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…
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…
Transforming institutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals after the pandemic.The World Public Sector Report 2023 examines the role that national institutional and governance innovations and changes that emerged during the COVID-19…
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…
National institutional arrangements for implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals: A five-year stocktaking
Institutions are paramount to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and all the Sustainable Development…
Responsive and Accountable Public Governance
The 2015 World Public Sector Report on "Responsive and Accountable Public Governance" presents the need for public governance to become more responsive and accountable in order for the State to lead the…
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…
Reconstructing Public Administration after Conflict
The 2010 World Public Sector Report brings to the fore a very critical issue - how to reconstruct public administration in post-conflict situations so as to enable it to promote peace and…
This publication provides an overview of 85 successful innovations in governance and public administration from 40 countries that received the United Nations Public Service Awards, which is the most prestigious international recognition of…
Innovations in Governance in the Middle East, North Africa, and Western Balkans: Making Governments Work Better in the Mediterranean region leads us through the journey of innovation by analysing the challenges and opportunities that governments in…
This publication serves as a reference and guide for local governments, non-governmental organizations, civil society and institutions, and will contribute to advancing the discussions in government-community engagements in fiscal processes. UNDESA…
Unlocking the Human Potential for Public Sector Performance
As recommended by the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration (UNCEPA), the third World Public Sector Report will be published in 2005, with a particular thematic focus on human…