Republic of Mauritius- United Nations Public Service Day

The United Nations Public Service Day as decreed by the United Nations is celebrated each year on 23^rd June to reflect on the true value and virtue of the Public Service. The theme for this year is: Action Today, Impact Tomorrow: Innovating and Transforming Public Services to realise Sustainable Development Goals, which emphasises the crucial need for innovation by public organisations to reinvent with the new era.

In his message, Minister Hurdoyal underscored the need to use the public officers’ capacity to embark on a meaningful modernisation of the services that will bring the required resilience to face future challenges.  He further highlighted that the Public Service continues to play a pivotal developmental role in the growth of the country, taking steps to keep pace with globalisation and society’s changing needs and demands through innovation in both services and programmes.

The Civil Service Minister also spoke of the Covid-19 pandemic which according to him, has brought in emerging and evolving difficulties that have put to test all the public services while bringing the country into a difficult social and economic phase. This, he stated, will be a major test for all public organisations to reinvent themselves to deliver the required service in view of setting the pace for economic recovery and gear up into another phase of socio-economic development.

He also expressed appreciation and lauded the public officers for upholding the ethos of the Public Service in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Minister Hurdoyal concluded by appealing to all Public Officers to maintain the good work and continuous support to the population at large for the country to prosper further. He recalled that the Public Service has always been the backbone of social and economic progress in the country for decades by helping in building the country including the diversified economy; educating the population; and the diverse multi-cultural society.