E. Timing of the evaluation process

The evaluation process is supported by independent domain experts.

The evaluation exercise was overseen by the Evaluation Office with the close involvement of the headquarters of the Regional Bureau for Arab States and was conducted applying a mix of direct and meta evaluation techniques utilizing the findings of in depth outcome evaluations of individual programmes conducted in advance of the exercise.

The entire process of evaluation until drug release took around an hour to complete.

The meta evaluation of the quality of UNICEF supported evaluations revealed the need to take energetic action to strengthen national evaluation at the country level.

This report is organized around the core questions originally posed to the MA

Information (although mostly qualitative) was also available from the experts that were present for this evaluation.

His Group supported the evaluation process in its current format, involving representatives of both donor and beneficiary countries in the evaluation team, and underlined the need to provide the necessary support for the evaluators and the secretariat for future evaluations.

His Group supported the evaluation process in its current format, involving representatives of both donor and beneficiary countries in the evaluation team, and underlined the need to provide the necessary support for the evaluators and the secretariat for future evaluations.

The African Group supported the recommendations of the evaluation report in general, and in particular the recommendation to improve financial and budgetary planning, as well as to strengthen the evaluation process.

Therefore, criteria based assessment shows potential as one alternative, as long as the views of citizens and community groups are incorporated throughout the assessment process, including during the determination of the assessment criteria.

The recommendations in the evaluation provide a good starting point for putting the legalisation process on the right track.

The African Group supported the recommendations of the evaluation report in general, and in particular the recommendation to improve financial and budgetary planning, as well as to strengthen the evaluation process.

The implementation of the standards is a long term endeavour and is expected to continue throughout the evaluation process and beyond.

The evaluation process would however give a fair warning when a minority group would be significantly discriminated against by a certain policy.

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

This self assessment and review process was supplemented by other initiatives to explore a wide range of perspectives on the secretariat's activities.

Outreach and strategic engagement activities will culminate in a GEO Forum a major intergovernmental and multi stakeholder event organized to consider the GEO 4 assessment findings and broaden its audience.

It was also noted that the next thematic evaluation should result in a report with actionable conclusions and recommendations.

On the latter point, we are pleased that the start up phase of the Global Marine Assessment (GMA) has now been agreed.

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

Other bidders may continue to be logged on and see the exchange of information but cannot participate in the evaluation process.

P. South South network of Global Environment Outlook collaborating centres for integrated environmental assessment and reporting

Another time consuming component, careful validation assures the accountability of the assessment process itself.

In 2004, Governments had agreed to strengthen existing UNEP assessment activities, in particular the Global Environment Outlook process.

The evaluation exercise that was held recently at the Institute lead to the recommendation that the course also be provided in other countries.

We urge the GMA process to build on such important international research initiatives as the Census of Marine Life.

UNEP, together with subregional partners, has initiated the Central Asia integrated environmental assessment reporting process.

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.

We believe that the intention of the Secretary General to appoint a Special Envoy to lead the assessment process, starting this year, will indicate the road ahead.

Helping to reduce the appalling consequences of world poverty should be part of that reassessment.

During that assessment, we must bear in mind that pressure on UNOCI's resources will only increase.

It is suggested that when organizing and conducting the assessment process, the RIGs and the GCG would undertake arrangements to promote the following

Environmental valuation of ecosystem goods and services should become a core component of water management strategies.

MINUGUA also participated extensively in the common country assessment United Nations Development Assistance Framework process led by UNDP.

The evaluation recommends a special corporate gender budget exercise to determine what financial resources UNDP needs for gender mainstreaming.

There are several distinct steps in the criteria based assessment process, although some can occur concurrently.

Looks forward to receiving the Secretary General's report on the joint assessment mentioned in paragraph 60 of his fifth report on ONUB, by 15 March 2006

It is worth recalling that, in addition to the evaluations undertaken within individual projects, the Working Party decides which thematic programmes will be evaluated.

(c) The Director General's Administrative Instruction indicates that the appraisal process should preferably be concluded within the last month of the reporting period.

GE.05 62766 The MA prepared a report entitled Ecosystems and Human Well being Desertification Synthesis A Report of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment .

Iceland is concerned that once resources enter into the assessment, there will be additional pressure to influence fisheries management.

The resolution also envisages that in case of negative reassessment, Georgia will oppose the peacekeeping operation and withdraw from all relevant agreements and bodies.

Evaluation

The evaluation of gender mainstreaming in UNDP was undertaken to identify gaps and further strengthen the UNDP approach to gender mainstreaming.