The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and with the support of its project office on governance (UNPOG), and in collaboration with the National School of Local Administration (NASLA) of Ministry of Interior, Royal Government of Cambodia, the Resident Coordinators Office in Cambodia and UNDP, organized a five-days

United Nations Public Service Day, celebrated on 23 June each year, recognizes the value and virtue of public service to the community; highlights the contribution of public service in the development process; recognizes the work of public servants, and encourages young people to pursue careers in the public sector.

UN DESA/DPIDG and the International Budget Partnership will hold a webinar on “Promoting Independent External Audits on Credibility of Government Budgets: How Supreme Audit Institutions assess and address budget credibility” on 16 June (8.30-9.30 am EDT). The interactive event will invite discussion of the results of a survey distributed to the members of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) to learn about their experiences in auditing budget credibility.

UN DESA was invited to attend and present on the Principles of Effective Governance and the Curriculum on Governance at the Second Ibero-American Forum on Implementation Mechanisms of the Agenda 2030 organized by the Latin American Center for Development Administration (CLAD), and the Dominican Republic’s Ministries of Public Administration, and of Finance, Planning, and Development.

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (UN DESA/DPIDG), in close collaboration with the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa), organized a capacity-building workshop on the importance of transformational leadership in aligning the SDGs and Africa’s Agenda 2063 through the lens of intermediary cities.

Upon the request of the Minister of Information and Public Administration (MISA) of North Macedonia, a UN DESA/DPIDG staff undertook an advisory mission to the country during the week of 23-27 May 2022. A series of meetings with high level officials from MISA took place to discuss issues related to North Macedonia's public administration reform, the preparation of its new public administration strategy and its alignment with the SDGs and the SG's Common Agenda.

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and the Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) - SIDS Unit, in collaboration with the Resident Coordinators Office (RCO) in Jamaica and under the leadership of the Government of Jamaica, is organizing a Capacity Development Workshop on “National consultations for Interim Institutional Arrangements for advancing Ocean Governance in Jamaica”.

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), in collaboration with the United Nations Resident Coordinator Office of Lahore in Pakistan, is organizing a Training of Trainers (ToT) on “Changing Mindsets in Public Institutions to Realize the 2030 Agenda in Pakistan” with the staff of the National Institute of Management of Pakistan.

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), in collaboration with China National Academy of Governance (CNAG) and Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS),organized a capacity building webinar on strengthening digital transformation through investing in digital infrastructure, fostering a digital workforce, improving digital government services, building a dynamic digital economy, and developing national digital data policies and strategies for ensuring data quality, access, security,

This Side-Event to the HLPF, entitled Building Back Better: Institution Building and Youth Engagement in Public Services Delivery in Countries Emerging from Conflicts will address SDG 4 on quality education, and SDG 5 on gender equality, as well as the principles of effective governance for sustainable development, in particular the principles of leaving no one behind, non-discrimination, participation, and intergenerational equity.