Evaluation Reports

All UNECE evaluation reports, management responses and progress reports published after 1 October 2014 are posted below. 

Programme-wide

OIOS Evaluation of the Regular Programme of Technical Cooperation (RPTC) (2024)
Inception paper	Report	Management Response	Progress Report
Review of the UNECE's role to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in the context of the UN development system reform  (2023)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Progress Report	Evaluation Brief
OIOS Evaluation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe: Subprogrammes 4 (Economic Cooperation and Integration) and 6 (Trade)  (03/2023)
Inception paper	Report	Management Response	Progress Report
Review of UNECE engagement with the private sector (09/2021)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report	Evaluation Brief
Gender Mainstreaming in UNECE (07/2019)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress report
Review of UNECE efforts to promote cross-sectoral collaboration and an integrated approach to sustainable development work (03/2017)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
OIOS Evaluation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe  (04/2016)
Inception Paper	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Review of the Role of Information and Communication in Promoting the Visibility of the Work of the ECE (02/2015)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report

 

Office of the Executive Secretary

United Nations Road Safety Trust Fund (UNRSTF) (04/2021; XB E316)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report	Evaluation Brief
Evaluation of Road Safety Projects (Phases I to IV) (12/2019; XB E247, E259, E284, E313)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report

Environment

Self-evaluation on the activities serviced by UNECE under the Aarhus Convention and its Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (01/2023; RB Subprogramme 1 )
ToR	Report	Management Response	Progress Report
Evidence-based environmental governance and sustainable environmental policies in support of the 2030 Agenda in South-East Europe (04/2022; UNDA 1819AE)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Evaluation of Capacity Building for Cooperation on DAM Safety in Central Asia (Phase 3, 2017-2020) (July 2021; XB E287)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Evaluation of Environment Performance Review (EPR) Process based on Reviews carried out in the period 2015-2019 (09/2019; RB Subprogramme 1 )
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Strengthening the implementation of the UNECE Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) (07/2019; XB E239)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Strengthening Industrial Safety in Central Asia through the Implementation of and Accession to the UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents (01/2019; XB E263)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Strengthening cooperation on water quality management in Central Asia (12/2018; XB E245)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Strengthening cooperation on hydrology and environment between Tajikistan and Afghanistan in the upper Amu Darya River basin (Pyanj River)  (12/2018; XB E220)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Implementation of the National Water and Health Targets in the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan through National Policy Dialogue (09/2018; XB E133)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Transboundary Cooperation and Integrated Water Resources Management in the Chu and Talas River Basins (09/2018; XB E252)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Strengthening Governments’ and water operators’ capacity ensure equity of access to water and sanitation in countries with economies in transition in the Economic Commission for Europe region, with a particular focus on small-scale water supplies and sanitation in rural areas (2014-2017) (11/2017; UNDA 1415AF)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Review of UNECE activities under the Espoo Convention and its Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA, 2011-2015) (07/2016; XB E115)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Capacity-building for cooperation on dam safety in Central Asia Phase 3 (02/2017; XB E240)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report

 

Transport

Sustainable transport connectivity and implementation of transport-related SDGs in selected landlocked and transit/bridging countries (08/2022; UNDA 1819 BA)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Progress Report
Strengthening the national road safety management capacities of selected developing countries and countries with economies in transition (07/2018; UNDA 1415 BC)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
ITC support to governments in climate change mitigation: lessons from the use of ForFITS tool that links policy choices and CO2 emission scenarios for inland transport (07/2018; XB E228)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Evaluation of the global and regional impact of UN regulations and United Nations Recommendations on the transport of dangerous goods (2005-2014) (07/2016; RB Subprogramme 2)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Strengthening the capacities of developing countries and countries with economies in transition to facilitate legitimate border crossing, regional cooperation and integration (11/2016; UNDA 1213 AA)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report

 

Statistics

Strengthening Social Protection for Pandemic Response: Identifying the Vulnerable, Aiding Recovery and Building Resilience (April 2024; UNDA COVID-19 joint Special Project 2023Y), June 2020-June 2022
ToR	Report	Management Response	Progress Report
Modernising Statistical Production Phase 3 (03/2024; E331)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Progress Report
Enhancing Coherence and Integration of Economic and Social Statistics in Support of the Implementation of 2008 SNA ( 10/2023, E264)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Progress Report	Evaluation Brief
Strengthening national capacity in the most vulnerable UNECE countries for the sustainable development of statistics (2019; UNDA 1415 AD)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
OIOS Thematic evaluation of the regional commissions (03/2017)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Project on the preparation for the 2020 round of population censuses and the production of better migration data in CIS countries, Implemented from 2013 to 2015 (02/2017; XB E203)
ToR	Report	Management response	Final Progress Report

 

