Programme of work (as of 23 March 2023)
Opening
Item 2: Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters
Annotated provisional agenda (E/C.16/2023/1)
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Economic and Social Council decision on the dates and provisional agenda of the twenty-second session of CEPA (2022/333)
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Item 3: Institutional aspects of the 2023 theme of the Economic and Social Council and the high-level political forum on sustainable development
Expert paper: Urgently transforming institutions for a greener, more inclusive and more resilient world in times of multiple crises (E/C.16/2023/2)
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Contribution by the Committee to the 2023 high-level political forum on sustainable development
Item 4: Peer exchange with voluntary national review countries and voluntary local review cities on experiences and promising practices in implementing Sustainable Development Goals 16 and 17
Other inputs
UN-Habitat
Item 5: Institutional mechanisms for providing economic, financial, and structural support to address climate change, reduce the use of fossil fuels and protect biodiversity
Expert paper: Institutional mechanisms for providing economic, financial and structural support to address the impact of climate change, protect biodiversity and reduce the use of fossil fuels (E/C.16/2023/3)
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Other inputs
Foundation for the Development of Sustainable Policies (FUNDEPS)
Northern CCB
UN-Habitat
UNISC International
United Nations University — Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability
Item 6: Application of the UN principles of effective governance for sustainable development for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
Expert paper: Promoting the governance principle of participation in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (E/C.16/2023/4)
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Conference room paper on knowing better where countries stand on their way to 2030
Conference room paper on the use of governance indicators in Voluntary National Review and Voluntary Local Review processes and what it may mean for building strong institutions for the SDGs
Other inputs
Central University of Jammu
Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies
Sheffield University Management School
Item 7: Reinventing public sector workforce training and institutional learning towards changing mindsets in the public sector
Expert paper: Reinventing public sector workforce training and institutional learning towards changing mindsets (E/C.16/2023/5)
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Other inputs
Centre Africain de Recherche Industrielle (French)
Centro Latinoamericano de Administración para el Desarrollo (Spanish)
Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration
Foundation for the Development of Sustainable Policies (FUNDEPS)
International Institute of Administrative Sciences
National Institute of Public Administration of Spain (Spanish)
Item 8: Public financial management in times of emergency and implications for the credibility of budgets
Expert paper: Public financial management in times of emergency and implications for the credibility of budgets (E/C.16/2023/6)
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Other inputs
Foundation for the Development of Sustainable Policies (FUNDEPS)
University of Antioquia
United Nations University — Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability
Item 9: Stimulating public sector innovation through digital technology and measuring the impact of digital government
Expert paper: Digitalization and public sector innovation (E/C.16/2023/7)
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Other inputs
Foundation for the Development of Sustainable Policies (FUNDEPS)
National Institute of Public Administration of Spain (Spanish)
Item 10: Responding to the effects of climate change in institution building efforts in fragile countries and countries emerging from conflict
Expert paper: Building strong institutions to link the environment and peacebuilding in conflict-affected countries (E/C.16/2023/8)
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Dedicated consultation with observers
A three-hour hybrid interactive consultation with observers will be held as part of the 22nd CEPA session on 29 March from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT (New York time). This event is open to observers from Member States, UN system organizations, UN Permanent Observers, NGOs in Consultative Status with ECOSOC and other organizations related to public administration. An observer consultation note is available here with further details. The live webcast will be available here.