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Assessment of Development Results
This series assesses the attainment of intended and achieved results as well as United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) contributions to development results at the country level. Their scope include, but is not confined to, UNDP responsiveness and alignment to country challenges and priorities; strategic positioning; use of comparative advantage; and engagement with partners. The number and selection of countries, and the timing of these evaluations, are determined to ensure coverage and to allow findings and recommendations to feed into the preparation of the subsequent programme. Wherever possible, these evaluations will be conducted in conjunction with other United Nations organizations.
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Independent Country Programme Evaluation of UNDP Contribution - Kuwait
The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) conducts country evaluations called “Independent Country Programme Evaluations (ICPEs)” to capture and demonstrate evaluative evidence of UNDP’s contributions to development results at the country level as well as the effectiveness of UNDP’s strategy in facilitating and leveraging national effort for achieving development results. The ICPE for Kuwait was conducted in 2017 as the UNDP Kuwait country programme ends in 2018. Results are expected to feed into the development of the new country programme.
Assessment of Development Results - Philippines (Second Assessment)
Independent Country Programme Evaluation of UNDP Contribution
The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) conducts country evaluations called “Independent Country Programme Evaluations (ICPEs)” to capture and demonstrate evaluative evidence of UNDP’s contributions to development results at the country level as well as the effectiveness of UNDP’s strategy in facilitating and leveraging national effort for achieving development results. This is the second ICPE for the Philippines conducted in 2017 towards the end of the current UNDP programme cycle of 2012-2018. The first ICPE for the Philippines was conducted in 2009. The current evaluation results are expected to feed into the development of the new country programme.
Assessment of Development Results - Republic of Congo (Second Assessment)
Independent Country Programme Evaluation of UNDP Contribution
The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) conducts country evaluations called “Independent Country Programme Evaluations (ICPEs)” to capture and demonstrate evaluative evidence of UNDP’s contributions to development results at the country level as well as the effectiveness of UNDP’s strategy in facilitating and leveraging national effort for achieving development results. This is the second ICPE for the Republic of Congo conducted in 2017 towards the end of the current UNDP programme cycle of 2014-2018. The first ICPE for Congo was conducted in 2009.The current evaluation results are expected to feed into the development of the new country programme.
Assessment of Development Results - Republic of Rwanda (Second Assessment)
Independent Country Programme Evaluation of UNDP Contribution
The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) conducts country evaluations called “Independent Country Programme Evaluations (ICPEs)” to capture and demonstrate evaluative evidence of UNDP’s contributions to development results at the country level as well as the effectiveness of UNDP’s strategy in facilitating and leveraging national effort for achieving development results. This is the second ICPE for Rwanda conducted in 2017 towards the end of the current UNDP programme cycle of 2014-2017. The first ICPE for Rwanda was conducted in 2007. The current evaluation results are expected to feed into the development of the new country programme.
Assessment of Development Results - Bhutan (Second Assessment)
Independent Country Programme Evaluation of UNDP Contribution
The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) conducts country evaluations called “Independent Country Programme Evaluations (ICPEs)” formerly known as “Assessment of Development Results” to capture and demonstrate evaluative evidence of UNDP’s contributions to development results at the country level as well as the effectiveness of UNDP’s strategy in facilitating and leveraging national effort for achieving development results. This is the second ICPE for Bhutan conducted in 2017 towards the end of the current UNDP programme cycle of 2014-2018. The first ICPE for Bhutan was conducted in 2007 before the new programme cycle of 2008-2014. The current evaluation results are expected to feed into the development of the new country programme.
Assessment of Development Results - Namibia
Independent Country Programme Evaluation of UNDP Contribution
The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) conducts country evaluations called “Independent Country Programme Evaluations (ICPEs)" to capture and demonstrate evaluative evidence of UNDP’s contributions to development results at the country level as well as the effectiveness of UNDP’s strategy in facilitating and leveraging national effort for achieving development results. The ICPE for Namibia was conducted in 2017 as the UNDP Namibia country programme ends in 2018. Results are expected to feed into the development of the new country programme.
