The assessment procedures will apply equally to partners operating in emergency situations.

The Secretariat should therefore sharpen the focus of the Evaluation Group, refine the assessment criteria for the selection of programmes and enhance reporting and follow up procedures.

The meta evaluation of the quality of UNICEF supported evaluations revealed the need to take energetic action to strengthen national evaluation at the country level.

Actions were undertaken, but their completion depends on the availability of sufficient staff resources to monitor the follow up of the evaluation issues.

Codes of conduct could be incorporated into licensing procedures, working practices and standard operating procedures, and internal review, evaluation and project approval procedures

This evaluation showed that large organisations often have a sexual harassment officer and complaints procedure.

Senior managers should ensure that self assessment is used to promote effective programme management (see annex, action items 12 14).

Evaluation

The evaluation of gender mainstreaming in UNDP was undertaken to identify gaps and further strengthen the UNDP approach to gender mainstreaming.

UNCTAD's work should be supportive of development goals, taking into account commitments undertaken by member States.

Evaluation

(c) Evaluation.

(c) Evaluation

But to make ratings work, the raters need to be rated.

E. Management evaluation

Rating the Raters

Strengthening evaluation

Programme questions evaluation

(i) Thematic evaluation

(ii) In depth evaluation

E. Evaluation activities

Evaluation cCriteria

Engage civil society and the NGO community in UN reform activities.

Sources for assessment

Independent Evaluation Unit

General assessment of investigation

Independent evaluation

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

Comment by the Administration. The procedures for the allocation of resources are set out in General Assembly resolution 41 213 of 19 December 1986 and the Regulations and Rules Governing Programme Planning, the Programme Aspects of the Budget, the Monitoring of Implementation and the Methods of Evaluation.

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

FPIC should be sought sufficiently in advance of commencement or authorization of activities, taking into account indigenous peoples' own decision making processes, in phases of assessment, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and closure of a project.

E. Timing of the evaluation process

Continuing assessment processes

C. Evaluation and policy analysis

Introduction (Directors of Evaluation and Programme)

Environmental assessment and early warning

(f) Revising the evaluation system

C. Strengthening the culture of evaluation

These norms and standards are now being applied in self assessments of each agency's evaluation activities.

These assessment activities are guided by the UNEG task force on Quality stamp for Evaluation.

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.

Our country's credit rating was affirmed.

Observation of the evaluation and appointment process

C. Information to be used in the evaluation

RIGs OOrganize preparation of the regional assessment reports