All posts tagged "United Nations"

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  Strengthening citizens’ voice in public policymaking is key, says new OGP chief

  Strengthening the “voice of the poor” and general citizen engagement in the design of public policies will be key to the Open Government Partnership’s (OGP) success over the next five years,

  • Posted May 18, 2016
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  A family reunification dilemma for the EU

  Many of the asylum seekers heading for Europe hope to bring their families over later – so governments are squeezing refugees’ rights to family reunification. But Yermi Brenner finds that

  • Posted March 23, 2016
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  Managing the EU Migration Crisis

  The recent influx of migrants into Europe from Africa, the Middle East and South Asia has presented European leaders and policymakers with their greatest challenge since the Eurozone crisis. The

  • Posted March 23, 2016
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  New World Bank framework could help governments implement Sustainable Development Goals

  Governments around the world are being encouraged to use a new World Bank framework to help them implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). World leaders last September adopted the

  • Posted January 8, 2016
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  Mongolian parliament votes to abolish death penalty

  Mongolia is to abolish the death penalty next year, Amnesty International reports. Lawmakers on Thursday voted in favour of a new criminal code that abolishes the death penalty for all

  • Posted December 8, 2015
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  Chance to join UN health panel

  The United Nations is looking for global leaders with experience in reviewing and assessing policy or implementing reform to volunteer for a new panel reporting on global health issues. The Partnership

  • Posted November 2, 2015
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  Commonwealth calls for global action to ensure sustainable fisheries trade

  The Commonwealth Secretariat has called for “coherent global action” to conserve fish stocks and deliver a fisheries trade deal that supports small and developing countries at a conference co-hosted with

  • Posted September 30, 2015
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  Pakistan civil service to undergo radical reforms

  The government of Pakistan has announced radical plans to reform its civil service, including the introduction of a performance management system, changes to its recruitment system and increased civil service pay.

  • Posted September 17, 2015
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  1,000 leaders discuss public service innovation in Colombia

  Around 1,000 decision-makers from more than 100 countries will meet in Colombia today to discuss innovation in the delivery of public services to mark the United Nations Public Service Day.

  • Posted June 23, 2015
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  Global life expectancy goes up, but rich-poor divide remains

  People born in 2012 can expect to live an average six years longer than people born in 1990, according to a new report from the UN World Health Organisation (WHO).

  • Posted May 16, 2014
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