The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations established the Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) as the apex intergovernmental mechanism for making joint decisions and setting directions with regard to the production, availability and use of geospatial information within national, regional and global policy frameworks. Led by Member States of the United Nations, UN-GGIM aims to address global challenges regarding the use of geospatial information, including in the development agendas, and to serve as a body for global policymaking in the field of geospatial information management
On 22 July 2022, ECOSOC welcomed and noted the report from the Committee of Experts (E/2022/68) and adopted resolution E/RES/2022/24 entitled "Enhancing global geospatial information management arrangements". The resolution acknowledges the achievements and progress made by the Committee of Experts in the area of global geospatial information management and its contribution to the strengthening of geospatial information management capacities and utilization in developing countries. The resolution reiterates the importance of strengthening and enhancing the effectiveness of the Committee, particularly for the achievement of its operations focused on the Sustainable Development Goals and the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework, to strengthen and ensure its continued effectiveness and benefit to all Member States. Further, the resolution updates and modifies the Terms of Reference for the Committee of Experts.
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- Employees
- 8
- Founded
- -
- Address
- Un Plaza, New York,ny 11211,united States
- Industry
- International Affairs
- NAICS
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International Affairs
- Website
- https://ggim.un.org/
- Keywords
- geospatial information, international affairs, global frameworks, policies, innovation, data, standards, communication and engagement, partnerships.
- HQ
- New York, NY
- Competitors
- United Nations, United Nations Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence, National Institute of Statistics and Geography of Mexico (INEGI), UN-GGIM: Private Sector Network, Geospatial World, Geospatial: Government Digital Service, GEOSA- General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information, UN-GGIM: Europe, UN-GGIM Academic Network, UN-GGIM: Américas.
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Un-Ggim's website is https://ggim.un.org/
Un-Ggim's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/un-ggim
Un-Ggim has
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employees at Un-Ggim.
Un-Ggim's industry is
International Affairs
Un-Ggim's top competitors are
United Nations,
United Nations Global Geodetic Centre Of Excellence,
National Institute Of Statistics And Geography Of Mexico (Inegi),
Un-Ggim: Private Sector Network,
Geospatial World,
Geospatial: Government Digital Service,
Geosa- General Authority For Survey And Geospatial Information,
Un-Ggim: Europe,
Un-Ggim Academic Network,
Un-Ggim: Américas.
Un-Ggim's categories are International Affairs
Un-Ggim's founding year is 2011