Assessment of Development Results - Equatorial Guinea
Evaluation of UNDP Contribution
The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) conducts country evaluations called “Assessments of Development Results (ADRs)” to capture and demonstrate evaluative evidence of UNDP’s contributions to development results at the country level as well as the effectiveness of UNDP’s strategy in facilitating and leveraging national effort for achieving development results. This is the first ADR for Equatorial Guinea and will be conducted in 2016 towards the end of the current UNDP programme cycle of 2013-2017 with a view to contributing to the preparation of UNDP’s new programme starting from 2018 which is guided by the forthcoming United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for Equatorial Guinea starting in the same year.
Assessment of Development Results - Jordan (Second Assessment)
The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) conducts country evaluations called “Assessments of Development Results (ADRs)” to capture and demonstrate evaluative evidence of UNDP’s contributions to development results at the country level.
Assessment of Development Results - Pakistan
Evaluation of UNDP Contribution
The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) conducts country evaluations called “Assessments of Development Results (ADRs)” to capture and demonstrate evaluative evidence of UNDP’s contributions to development results at the country level. UNDP has been present in Cameroon since 10 September 1972. Since 2008 UNDP has implemented interventions in two programme cycles 2008-2012 and 2013-2017. UNDP Cameroon has been selected for an ADR since its country programme will end in 2017. The ADR will be conducted in 2016 to feed into the development of the new country programme.
Assessment of Development Results - The Kyrgyz Republic
The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) conducts country evaluations called “Assessments of Development Results (ADRs)” to capture and demonstrate evaluative evidence of UNDP’s contributions to development results at the country level.
Assessment of Development Results - Somalia (Second Assessment)
This is the second Assessment of Development Results (ADR) conducted by the Independent Evaluation Office of UNDP in 2014 with a view to contributing to the realignment of the ongoing country programme (2011-2015) and the corresponding gender strategy to ensure consistency with: the Somali New Deal Compact the UN Integrated Strategic Framework the UNDP Strategic Plan (2014-2017) and the Gender Equality Strategy (2014-2017). In so doing the ADR will also contribute to the preparation of the new UNDP country programme that will begin in 2017.
Assessment of Development Results - The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (Second Assessment)
Assessment of Development Results - Ethiopia (Second Assessment)
Assessment of Development Results - Zimbabwe
Assessment of Development Results - Malaysia
Assessment of Development Results - Armenia
Assessment of Development Results - Iraq
Assessment of Development Results - Algeria
Assessment of Development Results - Uruguay
Assessment of Development Results - Tanzania
Assessment of Development Results - Sierra Leone
Assessment of Development Results - Kenya
Assessment of Development Results - Timor-Leste
Assessment of Development Results - Afghanistan (Second Assessment)
This Assessment of Development Results (ADR) in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is an independent country-level evaluation conducted by the Evaluation Office of UNDP in 2012-2013. It assesses UNDP’s overall performance and contribution to stabilization and development in Afghanistan and covers the period of 2009-2013 corresponding approximately with the programming period from 2010-2014 This is the second ADR to be conducted in Afghanistan. The previous one was undertaken in 2008-2009 and covered the period 2002-2008.
Assessment of Development Results - Croatia
Assessment of Development Results - Angola
Assessment of Development Results - Egypt
This report presents an independent evaluation managed by the Evaluation Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Egypt in 2012. It assesses UNDP’s overall contribution to the development of the country over the most recent programming cycles as well as the strategy and performance of UNDP-Egypt during the last programme cycles and their action plans.
Assessment of Development Results - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
This report presents an independent evaluation managed by the Evaluation Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2008. It assesses UNDP’s overall contribution to the development of the country over the most recent programming cycles as well as the strategy and performance of UNDP-Afghanistan during the last programme cycles and their action plans.
