The new global Evaluation Committee adopted a plan of action to strengthen the evaluation function throughout UNICEF.

In addition, a self evaluation had been undertaken by the Evaluation Office, using as benchmarks the new Norms and Standards for Evaluation in the United Nations System.

The Evaluation of the National Child Benefit Initiative Synthesis Report compiled evidence from a number of evaluation studies.

130. Notes the endorsement in 2005 of the norms and standards for evaluation by the United Nations system through the United Nations Evaluation Group, constituting a contribution to strengthening evaluation as a United Nations system function

ECA headquarters should develop a plan of evaluation and self evaluation of the work of subregional offices and consistently implement it.

Evaluation

Evaluation

Evaluation

Moreover, it is necessary to institutionalize monitoring and evaluation procedures within the implementation and evaluation processes and establish a quality assurance system.

In 2003, an evaluation of gender mainstreaming at UN Habitat was conducted by a consultant commissioned by the UN Habitat Evaluation Unit.

As part of developing a culture of evaluation in UNODC an evaluation strategic framework was developed, as were several guidelines and methodologies.

To strengthen the objectivity and credibility of the evaluative evidence provided to senior decision makers and programme managers, it is important to differentiate more clearly the monitoring and the evaluation functions, and with regard to evaluation, to emphasize the importance for both a strong self evaluation function and a strong independent, external evaluation function.

Evaluation mechanism

Strengthening evaluation

(c) Evaluation.

(c) Evaluation

C. Evaluation

Effectiveness evaluation

Evaluation cCriteria

Independent evaluation

At country level, multilateral institutions and international partners will establish a Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Country Support Team to align their provision of technical support on monitoring and evaluation to the national monitoring and evaluation system.

In order to update the practice of self evaluation within the context of results based management, a distinction was highlighted between (a) mandatory self assessment, which covers self evaluation in the context of the programme performance report, and (b) discretionary self evaluation, which allows programme managers to choose topics for internal assessment which will meet their internal evaluation needs.

Article 18 Where related assets of the material assets reorganization are priced based on the assets evaluation result, in principle the assets evaluation organs shall adopt at least two evaluation methods for the evaluation.

DP 2006 5 Item 4 of the provisional agenda Evaluation Evaluation of gender mainstreaming in UNDP Executive summary A C E F R S

Approves the codification of an evaluation policy for UNDP during the 2005 reporting period, and the formalization of a system for tracking evaluation recommendations

The present report provides a summary of the findings of the independent evaluation carried out by the Evaluation Office from March to May 2005.

In order to further enhance the monitoring and evaluation function, a P 4 post will be redeployed to the Monitoring, Evaluation and Consulting Division.

(a) Senior management needs to unequivocally emphasize self evaluation as a priority

(a) the evaluation of the weakness of the present atlas

UNHCR agreed with the Board's recommendation to continue to improve its evaluation tools, the follow up to evaluation and the use of self evaluation.

UNHCR agreed with the Board's recommendation to continue to improve its evaluation tools, the follow up to evaluation and the use of self evaluation.

UNHCR agreed with the Board's recommendation to continue to improve its evaluation tools, the follow up to evaluation and the use of self evaluation.

While one of the main current ECA commitments was to strengthen evaluation, OIOS observed that evaluation and self evaluation activities at subregional offices remain weak.

Expresses its appreciation to the independent evaluation team for the evaluation report, and to the Government of Norway for its financial support for the evaluation

Governments also agreed to pursue evaluation studies based on the evaluation framework where appropriate.

III. COURSE EVALUATION

E. Management evaluation

UNHCR'S EVALUATION POLICY

In depth evaluation

Programme questions evaluation

Monitoring and evaluation

(i) Thematic evaluation

E. Evaluation activities

Item 11 Evaluation

Effectiveness evaluation report