Jun 16, 2022
The policy has been
updated related to Programme Assessment and Appraisal to add references (1) a
review of UNDP’s comparative strengths and mandate that effectively integrated
into the Cooperation framework Theory of Change (paragraph 12); (2) to the
importance of learning from any past evaluation results into the formulation of
the new country programme design (paragraph 14).
Jun 16, 2022
The policy was updated with links to UNDP Evaluation Guidelines (paragraph 16) and UNDP Evaluation Policy (paragraph 27)
Jun 16, 2022
Updates were made in the policy to reflect UNDP Evaluation Guidelines as follows: (1) Under new programme development, paragraph 20 has been added providing guidance to the submission of CPD-costed evaluation plans; (2) Planning for evaluation section is updated with the addition of three new paragraphs 39, 40, 41 to address UNDP’s Strategic Plan 2022-2025 requirements on the need of strategic evaluations; to inform on Independent country programme evaluations and reflect accountability for the development of CPD evaluation plan.
Jun 17, 2022
The policy has been
updated to align with the UNDP Evaluation Guidelines’ mandatory criteria for
the terminal or final evaluation of projects or programmes. Expected mandatory
criteria and thresholds were added to the section.
Jun 17, 2022
The policy has been
updated to add a new section on “Evaluation Report” (paragraphs 11-15). This
section provides guidance on objective and use of evaluation reports along with
guidance on review and finalization of reports like Inception report, final report,
Management Response to evaluation.
Jun 17, 2022
The policy has been
updated to add a new section on “Making changes to the evaluation plan”
(paragraphs 26-30). This section provides the process of making any adjustments
to the plan including date changes, deletions and additions that need to be
clearly supported with a detailed rationale validated and approved by the
regional evaluation focal point as per UNDP Evaluation Guidelines.
Jun 17, 2022
Jun 17, 2022
The policy has been
updated to add a new section on “Monitoring of Evaluation Plan implementation”
(paragraphs 25-28). The updated guideline includes the process and content of
annual and mid-year review of the evaluation plan; guidelines on the expected
timeline for oversight; and monitoring roles and responsibilities of the
country office, regional bureau, Bureau of policy and programme and independent
evaluation office.
Jun 28, 2022
The project risk register template has been updated in Step 3.3 of the procedures to align with the updated Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) policy which has been harmonized with the Social and Environmental Standards (SES) policy. The risk sub-categories in the Quantum + corporate planning system (capturing programme level risks) and in the Atlas project risk registers are now fully aligned with the project-level social and environmental standards. The offline project risk register template (Annex 2) is aligned with the risk entry system in the Quantum + corporate planning system and with the risk appetite to risk significance in the risk matrix (Annex 3).
Jun 28, 2022
The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) policy has been harmonized with the Social and Environmental Standards (SES) policy. The risk sub-categories in the Quantum + corporate planning system (capturing programme level risks) and in the Atlas project risk registers are now fully aligned with the project-level social and environmental standards. To align the risk entry systems, a slight rewording of ten risk sub-categories has been made and the risk sub-category on “Cultural Heritage” has been re-introduced in the relevant annexes of the ERM policy, Risk Appetite Statement and Risk Appetite Statement Guidance.
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