Today, on World Public Service Day, is an opportunity to celebrate and recognize the importance of public services for their central role and care for our communities and societies.

Public services represent the backbone of our democracies, rule of law and peace. Public services guarantee the well-being of people. They stand for wealth by guaranteeing education, health, labor, and social protection. They are the cornerstones of our societies.

This year, in the face of the Corona crisis, it is more than ever relevant to turn our eyes to the efforts and achievements of the public services and its personnel, the public servants. While the world was (and is) facing a global pandemic, healthcare workers, a majority of whom women, took care of our communities while risking their own lives. But not only them. Teachers, child carers, staff in town halls and ministries, postal personnel, train drivers, garbage collection staff, firefighters, emergency rescue services, security personnel, policemen, judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officers, prison guards… They all ensured that essential services remained available to the maximum extent possible, they all kept the state running as well as they could, they all worked hard to ensure the safety and health of the citizens.

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