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Within days of the Venezuela earthquakes in June 2026, partners shared satellite damage assessments. Damage estimates differed widely, leaving responders unclear.
Read our analysis of the assessments with recommendations on where we can improve next time:
centre.humdata.org/assessing…
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HDX Signals monitors key datasets and generates automated emails when significant, negative changes are detected.
Data coverage includes conflict events, internal displacement, food insecurity and more.
Explore the data and sign up here: data.humdata.org/signals
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OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
30 years.
1.1 million documents.
Thousands of contributors.
One incredible humanitarian resource.
Happy 30th, @reliefweb! 🎉
Trusted information matters more than ever – and so does the community behind it. Here’s to the next 30.
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The HDX Data Grids organize critical crisis data into 6 categories and 19 sub-categories, focusing on locations with Humanitarian Needs and Response Plans.
Bookmark our overview to see data availability across contexts & click on each country for details: data.humdata.org/dashboards/…
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⚠️ New HDX Signal: Afghanistan faces severe acute food insecurity, with 15.9 million people in IPC Phase 3 or above between September and October 2026, according to @theIPCinfo.
Sign up: data.humdata.org/signals
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Satellite fire detections in South-East Asia from 9 to 15 October 2026, according to @NASA_FIRMS data. Indonesia accounted for 72 per cent and Papua New Guinea 27 per cent.
Explore the data on HDX: data.humdata.org/dataset/nas…
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How can we help ensure a responsible approach to managing community feedback in humanitarian response?
🔹 Establish data governance
🔹 Develop documentation
🔹 Build safety into procedures
🔹 Conduct collective analysis
🔹 Track key issues & actions
bit.ly/4APnhKM
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HDX includes data about all countries in the world.
Search under Locations for a map or list view. Locations in green indicate where there is a humanitarian response plan.
Find and download the data here: data.humdata.org/group/
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⚠️ The Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease page on HDX brings together over 30 datasets for DR Congo from @WorldPopProject, @grid3global, @UNOCHA, @IDMC_Geneva, HeiGIT and more. Sign up to get notified when new data is added.
data.humdata.org/event/crisi…
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Collective community feedback mechanisms (CFMs) bring agencies together to capture, analyze and act on feedback.
Our new tip sheet offers five ways to prioritize data responsibility when setting up and managing collective CFMs: bit.ly/4APnhKM
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The HDX Documentation site is your guide to finding data, publishing data responsibly and integrating HDX into your workflows through our tools and APIs.
Find guidance, technical documentation and step-by-step instructions here: docs.humdata.org/
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The challenge isn't just collecting more #data.
It's turning insight into earlier action, smarter decisions, and better outcomes for people facing hunger, displacement, conflict and climate shocks.
Join our conversation, 8:30-9:30 AM ET, 24 September: events.zoom.us/ev/ApYS6SIyo7…
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OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
How can we improve how data is shared and used for humanitarian crises?
Join us for a @RockefellerFdn hosted event. Hear from @UNOCHA and data partners @Refugees, @WFP, @UNICEF and @UNmigration on the latest progress.
📆 24 Sept
⏰ 8:30-9:30am NY time
📺 bit.ly/4yd97Bx
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How can we improve how data is shared and used for humanitarian crises? Join us for a @RockefellerFdn hosted event on 24 September from 8:30-9:30am NY time. Hear from @UNOCHA and data partners @Refugees, @WFP, @UNICEF & @UNmigration on the latest progress. events.zoom.us/ev/ApYS6SIyo7…
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⭐ Welcome to HDX, CTrees!
@CTrees_org now shares biomass data for over 20 countries on HDX. Using satellite imagery and AI, the data maps carbon stored in trees and vegetation and can be used to track deforestation and measure forest recovery.
Explore: data.humdata.org/organizatio…
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HDX has been redesigned to make data easier to find and understand. This is our first significant change to the platform’s visual identity since we launched twelve years ago. Thank you to @oblodesign for helping us imagine a new HDX experience!
data.humdata.org
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⚠️ HDX Signal for #Myanmar: some 68,000 people have been internally displaced by flooding since 26 July 2026, according to data from @IDMC_Geneva.
Stay informed: data.humdata.org/visualizati…
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New @REACH_info damage assessment data for the #Nepal flash flood now available on HDX. The rapid damage assessment, using Sentinel-1 Radar, shows likely-damage across 16 municipalities to support geographic prioritization and field assessments.
data.humdata.org/dataset/nep…
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📣 @UNOCHA is looking for a Programme Management Officer to help manage @reliefweb and work closely with other platforms including the Humanitarian Data Exchange. The position is based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Learn more and apply by 29 September 2026:
careers.un.org/jobSearchDesc…
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OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data retweeted
#ネパール で発生した洪水被害への緊急対応のため、国連は中央緊急対応基金（#CERF ）から200万米ドルを拠出。緊急医療、避難所、水など、人命を守るための支援に活用されます。
この災害の調査、分析、支援計画に必要なネパールの地方行政区画境界データは、HDXにて検索👇
Severe flooding in #Nepal and #China caused widespread destruction on 26 August 2026 with reports of large numbers of people missing, according to the @UN.
Find Nepal sub-national administrative boundaries on HDX: data.humdata.org/dataset/cod…
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