Membership to UNEG is institutional with each UN entity represented by the office responsible for the evaluation function within that entity. A UN system entity refers to the departments or offices of the Secretariat, UN Funds and Programmes, UN Specialized Agencies, the IAEA and organizations institutionally related to the UN. Where applicable, the central evaluation office also represents the decentralized evaluation functions or regional offices of the UN entity.
Membership is divided in two categories: Full Members and Observers.
Full Members
To qualify for Full Membership, the evaluation function must:
- Be the evaluation unit or a unit in charge of evaluation within a UN system entity;
- Have an approved evaluation policy (or equivalent document) that subscribes to the UNEG Norms and Standards and UNEG Ethical Guidelines for Evaluation; and
- Have at least one full-time professional staff member, or equivalent, devoted to evaluation.
Observers
- Observers are evaluation functions which do not meet the Full Membership criteria but which agree with and commit to contributing to UNEG’s mission.
- Observership is a transitional status and, with support from the UNEG Membership Committee, observers are expected to comply with the criteria for full membership.
- Observers may participate in UNEG activities (including the Work Groups) and attend UNEG events such as the AGM and EPE. They ideally support UNEG work through financial support or in-kind support.
- Observers do not hold voting rights and may not participate in closed business sessions of the AGM unless invited.
All members, regardless of category, must support, promote and play an active role in the implementation of UNEG’s vision and strategy.
UN agencies wishing to apply for UNEG membership should contact the bo.weston [at] undp.org (UNEG Secretariat). All membership applications are initially reviewed by the UNEG Membership Committee. After the review, the Committee submits a proposal to either accept or reject the application to UNEG Heads for approval.
