Public Administration Network UNPAN

Welcome to the United Nations Public Administration Network

UNPAN is a global network that connects relevant international, regional, subregional and national institutions and experts worldwide working on effective governance and public administration for sustainable development in line with Goal 16 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

UNPAN Members

UNPAN is coordinated by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG). The Network is managed in close partnership with a group of international, regional and subregional institutions devoted to governance and public institutions for sustainable development.

Sustainable Development Goals

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership.

UNPAN Services

The UNPAN website provides access to a multitude of online services related to governance and public administration, including an e-Library, containing publications, policy notes, papers and other analytical tools shared by the UNPAN Members and Associate Members. It also offers online trainings, webinars, advisory services and discussion forums.

Public Institutions and the SDGs

Effective governance and public institutions play a critical role in the achievement of all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets. The Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) has developed a set of principles of effective governance for sustainable development, which were endorsed by the Economic and Social Council on 2 July 2018.

Featured Members

Regional Symposium

Regional Symposium

The virtual symposium aims to equip public institutions from Asia and the Pacific region with the capacities necessary for sustainable and resilient recovery while focusing on implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Read more

Online Training Workshop

The Online Training Workshop is organized by UN DESA/DPIDG, through its Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), and the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) with the support of UNCDF Malaysia. Read more

Capacity Development Webinar Series

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), is organizing a Webinar Series on “Leveraging Public Governance & Spearheading Innovative Solutions to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic”. Read more

Internet Governance Forum Register Now

The Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be hosted online by the United Nations under the overarching theme: Internet for human resilience and solidarity. Read more

Online Training Workshop

Online Training Workshop

The Training Workshop intends to develop capacities of government officials and their partners responsible for ensuring disaster risk-informed development and responses by introducing approaches, strategies and tools for advancing governance innovation and leveraging frontier technologies to reduce disaster risk and build resilience for sustainable development.

Regional “Train the Trainers” Workshop on the Behavioural Insights and Strategic Planning Handbook

Regional “Train the Trainers” Workshop on the Behavioural Insights and Strategic Planning Handbook

Within the framework of ESCWA’s Development Account (DA) project “Towards the Arab Horizon 2030: Enhancing Integrated National Development Planning in the Arab Region” and as part of its deliverables Read More...

Together, we will help the world rise stronger

Together, we will help the world rise stronger

As the COVID-19 pandemic carves its dark entry into the history of humankind, causing serious illness and death, and upending daily life as we know it, UN DESA is supporting the world to contain the calamity and emerge from it more resilient and united. Read more...

COVID-19: Public Administration Review of ASPA publishes open access virtual issue on public emergency management

COVID-19: Public Administration Review of ASPA publishes open access virtual issue on public emergency management

In light of COVID-19, Public Administration Review - the scientific journal published on behalf of UNPAN Member American Society for Public Administration - has created an open access virtual issue on emergency management.