Support was expressed for proposal A, on knowledge management networks. The point was made that this topic would be a relevant follow up to the first Office of Internal Oversight Services thematic evaluation on headquarters field linkages and would logically follow as the next thematic 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.

The Advisory Committee had made pertinent comments which would guide the Committee's evaluation.

Recognizes the progress made in building the results based evaluation capacity of UNDP staff, and the support of broader national and international professional evaluation coalitions

Future improvements would require careful evaluation feedback and proper follow up to the recommendations made by the Evaluation Group so as to rectify the shortcomings identified.

The Government aims to carry out a second evaluation in 2005, which will specifically examine progress made in resolving the obstacles noted in the first evaluation.

The follow up to the evaluation was now important.

The substantive office reported to the Independent Evaluation Unit every six months on progress made.

The evaluation of the seminar by participants was very positive.

The evaluation was carried out in 2002, two years after the ban was lifted.

It was therefore necessary that bridging information be submitted to demonstrate how an evaluation made under another multilateral environmental agreement applied to the prevailing conditions in the notifying country.

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.

Notes the progress made in harmonizing and simplifying evaluation in the United Nations system through the work of the United Nations Evaluation Group, in particular the adoption of the United Nations Evaluation Group norms and standards for evaluation in the United Nations system, which represents an important response to the TCPR

He expressed appreciation to the evaluation team and the secretariat for the evaluation report, and underscored that evaluation was an important tool to help UNCTAD to do its work properly and effectively.

Since December 2003, progress has been made in strengthening the monitoring of programme performance and evaluation.

An Evaluation Framework and Methodology Report, which sets out the evaluation questions to be addressed and methodologies, was completed in March of 2005.

Adaptation was also a key element considered in the self evaluation.

Evaluation of the World Urban Forum by participants was very positive.

A new charging system was introduced in support of evaluation activities.

Evaluation of the World Urban Forum by participants was very positive.

An evaluation mission to Pakistan was undertaken, and a preliminary report issued.

Evaluation feedback was also important for ensuring proper follow up of recommendations.

He therefore considered that any changes should be made only after proper evaluation and consultation with all stakeholders.

After the first evaluation in 2002, a different dynamic was set in motion.

She wondered if the Government was planning to strengthen its job evaluation scheme.

It was suggested that, if a chemical was of global concern, no national risk evaluation should be necessary.

An evaluation was to be completed in 2005, to help improve the training methodology.

The evaluation exercise was overseen by the Evaluation Office with the close involvement of the headquarters of the Regional Bureau for Arab States and was conducted applying a mix of direct and meta evaluation techniques utilizing the findings of in depth outcome evaluations of individual programmes conducted in advance of the exercise.

The evaluation will make it clear what contribution the project has made to improving the promotion of women to higher posts.

A thorough, non selective evaluation must be made of all outputs, particularly those whose mandates had not come to an end.

The primary source of data for this evaluation was the questionnaires received from the countries.

The Government position paper on the evaluation was presented to Parliament on 12 July 2002.

A delegation suggested an evaluation of whether UNICEF was on course in the reform processes.

The evaluation of UNODC alternative development activities was started in 2004 and completed in 2005.

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.

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Nevertheless, with available resources, some progress has been made in enhancing Organization wide support provided by the central monitoring and evaluation facility.

Over the past three years, considerable progress has been made in addressing most of the problems identified in the in depth evaluation.

This feature will be made available in the second wave of enhancement of the Atlas system subject to a final cost evaluation.

Information (although mostly qualitative) was also available from the experts that were present for this evaluation.

Additional information was requested on the comments of the intergovernmental body that reviewed the evaluation report.

Following an evaluation, the Act was extended in December 2001. It will be evaluated again in 2005.