1. Michael Spilsbury (UNEP) and Inga Sniukaite (UN Women) Conveners
Sub Group of Peer Reviews
Michael Spilsbury (UNEP) and Inga Sniukaite (UN Women) Conveners

2. Peer review sub- group members
Peer Review Working Group
GEF
Juha Uitto
OCHA
Maria Agnese Giordano
OHCHR
Jennifer Worrell
UN Women
Inga Sniukaite
UNCDF
Andrew Fyfe
UNDP
Arild Hauge
UNEP
Michael Spilsbury
UN-Habitat
Martin Barugahare
UNFPA
Andrea Cook
UNODC
Adan Ruiz Villalba
Katharina Kayser
UNRWA
Robert Stryk
WHO
Anne-Claire Luzot

3. Outline Completed and ongoing 2016 - 2017 peer reviews
Planned peer reviews for 2018
Piloting of peer review guidance
Feedback from ITC and UNODC
What is the demand of peer reviews?
Draft work programme 2017

4. Completed and ongoing 2016 - 2017 peer reviews
Agency
Panel
Status
ITC
IFAD (chair), WFP,
Finland
Completed in 2016, report and management response;
UNODC
UNEP (chair), UNWOMEN,
Denmark
UNICEF
UNEP (chair),
WHO, Norway, Rockefeller Foundation, Global South Representative
Ongoing, draft report prepared.

5. Planned peer reviews for 2018 (TBC at AGM)
Agency
Panel
Status
International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
Was planned for Postponed, due to staff changes in the evaluation team of ICAO.
World Health Organization (WHO)
Was planned for Canceled, other type of assessment replaced the peer review.
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
? (Chair),?, Evalnet tbc
Postponed due to changes in the leadership of evaluation office. Expressed an interest to have the peer review in 2018.

6. Piloting of Peer Review Guidance
Feedback from the completed and ongoing peer reviews: 1) Conflict of interest (an update incorporated). 2) Develop a peer review format and parameters for small evaluation functions. 3) Update the Peer Review Normative Framework based on the revised UNEG Norms&Standards 4) Prepare the package for peer reviews: standard TOR&Normative Framework.

7. What is the UNEG members demand for peer reviews?
A concept note and discussion on the parameters of peer reviews for small evaluation functions:
How a peer review for a small evaluation function should be different?
Is the “peer review” brand under pressure?

8. Finalization/revision of peer review guidance
Needs to take into account:
UNEG competencies
Updated Norms and Standards
Lessons from on going peer reviews
Incorporate the parameters of the peer reviews of small evaluation functions

9. Feedback from AGM on Work plan 2017
Finalize UNICEF peer review
Initiate new peer reviews
Conduct a demand survey for peer reviews
Finalize/update peer review guidance
Conduct a review of implementation of management responses for peer reviews?

10. Thank you!