"IEU's contribution is essential to the success of UNODC and will allow us to couple effectiveness with accountability and transparency in accordance with the wishes of Member States. I, therefore, invite all of our colleagues to engage in the passionate exercise of evaluation, to liaise with our colleagues as often as needed and to regularly consult the IEU website."   

Organizational Structure of UNODC

Welcome to the website of the Independent Evaluation Section!

We hope that our website will be a useful tool for you. We use this platform to reach out to UNODC staff, Member States and stakeholders interested in the evaluation function of UNODC. We welcome your feedback on this website and its related services.

Katharina Kayser, Chief, Independent Evaluation Section, UNODC

 

NOTE: The Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) was re-named to Independent Evaluation Section (IES) as of November 2018.

 
     

The evaluation report database offers various options to search through the wealth of UNODC evaluation reports. You may search by year, topic as well as region ... more

  

This section offers all resources for the evaluation-process, covering norms, standards, evaluation policy, guidance for Project Managers as well as the evaluation handbook. ... more
 
 
     
IES evaluation-based knowledge products synthesize the wealth of UNODC evaluation results. Moreover, relevant resources of the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) as well as from other UN evaluation functions, etc. are accessible.  ... more   This section offers resources on IES's engagement in building National Evaluation Capacity and provides information on the role of evaluation in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as on the important role of Human Rights and Gender Equality in UNODC evaluation processes.  ... more
 

 

     
This section offers the latest updates and news on evaluation in UNODC for your information. ...more    Information on IES - including mandate, staff, etc. - can be found in this section. ...more

 

E valuation templates and flowcharts are now available in Spanish:

   

In-depth thematic cluster evaluation of Law Enforcement and Border Control in Central Asia (Sub-programme XAC/Z60 and projects TAJ/E24, TAJ/H03, RER/H22, and XAC/K22)

Evaluation report

Evaluation Brief (2-pager)

 

Cluster evaluation of five global research projects of the Research and Trend Analysis Branch (GLOU34, GLOX64, GLOV44, GLOV20 and MEXX35)

Evaluation Report

Evaluation Brief (2 page summary)
  UNODC Evaluation Handbook    

"Evaluation Handbook - Guidance for designing, conducting and using independent evaluation at UNODC"

Download the full Handbook here: UNODC Evaluation Handbook

Recent Independent Project Evaluations

BHU/Z13:  Enhance Government and Civil Society Responses to Counter Trafficking in Persons in Bhutan

Evaluation Report; Evaluation Brief (2-pager)

PSE/Y13: Supporting the establishment of an evidence based drug dependence treatment and rehabilitation system for the Palestine National Rehabilitation Center

Evaluation Report ; Evaluation Brief (2-pager)

PSE/X02: Forensic Human Resource and Governance Development Assistance for the Palestinian Authority

Evaluation Report; Evaluation Brief (2-pager)

XLA/Y08: Support to Demand Reduction of Drugs in Andean Countries - PREDEM

Evaluation Report (in Spanish with English Ex. Summary)

XAW/Z28: Support to ECOWAS Regional Action Plan on illicit drug trafficking, organized crime related to it and drug abuse in West Africa

Evaluation Report; Evaluation Brief (2-pager)

GLO/T63: Support to crime prevention and criminal justice reform

Evaluation Report; Evaluation Brief (2-pager)

MMR/Z39: Sustainable Livelihoods and Development in Myanmar 2014- 2019 - Sub-Programme 5

Evaluation Brief (2-pager)