Fifth meeting of the UN CSTD multi-stakeholder working group on data governance at all levels

The UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) will hold the fifth meeting of its Multi-Stakeholder Working Group on Data Governance at All Levels on 2-3 March 2026 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, with participation available both in person and online.

The Working Group is mandated to support international cooperation on data governance for sustainable development and to prepare a progress report to the UN General Assembly.

The two-day meeting will focus primarily on developing the report’s structure and content. Discussions will include the approval of the meeting agenda, the presentation and review of a preliminary outline of the progress report, and deliberations on synthesis notes prepared by the secretariat and co-facilitators. Participants will also consider linkages between different thematic tracks and agree on the outline and annotations of the report.

The session will conclude with a discussion of next steps, including the scheduling and provisional agenda for future meetings.