Ms. Ferrer Gómez asked whether an evaluation had been made of the National Gender Equity Plan and, if so, what were the findings.

8. UNDCP will promote the use of rapid assessment studies as a tool which provides an assessment of the drug abuse problem of a given locality and of the resources locally available to deal with it.

Some countries expressed their concerns about possible duplication with assessments carried out within UNCTAD and by other organizations, and questions were raised about the sources of information that would be used for the assessment.

44. IITC has conducted an assessment of the problem of nuclear contamination and the human rights of indigenous peoples.

(d) Assisting assessment of progress on human rights issues

Arrangements to address global and regional environmental transport

Such evaluations may be done at the national level for problems of a limited nature or at the regional or global level for cross boundary pervasive types of problems.

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TEAP administrative issues

(d) Information on the assessment of the role and activities of CPAs

Environmental impact assessments are under way to ensure that all environmental and socio economic issues are managed in a sustainable manner.

An evaluation of this strategy is underway.

The first phase of the Global Marine Assessment the so called assessment of assessments will be important.

The report on recosting, an exercise usually undertaken in December, also warranted close attention.

Monitoring, evaluation and the systematic assessment of performance

The thematic meeting had carried out a stocktaking exercise on global ICT indicators.

In relation to human rights impact assessments, Ms. O'Connor stated that she was not aware that instruments had been identified for undertaking such assessments so she was not sure how the working group could itself undertake an assessment.

Signatures can then be estimated.

That would help in assessing performance.

(d) Joint implementation projects shall be assessed on a project basis

The next two years, during which the Assessment of Assessments will take place, will be crucial to the establishment of the process.

(a) Undertake periodic integrated assessments of progress in conventions that could be carried out on a thematic or issue basis

In 2000 the Working Conditions Act was evaluated with regard to sexual harassment, aggression, violence and bullying in the workplace.

Prepared by the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Kosovo, 24 January 2005

(c) Carry out a thorough appraisal of the scale of the drug problem and the cost benefit of project proposals before projects are approved

The progress is assessed at joint meetings of the mentioned institutional mechanisms by way of reporting on both results achieved and problems spotted and by joint undertaking of the specific problem solving measures.

The pilot phase needed first to be assessed

The Welfare Chart also provides the opportunity for their evaluation.

The assessment of the intergovernmental machinery (recommendation 3) was being conducted in consultation with the commissions.

A comparative assessment of existing efforts is necessary.

It exercises continuous follow up on its operations and evaluates their impact.

Technology and Economic Assessment Panel administrative issues

(e) Technology and Economic Assessment Panel administrative issues (I propose that we focus only on the TOC Co Chairs issue as below)

In this regard, its Internal Audit Division I and the Investigations Division conducted a joint assessment of the category A and C duplicate payment issue.

B. Evaluation of the visit

The Workshop agreed to recommend to the General Assembly, for its consideration on how to proceed with the Assessment of Assessments , the conclusions of the Chairman contained in the annex to the report of the Workshop (A 60 91).

The plan has not yet been evaluated.

One delegation asked specifically how and for what purpose consultants were graded.

The awareness of these experts with aspects of desertification problems and their monitoring and assessment.

A study was conducted to assess adolescents' knowledge of and attitudes towards family and reproductive health issues and lifestyle practices.

(d) Carry out a thorough appraisal of the scale of the drug problem to be addressed and the cost benefit of project proposals before projects are approved (ibid.)

Regarding the nominations in the unable to assess category, MBTOC and TEAP were pursuing bilateral discussions with the nominating Parties in order to try and clarify some of the issues.

The aims of the National Commission include raising public awareness about commercial sexual exploitation of children, carrying out a full assessment of the problem, and introducing appropriate preventative measures and adequate legislation.

Programme questions evaluation (item 4 (c))

(g) The ongoing development of the mission electronic fuel accounting system