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Mid-Term Evaluation of the Cities and Climate Change Initiative (Evaluation Report 2/2012)  

This report represents the Mid-Term Evaluation of UN‑Habitat’s Cities and Climate Change Initiative. The Initiative was launched in 2008 and to date has been implemented in three phases: August 2008 to July 2010 (Phase I), August 2010 – December 2011 (Phase II), and January 2012 – December 2013 (Phase III).

 Mid-Term Evaluation of the Cities and Climate Change Initiative English 31-December-12

Evaluation of the UN-Habitat Liaison Offices (Evaluation Report 6/2012)  

The evaluation of the UN-Habitat liaison offices was conducted at the request of UN-Habitat management. The purpose of the evaluation was to assess the roles, relevance, efficiency, effectiveness and implications of the new reform of UN-Habitat on the liaison offices. Specially, the evaluation focused on key functions of the liaison offices in terms of organizational and technical representation, information sharing, advocacy and outreach, building of partnerships and resource mobilization. Key achievements of the liaison offices and their challenges were assessed and analysed together with three scenarios for maintaining status quo, concentrating on liaison functions or strengthening the liaison offices.

 Evaluation of the UN-Habitat Liaison Offices English 31-March-12

Evaluation of the UN-Habitat Urban Programme in Iraq 2004-2012 (Evaluation Report 3/2012)  

The purpose of the evaluation was to assess the contributions of the UN-Habitat Iraq Urban Programme, the relevance of its programmatic focus, and the appropriateness of its institutional arrangements and partnerships. The evaluation also examined the added value of UN-Habitat within the context of joint programmes and identified lessons learned. Operating within a challenging developmental context, the evaluation found that the Iraq Programme had made a visible and well-acknowledged contribution to the country's sustainable urbanization agenda in sectors of housing and land, urban planning, water and sanitation, infrastructure and broader issues of governance and protection.

 Evaluation of the UN-Habitat Urban Programme in Iraq 2004-2012 English 31-September-12

Evaluation of the Establishment Process of the UN-HABITAT Rafik Hariri Memorial Award (Evaluation Report 5/2012)  

The evaluation report presents findings, lessons and recommendations from the evaluation of the Rafik Hariri UN-Habitat Memorial Award launched in 2009 jointly by UN-Habitat and Rafik Hariri Foundation, the sponsor of the Award. It also covers an evaluability assessment of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Foundation and UN-Habitat. The purpose of the evaluation was to provide lessons learned from the launch phase of the Memorial Award and recommendations to both UN-Habitat and the Foundation in order to improve future planning and implementation of the Award.

 Evaluation of the Establishment Process of the UN-HABITAT Rafik Hariri Memorial Award English 31-July-12

Evaluation of the of the Sustainable Neighbourhood Programme in Mavoko Municipality, Kenya (Evaluation Report 4/2012)  

The Sustainable Neighbourhood Programme was designed as an experimental, community-driven slum resettlement project, expected to address the housing crisis in Kenya by focusing on improving the lives and livelihoods of people living in 26 slum settlements in Mavoko, Kenya. The evaluation was a response to the request by the Government of Finland for a final evaluation of the achievements, experiences, challenges, and lessons learned. The evaluation found that the project strengthened community capacity through the sensitization, mobilization, and training of men, women, and youth living in the slum settlements who were able to better define their role in creating healthy, sustainable neighbourhoods and also implement steps to improve their own lives by working together.

 Evaluation of the of the Sustainable Neighbourhood Programme in Mavoko Municipality, Kenya English 28-February-12

Peer Review of the Implementation of UN-Habitat's Medium-term Strategic and Institutional Plan (2008-2013)  

By its decision 21/2 of 20 April 2007, the Governing Council (GC) of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) adopted the Medium-term Strategic and Institutional Plan (MTSIP) for 2008/2013. In the same decision the GC requested Executive Director of UN-Habitat to establish a peer-review process for the Plan. The present report is the final report on the results of the peer review. It reviews progress made in improving UN-Habitat strategies, programmes, organizational structures and procedures and gives recommendations for improving the implementation of MTSIP.

