and Normalization (DIRPEN), National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), Colombia
  5. Óscar José Chávez Valdez – General Manager, National Statistics Institute (INE) Guatemala
  6. Silvina Viazzi – Director-General of Dissemination & Communication, INDEC Argentina
  7. Javier Bussi – Director, School of Statistics, National University of Rosario (UNR)
16:40 – 17:20
Innovation and modernization in Statistics [part I]

Moderator: Claudia de Camino – Former Chief of Economic Statistics Unit, Statistics Division, ECLAC

  1. Humberto Arandia Claure – Executive Director, National Institute of Statistics (INE), Bolivia
  2. Sergio Scarabino – Area Representative for South America, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
  3. Jostin Cuendis Ramírez – Central Bank Costa Rica
  4. Ricardo Vicuña Poblete – National Director, National Institute of Statistics (INE), Chile
  5. Diego León – Advisor to the Deputy Director, National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), Colombia
  6. Marvin Martínez Bejarano – Head of Services Section, National Accounts Department, Central Bank Honduras
  7. Galo Egas – Head, Innovation in Metrics & Methodologies, National Statistics and Censuses Institute (INEC), Ecuador
17:20 - 18:00
Innovation and modernization in Statistics [part II]

Moderator: Daniel Taccari – Chief of Innovation, Dissemination and SDGs Unit, Statistics Division, ECLAC

  1. Gian Aguilar – Systems Development & Data Processing Department, SIB Belize
  2. Maria Luiza Toledo – Manager of the Research Center, National School of Statistical Sciences (ENCE/IBGE)
  3. Leidy Zabala De los Santos – Head of the Department of Short-Term Statistics, National Statistical Office (ONE), Dominican Republic
  4. Elio Villaseñor – Lead Data Scientist, INEGI Data Science Lab, National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) Mexico
  5. Veronica dos Santos – UN Regional Hub for Big Data LAC (ENCE/IBGE)
  6. Gina Torres Cumbicus – Manager of Economic Studies and Statistics, Central Bank Ecuador
18:00 - 18:55
Institutional greetings videos
18:55 - 19:00
Closing

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