IIPA Inputs to the 19th Session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA)
| Author | C. Sheela Reddy,Surendra Nath Tripathi |
| DOI | 10.1177/0019556120963319 |
| Published date | 01 September 2020 |
| Date | 01 September 2020 |
IIPA Inputs to the 19th
Session of the Committee
of Experts on Public
Administration (CEPA)
Surendra Nath Tripathi1 and C. Sheela Reddy2
The United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (UNCEPA),
established by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) meets annually at UN
Headquarters in New York. The Committee is responsible for supporting the work
of ECOSOC concerning the promotion and development of public administration
and governance among the Member States, notably in relation to the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development. The Committee held its 19th session from 13 to
28 May 2020 in a virtual format.
Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, contributed inputs to four
virtual meetings in the 19th session of UNCEPA on the following topics under different
items of the agenda: ‘Effective Governance to Accelerate Delivery of the SDGs:
Indian Perspective’; ‘Reviewing Outcomes of SDGs: Indian Scenario’; ‘Building
Institutions for Peaceful and Inclusive Societies’; and ‘Efforts Towards Training and
Awareness Raising for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Indian Context’.
Agenda Item 4: Promoting Effective Governance and
Institutional Reform to Accelerate Delivery of the SDGs
Effective Governance to Accelerate Delivery of the SDGs: Indian Perspective
The SDGs are a universal call to action towards reorienting the world on to a more
sustainable path. They reflect an approach that perceives the environment, eco-
nomy and society as embedded systems. The goals being universal and country-
driven are aspirational and interconnected. They are key to Leaving No One
Behind (LNOB), encompassing comprehensiveness, inclusiveness and equity,
making the quality of governance crucial. This resonates with the spirit of India’s
national development goals and agenda of, ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka
Vishwas’ (together with all, development for all, the trust of all).
Transformative Agenda
The path towards SDGs requires dynamic channels of good governance constitut-
ing effective linkages. It is imperative to initiate actions towards key governance
issues such as rule-based governance, quality administration and management,
1 Director, Indian Institute of Public Administration, Delhi, India.
2 C. Sheela Reddy, Chair Professor, Dr. Ambedkar Chair in Social Justice, Indian Institute of Public
Administration, Delhi, India.
Document 2
Indian Journal of Public
Administration
66(3) 404–417, 2020
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