Saudi Arabia postpones UN data forum, Saudi statistical event to 2027
Saudi Arabia’s statistics authority said the delay will help draw wider international participation and deliver a forum that meets global data community expectations.
- On Friday, Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Statistics postponed the United Nations World Data Forum and the Second Saudi Statistical Forum, originally scheduled for November 9–12, 2026, in Riyadh, until 2027.
- The authority cited the need for broad international participation following deadly attacks linked to the widening Middle East conflict that disrupted business activity across the Gulf region.
- Cancellations or delays of major events like the Six Kings Slam and the World Rally Championship mirror this pattern, while The Future Investment Initiative was also postponed to 2027 amid regional instability.
- Regional volatility has forced organizers to restructure conference calendars throughout the UAE and Qatar, where events faced earlier disruptions due to the ongoing US-Israeli war with Iran.
- Escalating attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis continue to force organizers to reassess the viability of hosting international gatherings, signaling ongoing challenges for the region's economic and event calendar.
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Saudi Statistics announced today, Friday, that the United Nations World Data Forum and the Second Saudi Statistics Forum would be postponed to 2027, after they were scheduled to be held in Riyadh between 9 and 12 November.
Saudi Arabia postpones UN data forum, Saudi statistical event to 2027
Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Statistics has postponed the United Nations World Data Forum and the Second Saudi Statistical Forum, previously scheduled for November 9 to 12, 2026, in Riyadh, to 2027, it said in a statement on Friday.
Saudi Arabia has postponed the United Nations World Data Forum and the Saudi Statistics Forum, both scheduled to be held in Riyadh in November, to 2027. The decision marks another change in the country's international events calendar, although new dates have not yet been announced.
Saudi Arabia has postponed two major forums scheduled to be held in Riyadh in November to 2027. The decision comes at a time when conflicts in the Middle East continue to affect international events in the region.
Saudi Arabia has postponed the 6th UN Global Data Forum and the 2nd Saudi Statistics Forum, originally scheduled to be held in Riyadh from November 9-12, 2026, to 2027. The General Statistics Authority announced that the decision, taken in coordination with the UN Statistics Division, will be followed by an announcement of the new dates later.
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