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The 8th session of the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration

United Nations, New York, 30 March - 3 April 2009

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Summary of Resolutions

The Economic and Social Council requests the Secretariat to:

  • Continue to give due recognition to innovative public sector initiatives by the Member States through the flagship work of the United Nations Public Service Day and Public Service Awards in support of the implementation of the internationally agreed development goals (IADGs), including the MDGs;

  • Further enhance its support for capacity building through analytical research, advisory services, and online and offline training, emphasizing trust building, citizen engagement, human resources and institutional development;

  • Enhance its important work for the development of public sector institutions and resources for the achievement of the MDGs, by further developing its analytical and advisory capacity and further integrating research and analysis with the normative and operational work, and by continuing to work with partners in developing joint products;

  • Continue to support and facilitate the work of the Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development, the Internet Governance Forum, and the Global Centre for Information and Communication Technologies in Parliament, and the implementation of the Plan of Action of the World Summit on the Information Society on e-government-related issues;

  • Work with relevant partners, especially schools of public administration and research institutes worldwide and further develop and maintain a global knowledge base at national and sub-national levels to promote efficiency, effectiveness, transparency, accountability and participation in the public sector, and to support the MDGs.

Documents

  • Summary of Major Recommendations/Conclusions

  • Resolution included in the Report of the 8th Session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration (E/2009/INF/2/Add.1)
    Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish

  • Report of the 8th Session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration (E./C.16/2009/5)
    Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish

  • Provisional Agenda and Organization of Work of the 8th Session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration (E/C.16/2009/1)
    Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish

  • The Human Factor in Capacity-Building for Development (E/C.16/2009/2)
    Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish

  • Review of the United Nations Programme on Public Administration and Finance (E/C.16/2009/3)
    Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish

  • Mainstreaming of Health Issues and Human Capacity-Building in Public Administration (E/C.16/2009/4)
    Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish

Conference papers

  • WHO Report on Primary Health Care, including Health System Strengthening 

  • Resolution on Primary Health Care Report

  • The Public Service of 2025 - Themes, Challenges and Trends: Human Resources Management Trends in OECD Countries

Day 1: Monday, 30 March 2009, ECOSOC Chamber

  • Opening Statement: The Honourable Sylvie Lucas, President of the Economic and Social Council and Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the United Nations [ English | French ]

  • Welcome Address: Mr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant-Secretary-General for Economic Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, DESA

  • Presentation: Ms. Marie-Françoise Bechtel, Counsellor of State, Conseil d’Etat, France [ French ]. Secretariat Resource Person: Mr. John-Mary Kauzya

  • Presentation: Dr. Werner Jann, Chair for Political Science, Administration and Organization, University of Potsdam, Germany (PowerPoint Presentation). Secretariat Resource Person: Mr. Jonas Rabinovitch

Day 2: Tuesday, 31 March 2009, Trusteeship Council

  • Presentation: Ms. Jennifer L. Dorn, President and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration, United States of America (PowerPoint Presentation). Secretariat Resource Person: Ms. Seema Hafeez

  • Presentation: Dr. Gwendoline Williams, Associate Faculty at the Institute of Business Teaching, University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago (PowerPoint Presentation). Secretariat Resource Person: Ms. Valentina Resta

Day 3: Wednesday, 1 April 2009

  • Presentation: Mr. Mario P. Chiti, Chair of the Working Group on Basic UN Terminology in Governance and Public Administration (PowerPoint Presentation). Secretariat Resource Person: Ms. Adriana Alberti

  • Presentation: Ms. Haiyan Qian, Director, DPADM/DESA (PowerPoint Presentation). Secretariat Resource Person: Mr. Garegin Manukyan

  • Presentation: Dr. Manuel M. Dayrit, Director, Human Resources for Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

  • Presentation: Mr. Edgar Alfonso Gónzalez Salas, Administrator Specialist in Public Finance, Colombia. Secretariat Resource Person: Mr. Ulrich Graute