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]

⭐ 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

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

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

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

⭐ New API access on HDX: Tabular Data Endpoints (TDE)

TDE provides API access to tabular data shared on HDX, making it easier for users to integrate data into tools, dashboards, and workflows.

As of May 2026, there are over 1,500 datasets available:
https://t.co/KtxF4jCB6U

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

Following the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda, @hotosm and partners are mapping buildings, roads, residential areas, and settlements to support emergency response.

Explore the data on HDX:
https://t.co/xFuXhbBUbC

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

⚠️ We have created an Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease page on HDX bringing together datasets for DR Congo and Uganda from @hotosm, @WorldPopProject, @flowminder, @UNOCHA and more. Sign up to get notified when new data is added.

https://t.co/i0XIxMRnRC

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

A rapidly evolving Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring Uganda is affecting communities in conflict-affected and hard-to-reach areas.

Download sub-national administrative boundaries for DR Congo on #HDX: https://t.co/vt5MxqNekm

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

⭐ Welcome to HDX, @NASA Fire Information for Resource Management System!

NASA now shares near real-time active fire data for 196 locations on HDX. The data is available in shapefile, KML and CSV format within 3 hours of satellite observation.

Explore: https://t.co/djalMreLF9

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

⚠️ Somalia: 6 million people are facing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) between April and June 2026, according to newly released data from @theIPCinfo.

Explore on HDX: https://t.co/2IdkQq26C3

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

The HDX Data Grids place the most important crisis data into 6 categories and 20 sub-categories.

Bookmark our overview page for a summary of data availability across contexts, then click on each country for a closer look: https://t.co/hwlyxmDyMM

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

New data providers are helping to make climate data more accessible for anticipatory action and humanitarian response.

In our recent blog, we highlighted three HDX partners contributing datasets on floods, droughts and hotspot alerts: https://t.co/UbHu4jTFds

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

⚠️ New HDX Signal for #Afghanistan: Some 172,000 people have been internally displaced by armed conflict since 27 February 2026, according to data from @IDMC_Geneva.

Keep updated: https://t.co/5twuWuhncb

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

⚠️ Around 1.24 million people in Lebanon are facing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) between April and August 2026, according to newly released data from @theIPCinfo.

Download the IPC Lebanon data on HDX: https://t.co/iYSmnFubMa

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

⚠️ New HDX Signals: In #Iran, airstrikes across multiple provinces are causing casualties, displacement, and infrastructure damage. In #Afghanistan, cross-border movements are increasing due to returns from Iran, according to data from @ACAPSproject.

https://t.co/5twuWuhncb

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

⭐ Global sub-national administrative boundaries for 110 countries and territories are available on HDX.
Aggregated from multiple sources by @UNOCHA, the data is available in three versions: edge-matched, original, and extended.

Download here: https://t.co/dTD57yaZr3

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

The latest @UN_Innovation Update features our State of Open Humanitarian Data 2026 report and two impact stories—on using HDX data to support women’s livelihoods and on training partners in responsible data management. Check it out!

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From #pilots to #scale 📈

The new #UNInnovationUpdate showcases how the @UN is using #AI, new tools and partnerships to deliver #impact at scale!

Explore highlights from 45 @UN Entities now!

👉https://t.co/a6ypcnqlU8

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

⚠️ The Greater Middle East Crisis page on HDX brings together over 60 datasets for #Iran and #Lebanon from @ACLEDINFO, @WorldPopProject, PortWatch, @hotosm, HeiGIT and more. Sign up to get notified when new data is added.

https://t.co/dJMXNQFGV8

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

⚠️ New HDX Signal for #Haiti: 5.83 million people are projected to face high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) between March and June 2026, according to data from @theIPCinfo.

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

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

In our latest ‘State of Data’ report, we look at changes to data availability in 2025. Despite a drop in 11 sub-categories, mitigation measures and rapid reprioritization by partners resulted in only a marginal decrease in data availability across crises.

https://t.co/ELytZFz7lf

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

Our Data Science team helps humanitarians anticipate and respond to needs arising from shock by:

🔹Assessing available models and forecasts
🔹Designing anticipatory action trigger mechanisms
🔹Providing guidance on climate science

Learn more: https://t.co/oYnNvLVNCH

[OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data @humdata]

As climate shocks come in faster cycles, early action helps countries respond in the critical window between forecast and impact—saving lives, time and money.

See how governments are leading #AnticipatoryAction with support from OCHA in six case studies: https://t.co/og27iw5nUx