Following my next technical assessment in May, a comprehensive review of standards is planned to take place in mid 2005.

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 ex post evaluation of WFP's development activities in China was at a preparatory stage in November 2004 and will be completed in mid 2005.

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

From mid 2004 to mid 2005 ESCAP has provided advisory services in the area of information and training, including on measuring changes in population structure, policy implications of population ageing and long term health care.

In accordance with the WFP evaluation policy approved by the Executive Board in October 2003, the Office of Evaluation (OEDE) focused in 2004 on evaluating corporate programme and policy issues, large scale humanitarian assistance programmes and country development programmes at their mid point.

The evaluation function expanded its scope in 2004 through reviews of organizational performance, as part of the mid term review of the MTSP, and testing of methodologies for country programme evaluations.

It was performance oriented, and therefore formed part of the panoply of evaluation instruments, which included the midterm review, the programme performance reports addressed to the General Assembly and the in depth evaluations of technical cooperation programmes.

It was performance oriented, and therefore formed part of the panoply of evaluation instruments that included the mid term review, the programme performance reports addressed to the General Assembly, and the in depth evaluations of technical cooperation programmes.

Extents

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Angola

NEW HAVEN North Korea s launch of a long range missile in mid December was followed by a flurry of global condemnation that was almost comical in its predictability and impotence.

Evaluation

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

UNCTAD's work should be supportive of development goals, taking into account commitments undertaken by member States.

Evaluation

(c) Evaluation.

(c) Evaluation

But to make ratings work, the raters need to be rated.

E. Management evaluation

Rating the Raters

Strengthening evaluation

Programme questions evaluation

(i) Thematic evaluation

(ii) In depth evaluation

E. Evaluation activities

Evaluation cCriteria

Engage civil society and the NGO community in UN reform activities.

Sources for assessment

Independent Evaluation Unit

General assessment of investigation

Independent evaluation

The new global Evaluation Committee adopted a plan of action to strengthen the evaluation function throughout UNICEF.

Long range pollution

Governments also agreed to pursue evaluation studies based on the evaluation framework where appropriate.

Europe s Middle Age Trap

The Euro at Mid Crisis

It is located in the centre of Switzerland.

E. Timing of the evaluation process

Continuing assessment processes

C. Evaluation and policy analysis

Introduction (Directors of Evaluation and Programme)

Environmental assessment and early warning

(f) Revising the evaluation system