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United Nations Public Service Awards

The United Nations Public Service Award is the most prestigious international recognition of excellence in public service. It rewards the creative achievements and contributions of public service institutions that lead to a more effective and responsive public administration in countries worldwide. Through an annual competition, the UN Public Service Awards promotes the role, professionalism and visibility of public service. 

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United Nations Public Service Day

The UN General Assembly, in its Resolution 57/277, designated 23 June as Public Service Day (A/RES/57/277). The UN Public Service Day intends to celebrate the value and virtue of public service to the community; highlight the contribution of public service in the development process; recognize the work of public servants, and encourage young people to pursue careers in the public sector. Since the first Awards Ceremony in 2003, the United Nations has received an increasing number of submissions from all around the world.

23 June 2009 Public Service Day Ceremony 2009
23-24 June 2009 Public Service Day Expert Group Meeting

Past Ceremonies

 
Public Service Days and Award Ceremonies
2009 |2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003


2009 UN Public Service Day

United Nations, New York, 23 June 2009

UNPSA Expert Group Meeting

Documents: UNPSA Day and Ceremony

2009 Winners of the UNPAN Special Award
for Excellence on Knowledge Sharing


Messages and Speeches


 
Photos:




 
Video:

United Nations Public Service Day and awards ceremony.

  • Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
    [Webcast: Archived Video - 6 minutes ]

[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 3 hours and 11 minutes ]
[Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 3 hours and 11 minutes ]



 



UNPSA EGM
Presentations:
UNPSA Expert Group Meeting and Capacity Development Workshop

The Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on "Innovations in Governance and Public Administration for the Achievement of the Development Goals" is organized within the framework of the United Nations Public Service Day by the Division for Public Administration and Development Management of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The Meeting will take place in the afternoon of 23 June and 24 June 2009 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.


Winners' Presentations

                             
                              
Finalists' Presentations

UNPAN Special Award Winners

 
Photosof the EGM:



 

 

 


2008 UN Public Service Day

United Nations, New York, 23 June 2008


Documents: Aide Memoire
Press Release 1  English | French
Press Release 2
Brochure
List of the Winners
List of the Finalists
Programme
Fact Sheet of the Winners and Finalists
UNPSA 2008 in the News
Report of the Sixth UN Public Service Day and Awards Ceremony
 
Presentations: Winners:
Opening Statement by Deputy Secretary-General, Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro
Statement by Under-Secretary-General for DESA, Mr. SHA Zukang
Presentation from Australia
Presentation from Brazil
Presentation from India
Presentation from Morocco (Arabic)
Speech from the Republic of Korea
Presentation from Rwanda
Presentation from Saudi Arabia
Presentation from Singapore
Presentation from Spain (English) (Spanish
Presentation from Sweden
Presentation from Tunisia (French)
Presentation from the United States of America

Finalists:
Presentation from Botswana

 
Photos:
Event Photos



 
Video: Download Event Video (MPG Format)

Watch Recorded Webcast [English, 2 hours and 51 minutes]

Watch Recorded Webcast [Original Language,  2 hours and 51 minutes]

TV Gazeta: Santana de Parnaiba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
NPR Interview with to Judge Eugene Hyman on Santa
Clara County Domestic and Family Violence Court


 



UN Radio http://www.un.org/radio/fr/detail/5912.html (French)
http://radio.un.org/por/detail/6459.html (Portuguese)
 
     
 

The United Nations Public Service Awards

 


2007 UN Public Service Day 

The Awards Ceremony for the 2007 United Nations Public Service Awards was celebrated at the United Nations Office in Vienna, Austria, during the 7th Global Forum on Reinventing Government which was held from 26 to 29 June 2007.

Links: Report | Press Release and Clipping of the Media Coverage | Summaries of Winners' Successful Stories | List of the Winners' Delegations | List of the Winners by Category and Finalists
Photos: Event Photos
Video:                Event Video
Radio: United Nations Radio Special Report
The United Nations Public Service Awards 2007
2006 UN Public Service Day

United Nations, New York, 23 June 2006

Links: Report | Aide Memoire | Programme and Presentations | Summaries of Winners' Successful Stories | List of the Winners' Delegations | List of the Winners by Category and Finalists | Press Release | Media Coverage
Photos: Event Photos
Video: Morning | Afternoon
Announcement: Windows Media Player | Real Player
The United Nations Public Service Awards 2007
2005 UN Public Service Day

United Nations, New York, 23 June 2005

Links: Report | Aide Memoire | Programme and Presentations | Summaries of Winners' Successful Stories | List of the Winners' Delegations | List of the Winners by Category and Finalists | Media Advisory | Press Release | Media Coverage
Photos: Event Photos
Video: Webcast (Real Player)
The United Nations Public Service Awards 2005
2004 UN Public Service Day

United Nations, New York, 23 June 2004

Links: Report | Programme and Presentations | List of the Winners and their Teams | Press Release
Photos: Event Photos
Video: Webcast (Real Player)
The United Nations Public Service Awards 2004
2003 UN Public Service Day

United Nations, New York, 23 June 2003

Links: Report | Aide Memoire | Programme and Presentations | Press Release | Media Coverage
Photos: Event Photos
Video: Webcast (Real Player)
The United Nations Public Service Awards 2003
Past Winners
Links to other awards recognizing excellence and innovation in government

Programme for Innovation in Public Administration in the Mediterranian Region - Innovmed (UNDESA)

UNDESA Publications:

 Publications, technical papers and UN declarations on innovations in governance and public administration:

 

Contact Us

Mr. John-Mary Kauzya, Chief of Governance,
Governance and Public Administration Branch (GPAB),
DPADM - UNDESA
Tel: 1-212-963-1973
Fax: 1-212-963-2916
E-mail: kauzya@un.org



Ms. Adriana Alberti, Chief Innovation Programme (Innovmed),
Governance and Public Administration Branch (GPAB),
DPADM - UNDESA
Tel: 1-212-963-2299
Fax: 1-212-963-2916
Email: alberti@un.org




Ms. Lois Warner, Associate Public Administration Officer,
Governance and Public Administration Branch (GPAB),
DPADM - UNDESA
Tel: 1-212-963-3153
Fax: 1-212-963-2916
Email: warnerl@un.org

United Nations Public Service Award Initiatives

UNPAN receives hundreds of submissions every year for the prestigious UN Public Service Awards. For the benefit of policy makers at the national, regional and international levels; the academic community, NGOs; the private sector; as well as nominees, we have made available a number of past UN Public Service Awards initiatives that had been pre-selected for the final round of evaluation by the Committee of Experts on Public Administration. These cases have not been edited and they do not imply any expression of opinion on the part of the United Nations. 

See the Initiatives here

 
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