C. Promoting self evaluation

(b) Self assessment by staff members

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

Adaptation was also a key element considered in the 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.

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.

As a result, they lose their ability over time to evaluate critically their own actions and errors.

The measures being implemented will include improvements in data collection and monitoring systems and strengthening of self evaluation.

Initiatives by the secretariat in the context of the internal review of activities 14 Excerpts from OIOS support for the 2004 UNFCCC self evaluation 15 Synthesis of the submissions from Parties 16

Preparation of documents emerged as a priority area for improvement also in the secretariat's self assessment.

Identify areas for further improvement of the document management system, following the completion of the self evaluation project

The self evaluation exercise looked at strengths and weaknesses and pointed to areas where the Office could be improved.

The self assessment reports were synthesized at programme level and then peer reviewed by other programmes.

This self assessment and review process was supplemented by other initiatives to explore a wide range of perspectives on the secretariat's activities.

Sources UN Habitat self assessment report, OIOS interviews and desk review of relevant documents.

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

One important step in promoting self evaluation has been the incorporation of a specific section on evaluation planning at the subprogramme level, in the programme budget instructions issued in September 2004.

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Each group has prepared a different survey.

Questionnaire on Delivery'

Training in methods of evaluation and self evaluation should be arranged by the Office of Policy and Programme Coordination (paragraph 50) (SP 04 002 012).

(c) Self evaluation should be seen as providing an opportunity for lesson learning and corrective action initiated by programme managers.

There is agreement, however, that the major obstacles to self evaluation are an uneven commitment from programme managers shortage of time and resources and a lack of guidance, training and consistent monitoring of self evaluation.

Part I REVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES IN IMPOVEMENT FO EQUALITY OF WOMEN AND ARRIFMATION OF WOMEN

A black background is used to signal areas where the situation is not improving or is getting worse.

Obviously, the experience of countries in each subregion may differ from the subregional average.

Analysis of the responses provided by States in various subsections of the biennial reports questionnaire on drug demand reduction and table 2 can be used to draw some basic conclusions for consideration by the Commission

Source Biennial reports questionnaire.

(e) In terms of the regional analysis, Central, South and South West Asia, North Africa and the Middle East and Sub Saharan Africa require more resolve and resources for drug demand reduction.

The Demand Reduction Index is based on the responses given by the Member States through the biennial reports questionnaire, focusing on the implementation and coverage of activities in drug demand reduction.

An analysis has been conducted using the data provided by those countries which have responded to the biennial reports questionnaire for more than one reporting period.

With regard to Tackling the problem , the questions changed significantly during the revision of the questionnaire and, therefore, the present analysis includes only the reporting periods 2000 2002 and 2002 2004 to ensure comparability.

It is hoped that the new method will improve the overall analysis of the measures taken towards achieving the goals and targets adopted by the General Assembly at its twentieth special session in the area of drug demand reduction, and support the long term assessment of the implementation of the Action Plan for the Implementation of the Declaration on the Guiding Principles of Drug Demand Reduction (General Assembly resolution 54 132, annex).

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.

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

11 See Declaración Final, Foro Iberoamericano Revitalización de la Administración Publica.

(b) Managers should be encouraged to view self evaluation as an integral part of planning and assessing their work and not as an optional extra

The questionnaire was sent to all national statistical offices.

(c) Preparation and dissemination of a questionnaire for end users

Excerpts from OIOS support for the 2004 UNFCCC self evaluation

On the Australian CD there are a number of Word documents and PowerPoint presentations, dealing with these IHL principles, that might be of some use to other states parties.

The Economic Commission for Europe will prepare such a strategy in the light of the self evaluation on fund raising activities to be carried out in 2006 2007 and in close coordination with its Executive Committee.

The Working Group concluded that there are current gaps in the organizational learning process and shortcomings in the availability and quality of evaluation and self evaluation findings.

Furthermore, adequate training must be made available and managers held accountable for conducting self evaluation to allow a more effective management culture to take hold in the Organization.