Executive summary

The Independent Evaluation Office and Office of Audit and Investigations of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) jointly conducted an assessment of the institutional effectiveness of UNDP to assess the extent to which policy and organizational measures, including the associated restructuring process, have enhanced or have the potential to enhance the organization’s ability to deliver higher-quality programmes and improve institutional effectiveness. The scope of the assessment covered relevant activities undertaken by UNDP during the period 2010-2015, with particular emphasis on the initiatives undertaken in support of the Strategic Plan, 2014-2017, including the associated restructuring process and measures, all of which aim at supporting country offices in delivering higher-quality programmes, which was the key focus of the assessment. Considering the early stage of implementation of UNDP reforms, the assessment recognizes that it may be too soon to fully identify all of the results and therefore aims to contribute to enhancing organizational learning by identifying opportunities for improvement

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