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Resolutions and Mandates

The mandates of the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government are defined by resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly (GA) and the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations.

Resolutions and Decisions Adopted by the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council

The following resolutions and decisions are of particular relevance to the area of public administration. They include reference to reports by the Committee of Experts on Public Administration, the Commission on Science and Technology for Development, and World Summit on the Information Society.
A - General Assembly
E - Economic and Social Council

20 Dec 2002 - E/DEC/2002/201B
Appointment of the Committee Experts on Public Administration

20 Dec 2001 - E/RES/2001/45
Restructuring and revitalization of the Group of Experts on the United Nations Programme in Public Administration and Finance

27 Jul 2000 - E/2000/231
Recommendations made by the Group of Experts on the United Nations Programme in Public Administration and Finance at its fifteenth meeting

20 Dec 1995 - A/RES/50/105
Developing human resources for development

23 Oct 1953 - A/RES/723 (VIII)
Technical assistance in public administration

12 Jan 1952 - A/RES/518 (VI)
Technical assistance activities under General Assembly resolutions 200 (III), 246 (III) and 418 (V)

4 Dec 1948 - A/RES/246 (III)
International facilities for the promotion of training in public administration

01 February 2016 - A/RES/70/125.
Outcome document of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society
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18 Nov 2005 - Tunis Commitment - WSIS-05/TUNIS/DOC/7-E

15 Nov 2005 - Tunis Agenda for the Information Society - WSIS-05/TUNIS/DOC/6 (Rev. 1)-E

12 Dec 2003 - Declaration of Principles - Building the Information Society: a global challenge in the new MillenniumDocument - WSIS-03/GENEVA/DOC/4-E

13 February 2017 - A/RES/71/208.
Preventing and combating corrupt practices and the transfer of proceeds of corruption, facilitating asset recovery and returning such assets to legitimate owners, in particular to countries of origin, in accordance with the United Nations Convention against Corruption
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18 December 2014 - A/RES/69/199
Preventing and combating corrupt practices and the transfer of proceeds of corruption, facilitating asset recovery and returning such assets to legitimate owners, in particular to countries of origin, in accordance with the United Nations Convention against Corruption
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28 Oct 2011 - Resolution 4/1
Adopted by the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption - Mechanism for the Review of Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption
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