Setting goals and targets

Setting targets and establishing a conducive environment in which these targets can be reached

(a) Establishing appropriate benchmark indices, proportions and performance targets

The setting of such targets would be the responsibility of individual countries.

In paragraph 84, the Board recommended the establishment of policies and procedures on results based management to provide for strategic planning, setting of targets, monitoring processes, promoting effective management decisions and reporting on performance.

Instead of setting targets, this time leaders must decide how to achieve them.

Information on performance of the programmes financed, including actual results achieved against targets.

Each subprogramme of the Division establishes performance targets in specific service areas to gauge the effectiveness and efficiency of their performance.

Key performance targets and indicators for the operations functions are established in annex II.

The RCAs of management staff should include gender mainstreaming performance targets and oversight mechanisms.

It is noteworthy that this rate of compliance was achieved without the setting of any formal targets.

UK Sport is responsible for allocating funds to the various Olympic events, and for setting the medal targets for each event.

They are needed for assessing the current development situation, setting objectives and targets for the future and measuring progress and development.

Our Group welcomes the European Union's move of setting targets in order to meet the 0.7 per cent ODA commitment by 2015.

Targets and performance indicators relating to the Core Corporate Commitments for Children in Emergencies (CCCs) were also being developed.

It would include performance indicators, set out actions and targets and identify those responsible for the implementation of various actions.

Senior managers Competence in gender implications of UNDP mandate, targets and functioning, with emphasis on agenda setting accountability leadership, and advocacy for gender equality.

Periodic reporting will remain the primary mechanism for reviewing progress in relation to organizational targets, performance standards and results for children.

Achievable targets needed to be formulated against which to measure UNIDO's performance in assisting the industrialization efforts of the developing countries.

And I just look at this, and I think, yes, we could take that so much further by allowing people to set targets by setting calibrated targets, by using elements of uncertainty, by using these multiple targets, by using a grand, underlying reward and incentive system, by setting people up to collaborate in terms of groups, in terms of streets to collaborate and compete, to use these very sophisticated group and motivational mechanics we see.

In paragraph 93, the Board recommended that UNRWA evaluate the performance of field offices against specific targets and to report thereon accordingly.

They are also responsible for determining national priorities, policies and targets for sustainable forest management as well as for setting up a process to implementing it.

In the view of the Advisory Committee the accomplishments achieved and data gathered by UNMISET could have been used as a baseline for setting specific targets.

In paragraph 64, the Board reiterated its recommendation that UNU identify measurable and quantifiable targets, accomplishments and performance indicators in order to improve the performance measurement process, reflect the real performance of projects and programmes and enable the linking of physical accomplishments with financial expenditures.

In paragraph 65 of its report, the Board recommended that UNU identify measurable quantifiable targets, accomplishments and performance indicators to improve the performance measurement process, reflect the real performance of projects and programmes and be able to link the physical accomplishments with financial expenditures.

Some delegations called for a transparent process in the reporting of indicators from the targets specified in the plan, and for annual reports on the implementation of the plan to include the MTSP targets, targets on organizational performance and key strategies including partnerships, United Nations reform and joint programmes.

The Czech Chamber of Authorised Engineers and Technicians published a Performance and Fees Code setting hourly fees for the work of its members.

That approach corresponds to the decisions made by our leaders at the 2000 Millennium Summit in setting out a series of time bound Millennium Development Goal targets.

The challenge to the MDGs, in our view, is to nationalize and localize them in order to achieve the overall performance targets by 2015.

Improved sanitation and hygiene practices could be encouraged by setting targets and providing incentives to communities to meet them (as with the zero open defecation initiative in India).

For the programme budget for 2004 2005 and the proposed programme budget for 2006 2007, performance measures, namely, baselines and targets, have also been included.

At a practical level, these principles should guide the setting of priorities in public policy, programme designs, delivery of services and evaluation of government performance.

In addition, progress on the targets attained in connection to key performance indicators of the 2006 2009 MTSP will also be reported in the same context.

Delegations expressed their appreciation for the continued strong financial performance by PSD, especially in fund raising, for the 2005 plan and for the impressive contribution targets.

Doing just enough to prevent the eurozone from collapsing is not the same as setting the stage for sustainable growth. Yes, Europe s economic performance has improved.

Setting a global goal in this regard may serve as a catalyst for action at all levels and encourage countries to set their own national targets to fulfil this commitment.

The problem of relative environmental performance could be overcome either by setting up a proper review mechanism or by including entire plants or technologies in the list.

It also considers elements of possible future actions, including objectives, principal functions and priorities the setting of goals and targets emerging and critical issues and the financing of sustainable forest management.

Ethiopia had significantly improved its capacity to mobilize domestic financial resources, and welcomed the recent debt cancellation for heavily indebted poor countries and the setting of timetables to reach ODA targets.

This evidence based selection of interventions and the setting of coverage targets for each of them in order to achieve Goals 4 and 5 will be guided by the processes in implementation approach A.

The Committee recalled that the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2006 2007 is only the second budget to include performance targets in the logical framework, which will enable managers to track progress towards the overall direction of their activities and enhance reporting on programme performance.

In the area of microfinance and microenterprise, performance indicators are based on economic and financial targets, including the extent to which real income is increased and employment prospects enhanced for refugees.

Targets

Recalling the United Nations Millennium DeclarationSee resolution 55 2. outlining the interrelated commitments, goals and targets to be achieved on, inter alia, development, peace and security and setting the required framework for international cooperation for achieving those goals,

It concurred with the Advisory Committee's view that results based budgeting had no meaning unless targets were established and that quantitative measures of progress should be included in the performance report for the mission.