In 2021 the UNICEF EO launched the evaluation of the L3 UNICEF response to COVID-19. This evaluation is an organizational requirement, as outlined in the UNICEF Evaluation Policy that prescribes that all L3 emergencies must be evaluated (and the EO is responsible for managing them). While this evaluation is further expected to generate learning for UNICEF moving forward, it represents a unique opportunity to evaluate a L3 emergency that featured a global, as opposed to the more typical country-level, scale, gauging how it was made operational and the results it achieved.
The objective of this evaluation is to assess, from a global perspective, how well UNICEF has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and the extent to which it realized its intended role in the global response to COVID-19.
By complementing and completing evaluative exercises conducted so far, and harnessing existing data gathered over the past year, the more specific goals of the evaluation are to:
i) Examine the appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency of UNICEF’s work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; and
ii) Examine the coherence and effectiveness of UNICEF’s collaboration and coordination efforts with partners (including other UN agencies, governments and civil society organizations) in responding to COVID-19.
Year Published | |
Type | |
Joint | No |
Partner/s | N/A |
Consultant name | |
Agency Focal Point | Deirdre Kiernan |
Focal Point Email | dkiernan@unicef.org |
Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | No |
Geographic Scope | Country |
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