OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data

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

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

⚠️ New HDX Signal for #Cameroon: The cost of the food basket increased by 212% in May 2026, according to data from @WFPVAM’s Global Market Monitor.

Stay updated: https://t.co/5twuWugPmD

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New @REACH_info needs assessment data for the Venezuela earthquakes now available on HDX. The Rapid Needs Assessment covers priority humanitarian needs across Distrito Capital, La Guaira, Aragua, Carabobo, Falcón, Miranda and Yaracuy from 1-3 July 2026.

https://t.co/tGcygbTgpJ

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⚠️ The Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease page on HDX brings together 50 datasets for DR Congo and Uganda from @flowminder, @WorldPopProject, @IDMC_Geneva and more. Sign up to get notified when new data is added.

https://t.co/i0XIxMQQ24

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In the first half of 2026, @UNCERF allocated approx $182 million towards humanitarian crises, with some 43% of funding supporting displacement and migration in eight countries, from Haiti to South Sudan.

Download CERF #data, updated weekly, on HDX: https://t.co/1QSzKs8IcI

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🗺️ 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: https://t.co/md3ZRhis8v

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⭐ 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: https://t.co/vbCbaXuBjC

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⚠️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:
https://t.co/N8xXka9ehk

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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: https://t.co/k4yjKwu1Oc

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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: https://t.co/znQbbCtJ5G

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⚠️ 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.

https://t.co/L4jpbZmkKD

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⚠️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 https://t.co/3h2OpkoiHi

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⚠️ 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: https://t.co/5twuWuhncb

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⚠️ 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:
https://t.co/lqP0pm03UE

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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: https://t.co/RrP6QabNSh

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⚠️ 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.

https://t.co/i0XIxMRnRC

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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.

https://t.co/NSe4vsNKYd

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📚 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: https://t.co/vOqGWcEXg9

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A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern #Philippines on 8 June at a depth of 55km, according to @GDACS. The epicenter was near Mindanao.

Find Philippines data on HDX, including sub-national administrative boundaries:
https://t.co/Wg6zqmSzGq

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⭐ HDX is now the CKAN Site of the Month!

The CKAN Ecosystem Catalog showcases hundreds of CKAN-powered sites from around the world, helping users discover open data platforms and connect with the wider CKAN community.

https://t.co/lN9WxVpSZb

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Managing data responsibly is essential to ensuring accountability to affected people (AAP) in humanitarian action.

Our guidance note offers six key actions humanitarians can take to support data responsibility as part of AAP: https://t.co/4tPQuygQRN