L'évaluation du 8e programme de pays de l’UNFPA Centrafrique (2018-2022) vise à rendre compte aux parties prenantes de sa performance en termes de résultats de développement et d'investissement des ressources, à soutenir une prise de décision éclairée basée sur des preuves et à tirer des enseignements précieux pour la conception de le prochain cycle de programme.

This evaluation provides the UNFPA country office in Libya, national stakeholders, the UNFPA Arab States Regional Office, and UNFPA Headquarters as well as a wider audience with an independent assessment of UNFPA Libya’s first country programme (2019-2022). It also broadens the evidence base for the design of the next programme cycle.

The country programme evaluation demonstrates accountability to stakeholders for the results achieved by the UNFPA 9th Country Programme. It supports evidence-based decision-making and contributes important lessons learned to the organisation's knowledge base. It also provides independent inputs to the next UNFPA country programme cycle in Pakistan, and informs the strategic direction of the organisation's continued role.

La Evaluación del VII Programa País 2019-2022 de UNFPA Ecuador comprende el estudio de las intervenciones planificadas y/o implementadas en el marco de las áreas programáticas y sus tres resultados: salud sexual y reproductiva, igualdad de género y empoderamiento de las mujeres y dinámica poblacional, en contextos de desarrollo y emergencia.

The joint evaluation assesses the extent to which the UNFPA-UNICEF joint programme has accelerated the abandonment of FGM/C in 15 programme countries (2008-2012). The evaluation provides an opportunity to ensure accountability to donors and other stakeholders, and is also a useful learning exercise. The evaluation assesses the relevance, efficiency, sustainability and the effectiveness of the holistic and multi-sectoral approach adopted by UNFPA and UNICEF in their programme for the acceleration of the abandonment of FGM/C. Furthermore, it also assesses the quality of the coordination mechanisms that have been established at the global level and within countries to maximize the effectiveness of joint programme interventions. Finally, the evaluation provides recommendations for the future direction of the FGM/C policies and programmes and gives UNFPA and UNICEF insights into the successes and challenges in conducting joint programming.

Country Reports

The case studies presented below are independent assessments of the UNFPA-UNICEF joint programme support for the acceleration of the abandonment of the FGM/C in Kenya, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Sudan.

Kenya Country Case Study Report

Burkina Faso Country Case Study Report

Senegal Country Case Study Report

Sudan Country Case Study Report

Further reads

Presentation of Main Results of the Joint Evaluation at the International Conference on FGM/C in Rome

Informal Consultation with the Executive Boards of UNICEF and UNFPA

Formal Consultation with UNFPA Executive Board,  Statement of the Director, Evaluation Office

Terms of Reference and Inception Report

This report brings together the findings from a sample of 30 UNFPA Country Programme Evaluation (CPE) reports, conducted and quality-assessed between 2010 and 2013. During this period, there was a wide variety in the quality of the reports: relatively few reports were assessed as 'good quality'. However, a larger number were considered to have positive features and were thought to contain useful evidence that could contribute to organizational learning.

Evidence from the reports was drawn out and distilled according to UNFPA evaluation criteria as well as other areas of particular importance to UNFPA.

It should be noted that the sample of reports was illustrative rather than statistically representative of UNFPA country programmes. Although the lessons learned that are presented in the report are still highly relevant, the period covered by all of the CPEs in the sample reflects performance under the previous UNFPA Strategic Plan: performance should not be inferred for the current UNFPA Strategic Plan.

The Evaluation Offices aims to schedule an evidence synthesis of learning from CPEs every two years.

Bringing together the findings of 26 country programme evaluations conducted between 2014 and 2015 and quality-assessed as “good” or higher, this exercise, the second undertaken by the Evaluation Office, represents a continued effort by the Evaluation Office to periodically undertake syntheses. To facilitate use for programming, lessons learned are organized by UNFPA 2014-2017 Strategic Plan outcome areas, with lessons surfaced in several other areas particularly important for organizational learning and strategic development, as well, such as UNFPA engagement in humanitarian settings and the use of a human rights based approach to programming.

The UNFPA Evaluation Office conducted a meta-analysis on the engagement of UNFPA in highly vulnerable contexts based on a cluster of six country programme evaluations (Bangladesh, Haiti, DRC, Liberia, Myanmar, and Nepal) with two standard evaluation questions on relevance and effectiveness. The document review, interviews and surveys extended to other 25 countries that UNFPA considers as priorities for humanitarian work.

The objectives of this exercise are, namely, to (1) draw lessons on the performance of UNFPA engagement in highly vulnerable settings, and (2) validate and complement this country-based body of findings and lessons learned through additional data collection and analysis work, with a view to reaching generalizable conclusions.

From a methodological standpoint, it is important to note that this meta-analysis is a lighter than a full-fledged evaluation. Its main purpose is learning as opposed to accountability. It intends to establish the degree to which UNFPA is in a position to provide efficient and effective emergency support in future; not to provide a comprehensive assessment of the extent to which UNFPA interventions have resulted in particular country-level outputs. Hence, the meta-analysis presents suggestions and conclusions, and not evaluation-related recommendations.

This exercise concluded that:

1. A fair basis has been laid for UNFPA to position itself strategically and programmatically within the humanitarian-development nexus
2. UNFPA’s humanitarian programming has grown, but funding is not commensurate with population needs, stakeholder expectations and corporate commitments in highly-vulnerable contexts
3. UNFPA staff in highly-vulnerable contexts are frequently thinly-stretched, which impacts on their well-being and performance and the Fund’s reputation as a humanitarian actor
4. The roles of UNFPA as leader of SRH and GBV humanitarian coordination are meaningful and appreciated but lack a solid footing
5. UNFPA is at a crossroads whether to invest in becoming a go-to agency for humanitarian data or to accept a more modest role
6. UNFPA systems and processes for procuring and delivering humanitarian supplies are in need of a revamp

Watch Karen Cadondon and Natalie Raaber, synthesis managers, outline key highlights of the good practices

The synthesis validates effective programmatic approaches and those that limit progress to accelerate UNFPA and partners’ efforts to achieve the organization’s three transformative results: zero preventable maternal deaths, zero unmet need for family planning, and zero gender-based violence and all harmful practices against women and girls.

The aggregation and validation of good practices involved a systematic review and analysis of evidence captured in 57 UNFPA country programme evaluations, conducted between 2012 and 2018.

With this exercise, the Evaluation Office provides usable and accessible evaluative knowledge for the organization, to better understand what kinds of programmatic interventions work to accelerate results. This rich evidence coincides with the Nairobi Summit as the global community reflects on the next steps to finally and fully implement the ICPD Programme of Action by 2030.

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