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To wrap up 2017, the GSMA, the UN Foundation and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data met with UN agencies and country missions to discuss the actual and potential contribution of partnerships and data to a better world. The GSMA shared concrete examples of how an industry sector is using partnerships and data to deliver real impact on people\u2019s lives in their blog, featured by Business Fights Poverty.<\/p>\nRead the Blog<\/a><\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To wrap up 2017, the GSMA, the UN Foundation and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data met with UN agencies and country missions to discuss the actual and potential contribution of partnerships and data to a better world. 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