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UNESCWA Evaluation Policy

Feb 2024

This policy governs evaluation at the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), institutionalizes the evaluation function and ensures that evaluations conform to internationally accepted principles. Furthermore, the policy defines evaluation, explai...

Tag: Capacity development Evaluation function Harmonisation

UNFPA Evaluation Policy 2024

Feb 2024

The UNFPA evaluation policy is the result of extensive consultations with key stakeholders. The policy outlines evaluation principles and procedures; sets out roles and responsibilities; describes contributions to system-wide, inter-agency and joint evaluations an...

Tag: Evaluation function Policy Professionalisation

Policy for Evaluation in UNHCR

May 2023

This policy reaffirms UNHCR's commitment to evaluation and its crucial role in fostering evidence-based learning and accountability to the populations we serve.

The new policy seeks to address both evaluation supply and demand, ensuring transparent a...

Tag: Evaluation function

UN-DESA Evaluation Policy (2022)

May 2022

This Evaluation Policy was initially endorsed in July 2012 as an important step towards enhancing UN DESA’s evaluation function and ensure its utility, credibility and independence and alignment with United Nations Evaluation Group’s (UNEG) N...

Tag: Policy

WFP Evaluation Policy 2022

Mar 2022

This updated WFP evaluation policy responds to changes in circumstances since the last evaluation policy was approved, to ensure that WFP profits from a well-balanced, utility-focused evaluation function that supports a culture of accountability and learning. ...

Tag: Evaluation function Policy

UNAIDS Evaluation Policy (2019)

Jun 2019

This document presents the UNAIDS' evaluation policy, which draws on inputs and feedback from UNAIDS Cosponsors, Member States, civil society and other partners. It sets out the purpose and use of evaluation; provides definitions, principles and norms; and out...

Tag: Policy

UNICRI Evaluation Policy (2015)

Apr 2015

This document presents the UNICRI Evaluation Policy, as the set of principles and rules that guide UNICRI’s decisions and actions when planning, conducting, disseminating and using evaluations. This policy replaces the Evaluation Principles approved in 2011 ...

Tag: Policy

Regulations and Rules Governing Programme Planning, the Programme Aspects of the Budget, the Monitoring of Implementation and the Methods of Evaluation

Jun 2018

The UN Secretary General's Bulletin "Regulations and Rules Governing Programme Planning, the Programme Aspects of the Budget, the Monitoring of Implementation and the Methods of Evaluation" serves as the Evaluation Policy for the Office of Internal O...

Tag: Policy

UNDPA Evaluation Policy (2017)

Dec 2017

This revised Department of Political Affairs' (DPA) evaluation policy presents principles and rules that guide the Department's decisions and action when planning, conducting, disseminating and using evaluations of mandate implementation - both at headquar...

Tag: Policy

UNITAR Monitoring and Evaluation Policy (2017)

Apr 2017

In 2009, UNITAR established a corporate M&E function to take the lead in the development and implementation of a Monitoring and Evaluation Policy Framework, which was promulgated in 2012. The Institute also identified strengthening accountabilities, effectiven...

Tag: Policy

OCHA Evaluation Policy (2012)

Jun 2012

The policy seeks to strengthen the institutional framework for the conduct of evaluation activities by OCHA and to establish a common understanding and approach to the function.

Evaluation is a routine function which promotes transparency and accountabil...

Tag: Policy

WIPO Evaluation Policy (2016)

Feb 2016

The new Evaluation Policy (hereinafter the Policy) provides the framework for planning, and conducting evaluations in the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and reporting on and using the results from such evaluations. The Policy establishes principle...

Tag: Policy

WHO Evaluation Policy (2018)

May 2018

The purpose of this policy is to define the overall framework for evaluation at WHO, to foster the culture and use of evaluation across the Organization, and to facilitate conformity of evaluation at WHO with best practices and with the norms and standards for eva...

Tag: Policy

WFP Evaluation Policy (2016-2021)

Nov 2015

This Evaluation Policy (2016-2021) aims to sets the vision and purpose of evaluation in WFP’s contemporary internal and external contexts.

The policy builds a new model of combined centralized and decentralized evaluations. It ensures that evaluati...

Tag: Policy

UNRWA Evaluation Policy (2016)

Jan 2016

This UNRWA Evaluation Policy is based on Organization Directive (OD) 14, the Charter of the Department of Internal Oversight Services (DIOS). It was developed in conformity with the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) norms and standards1, taking into account a...

Tag: Policy

UNIDO Evaluation Policy (2018)

Aug 2018

UNIDO recognizes the importance of having an efficient and comprehensive evaluation system to assess the impact of its work on poverty eradication, economic growth and sustainable development worldwide. To this end, UNIDO has produced an evaluation policy in line ...

Tag: Policy

UNICEF Evaluation Policy (2018)

Apr 2018

The revised evaluation policy of UNICEF has been developed in accordance with Executive Board decision 2018/2. It presents the purpose and rationale for the revision; outlines evaluation principles and procedures; sets out key accountabilities for the function and...

Tag: Policy

UNESCWA Evaluation Policy (2017)

Jul 2017

ESCWA’s Evaluation Policy is revised to provide updated and clear directives for ESCWA staff and management in the design and delivery of evaluations, and to articulate to member States and partners a coherent vision for the use and implementation of evaluat...

Tag: Policy

UNESCAP Monitoring and Evaluation Policy and Guidelines

May 2017

The present document provides an overview of the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system at ESCAP, including policies, guidelines and tools; and promotes the use of M&E results to inform ongoing and future planning and implementation processes. It serves as...

Tag: Policy

UNEP Evaluation Policy (2016)

Mar 2016

UN Environment has an Evaluation Policy that guides the work of the Evaluation Office. It has been in use since 2005, a revised and updated version was formally approved by the Executive Director in 2016. 

Tag: Policy