A review of the Evaluation Unit's work plan to date also shows that its actual focus was more limited than stated by the policy.

Following my next technical assessment in May, a comprehensive review of standards is planned to take place in mid 2005.

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

Review of the information collection process for the first evaluation of the continued need for DDT for disease vector control

Ethics office comprehensive review of the governance arrangements, including an independent external evaluation of the auditing and oversight system and the independent audit advisory committee

Ethics office comprehensive review of governance arrangements, including an independent external evaluation of the auditing and oversight system and the independent audit advisory committee

Ethics office comprehensive review of governance arrangements, including an independent external evaluation of the auditing and oversight system and the independent audit advisory committee

The evaluation will consist of two main elements a governance and oversight review, to be completed in two phases, and a review of the Office of Internal Oversight Services.

of the Policies, Operational Modalities and Activities of the Global Mechanism, and the Provision of Guidance to It, Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention, ICCD CRIC(2) 5, paras 12, 52 (2003) hereinafter Independent Evaluation of the Global Mechanism .

Some delegations reiterated the decision of the Committee to review the usefulness of thematic evaluation reports at its forty sixth session.

UNHCR agreed with the Board's recommendation to increase the number of assessment missions to review protection issues in the field.

UNHCR agreed with the Board's recommendation to increase the number of assessment missions to review protection issues in the field.

The present preliminary assessment work has taken account of the main lessons learnt from similar exercises carried out in the context of earlier sessions of the COP and the CRIC.

3. Emphasizes the importance of the contribution of the relevant intergovernmental bodies, in particular the Main Committees of the General Assembly, in reviewing relevant recommendations on evaluation

6. Urges those intergovernmental bodies effectively to review the relevant recommendations on evaluation to facilitate their consideration by the Fifth Committee

The June 2005 review evaluated positively the transparency achieved by the United Nations Procurement Service website.

Such an assessment shall include, but not be limited to, a review of mandates, functions, performance, institutional arrangements, human resource and financial requirements and the needs identified in paragraph (a) above

It is anticipated that the final product of the GMP would be a compendium of regional assessment reports, one for each region, together with a global overview report.

Ethics office comprehensive review of governance arrangements, including an independent external evaluation of the auditing and oversight system and the independent audit advisory committee (A 60 568 and Corr.1 and 2)

The evaluation function expanded its scope in 2004 through reviews of organizational performance, as part of the mid term review of the MTSP, and testing of methodologies for country programme evaluations.

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.

The decision to conduct an annual programme impact review was especially useful, since it introduced self evaluation into the day to day work of all programme managers as a means of institutionalizing performance management.

It was performance oriented, and therefore formed part of the panoply of evaluation instruments, which included the midterm review, the programme performance reports addressed to the General Assembly and the in depth evaluations of technical cooperation programmes.

It was performance oriented, and therefore formed part of the panoply of evaluation instruments that included the mid term review, the programme performance reports addressed to the General Assembly, and the in depth evaluations of technical cooperation programmes.

Evaluation

(c) Evaluation.

(c) Evaluation

The EU took note of the report on the activities of the Evaluation Group (IDB.29 14) and appreciated the importance of the Group's work and the effort that had gone into reviewing programmes and formulating recommendations.

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

A specific list of the uses agreed on an interim basis, and those which had been identified by TEAP as unable to assess , are included in the two tables below.

It therefore made specific proposals to strengthen the role and responsibility of the intergovernmental bodies for reviewing and applying the findings of the programme performance report of the Secretary General and evaluation reports for planning and policymaking.

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