Evaluation of UNDP Contribution at the Regional Level to Development and Corporate Results

Evaluation of UNDP Contribution at the Regional Level to Development and Corporate Results

Completedon 9 Dec, 2010
Planned End Date
Sep 2010
Evaluation Type
Thematic
Management Response
Yes
Evaluation Budget
$350,000
Summary
In an increasing inter-connected and inter-dependent world. Regional cooperation has immense potential Countries are collaborating to address challenges that cannot be addressed individually and on regional public goods. New forms of cooperation are taking place with the emergence of new regional and subregional groupings. UNDP, since its inception, has supported regional cooperation through its regional programmes and engagement with regional bodies. UNDP itself is structured along regional lines with five regional bureaux and has also established a presence in all five regions through regional service centres that support country and regional programmes. The evaluation concluded that UNDP regional programmes have made significant and long-standing development contributions. They promoted cooperation among countries in building regional and national institutions as well as addressing cross-border and common challenges. The regional service centres have provided useful and much-appreciated technical support to country offices. However, in all regions, the contribution to results has been affected by fragmentation of regional programmes, insufficient linkages with national programmes, and time-frames that have not taken into account the need for long-term capacity development. UNDP has yet to develop an explicit, holistic and strategic business model that addresses critical capacity in country offices, the provision of supplementary technical support to country offices, management of the regional programme, support to UN coordination at the regional level, and the grounding of corporate positioning in regional knowledge. As a result, the core recommendation of the evaluation is that the organization should develop a strategic corporate business model that covers headquarters/global, regional and country levels.
  • Evaluation Information
Evaluation Title
Evaluation of UNDP Contribution at the Regional Level to Development and Corporate Results
Plan Period
Status
Completed
Type
Thematic
Management Response
Yes
Plan Date
1 Sep, 2010
Quality Assessment
No
Completion Date
9 Dec, 2010
Joint Programme
No
Joint Evaluation
No
Budget
$350,000
GEF Evaluation
No
Expenditure
$0
Countries
Independent Evaluation Office