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UNEG Professional Peer Review of the Evaluation Function of UN-Habitat |
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This professional peer review provides an independent assessment of the functioning and quality of the evaluation function of UN-Habitat against the norms and standards of the United Nations Evaluation Group for conducting evaluations in the UN system.
The review was conducted by a panel of distinguished senior evaluation experts between October 2011 and January 2012 with the purpose of enhancing knowledge about evaluation in UN-Habitat, improving evaluation policy and practice and supporting efforts by UN-Habitat to further integrate evaluation in the performance management of the organization.
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UN-HABITAT Flagship Reports and Best Practices Database Survey, 2010 |
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The ‘UN-Habitat’s flagship reports and best practices database survey’ was carried out by the Policy Analysis Branch (PAB), Monitoring and Research Division. The purpose of the survey was to assess UN-Habitat’s efforts in raising awareness on human settlement issues through the provision of information on global urban conditions, trends and best practices/policies to Member States and the Habitat Agenda partners. The survey focused on UN-Habitat’s two flagship reports – the Global Report on Human Settlements (GRHS) and the State of the World Cities report (SWCR)
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Evaluation of the Fifth Session of the World Urban Forum, 2010 |
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This report presents the evaluation results of the Fifth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF5) which took place in 22 – 26 March in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. The evaluation was conducted by the Monitoring and Evaluation Unit (M&E Unit) of UN-Habitat. The evaluation sought to address two broad questions thus how and to what extent did WUF5 contribute to positive outcomes and how conducive was the planning, programming, management and delivery for achieving the outcomes of the forum. A mixed methods approach was applied for this evaluation that covered the pre-session, during and after phases. To gather data for this evaluation, a review of documents, on site observations, interviews before, during and after and participant survey questionnaire were used.
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The First Assessment of The Habitat Country Programme Documents (HCPDs) |
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This report has been prepared to evaluate the experiences and lessons learned from the first round of Habitat Country Programme Documents, so as to establish an informed and substantive base for the agency when considering and taking decisions on a second phase. The report also presents a number of recommendations on these aspects, as well as on the matters of process when embarking on preparing the next round of HCPDs. Finally, the report suggests a modified template to assist in the preparation of the next round of Habitat Country Programme Documents.
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Impact Assessment Study for the Community-based Water and Sanitation Project |
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An impact assessment study was carried out in June 2008 to assess significant change within the project area of a community-based water supply and sanitation project in Xieng Ngeun town, Lao PDR. A number of stakeholders participated in the research and through interviews and questionnaires quantitative and qualitative data was collected. The findings and conclusions are presented in this report
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Review of the World Urban Forum Sessions 2002-2008. |
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This evaluation has been carried out in response to the resolution adopted by the Governing Council during its 22nd session in April 2009, GC/22/10. In view of the expanding scale and importance of the World Urban Forum (WUF), and the increasing engagement of the Habitat Agenda partners in the Forum, the Governing Council (GC) of the UN-Habitat decided that a review of all four WUF sessions held since 2002 should take place. The aim of the evaluation is to improve planning, organization and effectiveness of future WUFs. More specifically, the evaluation aims to assess and give recommendations related to the items as specified in the resolution GC/22/10, paragraph 2.
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UN-HABITAT Progress Performance Report 2006-2007 |
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The 2006-2007 Biennium Programme Performance Report presents UN-HABITAT’s accomplishments from the implementation of its Work Programme. The report highlights the key achievements under each result in the 4 sub programmes in UN-HABITAT: Shelter and Sustainable Human Settlements Development; Monitoring the Habitat Agenda; Regional and Technical Cooperation; and Human Settlements Financing. The report also includes a section on the accomplishments under the Executive Direction and Management. This report forms Section 15 of the Secretary General Performance Report to the General Assembly.
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Evaluation 1000 Cities Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Programme (Progress report and future strategy) |
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The 1000 Cities GIS Programme is based on an initiative of UN-HABITAT and Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), a major producer of software for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the world. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two institutions was signed in February 2003, generating a huge publicity and worldwide media attention. The core part of the agreement is the in-kind grant of up to 1000 ESRI GIS software packages to cities in developing countries as well as online training on the software free of charge. In addition, ESRI agreed to deliver GIS software to UN-HABITAT offices under the same conditions. Within UN-HABITAT, the Global Urban Observatory Section (GUO) was given the responsibility to implement the MoU.
