Strategic Objective 3 Evaluation informs UN system-wide initiatives and emerging demands: Scott Green Vice Chair
Overview of the 2014-2015 Plan Major focus of the SO is on enhancing UNEG’s external orientation through the use of targeted advocacy (UN Members States) In 2014, we set ourselves a highly ambitious work program for this past year: Advocacy for a UNGA Resolution on Evaluation on NEC development High Level Events on the Role of Evaluation in the post 2015 agenda UNEG Flagship Publication Participation in the Interim Coordination Mechanism (ICM) for ISWE Refinement of the Gender SWAP
Achievements Resolution adopted in December 2014 (A/69/237) Close collaboration with Fiji Mission 41 countries co-sponsored mostly G77 countries Sets stage for new partnerships between UNEG and national partners
Achievements Flagship report ready to launch Enhaces UNEG visibility A powerful new advocacy tool
Achievements Gender SWAP Evaluation Performance Indicator revised More practical approach to the annual SWAP
Achievements Pilot ISWE initiative now fully operational UNEG active and engaged member of ICM 2 Evaluations to be ready for the 2016 QCPR (UNDAF and National Statistical Capacities)
Achievements High level event this week: “Evaluation at the service of the Post-2015 Agenda” High level side event at the ECOSOC Development Cooperation Forum in July 2014 Concept Paper on the importance of the evaluation function in the era of the SDGs
UNEG Learning High risk area requires risk management There is a demand for our input into the policy process at the system level Agility and timeliness are key to success Follow up needed to consolidate the gains
Emerging Issues for Discussion UNEG’s forward engagement in several strategic areas: Group A: UNEG’s role in the post 2015 agenda and in building NEC Group B: Humanitarian Evaluation Group C: UN System-wide Evaluation
UNEG - STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3 National evaluation capacity development Evaluation of SDGs (global, regional, national) UN System –wide Evaluation/ ISWE and IAHE