Highly overrated.

Definition of a valuation methodology for insurance purposes

(ii) Biennial report on strengthening the role of evaluation

UNHCR agreed with the Board's recommendation to continue to improve its evaluation tools, the follow up to evaluation and the use of self evaluation.

UNHCR agreed with the Board's recommendation to continue to improve its evaluation tools, the follow up to evaluation and the use of self evaluation.

UNHCR agreed with the Board's recommendation to continue to improve its evaluation tools, the follow up to evaluation and the use of self evaluation.

The evaluation of each position had been carried out by each job evaluator using the newly promulgated system for job evaluation approved by the Commission in January 2004.

142. In 1995, the application of rapid assessment procedures using qualitative anthropological techniques for the design, evaluation and improvement of programmes continued to spread.

B I for monitoring and assessment will be integrated for desertification evaluation processes (DEPs).

Identification and evaluation of technologies for adaptation to climate change

The findings of such evaluations shall be utilized in programme planning and implementation.

Following the interviews, independent evaluation of each position had been carried out by each job evaluator using the newly promulgated system for job evaluation approved by the Commission for implementation in January 2004.

In recent years, social impact assessment is finding application in various social development contexts, such as gender assessment and poverty assessment.

Use self evaluation as well as independent external evaluation to review implementation.

The evaluation exercise was overseen by the Evaluation Office with the close involvement of the headquarters of the Regional Bureau for Arab States and was conducted applying a mix of direct and meta evaluation techniques utilizing the findings of in depth outcome evaluations of individual programmes conducted in advance of the exercise.

These include guidelines on organizing participatory self evaluations and on managing evaluations.

The International Association for Impact Assessment was organized in 1980 to bring together researchers, practitioners and users of various types of impact assessment from all parts of the world.

Evaluation of the continued need for DDT for disease vector control

The outcome of the evaluation will be used by co sponsors to improve future courses.

As to monitoring and evaluation, the Committee notes that this is part of the project implementation costs, and that up to 2 per cent is allocated for project evaluation.

In this connection, it was noted that a sectoral approach was used already for identifying and evaluating technologies for adaptation to climate change.

It is important that the roles and responsibilities of the various organizational units vis à vis monitoring and evaluation, as well as self monitoring and self evaluation, be clearly assigned and delineated.

Evaluation of effective use of function.

(f) Assessment of drug abuse data collection.

The credit rating agencies would probably evaluate the United Nations for credit rating purposes based on various criteria, including

164 (b)) will be considered by the CEB High level Committee on Management.

Several simplified tools exist that can be used for identifying, selecting and to some extent evaluating technologies for adaptation.

Establishment of a method and format of evaluation to achieve this objective, which should be short, practical and easy to use.

OIOS will specifically focus on the following (a) strengthening the rigour, coverage and utility of its evaluations (b) its role in supporting monitoring and evaluation in the Secretariat and (c) its role in promoting evaluation policy and practice in the United Nations system through active participation in the United Nations Evaluation Group.

Approves the codification of an evaluation policy for UNDP during the 2005 reporting period, and the formalization of a system for tracking evaluation recommendations

(b) Mid term evaluations, considered valuable to a piloting organization such as UNCDF, would be managed by programme staff.

General assessment of investigation

Reports relating to evaluation and inspection

Annual report of the Administrator on evaluation

That would help in assessing performance.

The primary source of data for this evaluation was the questionnaires received from the countries.

A. Project evaluations 119 21 B. Thematic evaluations 120 121 21

By March 2005, 16 programmes had allocated 1 per cent of their regular budget for self evaluation during the 2006 2007 biennium, for which over 200 topics were identified.

The Inter Agency Working Group on Evaluation, which could provide the necessary leadership on a variety of evaluation issues, last met in June 1998.

Develop criteria for evaluating alternatives.

50. A revised assessment form was introduced in January 1998.

20. Those efficiency studies met evaluation requirements and were in most instances superior to conventional self evaluations.

It is foreseen that resources will be directed to training of staff in improving skills in monitoring and evaluation.

Conduct project evaluation and thematic evaluation

The Director noted that the new policy based on United Nations norms and standards would help improve quality, and that tracking follow up through the Evaluation Resource Centre would contribute to better use of evaluations.