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Report of the Evaluation of the Sustainable Sri Lankan Cities and Urban Governance Support Projects |
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Report of the Evaluation of the Sustainable Sri Lankan Cities and Urban Governance Support Projects
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Review Of The Cooperation Between UN-HABITAT And The Government Of Norway |
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The overall purpose of the review is to assess how well UN-Habitat is managing and implementing the cooperation agreement. The objectives are to twofold: (a) to assess the extent to which the mode of cooperation has formally functioned in accordance with guidelines and clauses in the Framework Agreement and (b) to assess the relevance, efficiency and cost effectiveness of the five activities supported by Norway.
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Evaluation Report of Water for Africa Cities (WAC) Dar es Salaam Project |
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This end-of-project evaluation report provides the performance of the Water for Africa Cities (WAC) Dar es Salaam Project. The project was initiated in 2003 in response to the Tanzania Government request and as part of UN-HABITAT’s overall Programme on Managing Water for African Cities. The project was designed as a pilot/demonstration and was implemented through existing local institutions so as to strengthen their capacities and establish structures and systems for sustainability and best practices for scaling up. It was sponsored by SIDA, through an agreement with UN-HABITAT, for Phase I of a 3- year implementation period. The total investment in this project was about one million dollars including US$ 708, 510 from SIDA, the main sponsor of the project.
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Evaluation of the project “Strengthening of National Training Capabilities for better Local Governance and Urban Development” |
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This report reflects the outcome of the evaluation of the project “Strengthening National Training capabilities for Better Governance and Urban Development” that is implemented by UN-HABITAT with funding under the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Cooperation International Institutions (SII) programme. SII, one of the Ministry’s education programmes, aims to “strengthen the higher education sector in developing countries by supporting organisations and cooperative initiatives which aim to improve the quality, relevance and accessibility of higher education; [and] to increase the opportunities open to people from developing countries to participate in higher education in their own region”.
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Report of Mid-Term Review of the Operations of the Water And Sanitation Trust Fund |
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This review is the first biennial mid-term evaluation being initiated by the Advisory Board of the UN-HABITAT Water and Sanitation Trust Fund which held its inaugural meeting in Nairobi during December 7-8, 2004. The primary objective of the Fund is to contribute to the achievement of the water and sanitation targets in the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly for the urban poor. The findings from the review are intended to be used to refine, adjust, and improve the directions and practices of the Trust Fund. They are also planned to be used to serve as an information tool for UN-HABITAT and fund stakeholders.
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Independent strategic evaluation of the performance and impact of UN-HABITAT Programme Managers |
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In its resolution 20/15, the Governing Council requested the Executive Director “to undertake an independent strategic evaluation of the performance and impact of the Habitat Programme managers (HPMs) before the end of 2006 and to report thereon to the Governing Council at its twenty-first session”. The terms of reference of this evaluation were finalized by the Secretariat at the end of 2005,
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Progress Report on the Implementation of the Work Programme of UN-HABITAT for the Biennium 2006-2007 |
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This report is submitted in response to a request in resolution 19/2 (paragraph 10) of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) Governing Council which requests the Executive Director to present progress reports on the implementation of the work programme to the Committee of the Permanent Representatives (CPR). It is in accordance with the expected accomplishment (b) of Executive Direction Management (EDM) in the approved UN-HABITAT work programme for the biennium 2006-2007. It focuses on progress of implementation within the first half of the biennium, with specific highlights on key achievements and areas needing improvement.
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Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization |
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During the past year there have been extraordinary challenges to security and stability. The terrorist attacks in the United States of America on 11 September 2001 dramatized the global threat of terrorism and highlighted the need for a broad strategy to combat it.
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Programme performance of the United Nations for the biennium 2002-2003 |
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After the completion of each biennial budget period, the Secretary-General reports on the programme performance of the United Nations. The present report has two distinct features: in substance, it follows fully the results-based-budgeting paradigm; in its form, the report is presented in both printed and electronic versions.
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eThekwini Safer City Project End Evaluation (June 2003) |
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The evaluation of the Safer City Project has been undertaken as a consequence of the first phase of the Safer City Project coming to a close in December 2002. Before embarking on the second phase an evaluation is required to provide the project with a basis for identifying appropriate actions.
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Evaluation Report for the Global Urban Observatory Statistics and Urban Indicators Programs |
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This evaluation reports on the effectiveness of the statistics program and the Urban Indicators Program of the Global Urban Observatory established by Habitat with respect to, the relevance of the particular statistics and indicators for which data is collected, the quality, comparability, quantity/completeness and currency timelines of the data, the extend to which and ways in which the urban indicator and statistical information is used by internal and external stakeholders and the efficiency and sustainability of the programme process.
