PURPOSE: Every year on 23 June, The United Nations Public Service Day celebrates 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. To bolster recognition of the Day and the value of public service, the United Nations established the UN Public Service Awards programme to promote and reward innovation and excellence in public services by recognizing the creative achievements and contributions of public institutions that lead to a more effective and responsive public administration in countries worldwide in support of the Sustainable Development Goals.
FORUM:" Pay tribute to the women and men around the world who are answering the highest call: public service." United Nations Public Service Day 2023. This year campaign seeks to highlight the value of public service, acknowledge the contributions of public servants, and inspire young individuals to pursue careers in the public sector. As the world faces pressing challenges and with only seven years to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, embracing innovation in the public sector becomes crucial for accelerating progress. The UNPSA rewards will honor the creative achievements and effective contributions of public institutions in enhancing public administration and supporting sustainable development worldwide. Public administration - the cornerstone of governments' work-plays an essential and critical role in improving people’s lives. Reinventing public administration is a positive and necessary way forward. Without public administration modernization and transformation to adapt to today’s needs, realizing a better future for all will be impossible. Where capable administrations are lacking, governments are incapacitated; and where governments are incapacitated, sustainable development falls short. Follow the conversations with the hashtags: #UNPSA, #SDGs, #UNPublicServiceAwards, #PublicService, #Publicservants, #23june.
EVENTS: Celebrating 20 years of Public Service Innovation for Sustainable Development and Inclusion. To bolster recognition of the Day and the value of public service, the United Nations established the United Nations Public Service Awards (UNPSA) programme; In 2023, the United Nations Public Service Awards takes a break. As the UNPSA programme marks its 20th anniversary in 2023 and at the midway point to the year 2030, a comprehensive review of the UNPSA has been undertaken to assess the effectiveness of the programme and make necessary adjustments to better promote and disseminate innovations in the public sector. Today we celebrate the UNSPA and the 20 years of excellence in public service, showcasing global initiatives driving positive change. Let's be creative and achieve the Sustainable Development Goal together!
STATEMENTS
PODCASTS: The Curriculum on Governance for Implementing the SDGs aims to mobilize and equip public servants with the capacities needed to implement the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. Listen to the audio-podcasts!
CAMPAIGN MATERIALS: The Initiative is aimed at equipping public servants with the capacities to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Get the campaign materials!
WHY WE OBSERVE THE DAY?
To bolster recognition of the Day and the value of public service, the United Nations established the UN Public Service Awards (UNPSA) programme in 2003, which was reviewed in 2016 to align with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The UNPSA aims to promote and reward innovation and excellence in public services by recognizing the creative achievements and contributions of public institutions that lead to a more effective and responsive public administration in countries worldwide in support of sustainable development. The UNPAN provides a gateway to development cooperation projects implemented by UNPAN Members.
ACTIONS
Public administration - the cornerstone of governments' work-plays an essential and critical role in improving people’s lives. Reinventing public administration is a positive and necessary way forward. Without public administration modernization and transformation to adapt to today’s needs, realizing a better future for all will be impossible. Where capable administrations are lacking, governments are incapacitated; and where governments are incapacitated, sustainable development falls short.
Recognize the need to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies that provide equal access to justice.
Develop and provide a series of training toolkits and on-line training courses aimed at strengthening the capacities of public servants.
PARTNERS
The U.N. Public Service Day is organized by the Committee of Experts on Public Administration, the Division For Public Institutions And Digital Government (UN DESA), the United Nations Development Programme - Governance, the United Nations Environment Programme - Environmental Governance, the UN Institute for Training and Research - Governance, the United Nations Democracy Fund, the International Monetary Fund - IMF and Good Governance and the World Bank - Governance. With the participation of International Organizations, Non Governmental Organizations, Civil Society Organizations, Public servants and academics.