Economic Cooperation & Integration

Strengthened innovation policies of landlocked Central Asian countries in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (07/2024; UNDA 2023N)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Progress Report
International Centre of Excellence on Public-Private Partnership: development and implementation of PPP standards and recommendations (03/2024; E 267)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Progress Report
Promoting innovation policy capacities in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus (09/2023; XB E317)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Progress Report	Evaluation Brief
Innovation for Sustainable Development Reviews and sub-regional Innovation Policy Outlook (11/2020; RB Subprogramme 4)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Initiative: PPP toolkit and International PPP Centre of Excellence (10/2018; XB E182)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Development and implementation of public-private partnerships international standards in support of SDGs (10/2017; XB E249)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Competitiveness, innovative policies and public-private partnerships: Capacity building for civil servants and business associations (10/2017; XB E226)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Evaluation of the UNECE project "Capacity Development to support the implementation of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Belarus (11/2016; XB E202)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report

Sustainable Energy

Subprogramme-level evaluation of regular budget activities on the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources and the United Nations Resource Management System for the period 2020-2023 (10/2024; RB Subprogramme 5)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Progress Report
Supporting UNECE member States in the development and implementation of the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) and the United Nations Resource Management System (UNRMS) (04/2024, XB E357)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Progress Report
Moving to carbon neutrality in the UNECE region (07/2023; XB E355)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Integrated Energy and Water Resources Management in Support of Sustainable Development in South-Eastern Europe and Asia (05/2022; UNDA) 1819 AB)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
UNECE Collaboration with UN and other Partners in Delivering on Energy for Sustainable Development (10/2020; RB Subprogramme 5)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia  (12/2019; UNDA 1617X)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Strengthening capacity of the member States to achieve the energy-related Sustainable Development Goals - Pathways to Sustainable Energy (11/2019; XB E274)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Enhancing National Capacities for Development and Implementation of the Energy Efficiency Standards in Buildings in the UNECE Region (08/2019; XB E282)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Gas Center (2018; XB E210)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Review of the case studies of the application of best practice guidance for coal mine methane management (10/2017; XB E251)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Promoting Energy Efficiency Investments for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development (11/2015; UNDA 1213 AB)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final progress Report

Trade

Transport and trade connectivity in the age of pandemics (2020-2022) (04/2024, UNDA 2023X)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Progress Report
Global Initiative towards post-Covid-19 resurgence of MSME sector (07/2024; UNDA 2023W)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Progress Report
Strengthening the capacity of Central Asian countries to implement trade facilitation measures and better integrate into the international rules-based trading system (E293, June 2024)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Progress Report
Enhancing usage and uptake of standards for sustainable development, gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls (01/2023; XB E330)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Progress Report
Strengthening the National Capacities of Selected UNECE Countries for Evidence-Based Regulatory and Procedural Trade Policies to achieve SDGs (04/2021; UNDA 1617 AN)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Strengthening the capacity of SPECA countries for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (08/2020; XB E262)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
UNECE's support to the advancement of Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies in member States (Working Party 6) (12/2019; RB Subprogramme 6)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Removing regulatory and procedural barriers to trade in Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan (01/2019; XB E268)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Strengthening national capacities of the CIS countries to implement ECE agricultural quality standards (03/2018; XB E236)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Strengthening the capacity of transition and developing economies to participate in cross-border agricultural food supply chains (11/2017; UNDA 1415 AE)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report

Forestry and Timber

Self-evaluation of the Forest Products Annual Market Review (12/2022; RB Subprogramme 7 )
ToR	Report	Management Response	Progress Report
Accountability Systems for Sustainable Forest Management in the Caucasus and Central Asia (03/2021; UNDA 1617V)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Assessment of the relevance of the 2014-2017 UNECE/FAO Integrated Programme of Work to the needs of member States and challenges in the forest sector (08/2016; E254)
ToR	Report	Management Reponse	Final Progress Report
Sustainable Forest Management for Greener Economies in the Caucasus and Central Asia (07/2016; UNDA Project 1213 AW)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report

Housing, Land Management & Population

Improved Capacities of UNECE member States in developing evidence-based policy measures to meet their commitments under MIPAA/RIS and 2017 Lisbon Ministerial Declaration: Ageing (Phase III) (07/2023; E345)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Progress Report	Evaluation Brief
Improved Sustainable Urban Development in 17 Norwegian Cities (03/2023; E340)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Progress Report
Building Urban Economic Resilience during and after COVID-19 (12/2022; UNDA 2023AA)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report	Evaluation Brief
Evaluation of UNECE Forum of Mayors (07/2022; RB Subprogramme 8)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Evidence-based policies for sustainable housing and urban development in selected countries with economies in transition (01/2021; UNDA 1617 W)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Advancing intergovernmental work towards the implementation of the 2017 Lisbon Ministerial Declaration and MIPAA/RIS commitments (09/2020; RB Subprogramme 8)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Extending policy relevance of the Active Ageing Index: Cooperation with UNECE (11/2019; E147)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
Strengthening national capacities for sustainable housing in selected countries with economies in transition (11/2017; UNDA 1415 AC)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final progress Report
Role of UNECE Country Profiles on housing and land management and related follow-up activities in development of national housing legislation and programmes (08/2016)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report
External evaluation of the UNECE-European Union project Active Ageing Index II - Further Development and Dissemination (2016; E171)
ToR	Report	Management Response	Final Progress Report