The call for a data revolution to underpin the 2030 Agenda was a key ambition in moving from the MDGs to the SDGs. With an increased number of goals and targets, developing an indicator framework that was meaningful and achievable was challenging. The pragmatic focus on identifying existing indicators sufficient to track progress was important, but also locked in a history of neglect of gender, disability, age and other characteristics in measurement. The time and resources required to monitor progress against these indicators has limited energy and resources for action on other foundational data gaps. The Tier System that has guided iterative development of the SDG indicator framework and subsequent reviews has also limited consideration of new innovative and more inclusive measurement approaches. This has impacted visibility of social groups in data, and evidence that could drive improvements in their circumstances, hindering realization of commitments to leave no one behind.

This commitment will foster collaboration among actors already working on data solutions to resolve exclusion perpetuated by current statistical approaches, priorities and standards, towards shaping thinking and ambition on post-2030 indicator arrangements, and highlighting action underway on the commitment to leave no one behind. An initial work program will be refined with participating partners. A webpage to communicate the Commitment, rationale, partners and outputs, will provide a focal point for advocacy, outreach and emerging interest, and may be progressively developed as a full website. The Coalition will be made public at the UNWDF, with an opportunity afterwards to engage immediate interest. A social media kit will support collaborator comms and targeted communication to the OECD Gendernet meeting on at the same time, for visibility in the gender policy community. Two post-launch webinars will engage further interest, with initial participation open until end January 2025. A joint strategy/ planning session will be held in the first half of 2025 as an opportunity to align and co-create plans (collective and individual) through to end June 2026, and agree ways of working and mutual accountability. Regular intervals for coming together will be determined to enable face to face and virtual engagement.

This process will scaffold the work and priorities of individual initiatives to strengthen collective communication on measuring what matters for inclusion equity and justice. By providing a modality for coordination and collaboration we will  surface and strengthen visibility of work underway, provide a platform to influence emerging discussions re post-2030 arrangements, and promote ambition on commitments to leave no one behind.  A core activity from August 2024 will be development of a special edition of a prominent journal, to surface and consolidate ideas and initiatives with an anticipated release to coincide with a key moment in the latter half of 2026.

Progress on agreed and co-created collective and individual plans and activities will be monitored at the regular intervals for coming together using a simple shared tracking document, to support mutual visibility and an agile and dynamic approach, to capitalize / amplify what is working and adjust efforts that are less effective. A data-driven / evidence-based approach to social media and website communications will support. By providing a framework that links existing initiatives and efforts, to which participating organisations/netowkrs/coalitions are already committed, and provides opportunities for learning and sharing strategies and elevating individual successes into larger and broader collective successes. A small number of collective indicators will be agreed and monitored, and the collective web presence will give visibility to individual and collective successes and quantify activities in ways that convey momentum.