UN General Assembly adopts resolution on the promotion of inclusive and accountable public services for sustainable development

The United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/69/327 on "Promoting inclusive and accountable public services for sustainable development" on 14 September 2015.

The resolution emphasizes the growing need to strengthen public institutions and public services in support of sustainable development and reaffirms the importance of freedom, human rights, good governance, the rule of law and effective accountable and inclusive democratic institutions at the subnational, national and international levels as central to enable inclusive and accountable public services for sustainable development. 

In addition, it also reaffirms that the foundations of sustainable development at all levels include transparent, participatory and accountable governance and a professional, ethical, responsive and information and communications technology-enabled public administration, and encourages the international community to continue to support capacity development in public governance and institution-building at all levels, with a view to accelerating progress towards sustainable development.