In 2002, the United Nations General Assembly designated June 23 as "United Nations Day for Public Administration", with the purpose of highlighting the work and contribution of public administration in world development, and thank and value the service of public officials and encourage young people to pursue careers in this sector 

Each year this commemoration carries a special theme that seeks to optimize the exercise of public administration and which is discussed at the UN Public Service Forum; for example, the adoption of innovative institutional approaches, the participation of citizens for effective governance, the critical role of the public sector in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), etc. These forums are attended by government officials, experts and representatives of the private sector and civil society with the intention of sharing a space for exchanging experiences and lessons learned, identifying future trends and establishing agreements.

This 2017, the General Assembly, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), proposes the approach "The future is now: Accelerating Innovation in Public Service for the 2030 Agenda", and during the Public Service Forum they will be held Parallel tables where SDG topics such as job creation and prosperity, health services, sustainable energy, circular economy, children and adolescents, etc. will be discussed.

The 2030 Agenda requires that the public administration generate initiatives and innovative mechanisms that promote joint work between actors at different levels and public spheres responsible for the creation of policies and services. Under this framework, it is relevant to remember the value of the participation of this sector to put an end to child labor, as required by Goal 8.7 of the SDGs and whose scope will help to achieve 35 other goals in various areas of sustainable development.

For example, there are some experiences such as that of Mexico, with the creation of the Inter-ministerial Commission for the Prevention and Eradication of Child Labor and the Protection of Adolescent Workers of Permitted Age (CITI), whose objective is to coordinate the agencies and entities of the Federal Public Administration in the design, execution and evaluation of policies, programs and actions against child labor.

Another example is the Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labor (IR), which is also an innovative tool for intergovernmental cooperation and public administration, since it promotes coordinated and articulated efforts between the various public sectors such as work and education, and its representatives are decision makers to implement policies and interventions against child labor.

National decisions, public policies, plans and strategies have an impact on the present and future of working children and adolescents and on the sustainable development of the countries. Officials from different government sectors bear the responsibility of enforcing children's rights and ensuring their growth, education, health, and protection.

Boys and girls require comprehensive and innovative services that ensure an inclusive and quality education; adolescents and young people need to be prepared to get decent and protected jobs. All this will end the cycle of poverty for their families and the economic and social risk for their countries.

That is why this day is key to reflect and exhort the importance of streamlining and making public administration initiatives and processes more efficient, the orderly and transparent management of public funds and the promotion of a culture of renewal according to the needs real people, especially children and adolescents who are in a condition of greater vulnerability and prone to child labor and its worst forms.