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Evaluating Policy Influence Stocktaking Report

Feb 2023

The UNEG Evaluating Policy Influence Stocktaking Report was prepared by the UNEG Working Group on Evaluating Policy Influence. Its purpose is to:

• Take stock of different definitions/understandings of policy support and types of policy influence i...

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Self-Assessment Maturity Matrix for UN Evaluation Functions

Dec 2022

Building on earlier normative frameworks for UN evaluation functions developed by the UN Joint Inspection Unit and Office for Internal Oversight Services, the matrix provides a normative framework for Peer Reviews against the UNEG Norms & Standards for Evaluat...

Tag: Approaches and Methods Assessment Evaluation function Norms and Standards Peer Reviews

UNEG Maturity Matrix Checklist

Nov 2022

This checklist is the standalone Annex in the UNEG Self-Assessment Maturity Matrix for UN Evaluation Functions (November 2022).

Building on earlier normative frameworks for UN evaluation functions developed by the UN Joint Inspection Unit and Office for ...

Tag: Approaches and Methods Evaluation function Norms and Standards Peer Reviews

UNEG Programme of Work 2022

Jun 2022

The UNEG Work Plan 2022 has been developed around our three Strategic Objectives: 

• SO1: Develop and safeguard professional norms, standards and guidance
• SO2: Enhance professionalization and capacity 
• SO3: Influence...

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Stocktaking Study on the Utility of Peer Review

May 2022

One of the primary aims of the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) is to strengthen evaluation capacity within the United Nations system and peer reviews are one of UNEG’s flagship initiatives to achieving this aim. 

The peer review mechani...

Tag: Peer Reviews

United Nations contributions to national evaluation capacity development and the evolution of national evaluation systems

Apr 2022

In 2021, the UNEG working group on NECD undertook a review of the progress on the implementation of the Resolution and identified areas for improvement. The review built on the development of a shared definition and theory of change for NECD, and included six case...

Tag: Capacity development Decentralised Evaluation

Evaluation Use in Practice

Jan 2020

This paper constitutes the continued effort of UNEG to promote the use of evaluation. Four dimensions serve for the analysis of practices about the use of evaluation in UN agencies. The dimensions are as follows: i) in the first place, ways to maximise the relevan...

Tag: Approaches and Methods Programme of Work

Lessons Learned Paper #1 - Quality assurance of decentralized evaluations

Aug 2020

In 2020, the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) Interest Group on Decentralized Evaluations started documenting key lessons on specific topics drawing from its webinars with the view to facilitate the dissemination of key lessons among UNEG members and the wid...

Tag: Decentralised Evaluation

UNEG Programme of Work 2019-2020

Feb 2020

This document presents UNEG’s Programme of Work for 2019-2020. Agreed deliverables will be presented at the UNEG AGM 2020 (Paris, France, June 2020). 

It reflects the leadership of the UNEG Executive Steering Committee and, more important...

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Shaping Sustainability. The 2030 Agenda in Development Cooperation

Nov 2019

This report was published by the German Institute for Development Evaluation with an article entitle "A new era for evaluations" by Susanne Frueh UNEG Chair 2019-2021 

Tag: Articles and papers Evaluation function

Mapping & Review of Evaluation Ethics

Oct 2019

This report was prepared by the UNEG Task Force on Ethics and Code of Conduct and approved for publication at the UNEG AGM 2019. It summarizes the findings of research designed to inform the revision of the UNEG Ethics Guidelines and Code of Conduct. It aims to co...

Tag: Approaches and Methods Guidance Harmonisation Norms and Standards Professionalisation

UNEG Programme of Work 2018-2019

Dec 2018

This document presents UNEG’s Programme of Work for 2018-2019. Agreed deliverables will be presented at the UNEG AGM 2019 (Nairobi, Kenya, May 2019). 

It reflects the leadership of the UNEG Executive Group and, more importantly, the responsibi...

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UNEG Work Plan 2017-2018

Mar 2018

The purpose of this document is to present the programme of UNEG’s work for the period 2017-2018 (from 2017 Annual General Meeting to 2018 Annual General Meeting), which reflects the collective effort of UNEG membership to respond to the UNEG Strategy 2014-1...

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UNEG Work Plan 2016-2017

Sep 2016

The purpose of this document is to present the programme of UNEG's work for the period 2016-2017, which reflects the collective effort of UNEG membership to respond to the UNEG Strategy 2014-19. This document provides an update of the progress made to date, si...

Tag: Programme of Work

UNEG Work Plan 2015-2016

Jul 2015

The purpose of this document is to present the programme of UNEG's work for the period 2015-2016, which reflects the collective effort of UNEG membership to respond to the UNEG Strategy 2014-19. This document provides an update of the progress made to date, si...

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UNEG EPE Principles

Jul 2012

Tag: Capacity development Evaluation Practice Exchange

Institutional Arrangements for Governance Oversight and evaluation in the UN

Apr 2007

Tag: Approaches and Methods Capacity development

Evaluation in the UN System

Jun 2007

This paper provides an outline as to the purpose of evaluation rolex replica watches and its role within the UN including within the UN Secretariat, Funds and Pr...

Tag: Articles and papers Capacity development Evaluation function

Oversight and Evaluation in the UN

Aug 2007

This report seeks to clarify the role of evaluation in oversight in the UN System (including necessary criteria to ensure the effectiveness and integrity of evaluation in relation to other oversight functions).

Tag: Articles and papers Capacity development

The Role of Evaluation in Results Based Management

Aug 2007

This report contains the findings and analysis of a survey of UNEG members to ascertain the role evaluation plays in RBM in various international organizations.

Tag: Articles and papers Capacity development Evaluation function Impact