Welcome to the United Nations
Programme of work (as of 23 March 2023)
Opening
Remarks by H.E. Ms. Lachezara Stoeva, President of the Economic and Social Council
Item 2: Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters
Annotated provisional agenda (E/C.16/2023/1)
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Economic and Social Council decision on the dates and provisional agenda of the twenty-second session of CEPA (2022/333)
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Item 3: Institutional aspects of the 2023 theme of the Economic and Social Council and the high-level political forum on sustainable development
Expert paper: Urgently transforming institutions for a greener, more inclusive and more resilient world in times of multiple crises (E/C.16/2023/2)
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Contribution by the Committee to the 2023 high-level political forum on sustainable development
Presentation by Mr. Louis Meuleman
Remarks by the United Nations Committee for Development Policy
Remarks by the International Labour Organization
Item 4: Peer exchange with voluntary national review countries and voluntary local review cities on experiences and promising practices in implementing Sustainable Development Goals 16 and 17
Remarks by the South African Centre for Public Service Innovation
Other inputs
The American University in Cairo, Egypt
Item 5: Institutional mechanisms for providing economic, financial, and structural support to address climate change, reduce the use of fossil fuels and protect biodiversity
Expert paper: Institutional mechanisms for providing economic, financial and structural support to address the impact of climate change, protect biodiversity and reduce the use of fossil fuels (E/C.16/2023/3)
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Remarks by the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa
Other inputs
Center for Public Policy Development - ESPOL Polytechnic University (input 1 | input 2)
Foundation for the Development of Sustainable Policies (FUNDEPS)
United Nations University — Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability
Item 6: Application of the UN principles of effective governance for sustainable development for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
Expert paper: Promoting the governance principle of participation in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (E/C.16/2023/4)
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Conference room paper on knowing better where countries stand on their way to 2030
Presentation by Dr. Najat Zarrouk (Arabic | English | French), summary (Arabic)
Presentation by Mr. Juraj Nemec
Remarks by Rwanda Association of Local Government Authorities
Remarks by African Peer Review Mechanism, African Union
Remarks by the Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration
Remarks by the Ministry of Civil Service, Cambodia
Remarks by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
Remarks by the Republic of Azerbaijan
Remarks by the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa and World Secretariat
Other inputs
Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies
Sheffield University Management School
Item 7: Reinventing public sector workforce training and institutional learning towards changing mindsets in the public sector
Expert paper: Reinventing public sector workforce training and institutional learning towards changing mindsets (E/C.16/2023/5)
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Remarks by the Addis Ababa University
Other inputs
Centre Africain de Recherche Industrielle (French)
Centro Latinoamericano de Administración para el Desarrollo (Spanish)
Civic Leadership Education Research Initiative at the University of Southern California
Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration
Foundation for the Development of Sustainable Policies (FUNDEPS)
International Institute of Administrative Sciences
National Institute of Public Administration of Spain (Spanish)
Regional School of Public Administration (ReSPA)
Item 8: Public financial management in times of emergency and implications for the credibility of budgets
Expert paper: Public financial management in times of emergency and implications for the credibility of budgets (E/C.16/2023/6)
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Presentation by Mr. Juraj Nemec
Presentation by Ms. Lamia Moubayed
Remarks by the Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency
Remarks by the International Budget Partnership
Other inputs
Foundation for the Development of Sustainable Policies (FUNDEPS)
United Nations University — Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability
Item 9: Stimulating public sector innovation through digital technology and measuring the impact of digital government
Expert paper: Digitalization and public sector innovation (E/C.16/2023/7)
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Remarks by the National Institute of Public Administration of Spain (Spanish)
Remarks by the Permanent Mission of the Russia to the United Nations
Remarks by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South
Other inputs
Foundation for the Development of Sustainable Policies (FUNDEPS)
National Institute of Public Administration of Spain (Spanish)
National Institute of Public Administration of Mexico (Spanish)
Item 10: Responding to the effects of climate change in institution building efforts in fragile countries and countries emerging from conflict
Expert paper: Building strong institutions to link the environment and peacebuilding in conflict-affected countries (E/C.16/2023/8)
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Remarks by the United Nations Environment Programme
Remarks by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Other inputs
Dedicated consultation with observers
A three-hour hybrid interactive consultation with observers was held as part of the 22nd CEPA session on 29 March from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT (New York time). This event was open to observers from Member States, UN system organizations, UN Permanent Observers, NGOs in Consultative Status with ECOSOC and other organizations related to public administration. An observer consultation note is available here with further details. The on-demand video is available here.