Assessment of Development Results - Uzbekistan
This report presents an independent evaluation managed by the Evaluation Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Uzbekistan between 2000 to 2008. It assesses UNDP’s overall contribution to the development of the country over the most recent programming cycles as well as the strategy and performance of UNDP-Uzbekistan during the last programme cycles and their action plans.
Assessment of Development Results - Cambodia
This independent country-level evaluation examines the relevance and strategic positioning of UNDP support and its contributions to the country’s development from 2001 to 2009. It suggests UNDP Cambodia to refocus programme activities to the people of Cambodia: UNDP should promote the use of democratic system and local governance structure it has helped to establish and encourage the participation of people in democratic decision making; it should bring in a sharper poverty focus in its assistance to economic policy making; and it should address environmental concerns through making clear linkages with sustainable livelihood concerns of local population. The finding of the report is a reminder that as successful as its Cambodia programme has been UNDP needs to constantly readjust itself to line up with its mandate to help countries accelerate human development and aim for real improvements in people’s lives.
Assessment of Development Results - United Arab Emirates
This report presents an independent country-level evaluation conducted by the UNDP Evaluation Office in 2010. The evaluation examines the strategic relevance and positioning of UNDP support and its contribution to the development of the United Arab Emirates.
Assessment of Development Results - Democratic Republic of Congo
This report presents an independent country-level evaluation conducted by the UNDP Evaluation Office in 2010. The evaluation examines the strategic relevance and positioning of UNDP support and its contribution to the development of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Assessment of Development Results - Tunisia
Under the framework of the UNDP Evaluation Office’s evaluation plan 2009–2010 an Assessment of Development Results (ADR) was carried out in Tunisia. This evaluation had three objectives: i) to assess the progress made against the results outlined in the document of the last two UNDP programme cycles (2002–2006 and 2007–2011); ii) to analyse and clarify UNDP’s strategic positioning in its contribution to the government’s efforts to meet certain development challenges; and iii) to present the conclusions and lessons learned in view of better positioning UNDP in Tunisia particularly in terms of required expertise adapted to the needs of this middle-income country which is undergoing drastic political socio-economic and cultural changes.
Assessment of Development Results - Niger
This report presents an independent evaluation managed by the Evaluation Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Niger in 2012. It assesses UNDP’s overall contribution to the development of the country over the two most recent programming cycles (2004-2008 and 2009-2013) as well as the strategy and performance of UNDP-Niger during the last two programme cycles and their action plans. This ADR is the first conducted in Niger in collaboration with the Government of Niger with a view to strengthening the ownership of the evaluation results by national partners and thereby its credibility and utility. Its objectives are to: (i) identify progress made toward achieving the desired results for the programming cycles concerned; (ii) analyze how UNDP in Niger has positioned itself in order to provide added value to the country’s own development efforts; and (iii) present conclusions and recommendations that will feed into new programming frameworks for UNDP in the country and in particular the next Country Programme.
Assessment of Development Results - Cote d’Ivoire
This report presents an independent evaluation managed by the Evaluation Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Cote d’Ivoire in 2012. It assesses UNDP’s overall contribution to the development of the country over the most recent programming cycles as well as the strategy and performance of UNDP-Cote d’Ivoire during the last programme cycles and their action plans.
Assessment of Development Results - Somalia
This report presents the findings of the ADR based on an analysis of relevance effectiveness efficiency and sustainability of UNDP interventions implemented between 2005 and 2010. The ADR also addresses the strategic positioning of UNDP. The evaluation relied on documents interviews with approximately 200 individuals including beneficiaries Somali authorities donors civil society representatives of international organizations and independent observers. The evaluation found that UNDP contribution to development results in Somalia has varied considerably depending on the region where activities were implemented. The report highlights several challenges and shortcomings in programme management. It concludes that despite these challenges UNDP Somalia continued to seize opportunities as they emerged through the peace process and enjoy a privileged relationship with the authorities and donors.
Assessment of Development Results - Liberia
This report presents an independent country-level evaluation conducted by the UNDP Evaluation Office in 2010. The evaluation examines the strategic relevance and positioning of UNDP support and its contribution to the development of Liberia.
