United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration

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United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration
AbbreviationCEPA
Formation1 January 2000;24 years ago (2000-01-01)
TypeExpert body
Legal statusActive
Headquarters New York, United States
Fields Public administration
Membership
24 members
Parent organization
 Economic and Social Council
Website publicadministration.un.org/en/CEPA

The United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) is an expert body that meets under the auspices of the United Nations Economic and Social Council in order to discuss and find ways to support the work of the Council by providing expert advice on matters concerning governance and public administration structures. [1]

Contents

CEPA is composed of 24 members that meet annually for a one-week session at UN Headquarters in April. [1]

History and mandate

The Committee traces it roots back to a January 1967 meeting of experts in public administration convened by the Secretary-General in order to review the UN's program in public administration, as well as to make recommendations for the future direction of the organization in the field. The meeting made many recommendations to ECOSOC that it hoped would increase the UN's capacity in public administration: [2]

On 24 May 1967, ECOSOC accepted the report of the Meeting of Experts and made several recommendations in the field of public administration. Among them were: to recommend that public administration be accorded an appropriate place in planning for the UN's second Development Decade, to request that experts in public administration be dispatched to its regional economic commissions, as well as to provide support to these commissions in the collection, analysis and exchange of technical information in the field of public administration and to convene the Meeting of Experts from time to time. [3]

Meetings subsequently occurred in 1971 and 1975 as the Meeting of Experts on the United Nations Programme in Public Administration. In 1978, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1992 and 1994 as the Meeting of Experts on the United Nations Programme in Public Administration and Finance. And in 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2000 as the Meeting of the Group of Experts on the United Nations Programme in Public Administration and Finance. [4]

At its 15th meeting in May 2000, the Meeting of the Group of Experts made several recommendations that were approved by ECOSOC on 27 July 2000. Among these recommendations the most important were: that the number of experts participating at its 16th session be maximized in order to increase geographical representation, that the Council review the status and reporting arrangements of the Group of Experts in order to reinforce their role due to the crucial importance of economic and social development issues relating to institutional and managerial development and that the UN establish appropriate mechanisms to provide the opportunity for ministers of Member States responsible for public administration to meet periodically. [5] [6]

On 20 December 2001, the Council adopted a resolution reorganizing the Group of Experts. As part of these changes, the Group was renamed the Committee of Experts in Public Administration, its membership was changed to 24 and it was required to meet biennially. It was mandated to provide expert policy advice and programmatic guidance to ECOSOC on issues relating to governance, public administration structures and processes for development. [1] [7] [8]

The Committee also assists ECOSOC by reviewing trends, issues and priorities in public administration. In particular, the Committee plays a key role in helping monitor the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. At its annual meeting in 2018, the Committee developed the Principles of Effective Governance for Sustainable Development. These Principles are intended to help countries build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels, in the context of the 2030 Agenda. In order to achieve this, they take into account different governance structures, national realities, capacities and levels of development, and respect national policies and priorities. [1] [9]

Members

Unlike most bodies of the UN, members of the CEPA meet in their personal capacity. They are nominated by the Secretary-General and approved by ECOSOC to serve four-year terms. When choosing nominees, the Secretary-General consults with Member States to find suitable candidates. [1]

The current members of CEPA are as follow: [10]

CEPA members 2018–2021
Name of memberCountryPosition
Linda Bilmes Flag of the United States.svg  United States of America Senior Lecturer, Professor, Harvard University
Lamia Moubayed Bissat Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Director, Institut des finances Basil Fuleihan, Ministry of Finance
Geert BouckaertFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Professor, KU Leuven University; President of International Institute of Administrative Sciences
Upma ChawdhryFlag of India.svg  India Secretary, Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Emmanuelle d’AchonFlag of France.svg  France Inspector General, General Auditing Service, Ministry of Economy, Finance and Public Accounts
Cristina Duarte Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cabo Verde Former Minister of Finance, Planning and Public Administration
Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Chancellor, Nelson Mandela University
Ali Hamsa Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Former Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia; President of Commonwealth Association of Public Administration and Management
Ma HezuFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Deputy Director-General, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security
Paul JacksonFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Programme Director, British Academy; Professor, School of Government and Society, University of Birmingham
Bridget Katsriku Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Former Chairperson, Public Services Commission
Margaret Kobia Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs
Linus Toussaint MendjanaFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Former Director-General, National School of Administration and Magistracy
Louis MeulemanFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Coordinator, Environmental Implementation Review, European Commission; Visiting Professor at KU Leuven; Senior Fellow at University of Massachusetts and Research Associate at Wageningen University
Gregorio MonteroFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Former General Secretary, Latin American Centre for Development Administration
Juraj NemecFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Professor of Public Finance and Public Management, Masaryk University; President of the Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe
Katarina OttFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Director, Institute of Public Finance and Professor, University of Zagreb
Regina Silvia PachecoFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Associate Professor, School of Business Administration, Getulio Vargas Foundation
Moni PizaniFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Head, Andean Office, Ibero-American General Secretariat
Ora-orn PoocharoenFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Director, School of Public Policy, Chiang Mai University, Thailand; Adjunct Associate Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore
Gowher Rizvi Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Devon RoweFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Executive Director, Caribbean Centre for Development Administration
Abdelhak SaihiFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Director General, National School of Administration of Algeria
Henry SardaryanFlag of Russia.svg  Russian Federation Dean, the School of Governance and Politics, Moscow State Institute of International Relations

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