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.

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However, just as the format of those reports has recently evolved, so should the format of the plans.

(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.

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.

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.

(b) Development of a model budget format referenced above

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

The application form can be downloaded from the UNCCD web site.

(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

SG.6 forms may be downloaded from the following website http missions.un.int protocol.

Excerpts from OIOS support for the 2004 UNFCCC self evaluation

Rules and Regulations as well as the entry forms are available on the contest's page.

OIOS noted that its recommendation on making the format of subregional offices and divisional programme implementation plans (used for executive monitoring) compatible with the format of programme performance reports was implemented.

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.

The annex to the present note follows the model budget format discussed above.

A standardised form for applications for exemption from religious activities was issued to simplify existing exemption arrangements.

The Fund Secretariat has developed a standard format for these reports, which has simplified the Executive Committee's oversight.

The Working Group agreed that promoting more extensive and uniform use of self evaluation requires both top down and bottom up measures.

In addition, the authors of the Joint Inspection Unit report on managing for results stressed that self evaluation should constitute the backbone of any effective evaluation system .

Self Measurement and Self Manipulation

(a) To send a questionnaire to Governments and other relevant bodies and agencies in September 2005

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Many States have engaged in a series of self evaluation exercises, and mutual evaluations , undertaken through regional bodies for countering money laundering that are similar to FATF.

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