Committee of Experts on Public Administration, 16th session: Mobilizing Public Institutions and Leadership for Implementing the SDGs

The Committee of Experts on Public Administration held its sixteenth session at the United Nations in New York from 24 to 28 April 2017. Its theme was “Ensuring effective implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals: leadership, action and means”. A key message of the session was that government and public institutions have the leading role to implement the SDGs and pursue policies to leave no one behind.

The Committee stressed that leadership is critical for driving SDG implementation. The highest level of government should continuously push implementation of the SDGs. Leadership should also be encouraged at all levels of government and among public servants. Leaders should build commitment to SDG implementation within society. There is need to implement new approaches to fighting corruption and to ensure a merit-based civil service. This, along with demonstrating the impact of public policy on SDG progress, is necessary to rebuild people’s trust in government.  Read more