ASIATODAY.ID, NEW YORK – Twelve initiatives from Azerbaijan, Brazil, Cambodia, the Dominican Republic, Indonesia, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Thailand will be recognized at the UN Public Service Awards Ceremony, to be held at the conclusion of the UN Public Service Forum, on 25 June 2026 in Tbilisi, Georgia.
The Agriculture, Marine, and Fisheries Office of Parepare City in Indonesia will receive an Award in the “Gender-responsive public services” category for its “Cultural Approach in Improving the Economy of Coastal Women (“Berdaya Srikandi”)” initiative. The initiative empowers local economically vulnerable women through skills development, entrepreneurship training, and mentoring.
Using Indigenous female university graduates as facilitators, the programme builds trust and overcomes social and cultural barriers to participation to help women increase their income, achieve economic independence, and advance social inclusion.
The Financial and Development Supervisory Agency of Indonesia will receive an Honourable Mention in the “Transparent and accountable public institutions to achieve the SDGs” for its “Village Financial System” (“Siskeudes”) programme. This national initiative standardizes budgeting, financial administration, and reporting across all 75,265 Indonesian villages, improving transparency, accountability, and fraud prevention in village financial management. It also integrates with major government systems, allowing real-time oversight and data-driven policymaking.
The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation of the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources will receive an Honourable Mention in the “Delivering inclusive and equitable services to leave no one behind” for its Multiplatform Application for Geohazard Mitigation and Assessment (“MAGMA”). The platform centralizes real time data on disaster management and provides accessible, accurate hazard information to all relevant stakeholders and the public, which strengthens early warning systems, supports rapid decision-making by authorities, and reduces loss of life and damage to infrastructure.
Out of over 700 applications from 62 countries, the Awards will highlight 12 ground-breaking initiatives. This year’s awardees have implemented new solutions to provide public services to people at the national or sub-national level, responding to multiple challenges and enhancing the capabilities of public administrations while advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Some of the winning initiatives leveraged information and communication technologies, artificial intelligence and digital government.
The 2026 UN Public Service Awards Ceremony will be hosted by Mr. Li Junhua, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, following the commemoration of UN Public Service Day held on 23 June.
2026 UN Public Service Award Winners:
In the category “Delivering inclusive and equitable services to leave no one behind”:
– Inclusive and Equal Social Security Services for All, The State Social Protection Fund, Azerbaijan (Award winner)
– Holistic Framework for Disability-Inclusive Governance (“Kalingyakap”), City Government of Carmona, Philippines (Award winner)
– Early childhood education for stateless, undocumented, and ethnic minority children, Pang Mu Subdistrict Administrative Organization, Thailand (Award winner)
– Creation of civil documentation for incarcerated individuals (“Identifique-se”), Secretariat of Justice of the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil (Honourable Mention)
– Multiplatform Application for Geohazard Mitigation and Assessment (“MAGMA”), Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia (Honourable Mention)
In the category “Gender-responsive public services”:
– A Cultural Approach in Improving the Economy of Coastal Women (“Berdaya Srikandi”), Agriculture, Marine, and Fisheries Office of Parepare City, Indonesia (Award winner)
In the category “Transparent and accountable public institutions to achieve the SDGs”:
– Verify.gov.kh, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, Cambodia (Award winner)
– Preventive and Reactive Alert System, General Directorate of Public Procurement, Dominican Republic (Award winner)
– National Data Bank & Estishraf, Saudi Data & AI Authority, Saudi Arabia (Award winner)
– Village Financial System (“SISKEUDES”), Financial and Development Supervisory Agency, Indonesia (Honourable Mention)
In the category “Participation and public engagement for inclusive decision-making”:
– Fishing Agreements: Participatory Management of Territories in the Pará Amazon, Pará State Secretariat for the Environment, Climate and Sustainability, Brazil (Award winner)
– Map4All: Inclusive Mapping for a Sustainable Future, Highland Research and Development Institute, Thailand (Award winner).
(Midwan)
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