Assessment of Development Results - Sri Lanka
This report presents an independent country-level evaluation conducted by the UNDP Evaluation Office in 2010. The evaluation examines the strategic relevance and positioning of UNDP support and its contribution to the development of Sri Lanka.
Assessment of Development Results - China
This Assessment of Development Results (ADR) in China is a country-level evaluation to assess the overall performance of UNDP and its contribution to development in China since 2006. It provides stakeholders an objective assessment of UNDP work and evaluates the effectiveness efficiency and sustainability of UNDP programmes. This report also examines UNDP strategic positioning in China as well as relevance and responsiveness to China’s development priorities and needs. The ADR is situated against the background of China’s human development achievements and national priorities.
Assessment of Development Results - Georgia
This report presents an independent country-level evaluation conducted by the UNDP Evaluation Office in 2010. The evaluation examines the strategic relevance and positioning of UNDP support and its contribution to the development of Georgia
Assessment of Development Results - The Philippines
This ADR has examined contribution made by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to development results and its strategic positioning in the Philippines during the latest two programming cycles: 2001-2009.
Assessment of Development Results - Tajikistan
Assessment of Development Results - Nepal
Assessment of Development Results - Djibouti
Assessment of Development Results - Pacific Island Countries
This report presents an independent regional evaluation conducted by the UNDP Evaluation Office in 2010. The evaluation examines the strategic relevance and positioning of UNDP support and its contribution to the development of Pacific Island Countries (PICs) including 14 PICs scattered all over the Pacific Ocean. The report is the first independent country-level evaluation conducted by the Evaluation Office of the United Nations Development Programme in the Pacific Island Countries (PICs).
Assessment of Development Results - Costa Rica
This report on Costa Rica’s Assessment of Development Results (ADR) focuses on the following three thematic areas: fostering democratic governance; achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and reducing poverty under a human development perspective; and ensuring environmental sustainability. Reflecting on the characteristics of Costa Rica’s economic history its current juncture and prospects the ADR examined the past with a forward-looking perspective.
Assessment of Development Results - Paraguay
This report on Paraguay’s Assessment of Development Results (ADR) focuses on the following three thematic areas: fostering democratic governance; achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and reducing poverty under a human development perspective; and ensuring environmental sustainability. Reflecting on the characteristics of Paraguay’s economic history its current juncture and prospects the ADR examined the past with a forward-looking perspective.
Assessment of Development Results - India
Assessment of Development Results - Republic of Moldova
This report presents an independent country-level evaluation conducted by the UNDP Evaluation Office in 2010. The evaluation examines the strategic relevance and positioning of UNDP support and its contribution to the development of Moldova.
Assessment of Development Results - Benin
This assessment of Development Results (ADR) was conducted in Benin to assess United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) contribution to the attainment of national development results and to share the findings conclusions and recommendations with the UN system the population of Benin its government and the international community. The ADR exercise is forward-looking and is aimed at drawing lessons for future UNDP programming in Benin.
Assessment of Development Results - Chile
The publication presents an assessment of UNDP’s contribution to development results in Chile was performed during 2009 to help design a new country programme and covers the 2001-2009 period including the 2001-2003 programming cycle that extended through 2006 and the 2007-2010 cycle. The assessment has two main components or dimensions: the evaluation of UNDP’s contribution to development results in Chile and the Agency’s strategic positioning. It offers a synthesis of the context in its multiple dimensions: political socioeconomic human development environmental and energy. This synthesis provides a framework for the treatment of the role of the United Nations system and of UNDP Chile during the period examined. The book illustrates the contributions of UNDP to development results and reviews UNDP’s strategic positioning. The final part presents findings lessons and recommendations of the assessment.
Assessment of Development Results - Mongolia
This report presents an independent country-level evaluation conducted by the UNDP Evaluation Office. The evaluation examines the strategic relevance and positioning of UNDP support and its contribution to the development of Mongolia.
