UNEG Annual General Meeting 2023
The UNEG AGM 2023 was held from 24-26 January 2023 and was hosted by GEF colleagues at World Bank Offices in Washington D.C. This was the first post-COVID in-person UNEG meeting.
In person sessions of the Evaluation Practice Exchange and Professional Development Seminars were not held.
24 Jan 2023
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Opening session
Activities:
• Opening comments by Oscar A. Garcia (UNEG Chair)
• Approval of the AGM 2023 Agenda
• Approval of the AGM 2023 Agenda
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Environmental Dimensions of Sustainable Development
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Session organized by GEF IEO featuring Rosina Bierbaum, Chair of the GEF Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) and Aileen Lee, Chief of Programs, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Moderated by Juha Uitto, Director, GEF IEO.
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Strategic Objective 1 – Develop and safeguard professional norms, standards and guidance
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Review of the work of SO1 work groups: Peer Review Working Group; Ethics Working Group; Gender, Disability and Human Rights Working Group; Integrating Environmental and Social Impact into Evaluations Working Group and Private Sector Interest Group.
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Lunch
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Strategic Objective 3 - Influence Policy-making and Operational Work through Evaluations
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Review of work of the SO3 work groups: Humanitarian Evaluation Interest Group; COVID-19 Working Group; Peacebuilding Working Group UNSCDF Working Group; National Evaluation Capacity Development Working Group; and Use of Evaluation Interest Group.
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Meeting of the SDG Synthesis Coalition
Activities:
• Introduction of the American Institutes for Research commissioned to conduct the Partnership Pillar synthesis;
• Presentation of the methodology under development by AIR;
• Explanation of the Governance Structure for the SDG Synthesis Coalition
• Solicitation of nominations of high-level political representatives to the Steering Committee that will guide all 5 SDG pillar syntheses.
• Presentation of the methodology under development by AIR;
• Explanation of the Governance Structure for the SDG Synthesis Coalition
• Solicitation of nominations of high-level political representatives to the Steering Committee that will guide all 5 SDG pillar syntheses.
25 Jan 2023
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Evaluating during time of crisis
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Chair: Oscar A. Garcia, UNEG Chair
Panel members: Marco Segone (Director, UNFPA Evaluation Office), Elma Balic (Oversight Officer, IOM Evaluation Office), Leslie Thomas (Chief, Evaluation Division, UNRWA)
The panelists reflected on:
1. What can be learnt from evaluation of crisis and under crisis to inform the practice in the UN going forward. Are we learning lessons?
2. Whether evaluation is keeping pace with flexible and adaptive multi-partner approaches needed to address crises, as well as adapting to a more system thinking approach.
Panel members: Marco Segone (Director, UNFPA Evaluation Office), Elma Balic (Oversight Officer, IOM Evaluation Office), Leslie Thomas (Chief, Evaluation Division, UNRWA)
The panelists reflected on:
1. What can be learnt from evaluation of crisis and under crisis to inform the practice in the UN going forward. Are we learning lessons?
2. Whether evaluation is keeping pace with flexible and adaptive multi-partner approaches needed to address crises, as well as adapting to a more system thinking approach.
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Use of AI in Evaluation
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Oscar Garcia (Director, IEO UNDP), Anish Pradhan (IT Specialist, IEO UNDP), Boaz Liesdek (Research Analyst, IEO UNDP), Andrea Arenas (AIDA Consultant, IEO UNDP)
• How can we leverage Artificial Intelligence to enhance access to evaluation evidence to improve the way we design, implement, and evaluate development programme?
• Can UNDP AIDA platform be expanded into a unified AI enabled evidence portal across UN Agencies?
• How can we leverage Artificial Intelligence to enhance access to evaluation evidence to improve the way we design, implement, and evaluate development programme?
• Can UNDP AIDA platform be expanded into a unified AI enabled evidence portal across UN Agencies?
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Lunch
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Strategic Objective 2 – Enhance professionalization and capacity
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Review of work of the SO2 work groups: Professionalization Working Group; Methods Use and Appropriateness Working Group; Evaluating Policy Influence and Normative Work Working Group; Evaluating Capacity Development Working Group; Evaluation Synthesis Interest Group; Decentralized Evaluation Interest Group; and Evaluation Practice Exchange Organising Committee.
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Other work areas: Partnerships Working Group and System Wide Evaluation
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UNEG Business (UNEG Heads or designated representatives only)
Activities:
• UNEG Treasurer’s Report, Adan Ruiz-Villalba, UNEG Treasurer
• UNEG Membership update, Andrew Fyfe, Chair of the UNEG Membership Committee
• Results of the UNEG vice-Chair elections
• AOB
• UNEG Membership update, Andrew Fyfe, Chair of the UNEG Membership Committee
• Results of the UNEG vice-Chair elections
• AOB
26 Jan 2023
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Brainstorming - Re-energizing UNEG, 2023 review of the 2020-2024 Strategy and preparing for the 2025-2029 Strategy
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Review of work session discussions and outcomes
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• Review of discussions and outcomes from the work group reporting sessions
• Highlights from the substantive discussion sessions
• New areas of work
• Highlights from the substantive discussion sessions
• New areas of work
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Drafting the UNEG Work Plan 2023
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Drafting of the UNEG 2023 Work Plan - confirmation of work groups and identification of conveners/ coordinators.
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Closing session
Activities:
• Review and approval of the conclusions of the AGM 2023
• UNEG Evaluation Week 2024
• AOB
• UNEG Evaluation Week 2024
• AOB
Opening session
Environmental Dimensions of Sustainable Development
Strategic Objective 1 – Develop and safeguard professional norms, standards and guidance
Strategic Objective 3 - Influence Policy-making and Operational Work through Evaluations
Meeting of the SDG Synthesis Coalition
Strategic Objective 2 – Enhance professionalization and capacity
UNEG Business (UNEG Heads or designated representatives only)
No Results Found
