“If every life counts, we should count every life,” says Claire Melamed. And yet, there are countless (literally!) unregistered people and small communities, all around the world. In this eye-opening talk, Melamed, of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, shares the impact that a lack of data has on the lives of the uncounted.

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Enjoy this edited talk by Claire Melamed.
Filmed at We the Future: Talks from TED, Skoll Foundation and United Nations Foundation.
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