2022 United Nations Public Service Day Virtual Celebration

Date
End Date
Region
Global
Contributor
UNDESA/DPIDG
Thematic Area
Governance and public administration

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.

Taking its lead from the 2022 theme of the United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF), the main body for reviewing implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, the 2022 UN Public Service Day commemoration, celebrated this year on 22 June, focused on the role of public institutions and public servants in building back better from COVID-19 as they work to meet the 2030 deadline for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. 

In particular, the event focused on one of the Goals that will be reviewed  at the 2022 HLPF: Goal 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, which works to ‘Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development’.
 
During the UN Public Service Day event, stakeholders gathered to discuss the role that various forms of partnerships can and should play in building back better from COVID-19 and in meeting the SDGs. It did so through the lens of SDG 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions), and in particular target 16.6 - enhancing the effectiveness, transparency, accountability of public institutions. The event placed a focus on the role of innovation in creating and sustaining partnerships for effective public service delivery.

The 2022 United Nations Public Service Award winners were announced during the online event by DESA's Under Secretary General Mr. Liu Zhenmin

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Agenda

UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for Public Service Day, observed on 23 June​

Keynote by DESA's Under Secretary General Mr. Liu Zhenmin: United Nations Public Service Day 2022 ‘Building back better from COVID-19

UNPSA Winner Announcement by Under Secretary-General Mr. Liu Zhenmin

Speaker Bios

10 Questions and Answers on How Innovation can Make a Difference in the Lives of People – Inspiration from the 2022 UN Public Service Award Winners

Video Recording of the 2022 United Nations Public Service Day and Awards

Video announcement of the 2022 UN Public Service Award Winners Premieres 

More details on the event are available at: publicadministration.un.org/en/UNPSA2022

Details on the Winning Initiatives can be found on the Public Service Innovation Hub.