8 years after the collapse of the Fundão dam operated by Samarco (Vale and BHP), which killed 20 and affected thousands, victims continue to suffer ongoing health and economic impacts. For the first time this week BHP, the world’s largest mining group, has said publicly it wants to reach a final settlement over the disaster, worth potentially tens of billions of dollars of liabilities.

New York, NY | November 1, 2023 ― Today, bolstered by a $2.5 million grant from The Rockefeller Foundation, data.org announces a partnership with the World Health Organization Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence (“WHO Hub”) to drive the development and deployment of digital public goods for pandemic and epidemic intelligence.

Save the Date: World Volunteer Conference 2024

This event will present the recently launched Equality within Our Lifetimes package of data that “systematically analyzes where the world stands, how far we’ve come, and how far we have to go when it comes to adopting laws and policies that are critical to advancing gender equality in the economy for all 193 countries”, covering topics including caregiving, girls’ education, and gender discriminat