CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

Capacity Development Programme on Effective National to Local Governance for SDG Implementation in Viet Nam (15-17 September 2026) July 01, 2026


Organised by
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through 
its Project Office – United Nations Project office on Governance (UNPOG) of the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG)

Academy of Public Administration and Governance (APAG) 
United Nations Resident Coordinator Office in Viet Nam 
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Viet Nam 

 
The Academy of Public Administration and Governance (APAG) of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, in collaboration with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Project Office on Governance (UNPOG) of the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), and with the support of the UN Resident Coordinator Office and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Viet Nam is co-organizing a Capacity Development Programme on Effective National to Local Governance for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Implementation in Viet Nam, to be held in 15 – 17 September 2026 in Hanoi, Viet Nam.

The programme comes as response to the expressed need for capacity development by APAG in 2023. The content of the programme is provided by UN DESA’s Curriculum on Governance for Sustainable Development Goals.

The programme will be conducted in a hybrid format where the participants from Viet Nam will attend in person and invited speakers will virtually participate via the Zoom platform. The Programme will be attended by 50 participants from Ministry/Agency/Local Government, and UN officials and other invited international experts and officials from participating countries, among others. 

Registration: By invitation only.

Document(s)

Concept Note and Agenda

Contact Information

UN DESA/DPIDG

Mr. Juwang Zhu, Acting Director, DPIDG/UN DESA
Ms. Adriana Alberti
, Chief, Programme Management and Capacity Development Unit, DPIDG/ UN DESA

UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA

Ms. Changseob Han, Head, UN Project Office on Governance (UNPOG)/DPIDG/UN DESA
Mr. Prabin Maharjan, Programme Management Expert, UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA |
prabin.maharjan(at)un.org
Mr. Jin Seong Choi, Associate Research and Policy Analysis Expert, UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA jin.choi1(at)un.org
Ms. Hye Kyung (Shelley) Choi, Senior Programme Management Assistant, UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA | choi9(at)un.org