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Public Administration and Development

A/RES/59/55No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 12Report of the Economic and Social Council, published in 2005.

What other versions does this mandate have?

10 versions · 1970–2006
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/60/34
  • 2006A/RES/60/34Public administration and developmentLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2005A/RES/59/55Public administration and developmentCompare with previous version
  • 2004A/RES/58/231Public administration and developmentCompare with previous version
  • 2003A/RES/57/277Public administration and developmentCompare with previous version
  • 2001A/RES/56/213Public administration and developmentCompare with previous version

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

13 topics
Access to InformationAnniversariesAwardsConferencesDevelopmentInformation DisseminationInternational DaysPartnershipPolicy MakingPublic AdministrationPublic SectorPublic ServicesReport Preparation

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2005.

  • 2005A/60/114Public administration and development report of the Secretary-General

iIdentified automatically from the metadata in each report’s UN Digital Library catalogue record.

What does this mandate say?

8 operative paragraphs
1
Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;
2
Stresses the importance of United Nations Public Service Day and the United Nations Public Service Awards in the process of revitalizing public administration by building a culture of innovation, partnership and responsiveness;
3
Also stresses the valuable contribution that the Global Forum on Reinventing Government has made to the exchange of lessons learned in public administration reform, and reiterates its appreciation to the Government of the Republic of Korea for hosting the Sixth Global Forum on Reinventing Government in 2005;
4
Encourages the Secretary-General to make arrangements for the implementation of the proposals made for the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the resumed fiftieth session of the General Assembly, on public administration and development;
5
Takes note of the important analytical and operational contribution that the World Public Sector Report provides to policymakers responsible for public administration in Member States;
6
Requests the Secretary-General to continue to facilitate, through the United Nations Online Network in Public Administration and Finance, the dissemination of valuable practices in public administration;
7
Also requests the Secretary-General to focus the work on public administration along the lines of Economic and Social Council decision 2004/302 of 23 July 2004 and General Assembly resolution 58/231;
8
Further requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General Assembly at its sixtieth session on progress made in Member States by revitalizing public administration during the last ten years, since the resumed fiftieth session of the Assembly, on public administration and development, and to ensure that the findings are brought to the attention of Member States on the occasion of the special event in 2005.

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