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News on the DESA Blog: "Hippocratic oath for the coming generations"
A Hippocratic oath for the coming generations Climate change is the biggest health challenge in the world today. It poses a steadily increasing direct and indirect threat to future generations. Humans are facing unprecedented challenges, first and foremost related to climate change, nature loss…
UN Job Openings
Job Openings in UNDESA New York: Sustainable Development Officer (P3), 174999, Deadline: 17/04/2022, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, NEW YORK : https://inspira.un.org/psc/UNCAREERS/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/UN_CUSTOMIZATIONS.UN_JOB_DETAIL.GBL?Page=UN_JOB_DETAIL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=…
Call for Proposals for the IIAS-EUROMENA 2022
The IIAS-EUROMENA 2022 Conference on Next Generation Governance and Young Global Public Administration called for papers for its MENA Track on « Digitalization and Emerging Technologies for Resilience and Recovery. The Conference is due to take place on June 27-July 1 in Rome, Italy. The…
Report on Resilience and Recovery from Covid-19 through Sound Policymaking
This report summarizes the key highlights and messages that were conveyed by the facilitators, speakers, and participants during the Regional Webinar Series on “How to Promote Resilience and Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa through Sound Policymaking” held respectively on 16 November,…
Call for Papers : Challenges of effective governance for sustainable development at subnational government levels
The Journal for Public Sector Economics called for papers for the thematic issue on "Challenges of effective governance for sustainable development at subnational government levels". The editors welcomed theoretical, empirical and policy-oriented contributions analyzing the challenges and policy…
2021 Snapshots of Capacity Development Activities
This report provides a snapshot of the capacity development activities undertaken by UN DESA’s Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) in 2021. During 2021 DPIDG: Organized 30+ capacity development activities with 79 webinars and a total reach of 25,000 people…
EROPA's online roundtable discussion on “Recalibrating Inclusive Health and Economic Recovery in Southeast Asia:…
Almost two years into the pandemic, many countries in Asia began to rethink and recalibrate their pandemic management strategies. Some have been generally successful in keeping COVID-19 at bay, while others have been forced into severe mobility restrictions and lockdowns several times already to…
New Policy Briefs now available
New Policy Briefs contributed by UN DESA/DPIDG are now available in the UN DESA Policy Brief series. The brief on Connecting the Dots: The Still Elusive Synergies Between Accountability Institutions and the Follow-up and Review of the Sustainable Development Goals discusses the critical…
UNPAN Newsletter - 1st Quarter 2022
The newest issue of the UNPAN Newsletter is now available. The UNPAN Newsletter contains the latest news from the UNPAN Partners. Access the Newsletter here.
2020-2021 Report of Capacity Development Workshops and Pilot Testing of the Curriculum on Governance for the…
The 2020-2021 Report of Capacity Development Workshops and Pilot Testing of the Curriculum on Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Toolkits was prepared by the UN DESA / DPIDG and UNPOG. The Report contains key information about the 36 webinars conducted in 2020-2021 to pilot…
Curriculum on Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals
The Curriculum on Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals launched by UN DESA/DPIDG aims to promote critical understanding of sustainable development issues, enhance governance capacity, and strengthen public servants' awareness of their active role in contributing to the achievement of…