C. Promoting self evaluation

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 evaluation has been an integral element of the monitoring and evaluation requirements since 1986.

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Excerpts from OIOS support for the 2004 UNFCCC 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.

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.

Adaptation was also a key element considered in the self evaluation.

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.

II.1 Managerial consensus on purpose and approach to the self evaluation

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

ECA headquarters should develop a plan of evaluation and self evaluation of the work of subregional offices and consistently implement it.

In September 2002, management announced a toolbox of self evaluation procedures and methods.

In September 2002, management announced a toolbox of self evaluation procedures and methods.

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.

The Office of Internal Oversight Services in its tenth annual report to the General Assembly (see A 59 359) provided the results of its own self evaluation to assist the Assembly in carrying out its review and evaluation of the Office in 2004.

Scope and Approach of the Present Evaluation Report

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).

Since 2003, UN Habitat has undertaken several initiatives to strengthen monitoring and self evaluation activities.

The 2003 Progress Report and the Evaluation Synthesis Report are available at www.nationalchildbenefit.ca.

The Evaluation of the National Child Benefit Initiative Synthesis Report compiled evidence from a number of evaluation studies.

Expresses its appreciation to the independent evaluation team for the evaluation report, and to the Government of Norway for its financial support for the evaluation

The central place where this self (over)evaluation meets the fewest obstacles is the financial market.

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

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.

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report on the evaluation of customs officers training and licensing

Similarly, the Paper proposes that the self employed should be admitted after an evaluation of their business plans.

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

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

His Group agreed with the general thrust of the evaluation report.

His Group agreed with the general thrust of the evaluation report.

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.

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

An evaluation mission to Pakistan was undertaken, and a preliminary report issued.

The Panel makes the evaluation and provides its report to the COP.

Final report of the Secretariat wide Working Group on Monitoring and Evaluation

An Evaluation Framework and Methodology Report, which sets out the evaluation questions to be addressed and methodologies, was completed in March of 2005.

He expressed appreciation to the evaluation team and the secretariat for the evaluation report, and underscored that evaluation was an important tool to help UNCTAD to do its work properly and effectively.

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

Such as becoming members of FATF or FATF style regional bodies, pursuing self or mutual evaluation or implementing FATF recommendations.

The present report provides a summary of the findings of the independent evaluation carried out by the Evaluation Office from March to May 2005.

It responds to the main areas of concern identified by the evaluation report