Item 109 Programme planning

Item 114 Programme planning

Programme planning item 125 .

Programme planning item 125 .

4. Programme planning (item 114).

(c) Rules for planning and implementation of urban renewal projects by the municipalities.

Planning and preliminary design of the project 6 9 months

Agenda item 125 Programme planning

(i) Project expenditures with respect to UNEP projects undertaken by cooperating agencies and supporting organizations are recorded in the UNEP accounts on the basis of actual expenditure of funds reported by them to UNEP.

(iii) Field projects (extrabudgetary) 151 (80 national, 36 regional and 35 interregional projects) are currently planned.

AGENDA ITEM 114 PROGRAMME PLANNING (continued)

Nonetheless, it is difficult to plan effectively for many of the countries and projects the Office is involved in.

The number exceeded the planned target of 200.

Project participants shall include, as part of the project design document, a monitoring plan that provides for

Project participants shall include, as part of the project design document, a monitoring plan that provides for

(e) UNEP should improve the management and control over projects by ensuring that objectives and outputs are clearly specified, periodical reports prescribed for monitoring the projects are received promptly and completed projects are closed timely.

This Project is developed by the Regional Labor Departments.

Agenda item 122 Programme planning (continued) (A 58 16)

UNEP participation costs (external projects)

10. Programme planning and project design should be improved by critical review at the project appraisal stage.

Infrastructure projects require extensive planning and significant upfront investment.

1.16 The strategic planning framework has four objectives, namely to

This limits the ability of the Agency to plan and implement programmes and project activities.

8. UNEP has established a Project Approval Group to review and approve projects and, in general, to improve coordination.

A mapping project on access to justice and plans for increasing women's and vulnerable groups' access to justice was completed.

The catalytic role of UNEP and the role of field offices in programme planning, project formulation and implementation should be clearly defined.

The World Bank is preparing a multi donor planning and financial management capacity building project that will support technical assistance and training, both abroad and locally, for the Ministry of Planning and Finance and other line ministries.

Focuses on the coordination of mine action activities, project and programme planning, execution and monitoring by the Service.

Agenda item 125 Programme planning (A 60 16, sections C.1 and C.2, chapter III)

Agenda item 109 Programme planning (continued) (A C.5 59 26 and A C.5 59 L.20)

The end users are taken into account at the initial stage of the design and planning of a project.

Some projects also have a component that addresses energy planning.

14.12 The scope of the evaluation and oversight function of UNEP comprises the programmes and projects of the Environment Fund and related trust funds as well as projects of the Global Environmental Facility that are implemented by UNEP.

The projects were aimed at changing the way the city did business by expanding the horizon and scope of civic participation.

106. An audit of the UNEP Regional Office at Mexico City disclosed that project planning and management were unsatisfactory.

At UNDP, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), non governmental organizations increasingly take part not only in project formulation, but also in monitoring and evaluation.

The earliest pilot projects were in the fields of land use planning and vegetation monitoring.

Note 1. The United Nations Environment Programme and its objectives

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) projects have supported the integration of women in advocacy for and building of networks on environmental issues.

27. The Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in recognition of the importance of gender sensitivity for the creation of effective programmes and projects in the field of sustainable development, encouraged UNEP to take concrete steps to integrate gender sensitivity and awareness into its programme and project planning.

In addition, some model projects were introduced, including an environmental education project in Kenya and a comprehensive environment and energy planning project in the United Republic of Tanzania.

IV.45 The Advisory Committee was informed that the scope of the UNEP evaluation and oversight function comprises the programmes and projects of the Environment Fund and related trust funds, as well as projects of the Global Environment Facility that are implemented by UNEP.

6. UNDCP should adopt a more prudent approach in the planning of its projects, ensuring that projects have realistic start dates and duration and sound procurement planning, financial resources and execution arrangements (para. 48).

Items 9 and 10. Plan for strategic management and programme questions

(a) UNEP should ensure timely closure of completed projects (1990 1991 and 1994 1995)