 Peer Review of the Implementation of UN-Habitat's Medium-term Strategic and Institutional Plan (2008-2013) English 31-July-11

Evaluation of the Implementation of UN-Habitat's Medium-Term Strategic and Institutional Plan 2008-2013 (Evaluation Report 1/2012)  

UN-Habitat's Medium-Term Strategic and Institutional Plan (MTSIP) 2008-2013 was adopted by resolution 21/2 of April 2007 of the Governing Council. The overarching goal of the plan is "to ensure an effective contribution to sustainable urbanization". Implementation of the MTSIP started in 2008 and comprises six focus areas, an Enhanced Normative and Operational Framework and cross-cutting issues of disaster management, gender mainstreaming and urban youth. The purpose of the evaluation was to provide an independent assessment of:

  1. The progress on achieving MTSIP focus area results over the 2008-2011 period; and
  2. Efficiency and effectiveness with respect to the attainment of the key MTSIP objective. The evaluation was carried out between November and June 2012 by two external evaluators.
The evaluation found that the MTSIP has rationalized and further sharpened the programmatic focus of UN-Habitat, brought about better alignment of programmes, and played a catalytic role in encouraging and enabling partnerships. The evaluation also identified lessons learned and proposed recommendations for improving the performance of the MTSIP.

 Evaluation of the Implementation of UN-Habitat's Medium-Term Strategic and Institutional Plan 2008-2013 English 31-July-11

Evaluation of Gender Mainstreaming in UN-HABITAT (Evaluation Report 1/2011)  

The objectives of the evaluation are to assess UN-HABITAT's efforts in mainstreaming gender across its programmes and policies, and the appropriateness of its institutional arrangements and strategic partnerships for the promotion of gender equality in human settlements. In addition to the accountability objective, the purpose of the evaluation is to generate lessons to inform decisions about how institutional arrangements for gender mainstreaming and related strategic partnerships can be improved. The following Summary sets out the findings of the Evaluation with regard to the achievements and challenges of gender mainstreaming in UN-HABITAT, before presenting a summary of recommendations and next steps.

 Evaluation of Gender Mainstreaming in UN-HABITAT English 28-February-11

Evaluation of the UN-HABITAT Youth Programme & Urban Youth Fund (Evaluation Report 2/2011)  

The evaluation of the UN-Habitat Youth Programme was mandated by UN-Habitat Governing Council resolution 21/6, which, among other things, requested the Executive Director to establish the Opportunities Fund for Urban Youth-led Development, and undertake an evaluation of the operation of the special fund and to submit a report thereon to the Governing Council at its twenty-third session in April 2011. The main objectives of the evaluation were to assess the relevance of the work carried out by UN-Habitat with urban youth; to review the integration of youth issues in the normative and operational work of UN-Habitat; to evaluate the operations of the Urban Youth Fund; and to review the normative and operational performance of the youth empowerment initiatives of UN-Habitat.

 Evaluation of the UN-HABITAT Youth Programme & Urban Youth Fund English 31-December-11

Slum Upgrading Facility Pilot Programme End-of-Programme Evaluation (Evaluation Report 4/2011)  

The evaluation assessed the performance of the Slum Upgrading Facility (SUF) and its associated projects in the four pilot countries: Ghana, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Tanzania. The evaluation was requested by the donors of the SUF Programme i.e., the Governments of Norway, Sweden/Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and the Department for International Development of the United Kingdom. It also responded to UN-Habitat Governing Council Resolution 20/11 which requested for an independent evaluation of the SUF pilot phase to inform decision making on how to proceed with the project. The evaluation found that one of the main outcomes of the pilot phase was the establishment of the local finance facilities which represent an important innovation that has the potential for impacting the lives of millions of slum dwellers, not only in the four pilot countries but throughout the developing world.

 Slum Upgrading Facility Pilot Programme End-of-Programme Evaluation English 31-December-11

 
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