UN DESA / DPIDG hold two virtual workshops on Sound Policymaking for Sustainable Development. The first workshop on 16 February focused on 5 African countries: Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda. Read more The one on 18 February focused on 5 Latin American countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Read more

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) is finalizing a Curriculum on Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals. Read more

The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) organized this capacity development webinar which took place from 14 to 15 December 2020. Read more

To facilitate continued discussion on "Public Governance and Innovative Partnerships for Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic", the Online Discussion Board will be created to address unanswered questions, promote dialogue, and exchange ideas. Read more

This regional Symposium on "Effective, Inclusive and Accountable Public Institutions and Digital Government Transformation for Resilient Recovery and the SDG Implementation" was held from 24 to 26 November 2020. Read more 

The Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) was hosted online by the United Nations under the overarching theme Internet for human resilience and solidarity. The programme was built around the four main thematic tracks:  (1) Data; (2) Environment; (3) Inclusion; (4) Trust. Read more

UN DESA / DPIDG and its Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), and the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) with the support of the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) Malaysia have co-organized this online training workshop to pilot the Training Toolkit on the same topic. Read more

This capacity development webinar aimed to explore country experiences in achieving poverty reduction and eradication through strengthened public institutions, identify lessons learned and successful outcomes, and share recommendations on the way forward. Read more

Five years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it is clear that there is a strong commitment and momentum for implementation in the decade of action for the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Read more 

This interactive session discussed the relevance of open budgets to building healthy and resilient public institutions and societies in the COVID-19 context in order to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. Read more