(f) Revising the evaluation system

130. Notes the endorsement in 2005 of the norms and standards for evaluation by the United Nations system through the United Nations Evaluation Group, constituting a contribution to strengthening evaluation as a United Nations system function

In addition, a self evaluation had been undertaken by the Evaluation Office, using as benchmarks the new Norms and Standards for Evaluation in the United Nations System.

A new charging system was introduced in support of evaluation activities.

South Africa developed a monitoring and evaluation system with disability indicators.

(f) Revised evaluation system (number of new guidelines, tools and procedures)

138. Encourages the United Nations development system to further strengthen evaluation, with the agreement of the governing bodies of the funds, programmes and agencies, and in this regard encourages the United Nations development system to continue efforts to strengthen evaluation across the system and to promote a culture of evaluation

Recommendation 11 called for a systematic and ongoing monitoring and evaluation system .

Moreover, it is necessary to institutionalize monitoring and evaluation procedures within the implementation and evaluation processes and establish a quality assurance system.

Approves the codification of an evaluation policy for UNDP during the 2005 reporting period, and the formalization of a system for tracking evaluation recommendations

At country level, multilateral institutions and international partners will establish a Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Country Support Team to align their provision of technical support on monitoring and evaluation to the national monitoring and evaluation system.

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 .

The system was formally launched on 1 September 2005, and in 2008 the Bundestag moved to a new system based on its evaluation.

Comprehensive review of governance arrangements, including an independent external evaluation of the auditing and oversight system

Report of the Executive Committee on the evaluation of customs officers training and licensing system projects

Executive Committee report on the evaluation of customs officers training and licensing system projects (decision XIV 7)

19. Emphasizes the need to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation system, and in this regard urges the Secretary General to improve the format and timing of programme performance and evaluation reports

133. Emphasizes the importance of the independence and impartiality of the evaluation function within the United Nations system

C. Executive Committee report on the evaluation of customs officers training and licensing system projects (decision XIV 7)

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

These call for support to one national plan, one coordinating mechanism and one monitoring and evaluation system in each country.

Item 5 (c) Executive Committee report on the evaluation of customs officers training and licensing system projects (decision XIV 7)

A formal performance management system involving regular evaluation of programme impact should be put in place to improve output delivery.

The use of the new system would promote efficiency and motivation and, in the long term, facilitate credible performance evaluation.

27. Stresses that the intention of the Secretary General to focus the evaluation of programme delivery on expected accomplishments should be implemented in a manner that is flexible and complementary to the existing evaluation system

One agreed country level monitoring and evaluation system, a single functional data collection and analysis system at the country level that meets the needs of both donors and programme implementers.

(b) The conduct of an independent external evaluation of governance, oversight and auditing in the United Nations system, as proposed above

Governments may also promote the accountability of private sector contractors by promoting public involvement in monitoring and evaluation of system performance.

The United Nations system wide agreed Norms and Standards for Evaluation were required under General Assembly A RES 59 250 of December 2004 and were adopted unanimously by the United Nations Evaluation Group in April 2005.

In May 2004, the Working Group established five Task Forces to review the following issues (a) use of indicators (b) enhancing the role of the Integrated Monitoring and Documentation Information System (IMDIS) (c) better use of monitoring and evaluation products (d) self evaluation and (e) strengthening central monitoring and evaluation capacities.

18. Recalls paragraph 19 of its resolution 58 269, in which it emphasized the need to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation system

The monitoring and evaluation functions of individual organizations as well as of the system as a whole should be given high priority.

In his introductory remarks, the Director of the Evaluation Office stressed that the uniqueness and strength of evaluation in UNICEF was its decentralized system, and that mid term reviews (MTRs) and major evaluations reflected regional realities and diversities.

The triennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system and internal assessments suggest that evaluation needs to be strengthened across the United Nations system, including at UNIFEM.

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Additionally, the Communications Security Establishment is the information technology security technical authority responsible for developing operational standards for system certification and accreditation, risk and vulnerability analysis, product evaluation, system security and network security analysis.

The human resources module of the information technology system is unable to accommodate an objectives based performance appraisal system preliminary steps to revise the performance evaluation report for manual completion will, however, go ahead.

36. Welcomes the efforts of the Secretary General to strengthen the system of evaluation and monitoring that underlines the importance of assessing programme impacts

Based on the sole principle of scientific excellence, it has put an evaluation system into place that enjoys high credibility in the scientific community.

1.157 A new data system will have been introduced jointly with CBOs to enhance planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all centres' activities operations.

As part of the system of internal oversight, the Evaluation Group served as an important and effective tool for improving systems and service delivery.

This tool is currently used by system controllers who test job evaluation systems for gender neutrality, in collaboration with representatives of the social partners.

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