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Mid-Term Review For The Income Generating Projects Of The Safer Cities Dar es Salaam Project In The City Of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
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Safer Cities Project Dar es Salaam Income Generating Activities is one of the initiatives that put in operation the Tanzania National Development Vision 2025; National Poverty Eradication Strategy (NPES); and the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP).
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UN-Habitat Self-Assessment for Government of the Netherlands |
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The present self-assessment report is a contribution from UN-HABITAT to the planned in-depth evaluation by OIOS of the Human Settlements Programme for the period 2000-2003. It has been drafted in order to provide background information which will allow OIOS to draft the terms of reference for its in-depth evaluation.
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OIOS Audit of the UN-HABITAT Urban Management Programme (UMP), February 2004 |
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Between July and September 2003, the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) reviewed the arrangements for project management and resource utilisation of the Urban Management Programme (UMP) that had a budget of $7.3 million for Phase-Four of its operation (2002-2004).
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Water and Sanitation Programme Evaluation Report |
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The Initial Phase of the Water for African Cities (WAC) project has provided excellent value for relatively modest investments. It has amply demonstrated the validity of three interrelated programme concepts to the realization of integrated urban water resource management: water demand management (WDM), the protection of water sources, and the introduction of water into school education.
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UN-HABITAT SELF-ASSESSMENT REPORT |
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The present self-assessment report is a contribution from UN-HABITAT to the planned in-depth evaluation by OIOS of the Human Settlements Programme for the period 2000-2003.
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Forward-Looking Evaluation of Gender Mainstreaming in UN-HABITAT |
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This Chapter summarises the Forward-Looking Evaluation of Gender Mainstreaming as carried out by UN-HABITAT, based on Lessons Learned from the Women and Habitat Programme (WHP) and the Gender Unit.
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Assessment of Lake Victoria Region Water and Sanitation Initiative LVWATSAN |
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The development objective of the project is to support secondary urban centres in the Lake Victoria Region to enable them to achieve the water and sanitation related MDG’s and, generally, to contribute to an equitable and sustainable development – economic, social and environmental – of the Lake Victoria Region, to the benefit of the people living in the area.
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Evaluation of the UN-Habitat Global Campaigns for Secure Tenure and Urban Governance |
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At the beginning of 2004, after the UN-Habitat Global Campaigns on Secure Tenure and Urban Governance had been in operation for four years, the Committee of Permanent Representatives requested a forward-looking assessment of the Campaigns.
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In-depth evaluation of the United Nations Human Settlements (UN-Habitat) Programme |
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The present report reviews the achievements and shortcomings of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), headquartered in Nairobi.
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UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATIONAL INTEGRITY SURVEY 2004 |
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The Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), as part of a process to develop an
Organizational Integrity Initiative (OII), contracted with Deloitte & Touche LLP to conduct an
Organizational Integrity Perception Survey.
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Directorate-General of International Co-operation (DGIS) Assessment of UN-HABITAT, 2002 |
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On December 10, 2001, the Executive Director of UN-Habitat and the Government of Netherlands Minister for Development Cooperation met and discussed and a possible enhancement of Dutch Support.
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Assessment of City Development Strategies In Lake Victoria Region Reviewed |
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Sida has since 2002 supported a programme aiming at introducing holistic, participatory planning methods in urban settlements on the shores of Lake Victoria, facilitated by UN-HABITAT (“City Development Strategies”, CDS). UN-HABITAT has implemented the first and second phase of the project aimed at mobilizing city authorities along Lake Victoria, and other stakeholders to develop a regional framework for laying out City Development Strategies. The first phase introduced the methodology of CDS in three cities: Kisumu (Kenya), Kampala (Uganda), and Musoma (Tanzania). The second phase extended the programme to Homa Bay (Kenya), Entebbe (Uganda) and Bukoba (Tanzania).
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Participants' Evaluation Report of the World Urban Forum 3, Vancouver, Canada |
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This report presents an evaluation of the Third Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF III) that took place in Vancouver, Canada, from 19-23 June 2006. It was attended by 10,121 participants from 109 countries. The report has been prepared by UN-HABITAT, which was mandated by UN General Assembly (GA resolution 56/206), to organize the World Urban Forum with a view to strengthen the coordination of international support to the implementation of the Habitat Agenda. The report is the result of analysis of answers to the participant survey questionnaire. It is hoped that the assessment findings, lessons learned and recommendations will feed into programming and design; and improve the fourth session of the World Urban Forum to be held in Nanjing, China, in 2008.