Assessment of Development Results - Malawi
This independent Assessment of Development Results in Malawi conducted by the Evaluation Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is part of a series of country-level evaluations. The evaluation examined the UNDP contribution to Malawi’s development from 2002 to 2011 and provides forward-looking recommendations that are useful for the formulation of the new UNDP country programme in Malawi.
Assessment of Development Results - Papua New Guinea
The evaluation examines the strategic relevance and positioning of UNDP support and its contributions to development results in Papua New Guinea from 2003 to 2011. During the period covered by the evaluation UNDP technical support to the government strengthened institutional development and enhanced policy formulation. Although some of the areas were not key government priorities UNDP interventions in the areas of MDG planning and monitoring governance HIV and AIDS conflict prevention and recovery energy and environment and disaster risk management responded to key national needs and priorities. It identified a number of areas in which UNDP needs to address specific challenges which include ensuring national ownership and capacity development of all UNDP interventions following a more systematic approach to programming and enhancing synergies among interventions.
Assessment of Development Results - Thailand
This report examines the strategic relevance and positioning of UNDP support and its contribution to the development of Thailand under the two recent country programmes for 2002-2006 and 2007-2011. As Thailand has become a middle-income country UNDP has been seeking to reposition itself making an effort to shift its approach from a project-based one to policy-level support. However it has still been running projects that are often parallel to national programmes and activities relying on the funds it has raised. With shrinking funding base this mode of operation has put a limitation on the impact it could have. The report found high expectations among the Thai people for UNDP to represent and promote the values that UN espouses.
Assessment of Development Results - Jamaica
Assessment of Development Results - Bangladesh
This report presents an independent evaluation managed by the Evaluation Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangladesh in 2010. It assesses UNDP’s overall contribution to the development of the country over the most recent programming cycles as well as the strategy and performance of UNDP-Bangladesh during the last programme cycles and their action plans.
Assessment of Development Results - Brazil
This independent Assessment of Development Results in Brazil conducted by the Evaluation Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is part of a series of country-level evaluations. The evaluation examined the UNDP contribution to Brazil’s development from 2002 to 2010 and provides forward-looking recommendations that are useful for the formulation of the new UNDP country programme in Brazil.
Assessment of Development Results - Ghana
This independent Assessment of Development Results in Ghana conducted by the Evaluation Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is part of a series of country-level evaluations. The evaluation examined the UNDP contribution to Ghana’s development from 2002 to 2010 and provides forward-looking recommendations that are useful for the formulation of the new UNDP country programme in Ghana.
Assessment of Development Results - Senegal
Assessment of Development Results - Lao PDR (Second Assessment)
This independent Assessment of Development Results in Lao PDR conducted by the Evaluation Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is part of a series of country-level evaluations. The evaluation examined the UNDP contribution to Lao PDR’s development from 2007 to 2010 and provides forward-looking recommendations that are useful for the formulation of the new UNDP country programme in Lao PDR.
Assessment of Development Results - Jordan
This report analyzes the findings conclusions and recommendations of an independent evaluation of the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) contribution to socio-economic and human development in Jordan over the course of two program cycles during 1998-2007. This Assessment of Development Results (ADR) focuses on the strategic positioning of UNDP within the policy environment in Jordan and assesses whether the UNDP Country Office (CO) has been able to make critical and tangible contributions to development results in the country.
Assessment of Development Results - Peru
This evaluation covers the period of two country cooperation frameworks from 2001 to 2005 and from 2006 to 2009. During this period the strategic framework of UNDP in Peru was significantly revised in order to accompany the national democratization process and to respond to the requirements of the Millennium Development Goals. UNDP refocused its programme privileging more substantive support. In a middle income emerging country such as Peru the evaluation recommends further focusing and deepening the organization’s strategic axes and emphasizing its support to reform of public administration and the civil service system and strengthening the capacity of regional and municipal governments. It also recommends that UNDP further diversify its partnerships and clarify its cooperation strategy with civil society and the private sector and with new emerging partners (global funds and private foundations) in order to strengthen programme sustainability.
