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UNDP Global Policy Centre for Governance

Advancing knowledge, data and insight on frontier governance issues

Latest Announcements

Event

FIG Virtual Exchange - FfD4 Post-Prep Com 3

Building on the success of the 2nd Policy Symposium (October 2024) of its Finance, Integrity and Governance (FIG) Initiative, the GPCG and the International Institute for Sustainable Development hosted a virtual exchange on 20 February. The event gathered stakeholders to reflect on the outcomes of the 3rd Preparatory Committee for the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4). Following this, the GPCG will facilitate the 3rd FIG Policy Symposium on 9-10 April in New York.

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Event + Publication

56th UN Statistical Commission

The GPCG’s Governance Data & Analytics team was part of UNDP’s representation in the 56th Session of the United Nations Statistics Commission. This annual gathering is the highest decision-making body for international statistical activities. The GPCG co-organised two side events as part of the Commission session - one in collaboration with the Praia City Group on Governance Statistics and another with the United Nations Statistics Division’s (UNSD) Collaborative on Citizen Data and the Ghana Statistical Service.

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Publication

From Data to Action: Strengthening Civil Justice with SDG 16.3.3

Our latest Policy Brief on SDG Indicator 16.3.3, measuring access to dispute resolution mechanisms, is a joint publication of the three co-custodians for the indicator: UNDP (the Global Policy Centre for Governance), OECD and UNODC. This people-centred indicator focuses on people’s experiences and perceptions of access to civil justice and assesses how people resolve legal problems, both inside and outside of formal institutions. 

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Mission Statement

The UNDP Global Policy Centre for Governance is the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) dedicated knowledge, research and analytical centre for governance issues. From its office in Oslo, Norway, the Centre draws on the experience of practitioners, policymakers and researchers, serving as a convener of new ideas, conduit of frontier research, and connecter of disciplines. Through these efforts, the Centre aspires to be a conversation starter and meeting space that fosters transformative change in governance systems at national and global level. 

Our Focus

 

The Global Policy Centre for Governance is committed to being a responsive and agile entity that tackles frontier governance issues and challenges. Currently, our Focus Areas include Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions; Fair and Green Transitions; Information Integrity; Financial Integrity, and Anti-Corruption.

Focus Areas will adjust as and when required to address emerging needs for knowledge, data and insights on frontier governance issues.

Focus Areas

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Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Strengthening the Evidence-base for Achieving Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies

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Fair, Green Transition

Unpacking the Political Economy of Fair, Green Transitions

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Information Integrity

Information Integrity for an Open, Inclusive Public Sphere and Informed Civic Engagement

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Financial Integrity

Financial Integrity and Economic Governance for Inclusive, Accountable and Effective Governance Systems

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Anti-Corruption

Fighting Corruption and Building Accountable, Inclusive and Effective Governance

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News

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PIONEERING CHANGE: Ghana's Bold Leap into Citizen Science for Public Service Satisfaction!
In a pioneering move towards citizen-centric data collection, we have now launched a groundbreaking pilot project in Ghana to measure SDG Indicator 16.6.2 through Citizen Science. With an app that empowers everyone, including people with disabilities, to report and enhance satisfaction with public services.

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Press Release
Our oceans depend on accountable, inclusive and transparent governance

Effective marine and coastal conservation relies on governance institutions that ensure inclusion and participation, uphold accountability and the rule of law, and ensure transparency while controlling corruption and illegal practice. This is the main findings in a new report from UNDPs Global Policy Centre for Governance and The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), which investigates how the quality of governance helps protect our world’s ocean.

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Addressing the information pollution crisis with the power of open source

The Digital Public Goods Alliance and the United Nations Development Programme are collaborating to discover and promote open-source solutions and concepts that can help tackle the urgent global challenge of information pollution. They will showcase this at the Nobel Prize Summit “Truth, Trust and Hope,” hosted by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the Nobel Foundation. Submissions are now being accepted.

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Mapping and Analysis of Efforts to Counter Information Pollution in Europe and Central Asia Region

Hope of finding work is the leading factor driving people to join fast-growing violent extremist groups in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new report launched today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with the contribution from UNDP Oslo Governance Centre.

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