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Evaluation of co-operation project between Union of Baltic Cities (UBC) and Lake Victoria Region Local Authorities Co-operation (LVRLAC), Inception Phase, 2004-2006 |
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Sida has made a long-term commitment to support the sustainable development of the Lake Victoria region. One of the activities supported by Sida is to establish and develop a co-operation network for the local authorities in the Lake Victoria Basin. LVRLAC is a network organisation founded by the local authorities in the Basin in 1997. Sida has provided funding since 2000 to enable LVRLAC to develop as an organisation, mainly through co-operation with UBC. UBC is a network organisation for cities around the Baltic Sea that has a unique experience of city to city co-operation in a catchment area, within sectors such as institutional development, cultural exchange, environment and more. The objective has been to develop LVRLAC into an effective and active regional organisation for promoting sustainable development at the local level.
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Assessment of the UN-Habitat Slum Upgrading Facility (SUF) |
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This report is based on (i) a review of the original feasibility study and all relevant documents that were prepared during the design phase, including (but not limited to) the operations manual, scoping papers, trip reports, country strategy papers, progress reports, budget proposals and proposals by the winning consortium for the Slum upgrading Pilot teams.
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Sustainable Cities Programme/Localising Agenda 21 Programme Mid-Term Review |
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UN-HABITAT/ UNEP commissioned a Mid-Term Review (MTR) of phase 2 of the Global sustainable cities programme (SCP) and localising Agenda 21 (LA21) 2003 -2007 in consultations with the Government of the Netherlands and Belgium, carried out during October 2005 – February 2006. The inputs included in the review of global programme documentation and the operations of the UN-HABITAT/UNEP core teams, in addition to in-country reviews in Cuba, Kenya, Senegal and Sri Lanka. Also included is the self-assessment reports prepared by the UN-HABITAT core teams and by local consultants in the four countries.
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A Rapid Gender Assessment Of The Cities Of Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore and Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, India |
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A Rapid Gender Assessment of the water and sanitation services in the four cities was undertaken by our partner Mahila Chetna Manch, a non-governmental organisation based in Bhopal. It forms the basis of gender mainstreaming strategy for water and sanitation initiatives in these cities. The assessment highlights the critical need for gender disaggregated data in water supply and sanitation services, and the importance of gender-sensitive indicators and gender audits to properly inform water and sanitation policies and strategies. ...
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Evaluation of the Safer Cities Programme |
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Rather than being a technical evaluation of this global project, this is a strategic review of the Safer Cities Programme, which takes as its point of departure the assessment of the Safer Cities for Better Governance project. The objectives of the review are to assess the performance of the project, to identify the impact of the project, with a focus on co-ordination, networking and mainstreaming, within the HABITAT agency, on country-level activities and in relation to partners and collaborators, to propose recommendations to address design, implementation, co-ordination and human resource management of the project, to propose recommendations towards a resource mobilisation strategy for the programme as well as to provide input into the process of developing a strategic vision and way forward for the programme....
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Integrity Perception Report |
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The Organizational Integrity Initiative (OII) was launched in 2003. This is part of of on-going efforts to improve UN's work environment and developing staff. It was launched to reinforce integrity as a cornerstone value within the United Nations. Following the launch of the OII, a Secretariat- wide Integrity Perception Survey was carried in February 2004. Deloitte Consulting company did the suvey on behalf of the United Nations and the main output was the Integrity Perception Report...
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A Synthesis Report of Rapid Gender and Pro-Poor Assessments in the 17 Cities of the Water for African Cities (WAC) II Programme |
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This Report is a synthesis report of the participatory and Rapid Gender Assessment (RGA) Reports that were conducted in the 17 cities of the Water for African Cities (WAC) II Programme. They represent the first stage of the Gender Mainstreaming Strategy Initiative of the WAC. The RGA Reports provide the baseline data and priority recommendations for pro-poor gender mainstreaming of the WAC programmes of the cities. The Reports are the result of the work of the following Gender and Water Alliance (GWA) Facilitators, the RGA Teams, and the women and men in slums and informal settlements in each respective city Many thanks to all of them for the effort and commitment they put into their Reports.
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Evaluation of UN-HABITAT Flagship Reports |
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UN-HABITAT has produced five flagship reports since 1986. In December 1979, the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 32/114 mandated UN-HABITAT (then known as the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements) to prepare the Global Report on Human Settlements, to be issued every five years.
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Proffessional Peer Review of the Evaluation Function UN-Habitat
Report of the Evaluation of the Sustainable Sri Lankan Cities and Urban Governance Support Projects