Download or read book Evaluation of the UNDP Strategic Plan and Global and Regional Programmes written by United Nations Development Programme. Independent Evaluation Office and published by UN. This book was released on 2017 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report focuses attention on key aspects of United Nations Development Programme's work under the current strategic plan, and considers the way the UNDP, as an essential UN organisation, provides programme support to partner governments. The assessment was carried out during a time of significant restructuring and reorganization at UNDP, designed to strengthen organizational effectiveness and further enhance the contribution of UNDP to development. The evaluation examines the processes and effects of this reorganization through collaborative work undertaken with the UNDP office of Audit and Investigations, and also looks at the results that have been delivered during this challenging period. The UNDP programme portfolio spans about 170 countries and territories, and covers a wide ranging and complex set of issues.

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Download or read book Evaluation of UNDP Contribution at the Regional Level to Development and Corporate Results written by and published by UN. This book was released on 2010 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an increasing inter-connected and inter-dependent world. Regional cooperation has immense potential Countries are collaborating to address challenges that cannot be addressed individually and on regional public goods. New forms of cooperation are taking place with the emergence of new regional and subregional groupings. UNDP, since its inception, has supported regional cooperation through its regional programmes and engagement with regional bodies. UNDP itself is structured along regional lines with five regional bureaux and has also established a presence in all five regions through regional service centres that support country and regional programmes. The evaluation concluded that UNDP regional programmes have made significant and long-standing development contributions. They promoted cooperation among countries in building regional and national institutions as well as addressing cross-border and common challenges. The regional service centres have provided useful and much-appreciated technical support to country offices. However, in all regions, the contribution to results has been affected by fragmentation of regional programmes, insufficient linkages with national programmes, and time-frames that have not taken into account the need for long-term capacity development. UNDP has yet to develop an explicit, holistic and strategic business model that addresses critical capacity in country offices, the provision of supplementary technical support to country offices, management of the regional programme, support to UN coordination at the regional level, and the grounding of corporate positioning in regional knowledge. As a result, the core recommendation of the evaluation is that the organization should develop a strategic corporate business model that covers headquarters/global, regional and country levels -- Publisher's website.

Download or read book Handbook on Planning Monitoring and Evaluating for Development Results written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook seeks to address new directions in planning, monitoring and evaluation in the context of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) corporate strategic plan, the requirements of the UNDP evaluation policy approved by the Executive Board in 2006 and the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) 'Standards for Evaluation in the UN System'2. The updated handbook also incorporates information recommended by key users of the handbook during various workshops held by UNDP units.--Publisher's description.

Download or read book Global Interregional and Regional Programmes written by Phillip Rawkins and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Assessment of Development Results written by and published by UN. This book was released on 2012 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents an independent country-level evaluation conducted by the UNDP Evaluation Office in 2010. The evaluation examines the strategic relevance and positioning of UNDP support, and its contribution to the development of India.

Download or read book Evaluation of UNDP Contribution to Strengthening National Capacities written by United Nations Development Programme. Evaluation Office and published by UN. This book was released on 2010 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As countries take ownership of the development agenda, enhancing sustained abilities for countries to do things for themselves takes centre stage as a critical element of development effectiveness. UNDP's support to this nationally-driven process plays a critical role in enhancing its leadership role in capacity development. For UNDP, capacity development is the "how" of what it does and UNDP has put in extraordinary resources in its conceptualization and activities. UNDP has received international recognition for its lead role in the area. The model applied by UNDP is, however, largely a supply-driven model which is not bolstered by adequate organizational learning and incentive systems. The evaluation recommends that UNDP continue to enhance its lead role at the international level while developing and applying a model which is nationally driven, and seek to develop increased conceptual and managerial integration within the organization consistent with the objectives of the strategic plan. Of particular importance is rigor in engaging governments in all contexts in addressing the longer term requirements of capacity development -- Publisher's website.

Download or read book Evaluation of UNDP Partnership with Global Funds and Philanthropic Foundations written by and published by UN. This book was released on 2012 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The evaluation recommends that UNDP should engage more consistently with global funds and philanthropic foundations to develop mutual approaches to development challenges. UNDP should place more explicit emphasis on the central importance of mainstreaming a human development perspective and developing national capacity. UNDP needs stronger central coordination of information and knowledge management functions in order to facilitate a more strategic approach, and should develop a partnership strategy for engaging with philanthropic foundations. As UNDP prepares to develop a new Strategic Plan against the background of a development cooperation architecture that is in considerable flux, this may be a key moment for decision-making with respect to UNDP partnership initiatives.

Download or read book Assessment of Development Results written by United Nations Development Programme. Evaluation Office and published by UN. This book was released on 2007 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report analyzes the findings, conclusions and recommendations of an independent evaluation of the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) contribution to socio-economic and human development in Jordan over the course of two program cycles during 1998-2007. This Assessment of Development Results (ADR) focuses on the strategic positioning of UNDP within the policy environment in Jordan, and assesses whether the UNDP Country Office (CO) has been able to make critical and tangible contributions to development results in the country.

