Governance and Public Institutions

The United Nations promotes and supports the development of public administration and institutions among Member States for realizing the internationally agreed development goals, including the SDGs.

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Governance and Public Institutions

SDG 16 Conference 2023 – SDG 16 as a compass for navigating intersecting crises – conference report

The report of the SDG 16 Conference 2023 is now available. The conference took place from 30 May to 1 June 2023 in Rome, Italy. It brought together representatives of governments, international organizations, civil society, youth and academia to identify solutions to accelerate progress towards SDG 16 and promote its role in supporting the transition to a more sustainable world.

Workshop on Strengthening Institutional Capacities in Africa for Effective Implementation of the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063: Follow-up to the 2023 SDG Summit

The United Nations’ Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) are organizing a continental workshop entitled ‘Strengthening Institutional capacities in Africa for effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063: Follow-up to the 2023 Summit’. This is the fourth in a series jointly organized in support of building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions in Africa at all levels. At the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda, the workshop will also examine the outcome of the 2023 SDG Summit and its implications for Africa.

Effective governance for transformational change: Strengthening capacities, mindsets and competencies of public institutions to build the next generation of public servants in Latin America & Caribbean

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 Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (ECLAC), is organizing a regional capacity development webinar to launch the Curriculum on Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Latin American and Caribbean region.

Webinar on "Sustainable Development Goals-Where Do We Stand? Moving Forward - Challenges and Opportunities"

The South Asian Network for Public Administration will hold a webinar on "Sustainable Development Goals-Where Do We Stand? Moving Forward - Challenges and Opportunities" on 15 October 2022, at 5:30 PM (Dhaka, Bangladesh Time). This event will feature esteemed speakers from Australia, Bangladesh, India, Qatar, the Philippines, and Nepal.