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

C. Promoting self evaluation

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.

(b) Self assessment by staff members

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

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.

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

Step one choosing the target of the assessment

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 Working Group agreed that training should be offered to top management, senior managers and staff at large to enhance their understanding of the value and techniques of self evaluation (see annex, action item 15).

(b) Delays in the evaluation and corrective measures to recover these delays.

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

OEDE provided guidance and support to the regional bureaux and country offices to build up evaluation capacity for effective conduct of decentralized evaluations.

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.

This assessment has been prepared under my own responsibility following consultations with other members of the Council.

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.

The assessment was prepared under my responsibility following consultations with the other members of the Council.

The first phase of the Global Marine Assessment the so called assessment of assessments will be important.

In its broadest sense, e assessment is the use of information technology for any assessment related activity.

The steering committee will be assisted in its role by the consultants, who will undertake the technical research and the drafting of the proposed evaluation.

Once accepted, the study would be conducted by a specialized consulting firm and carried out concurrently with the next actuarial valuation.

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.

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

The Administrator reported to the Executive Board at its 2004 annual session that the Evaluation Office had initiated an independent evaluation.

(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

29.25 Requirements of 5,605,800 reflect the strengthening of this subprogramme through the inward redeployment of a P 4 post from the Investigations Division to establish a self evaluation and learning function and a P 3 post from the Internal Audit Division to increase capacity to carry out inspections.

The topics considered by the seminar will assist the Special Committee in making a realistic evaluation of the situation in the Non Self Governing Territories.

In this connection, the Committee notes from document A 60 568 that a proposal is made for the conduct of the independent external evaluation the terms of reference for a comprehensive review of governance arrangements, including an independent external evaluation, are contained in annex II to that document.

This includes a corresponding revision of UNHCR's Evaluation Policy to be adopted later in 2005.

Excerpts from OIOS support for the 2004 UNFCCC self evaluation

The actuarial valuation of the post retirement health insurance benefits of UNDP and the United Nations Secretariat is carried out jointly.

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.

Tokelau continued to move steadily towards a decision on self government. In August 2005, the General Fono had agreed to hold a referendum on self government, enacted a set of rules for the referendum, and authorized the Council for Ongoing Government to negotiate a final draft of the treaty.