Download or read book Evaluation of UNDP Contribution to Strengthening Local Governance written by United Nations Development Programme. Evaluation Office and published by UN. This book was released on 2010 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strengthening local governance with a view to promoting democratic representation, establishing entitlements, and improving the provision of goods and services, can play a critical role in human development. The evaluation concludes that UNDP has not fully capitalized on its comparative advantage in strengthening local governance, and suggests that, in part, this relates to the absence, within UNDP, of a common understanding of and sufficient corporate guidance on strengthening local governance. While there are numerous examples of support to local governance that have been innovative and effective, other initiatives have had limited impact and some have tended to be ad hoc and isolated, rather than systematic and strategic. For UNDP to play a more effective role in strengthening local governance reforms, the evaluation recommends that it should more explicitly and effectively mainstream local governance into all programmatic focus areas by developing a coherent framework that is firmly grounded in the practice of human development. The evaluation also recommends that UNDP should strengthen its partnerships with its associated funds and programmes in order to enhance the effectiveness of its initiatives in local governance -- Publishers website.

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Download or read book Evaluation of the Third Global Cooperation Framework of UNDP written by United Nations Development Programme. Evaluation Office and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the evaluation of the third Global Cooperation Framework (also referred to as the GCF-III or the "global program"). Covering the period 2005-2007, the main purpose of the evaluation was to assess the performance of the GCF-III, to capture lessons learned from this experience and to make concrete recommendations for the future. The evaluation collected evidence from case studies in fourteen program countries, five regional service centers, two subregional resource facilities, three thematic centers, and through interviews in New York.--Publisher's description.

Download or read book Assessment of Development Results written by United Nations Development Programme. Evaluation Office and published by UN. This book was released on 2007 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents the findings of an Assessment of Development Results (ADR) for Colombia. The purpose of the ADR was to assess the United Nations Development Programmes' (UNDP's) overall performance and contribution to development results as well as to draw lessons for future strategies. Specifically, it analysed programs and projects undertaken by UNDP in Colombia under the 1998-2006 Country Cooperation Frameworks, with emphasis on 2002-2006 and UNDP's strategic positioning.

Download or read book Evaluation of UNDP Contribution to South South Cooperation written by and published by UN. This book was released on 2009 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report sets out the findings and recommendations of the evaluation of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) contribution to South-South cooperation. This evaluation focused on: the assessment of the Third Cooperation Framework for South-South Cooperation, managed by the Special Unit for South-South Cooperation; UNDP efforts in promoting and supporting South-South cooperations; and the effectiveness of the collaboration between UNDP and the Special Unit. The analysis is based on case studies in seven countries - Barbados, Brazil, China, Guatemala, Mali, South Africa and Thailand.

Download or read book Evaluation of UNDP Contribution to Disaster Prevention and Recovery written by United Nations Development Programme. Evaluation Office and published by UN. This book was released on 2010 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disasters have been on the rise over the last decade. Their increasing frequency and scale pose mounting economic and humanitarian challenges and necessitate effective management of disaster risk as an integral part of development planning. UNDP has a significant role in disaster management, helping to formulate and implement disaster reduction policies, and support recovery activities in more than 50 countries. Recent efforts to more closely link climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction are highlighted. The evaluation notes uneven progress amongst the UNDP country offices in integrating disaster risk reduction with other UNDP priorities such as poverty reduction, governance and environmental protection. The report emphasizes that addressing social and economic vulnerability requires a comprehensive programming approach, and UNDP's most important role is to assist countries in the development dimensions of the issue, especially risk reduction and vulnerability. The evaluation recommends that UNDP disaster risk reduction strategy should be revised to more directly address adaptation to climate change; and that UNDP administrative procedures should be improved so that they no longer constrain effective programming in natural disasters -- Publisher's website.

Download or read book Handbook on Governance and Development written by Wil Hout and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-08 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Handbook provides readers with an expert overview of the key theoretical approaches to governance and development, covering a broad range of policy areas and domains. Utilising a critical approach to issues from a multidisciplinary perspective, the contributions in this Handbook review different social contexts and policy areas, governance arrangements, and processes relating to issues of development.

Download or read book Assessment of Development Results written by United Nations Development Programme. Evaluation Office and published by UN. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This report ... examines the strategic relevance and positioning of UNDP support, and its contribution to the development of Thailand under the two recent country programmes for 2002-2006 and 2007-2011. The report found that UNDP has been particularly effective in supporting participatory local governance, environmental and natural resources management, and targeted assistance such as to highland ethnic peoples for their human rights and to mobile population vulnerable to HIV infection. The challenge has often been to ensure the results are sustained by national partners and the local-level success is scaled up to the national level. As Thailand has become a middle-income country, UNDP has been seeking to reposition itself, making an effort to shift its approach from a project-based one to policy-level support. However, it has still been running projects that are often parallel to national programmes and activities, relying on the funds it has raised. With shrinking funding base, this mode of operation has put a limitation on the impact it could have. It is also a part of the reason why many UNDP initiatives faced difficulties in ensuring the sustainability of the results achieved. The report found high expectations among the Thai people for UNDP to represent and promote the values that UN espouses. While UNDP engages in a variety of advocacy activities, their scope has been rather limited. The report suggests UNDP to further enhance and broaden the outreach of its advocacy to general public. UNDP could support more effectively Thailand's efforts in South-South cooperation by using its global network"--Publisher's website.