Assessment of Development Results - Turkey
The evaluation found that UNDP in Turkey contributed to the development of corporate capacities in the country integration of international development principles and rise of many sectors to European standards. UNDP was particularly effective in its support at the policy level and played a crucial role sustaining the local government reform through participative approach to local decision making.
Assessment of Development Results - Burkina Faso
This evaluation covers the period from 2002 to 2008. UNDP demonstrated comparative strengths in the domain of governance (support to the Parliament and decentralization). Another important contribution was to develop innovative pilot activities: the success obtained through multifunctional platforms to generate power and electricity in rural areas the development of non-timber forest products or the support to civil society initiatives to fight HIV-AIDS epidemics have served as models for a number of other interventions and have attracted significant financing.
Assessment of Development Results - Guyana
The evaluation recommended that it is important for UNDP Guyana to continue to reorient its programming towards higher-level policy analysis in order to support the country’s transition to a middle-income status. Also UNDP needs to focus on its comparative advantage and help Guyana explore alternative sources of support through South-South regional and public-private partnerships.
Assessment of Development Results - Libya
This Assessment of Development Results was conducted in Libya by the UNDP Evaluation Office in the second half of 2009. It is an independent country-level evaluation that examines UNDP contribution to the country’s development results over the ongoing and previous programming cycles. The evaluation aims to provide forward-looking recommendations to assist the UNDP country office and its partners in the formulation and implementation of the next programming cycle and also to support greater accountability to national stakeholders and the UNDP Executive Board.
Assessment of Development Results - Maldives
The evaluation found that in the past six years UNDP in the Maldives has coped with two major transformational events: the 2004 tsunami and the changes in political system. It concludes that UNDP has been particularly effective in its support at the policy level especially in the area of governance but less so at the atoll and island level. Gender equality and youth remain major areas requiring effective support while capacity development is the most significant barrier to sustained progress.
Assessment of Development Results - Seychelles
The ADR in Seychelles examines the relevance and strategic positioning of UNDP support and contributions to the country’s development from 2003 to 2009. It assesses UNDP interventions under the various thematic areas of the country programme with the aim of providing forward-looking recommendations meant to assist the UNDP country office and its partners in the formulation of the forthcoming country programme. The evaluation found that the UNDP support has generally been well aligned to national policies and plans and has responded to priorities and needs in the environment and governance sectors. UNDP has been successful in mobilizing large amounts of funding to national environmental priority issues. This creates a real possibility of protecting the country’s critical natural resources base.
Assessment of Development Results - Indonesia
This is an independent country-level evaluation called the (ADR) in Indonesia conducted by the Evaluation Office of the United Nations Developement Programme (UNDP). This evaluation examined the relevance and strategic positioning pf UNDP support and its contributions to the country’s development from 2001-2010. It assessed UNDP Indonesia’s interventions under the five thematic areas of the country programmes with an intention to provide forward-looking recommendations that are useful for the formulation of the new UNDP country programme in Indonesia.
Assessment of Development Results - Zambia
This report states that UNDP Zambia has in general been effective in its contributions to development in Zambia. However programme resources were spread too thinly across many initiatives and insufficient attention was given to ensuring sustainability. While cooperating partners and non-governmental organizations would have preferred UNDP to play a stronger role in advocacy the Government appreciates UNDP as a consistent partner. The evaluation suggests that within the context of the United Nations country team UNDP missed opportunities to develop more joint initiatives.
Assessment of Development Results - Serbia
A decade of regional warfare during the 1990s intervention by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the authoritarian policies of the Milosevic regime left Serbia socially politically and economically devastated. Serbia became isolated from the international community and the transition brought a number of costs. The assessment is based on an evaluation of current and past programmes and extensive stakeholder consultations. It provides an analysis of the extent to which United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has positioned itself effectively to identify and respond to national development needs. It also offers an overall assessment of the development results in the areas of post-conflict transition achieved in cooperation with the Government and other development partners.
