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OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data

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OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data

@humdata

@UNOCHA's Centre for Humanitarian Data. Posts about HDX, data science, data responsibility and learning and practice.

United Nations, The Hague + elsewhere

Joined October 2013

OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data
@humdata
Jun 30
🗺️ NEW: Following the Venezuela earthquakes, we have created a damage exposure tool consolidating satellite-derived damage assessments from @CopernicusEMS, @hotosm, @MSFTResearch and others. Explore the visual: …atial-impact-viewer.azurewebsites.net
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Jun 30
⭐ Welcome to HDX, GLIDE Initiative! GLIDE assigns global unique identifiers to disaster events, standardizing identification across countries. It was developed in 2004 by the Asian Disaster Reduction Center with OCHA, UNDRR and others. Explore: data.humdata.org/organization/g…
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Jun 28
⚠️NEW AI-powered damage assessment data from the AI for Good Lab at @MSFTResearch now available on HDX! The assessments use satellite imagery from 26 June 2026 to map earthquake-affected buildings in Caraballeda, La Guaira & East Catia La Mar, Venezuela: data.humdata.org/organization/m…
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Jun 27
Following the Venezuela earthquakes, @hotosm and partners are mapping roads, buildings and key infrastructure in Caracas and La Guaira to support emergency response. Explore the data on HDX and sign up to get notified when new data is added: data.humdata.org/dataset/hot_eq…
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Jun 26
The AI for Good Lab at @MSFTResearch now shares AI-powered damage assessment data on HDX, using satellite imagery from 25 June 2026 to map earthquake-affected buildings in Catia La Mar, Venezuela. Explore the data: data.humdata.org/dataset/venezu…
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OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data
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Jun 26
⚠️ We have created a Venezuela earthquake crisis page on HDX. The page brings together over 30 datasets from @UNOSAT, @MSFTResearch, @hotosm, @GIScienceHD, @UNOCHA and more. Sign up to get notified when new data is added. data.humdata.org/event/venezuel…
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Jun 25
⚠️Two powerful earthquakes struck #Venezuela’s northern coast on 24 June within minutes of each other. The first a 7.2 magnitude and the second 7.5 at a depth of 10km, according to @GDACS Find Venezuela data on HDX, including sub-national admin boundaries data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab…
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Jun 24
⚠️ New HDX Signal: 106 people have been killed in #Chad by armed attacks since 23 April 2026, and 882 people have been killed in #Ethiopia since 10 May 2026, according to data from @ACLEDINFO. Sign up for HDX Signals to get our next update: data.humdata.org/signals
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OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data
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Jun 15
⚠️ An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is impacting communities, with 782 cases and 181 deaths reported as of 13 June 2026, according to government data. Latest data from OCHA DR Congo on HDX: data.humdata.org/dataset/republ…
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Jun 11
Our data partners at IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) have been shortlisted for the UN 2.0 Awards. If you use DTM data in your work and would like to support, you can vote here: airtable.com/appv6hG8jxCDiz…
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OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data
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Jun 11
⚠️ The Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease page on HDX brings together over 40 datasets for DR Congo and Uganda from HeiGIT, @ACLEDINFO, @hotosm, @WorldPopProject and more. Sign up to get notified when new data is added. data.humdata.org/event/crisis-e…
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OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data
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Jun 10
Please take our short survey on the future of the Centre! The results will help OCHA make decisions about the Centre's future scope, positioning and the way it works. Thank you for being part of our community, and for helping to shape what comes next. survey.alchemer.com/s3/8873185/OCH…
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OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data
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Jun 9
📚 Check out the new HDX Documentation site. Find guidance, FAQs, technical documentation, and step-by-step instructions to help you get the most out of the HDX platform. Explore: docs.humdata.org
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