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UNEG Peer Review panel visiting ICAO Evaluation Office
20 Dec 2019
The panel conducting the UNEG Peer Review of ICAO were in Montreal from 16-19 December. The panel includes colleagues from UNESCO and ITC, as well as the Global Affairs, Canada.
Call for nominations: Evaluation for Transformational Change Award
14 Jun 2019
The Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE), the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank Group, and the International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS) are pleased to announce the Evaluating Development Interventions for Transformational Change Award competition.
This biennial award will recognize outstanding evaluations of development interventions that promote or result in transformational change and are explicitly linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Now available: i-Eval Flash News- Newsletter of the ILO Evaluation Office
03 May 2019
The 26th edition of i-eval Flash news reflects on the various activities the ILO’s Evaluation Office (EVAL) has been engaged in since the start of the year.
Now available: Newsletter from the WHO Evaluation Office
08 Oct 2018
The WHO Evaluation Office has just published the sixth issue of its e-newsletter, Evaluation matters.
UNFPA launches "Evaluation in Pills"
20 Sep 2018
The UNFPA Independent Evaluation Office has launched, a video series offering some insights on evaluation. In the first short video of the series, viewers can learn about the five questions evaluators ask to see if an intervention is working.
Article: "Evaluation Ties: Connected in Common Cause"
11 Sep 2018
The September Issue of UN Special has published an article entitled Evaluation Ties: Connected in Common Cause which talks about how evaluation, and UNEG specifically, provides an important conduit for system wide collaboration and cooperation.
UNEG addresses System-wide Evaluation at ECOSOC
27 Feb 2018
Indran Naidoo, UNEG Vice-Chair and Director of UNDP Independent Evaluation Office, will deliver a statement on behalf of UNEG at the ECOSOC Operational Activities for Development segment (OAS) on 1 March 2018 during Session V, Renewed spaces for system-wide oversight, transparency and accountability.
22 Feb 2018
The 2018 Evaluation week took place in Rome between 7th and 11th May and was organized by the three Rome-based UNEG member organizations: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and World Food Programme (WFP).
19 Apr 2017
The 2017 Evaluation Week will take place in Vienna between 15th and 19th May, 2017. The event is organized with the support of the Vienna-based UNEG member organizations: Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Press release: High-Level Event UNEG Evaluation Week
19 Apr 2017
UN Evaluation Group’s high-level event to underscore importance of evaluation in eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world.
UNEG Chair Marco Segone speaks about 2017 priorities
09 Jan 2017
Marco Segone, UNEG Chair, delivered a New Year message, summarizing five 2016 achievements and five priority areas that the evaluation community should focus in 2017.
UN designated Secretary-General calls for strong culture of evaluation
31 Oct 2016
On 13 October 2016, the United Nations General Assembly appointed the former Prime Minister of Portugal and former UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, as the next United Nations Secretary-General, to succeed Ban Ki-moon on 1 January 2017.
UNEG Launches updated Norms and Standards for Evaluation
01 Jul 2016
The United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) is pleased to launch the updated UNEG Norms and Standards for Evaluation, a UNEG foundational document which is intended for application for all United Nations’ evaluations.
UNEG 2016 EvalWeek was Successfully Concluded
09 May 2016
2016 UNEG Evaluation Week was successfully held from 25 to 29 April in Geneva, Switzerland, hosted by 11 Geneva-based UNEG members (WIPO, ILO, IOM, ITC, OHCHR, UNAIDS, UNCTAD, UNECE, UNHCR, WHO and WMO). Over 100 colleagues from 39 UNEG member and observer agencies, and additional partner organizations participated in the Evaluation Practice Exchange (EPE) seminars and the Annual General Meeting (AGM). Over 150 people including UNEG colleagues, UN system colleagues in Geneva, member states, academia and civil society representatives attended the High-level Event, "Evaluation Fit for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: no one left behind".
19 Apr 2016
On Tuesday 26 April 2016 from 3:15 to 5:15 PM Geneva time, the United Nations Evaluation Group will organize a High-level Panel Event, titled “Evaluation Fit for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: no one left behind”, in the framework of the UNEG Evaluation Week.
Events organized by UNEG Members Featuring the Evaluation Torch
16 Dec 2015
2015 is the International Year of Evaluation. UNEG and its members, together with partners, organized a series of evaluation events to celebrate the International Year of Evaluation and to advocate and promote evaluation and evidence-based policy making at international, regional, national and local levels.
Evaluation fit for the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda: A commitment by evaluators
25 Sep 2015
It is exciting to note that “evaluation” has been integrated in the new 2030 Agenda. UNEG, with support from our partners, played a critical role in advocating the importance of evaluation during the intergovernmental negotiations for this new Agenda. This is another important milestone for UNEG and the international evaluation community, following the stand-alone United Nations General Assembly Resolution, "Capacity building for the evaluation of development activities at the country level", which was adopted in December 2014 (click for more information).
13 Aug 2015
The Outcome Document of the Summit for the Adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda is now available. It indicates that the follow-up and review processes of implementation of the post-2015 Development Agenda will be informed by country-led evaluations and data. It also calls for strengthening national evaluation programs.
Does Evaluation Advance Environment and Sustainable Development?
26 Jun 2015
Dr. Juha I. Uitto, Director, Independent Evaluation Office, Global Environment Facility
Evaluating Environment in International Development, edited by Juha Uitto, was published in 2014 by Routledge. As stated by Nidhi Khattri (World Bank, Independent Evaluation Group): “The book is a must read for anyone concerned about development and its effects on environment.”
This blog was developed based on a presentation made by Juha at a recent UNEG webinar.
Countdown to 2015 UN Evaluation Group Evaluation Week: March 9-13, 2015
15 Jan 2015
The UN Evaluation Group 2015 Evaluation Week will be held at UN Headquarters, NYC and will take place from March 9, 2015 - March 13, 2015. Please see the below link for details regarding event logistics and meetings.