Assessment of Development Results - Argentina
This report on Argentina’s Assessment of Development Results (ADR) focuses on the following three thematic areas: fostering democratic governance; achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and reducing poverty under a human development perspective; and ensuring environmental sustainability. Reflecting on the characteristics of Argentina’s economic history its current juncture and prospects the ADR examined the past with a forward-looking perspective.
Assessment of Development Results - Uganda
This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Assessment of Development Results (ADR) conducted in Uganda with a time-frame covering country programmes; from 2001 to 2009. More specifically the ADR provides forward-looking recommendations to assist UNDP Uganda and its partners in formulating an action plan for the next programming cycle (2010–2014). The evaluation looked at the range of support provided by UNDP to Uganda in the areas of poverty reduction sustainable environment democratic governance and crisis prevention and recovery in a post-conflict and human development context. Uganda has made significant progress in social and economic development in the past two decades and is moving steadily towards sustainable growth and poverty reduction. The evaluation found that UNDP contribution has been significant in terms of responsiveness to national priorities and needs. Amid a competitive aid environment particularly one predisposed to budget support UNDP maintained its relevance.
Assessment of Development Results - Botswana
The UNDP Assessment of Development Results (ADR) in Botswana covers the period from 2003 to 2008 and includes the period of the current United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) and UNDP country programme. It focuses on effectiveness efficiency and sustainability which refer to the assessment of development results and programme-level analysis as well as on relevance responsiveness equity and partnerships which relate to strategic positioning and analysis at a strategic level. The UN contribution to the development of Botswana has a long history. The current priority areas of action are: achieving the MDGs and reducing human poverty; energy and environment for sustainable development; and responding to HIV/AIDS.
Assessment of Development Results - Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Assessment of Development Results (ADR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina covered the period from 2001-2008 and offers lessons that can strengthen UNDP programming in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as contributing to the organization’s effectiveness and accountability. The evaluation found that in the context of transition UNDP quickly established itself as a capable and reliable implementing agency for the government as well as donors. In particular UNDP has contributed to policy development and dialogue including the incorporation of pro-poor concerns and the Millennium Development Goals into the national development strategy; national human development reports and strategic research on key issues have also been important in informing policy. Other UNDP-supported initiatives in human security governance and social protection have contributed to capacity development at various levels of government.
Assessment of Development Results - Colombia
This report presents the findings of an Assessment of Development Results (ADR) for Colombia. The purpose of the ADR was to assess the United Nations Development Programmes’ (UNDP’s) overall performance and contribution to development results as well as to draw lessons for future strategies. Specifically it analyzed programs and projects undertaken by UNDP in Colombia under the 1998-2006 Country Cooperation Frameworks with emphasis on 2002-2006 and UNDP’s strategic positioning.
Assessment of Development Results - Countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States & Barbados
The Assessment of Development Results (ADR) covered the sub-regional programme of the nine member countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and Barbados over the ongoing (2005-2009) and previous (2001-2004) programming cycles. The ADR notes that UNDP is working in a challenging and multifaceted development context where relatively high levels of gross domestic product per capita and political stability occur side by side with considerable poverty underemployment gender and social inequities institutional capacity weaknesses and vulnerability to risk including extreme weather events. The publication concluded that although UNDP has undertaken a subregional programme with a strong profile and reputation it has achieved only moderate progress towards longer-term outcomes. It also found that the UNDP subregional programme had many commendable features and is respected by stakeholders and partners due to its consistent focus on improving human and social development in the Eastern Caribbean.
Assessment of Development Results - Guatemala
Assessments of Development Results (ADRs) provide an independent evaluation of United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP’s) contributions to development in the countries it operates. This ADR spans the 2001-2008 period covering the UNDP strategic plan for Guatemala for 2001-2004 and 2005-2008. The assessment provides inputs for UNDP’s next strategic document for the country.
