SCALING-UP UNITE EVALUATIONS |
Unite Evaluations to be adopted by other UN entities: The web-based evaluation management and knowledge sharing application used throughout UNODC, Unite Evaluations, is currently under consideration for adoption by other UN entities. This adoption is set to enhance evaluation efficiency and effectiveness across UN initiatives, based on this IES and ITS-developed tool. The application supports the evaluation process through all phases and processes of UNODC evaluations and provides insights on the evaluation portfolio, as well as facilitating access to evaluation recommendations and lessons learned. You can find further information here. |
PRESENTING THE GOVERNMENT-LED EVALUATION IN GHANA AT THE NATIONAL EVALUATION CAPACITY CONFERENCE IN BEIJING. |
UNODC Independent Evaluation Section Showcases Evaluation Insights at National Evaluation Capacity conference in Beijing: IES participated in the 2024 National Evaluation Capacities Conference (NEC 2024) on “Responsive Evaluation: For Government, For Inclusion, For the Future.” During this unique opportunity, IES has jointly presented the government-led evaluation of the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP) of Ghana. The conference was held from 14-18 October 2024 in Yanqing District, Beijing, China, bringing together global evaluation experts. The conference addressed persistent challenges in building effective national evaluation systems, an area where capacity gaps continue to hinder progress for many nations. Further information on our efforts for National Evaluation Capacity can be found here: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/evaluation/nec.html |
September 2024 - IES PARTICIPATION IN THE FINAL EVENT AND 2ND INTERNATIONAL POLICY & PRACTITIONERS FORUM OF THE INDEED PROJECT
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Independent Evaluation Section at INDEED Project Forum, Warsaw, Poland: IES participated at the Final Event and 2nd International Policy & Practitioners Forum of the INDEED project. The event took place from 11-13 September 2024 in Warsaw, Poland, focusing on evidence-based policy and evaluation practices. At this unique opportunity, IES presented the Sub-Group on Evaluation of the Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact Resource Mobilisation, Monitoring and Evaluation Working Group. This EU-funded initiative brought together global policymakers, practitioners, evaluators, and researchers to foster dialogue and innovation in the fields of de-radicalisation and crime prevention. Further information on IES work in relation to the before-mentioned Sub-Group on Evaluation can be found here: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/evaluation/Evaluation-based-knowledge-products.html |
June 2023: PRESENTATION OF RESULTS: INDEPENDENT IN-DEPTH EVALUATION OF UNODC'S WORK ON ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS IN MEXICO |
The Independent Evaluation Section (IES) has concluded the In-depth Cluster Evaluation on anti-corruption efforts in Mexico. The evaluation results were presented by the lead evaluator to key stakeholders and Member States at two sessions during the 2nd regular meeting of the standing open-ended intergovernmental working group on improving the governance and financial situation of UNODC (FinGov). See Evaluation Report and Evaluation Brief. |
May 2023: EVALUATING FOR RESULTS IN COUNTERING AND PREVENTING TERRORISM AND VIOLENT EXTREMISM |
The Independent Evaluation Section (IES) held a hybrid/on-line side event on: “Evaluating for results in countering and preventing terrorism and violent extremism” at the 32nd session of CCPCJ in Vienna. The side event was organized with the support of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and the UNODC Terrorism Prevention Branch (TPB). |
May 2022: REVISED UNODC EVALUATION POLICY AND NEW STREAMLINED EVALUATION PROCESS |
The UNODC Evaluation Policy has been revised. It now fully aligns with the Administrative Instruction on Evaluation in the UN Secretariat (ST/AI/2021/3) and the UNODC Strategy 2021-2025, which emphasize the importance of evaluation planning and use of evaluation results. Linked to the revised UNODC Evaluation Policy is also a new and streamlined process for Independent Project Evaluations and new related templates and guidelines for Independent Project Evaluations have been developed by the Independent Evaluation Section (IES). |
May 2022: EVALUATION CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT: INNOVATIVE PILOT ACTIVITY IN MEXICO |
The Independent Evaluation Section (IES) has since 2020 put its focus on strengthening the capacity of UNODC staff for planning, implementing and using evaluations. One example of IES' related efforts is a fruitful pilot collaboration between IES and UNODC's Liaison and Partnership Office in Mexico (LPOMEX), including IES' support to ongoing evaluations and a pilot delivery of newly designed evaluation capacity development modules. See IES work on Evaluation Capacity Development. |
May 2021: INDEPENDENT EVALUATIONS DURING COVID-19: UNODC's GLOBAL PROGRAMME FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DOHA DECLARATION: SUCCESSFUL SIDE EVENT AT THE COMMISSION ON CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE (CCPCJ). |
The Independent Evaluation Section (IES) held an on-line CCPCJ side-event, organized with the support of the Programme Management, with a focus on the In-depth Evaluation of the Global Programme for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration. See Evaluation Report; Evaluation Brief. |
April 2021: INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RESULTS OF UNODC WORK IN WEST AND CENTRAL ASIA: SUCCESSFUL SIDE EVENT AT THE COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS (CND). |
The Independent Evaluation Section (IES) held an on-line CND side-event, organized in collaboration with Programme Management, with a focus on the In-Depth Evaluation of UNODC's work in West and Central Asia. See Evaluation Report; Evaluation Brief. |
March 2021: EVALUATION FOR CRIME PREVENTION STRATEGIES: SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOP ON EVIDENCE-BASED CRIME PREVENTION AT 14TH CRIME CONGRESS IN KYOTO. |
The Independent Evaluation Section (IES) held a workshop at the 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Crime Congress) in Kyoto, in cooperation with UNODC's Research and Trend Analysis Branch, with a focus on Evidence-based Crime Prevention. |
November 2020: EVALUATION OF THE GLOBAL PROGRAMME GLOZ82 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DOHA DECLARATION: TOWARDS THE PROMOTION OF A CULTURE OF LAWFULNESS. |
Due to COVID-19, the Independent Evaluation Section (IES), has invested in enhanced evaluation methods and innovative solutions. One best practice is the In-depth Evaluation of the Global Programme for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration. See Evaluation Report; Evaluation Brief. |
October 2020: EVALUATION IN THE TIME OF COVID-19. |
The COVID-19 pandemic is increasing risks and changing environments related to UNODC´s mandated areas of work. This means that the need for effective evaluation is as important as ever. See Evaluation and COVID-19. |
April 2020: EVALUATION OF GLOT60 - SUPPORT TO THE WORK OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE UN CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME: WORKSHOP TO DEVELOP A THEORY OF CHANGE FOR SUCCESSOR PROGRAMME. |
The results of the Final Evaluation of the Global Project GLOT60 were presented in a workshop, with an aim to develop a Theory of Change for the follow-up initiative. See Evaluation Report; Evaluation Brief. |
March 2020: THE ROLE OF NATIONAL MONITORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEMS IN POLICY AND PROGRAMMING FOR DRUG PREVENTION AND HIV/AIDS: SUCCESSFUL SIDE EVENT AT THE COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS (CND) |
The Independent Evaluation Section (IES), organized a CND side-event, co-sponsored by UNODC's Drug Prevention & Health Branch, with a focus on lessons learned and challenges in national monitoring and evaluation systems. |
