REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN Paix-Travail-Patrie MINISTERE DE LA FONCTION PUBLIQUE ET DE LA REFORME ADMINISTRATIVE REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON Peace-Work-Fatherland MINISTRY OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM
# Letter of the Minister of Public Service and Administrative Reform to Cameroon State Employees on the occasion of the 29th edition of the Africa Public Service Day
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# Dear Employees of the Cameroon Public Service,
As is tradition, Cameroon, together with other African countries, is celebrating the 29th edition of the Africa Public Service Day on 23 June 2024.
This international day was instituted during the first Pan-African Conference of Ministers of Public, held on 20 and 21 June 1994 in Tangiers, Morocco, and adopted by the United Nations in its resolution No. 57/277 of 20 December 2002.
The aim of celebrating Africa Public Service Day is to underscore the contribution of public administration, through its various public services, to the development of nations.
This year’s central theme is: “Empowering a Citizen-Centric Public Service for an Inclusive and Thriving 21st Century Africa: a Journey of Lifelong Learning and Technological Transformation”. It is inspired by the theme of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 for 2024 and the decision of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union to declare 2024 as the year for: “Educate an African fit for the 21st century: Building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality, and relevant learning in Africa”.
As we celebrate our common commitment to exemplary, citizen-focused public service, I urge you to keep in mind the need to rethink and improve our practices in order to respond effectively to the challenges of our time.
The main mission of the public service in our country is to meet the needs of all citizens in an equitable manner, by providing quality services and guaranteeing access to essential services, in a peaceful and inclusive environment.
Serving with integrity, efficiency and transparency, listening attentively to users’ needs, and being determined to provide high-quality services, should be the credo of every public servant.
The central theme of this year's event also provides us with an opportunity to highlight the need for continuous learning, as well as a permanent commitment to ethics, innovation and technology, in order to achieve the transformation of a public service that is better adapted to the needs of its citizens, and to have "a public administration that is more efficient, simpler, more expeditious, more competent and more accountable", as called for by the President of the Republic, His Excellency Paul BIYA, in his book entitled Communal Liberalism.