Assessment of Development Results - Rwanda
This report on Rwanda’s Assessment of Development Results (ADR) focuses on the following three thematic areas: fostering democratic governance; achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and reducing poverty under a human development perspective; and ensuring environmental sustainability. Reflecting on the characteristics of Rwanda’s economic history its current juncture and prospects the ADR examined the past with a forward-looking perspective.
Assessment of Development Results - Ecuador
This report on Ecuador’s Assessment of Development Results (ADR) focuses on the following three thematic areas: fostering democratic governance; achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and reducing poverty under a human development perspective; and ensuring environmental sustainability. Reflecting on the characteristics of Ecuador’s economic history its current juncture and prospects the ADR examined the past with a forward-looking perspective.
Assessment of Development Results - Bhutan
This report on Bhutan’s Assessment of Development Results (ADR) focuses on the following three thematic areas: fostering democratic governance; achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and reducing poverty under a human development perspective; and ensuring environmental sustainability. Reflecting on the characteristics of Bhutan’s economic history its current juncture and prospects the ADR examined the past with a forward-looking perspective.
Assessment of Development Results - Montenegro
In Montenegro United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) focused on the republic’s continuing reform efforts. This assessment of Development Results (ADP) reviews the last five years of UNDP’s support to Montenegro from 2001-2005 within the context of its relationship with Serbia and its current and future development challenges. The assessment is based on an evaluation of current and past programmes and extensive stakeholder consultations. It provides an analysis of the extent to which UNDP has positioned itself effectively to identify and respond to national development needs. It also offers an overall assessment of the development results in the areas of post-conflict transition achieved in cooperation with the Government and other development partners.
Assessment of Development Results - Honduras
This report on Honduras’s Assessment of Development Results (ADR) focuses on the following three thematic areas: fostering democratic governance; achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and reducing poverty under a human development perspective; and ensuring environmental sustainability. Reflecting on the characteristics of Honduras’s economic history its current juncture and prospects the ADR examined the past with a forward-looking perspective.
Assessment of Development Results - Bulgaria
This report on Bulgaria’s Assessment of Development Results (ADR) focuses on the following three thematic areas: fostering democratic governance; achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and reducing poverty under a human development perspective; and ensuring environmental sustainability. Reflecting on the characteristics of Bulgaria’s economic history its current juncture and prospects the ADR examined the past with a forward-looking perspective.
Assessment of Development Results - Ethiopia
This report on Ethiopia’s Assessment of Development Results (ADR) focuses on the following three thematic areas: fostering democratic governance; achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and reducing poverty under a human development perspective; and ensuring environmental sustainability. Reflecting on the characteristics of Ethiopia’s economic history its current juncture and prospects the ADR examined the past with a forward-looking perspective.
Assessment of Development Results - Syria
This report on Syria’s Assessment of Development Results (ADR) focuses on the following three thematic areas: fostering democratic governance; achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and reducing poverty under a human development perspective; and ensuring environmental sustainability. Reflecting on the characteristics of Syria’s economic history its current juncture and prospects the ADR examined the past with a forward-looking perspective.
Assessment of Development Results - Yemen
This report on Yemen’s Assessment of Development Results (ADR) focuses on the following three thematic areas: fostering democratic governance; achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and reducing poverty under a human development perspective; and ensuring environmental sustainability. Reflecting on the characteristics of Yemen’s economic history its current juncture and prospects the ADR examined the past with a forward-looking perspective.
Assessment of Development Results - Mozambique
This report presents an independent country-level evaluation conducted by the UNDP Evaluation Office. The evaluation examines the strategic relevance and positioning of UNDP support and its contribution to the development of Mozambique.
Assessment of Development Results - Ukraine
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Assessment of Development Results - Nigeria
This report on Nigeria’s Assessment of Development Results (ADR) focuses on the following three thematic areas: fostering democratic governance; achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and reducing poverty under a human development perspective; and ensuring environmental sustainability. Reflecting on the characteristics of Nigeria’s economic history its current juncture and prospects the ADR examined the past with a forward-looking perspective.
Assessment of Development Results - Viet Nam
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