Independent Evaluation Unit

17 March 2015 CND, Side Event

“The Role of Evaluation vis-á-vis the UNODC

Narcotic Drugs Portfolio”

Outline

1. Evaluation in UNODC

2. The drug portfolio

3. The evaluation of the UNODC Global HIV/AIDS

Programme

1. Evaluation in UNODC

The Independent Evaluation Unit

• 2010: CND 52/14; CCPCJ 18/6

• Functionally and operationally independent

• Independent, timely and effective evaluations

• Reporting to ED and MS

Mandate

• Utilization-focus

• Learning tool

• Implementation of recommendations

• Independence, objectivity, impartiality

Policy

Evaluation in UNODC

Strategy Setting

Programme development

Resource Mobilisation

Implementation & Monitoring

Evaluation Project/

Programme

Cycle

Evaluation results

and lessons learned

used for strategy

setting

Plan, budget and

define scope of

evaluation(s) –

consultations with

IEU

BL5700: 2-3%

of overall

budget

reserved for

evaluation

Generation of

data for

future

evaluation

Implementation

of evaluation at

HQ and FO

Evaluation in the UN System

• United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG)

– Norms and Standards for Evaluation

• International Year of Evaluation 2015

– High level event: “Use of Evaluation in Evidence-Based

Policy Making” (21 April 2015, Hofburg)

• GA Resolution on evaluation:

– "Capacity building for the evaluation of development

activities at the country level” (UNGA Resolution

A/RES/69/237)

IEU website

http://www.unodc.org/un

odc/en/evaluation/index.

html

2. The drug portfolio

Drug-related UNODC projects ongoing - Overview

Evaluation status – completed/operationally completed

projects 2013/2014

Evaluation status of ongoing drug-related projects

Drug-related evaluations in 2013 and 2014

• Selected Programmatic In-Depth Evaluations:

– Global Programme on HIV/AIDS

– Country Programme Pakistan

– Country Programme Iran

– Afghan Opiate Trade Project

– Container Control Programme

Key evaluation lessons learned 1/2

Key evaluation lessons learned 2/2

• Gender/Human Rights should be key priorities for all initiatives;

• Addressing the needs of women and key populations is

important for interventions;

• UNODC is in the position to use its brokering role for

establishing strong cooperation;

• Country specific data important for implementation and impact;

• Sense of national ownership crucial for successful

implementation;

• Sometimes lack of baseline data;

• UNODC key player for work in prisons.

3. The evaluation of the UNODC Global

HIV/AIDS Programme

THE

TRANSFORMATIVE

POWER OF

EVALUATION:

A REALITY OR A

CLICHE?

THE EVALUATION

CHALLENGE TO

MEASURE THE

INVISIBLE:

A REAL

POSSIBILITY ?

“Evaluation: Looking back to move forward”

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Please visit IEU’s website:

http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/evaluation/index.html