Report on the ninth Session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration

Resource Date: 23 April 2010

Content Type: Publication

Region: Global

Thematic Area: Governance and Public Institutions

Contributor: UN DESA/DPIDG

Resource Language: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish

The present report contains the summary and recommendations of the ninth session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration, held at United Nations Headquarters from 19 to 23 April 2010. The Committee, which was established by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 2001/45, consists of 24 experts appointed in their personal capacity for a four-year period. The Committee dealt with the following substantive items: (a) challenges to and opportunities for public administration in the context of the financial and economic crisis; (b) review of the United Nations Programme in Public Administration and Finance; and (c) public administration perspective on implementing the internationally agreed goals and commitments in regard to gender equality and empowerment of women.

Based on the discussion of the above-mentioned topics, the Committee recommended to the Council a draft resolution for its consideration and adoption.