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UN/DESA Policy Brief #117: Building the Capacities of Public Servants to Implement the 2030 Agenda

The 2030 Agenda recognizes that capacity in governments at all levels is critical to steer and support the transformations which it calls for. Thus, public servants at all levels of government need the capacity to successfully implement, follow up…
| Policy Briefs | Public Institutions

UN/DESA Policy Brief #116: A view of Changes in Institutional Arrangements for SDG Implementation at the National Level Since 2015

Five years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with one third of the implementation period of its 17 Sustainable Development Goals having elapsed, it is important to take stock of relevant institutional arrangements at…
| Policy Briefs | Local Governance | Public Institutions

UN/DESA Policy Brief #115: Horizontal and vertical integration are more necessary than ever for COVID-19 recovery and SDG implementation

Horizontal and vertical integration are more necessary than ever for COVID-19 recovery and SDG implementation Summary By putting stress on national socio-economic systems, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed new tensions and trade-offs among policy…
| Policy Briefs | Participation and Accountability | Public Institutions

UN/DESA Policy Brief #114: Connecting the Dots: The Still Elusive Synergies Between Accountability Institutions and the Follow-up and Review of the Sustainable Development Goals

The 2030 Agenda highlights the importance of the follow-up and review of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as an accountability mechanism and sets clear principles to guide it. Accountability institutions such as parliaments and supreme audit…
| CEPA Strategy Guidance Notes | Principles of Effective Governance

CEPA strategy guidance note on strategic planning and foresight

The United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) has developed a set of principles of effective governance for sustainable development. The essential purpose of these voluntary principles is to provide interested countries…
| CEPA Strategy Guidance Notes | Principles of Effective Governance

CEPA strategy guidance note on science-policy interface

The United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) has developed a set of principles of effective governance for sustainable development. The essential purpose of these voluntary principles is to provide interested countries…
| CEPA Strategy Guidance Notes | Principles of Effective Governance

CEPA strategy guidance note on monitoring and evaluation systems

The United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) has developed a set of principles of effective governance for sustainable development. The essential purpose of these voluntary principles is to provide interested countries…
| CEPA Strategy Guidance Notes | Principles of Effective Governance

CEPA strategy guidance note on strengthening of national statistical systems

The United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) has developed a set of principles of effective governance for sustainable development. The essential purpose of these voluntary principles is to provide interested countries…
| Policy Briefs | Digital Government

UN/DESA Policy Brief #92: Leveraging digital technologies for social inclusion

Leveraging digital technologies for social inclusion Key messages COVID-19 is accelerating the pace of digital transformation. In so doing, it is opening the opportunities for advancing social progress and fostering social inclusion, while…
| CEPA Strategy Guidance Notes | Sound Policymaking | Principles of Effective Governance

CEPA strategy guidance note on promotion of coherent policymaking

The United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) has developed a set of principles of effective governance for sustainable development. The essential purpose of these voluntary principles is to provide interested countries…
| CEPA Strategy Guidance Notes | Principles of Effective Governance

CEPA strategy guidance note on data sharing

  Having access to reliable, accurate public-sector data is crucial for sound policymaking. Accurate data helps to answer fundamental questions on selecting proper actions, to realize intended outcomes and to achieve the overall effectiveness…
| CEPA Strategy Guidance Notes | Principles of Effective Governance

CEPA strategy guidance note on regulatory impact assessment

The United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) has developed a set of principles of effective governance for sustainable development. The essential purpose of these voluntary principles is to provide interested countries…