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Report of the Webinar Series on Effective Governance and the Quintet of Change for the Implementation of the SDGs

The report of the Webinar Series on Effective Governance and the Quintet of Change for the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) highlights key insights from the webinar series that included six interactive webinars that…
| Reports | Public Institutions

DESA highlights Report: Strengthening National Institutions and Accountability

Effective, inclusive and accountable public institutions and digital government are key to people's well-being in every society across the world. UN DESA, through its support to public institutions in the design and implementation of public policies…
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The UN DESA Annual Highlights Report 2022-2023

The UN DESA Annual Highlights report is a tool to communicate the contributions of the Department to the realization of internationally agreed development goals and shared social, economic, and environmental aspirations. It showcases the Department’…
| SDG 16 Conference Reports | Public Institutions

SDG 16 Conference Report 2023

The 2023 SDG 16 Conference addressed the role of SDG 16 in navigating the intersecting crises the world is facing. The Conference reviewed the progress and challenges related to SDG 16, focusing on conflict, and shrinking trust in public…
| SDG 16 Conference Reports | Public Institutions

SDG 16 Conference 2022 Report

The report of the 2022 SDG 16 Conference on people-centred governance in a post-pandemic world is now available. The Conference, co-organized by UN DESA, the International Development Law Organization and the Government of Italy and held in April…
| Reports | Transformational Leadership and New Mindsets

Report on Changing Mindsets to Realize the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

The idea of producing a publication on Changing Mindsets to Realize the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was conceived in 2019 as a follow-up to the workshop on “Mobilizing and Equipping Public Servants to Realize the 2030 Agenda”. The…
| SDG 16 Conference Reports | Public Institutions

Report of the SDG 16 Conference

The 2021 global SDG 16 Conference – Transforming Governance for a more Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Future: SDG 16 as the roadmap to respond to COVID-19 and build back better – came to a successful conclusion on Friday, 30 April 2021, following six…
| Compendia | Digital Government

Compendium of Digital Government Initiatives in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic 2020

This compendium, prepared by the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), aims to capture emerging trends in digital responses of the United Nations…
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Compendium of National Institutional Arrangements for Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

In the four years since the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development came into effect, countries across the world have made significant efforts to establish the institutional arrangements necessary for the successful implementation of the sustainable…
| Compendia | Public Institutions

Compendium of National Institutional Arrangements for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: 2019 Update

Since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, countries have continuously updated institutional arrangements in order to enable government institutions and other stakeholders to deliver the objectives encapsulated in the…
| Compendia | Digital Government | Public Service Innovation

Compendium of Innovative Practices in Public Governance and Administration for Sustainable Development

This Compendium of Innovative Practices in Public Governance and Administration for Sustainable Development explores three shifts in government-society interactions that have had significant impact on public administration and public service . These…
| Compendia | Public Service Innovation

Good Practices and Innovations in Public Governance: United Nations Public Service Awards Winners, 2012-2013

This publication provides an overview of 145 successful innovations in governance and public administration from 50 countries that received the United Nations Public Service Awards, which is the most prestigious international recognition of…