1. Independent External Evaluation of UNESCO
Webinar on UN Agency-wide Evaluations
Bert Keuppens
DIR/IOS
UNESCO
8 November 2013

2. Why? Request of Member States during Executive Board (Norway)
Logic of Member States: every Organization should do it periodically
The design was forward-looking and not a “report card” of the past

3. Objective
How should UNESCO position itself to address the challenges of the twenty-first century and make the most of prospective opportunities?

4. Evaluation Team Large team (Team Leader: Prof. Elliot Stern)
Multidisciplinary
Gender balance
Multi-regional
Division of labour - IOS

5. 3 Scenarios Extensive team (Team Leader: Prof. Eliot Stern)
Multidisciplinary
Gender balance
Multi-regional team
Division of labour - IOS

6. Evaluation Focus Areas
21st Century Challenges for UNESCO
Impact of UNESCO
UNESCO as part of the UN system
Governance roles & relationship with Secretariat
UNESCO’s Partners (Civil Society & Private Sector)
Complementarity & coherence of Sectors, including scope for intersectoral working

7. Timing & Cost Decision of Executive Board & General Conference
October 2009
Award Contract
December 2009
Completion of Evaluation
September 2010
Presentation to Executive Board
October 2010
Recommendations
Mid-2011
Implementation
2 years
Cost
+/- USD$

8. Evaluation Methods: the Question of Impact
Building on past evaluations and other studies
Some Country visits, interviews with government and with organizations/people that are partners in UNESCO activities
Surveys to Member States and partner organizations
Approach to Assess rather than to Measure
Qualitative rather than Quantitative
Contribution rather than attribution

9. Results: Five Strategic Directions
No specific recommendations but broad directions:
More Focus
Better delivery in Field
Define niche in UN
Streamline Governance
Leverage Partnership
Discussion in Executive Board: 86 Recommendations

10. Progress on IEE Recommendations as of October 2013