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New simulation model helps with COVID-19 planning in world’s largest refugee settlement
Leading academics and data scientists from Durham University, UN Global Pulse (UNGP), WHO, UNHCR, and OCHA; as well as academics from Public Health England, London School of Hygiene & Tropical

WHO and UN Global Pulse are building a social listening radio tool to aid the COVID-19 infodemic response
WHO and UN Global Pulse are embarking today on a new venture to analyse content shared on public radio across the African continent to support infodemic monitoring.

COVID-19 pandemic: countries urged to take stronger action to stop spread of harmful information
Joint release by WHO, UN, UNICEF, UNDP, UNESCO, UNAIDS, ITU, UN Global Pulse, and IFRC

Global Pulse and Dataminr Partner to Use Artificial Intelligence for Humanitarian Response
(New York and Geneva, 28 May 2019) UN Global Pulse and Dataminr, the leading AI platform for first response, today announced a partnership at the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland. The partnership

These Are the Winners of the Data for Climate Action Challenge
This Press Release was first published on Business Wire on 29 November, 2017. Global Pulse, the United Nations innovation initiative on big data and data science, and Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC)

UN Global Pulse and Western Digital Announce Data for Climate Action Challenge Now Open for Entries
Enabling Unprecedented Access to Data and Tools from Leading Companies to Generate New Climate Solutions UN Global Pulse and Western Digital Corporation, a global leader in data storage technologies and solutions, announced a

Data for Climate Action Campaign Gains Momentum With Data Philanthropy Commitments at COP21
Global Pulse, with the support of the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Change Support team and the Skoll Global Threats Fund, is hosting “Data for Climate Action,” a campaign that brings together

Big Data for Development in Action: the Global Pulse Project Series
The Global Pulse Project Series showcases data innovation projects carried out with our partners across the network of Pulse Labs in New York, Jakarta and Kampala. The projects have been

WFP And UN Global Pulse Show How Big Data Can Save Lives And Fight Hunger
(WFP PRESS RELEASE – APRIL 8, 2015) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Global Pulse – an innovation initiative of the UN Secretary-General – have teamed up to