Below are meetings being organized by The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in the next few months. Interested parties may contact the UN for details.
- 2011 Public Service Forum and Awards, to take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 20-24 June 2011. The event comprises a Ministerial Round Table and several workshops, including one on engagement of citizens in reconstruction and recovery government strategies after natural disasters.
- Expert Group Meeting, immediately followed by a workshop, to take place in Vienna, Austria, on 7-8 July and 11-13 July, respectively. These two events will focus on citizens engagement to enhance public accountability and prevent corruption in the delivery of public services.
Links: http://www.unpan.org/2011EGM-CE and http://www.unpan.org/2011WKS-CE-Vienna
- UN-INTOSAI Symposium, to take place also inVienna, Austria, on 13-15 July 2011. The meeting will revisit practices of Supreme Auditing Institutions to engage citizens in their activities and communicate their results to the public.
- 4th Session of the Conference of State Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, to take place in Marrakesh, Morocco, on 24-28 October 2011. In the context of the conference, a workshop will be devoted to engaging citizens to prevent corruption in the provision of public services to citizens.