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Noting the ongoing internal reform process of the Unit aimed at further improving its effectiveness,

E. Indications of impact

Oversight is an activity that involves consideration of the outputs of the monitoring process.

Noting the ongoing internal reform process of the Joint Inspection Unit aimed at further improving its effectiveness,

The process of informal consultations, which was by no means unique to the Council, was vital if the Council was to be effective.

These are significant reasons for evolving bottom up approaches and methodologies for assessing and evaluating performance.

The audits of headquarter units have been postponed in 2004 and were included in the strategy and workplan of the Office of Audit and Performance Review for 2005.

An independent company commissioned by the Office of Audit and Performance Review has been reviewing controls and risks following the implementation of Atlas.

We have engaged in a process of reflection, which at times has been painful.

The planning or analysis phase is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2005 and the new functionality, including supplier performance evaluation, is expected to be completed in the second half of 2006.

A recent organizational effectiveness assessment of 23 multilateral organizations by the Department for International Development (United Kingdom) rated UNDP the highest.

(a) Improving the efficiency of the energy sector

Portfolio risk analysis and performance attribution system ( 875,000)

The development of performance measurement and monitoring tools through ongoing business analysis will contribute to the enhancement of the accounting function in its own right.

Also, the Office of Audit and Performance Review has been reviewing its audit planning methodology with a view to adopting a more formal risk based approach.

Training is the way of improving management effectiveness.

Assists OAPR in identifying systemic trends and emerging corporate issues based on the results of the country office audit Assists the respective business divisions and content experts in understanding the root causes of compliance issues as reported by the internal and external audit team.

The audits of Treasury and the relevant specialist areas have been included in the 2005 audit plan of the Internal Audit Section of the Office of Audit and Performance Reviews.

She pointed out that the Division for Oversight Services was established in 2003, prior to which audits were carried out by the UNDP Office of Audit and Performance Review.

The reform process should also ensure the enhancement of the Council apos s efficiency.

To measure institutional performance, UNDP has produced a new corporate scorecard', which has inspired other mainstream agencies and donors to do likewise.

Within UNDP, the Evaluation Office has continued to be an integral part of the oversight group with the Office of Audit and Performance Review and the Operations Support Group.

58 41. Improving the effectiveness of the methods of work of the First Committee

59 95. Improving the effectiveness of the methods of work of the First Committee

Mozambique an expansion into phase 2, with an additional province and a new central (policy) component, including additional co financing from Ireland and Switzerland, beyond continuing commitments from the Netherlands and Norway.

CONSULTATIONS IS DESIRABLE AND POSSIBLE WITHOUT REDUCING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE COUNCIL

Overall, however, the Project's underlying assumption was that management systems are important intervening variables in assessing government capacity for a variety of policy areas and play an important role in explaining one potential set of intervening causal linkages to different levels of performance and effectiveness.

Performance analysis for sub goal 1 Local governance

UNDP is in a unique position to take leadership and engage the entire United Nations system in a coordinated, effective country level implementation of the MDGs that empowers women and bridges gender gaps.

The Office of Audit and Performance Review of UNDP continues to follow up this matter to ensure that, for every project, either an audit is arranged or satisfactory reasons are provided for its exclusion.

Exchanging raw data on possible transactions to support better analysis and cooperation.

The performance monitoring process should be used to improve programme effectiveness.

Thus, in order to try to improve the work of WP.11, the following working method is proposed

The policy framework for investment could be used as a self evaluation and benchmarking tool and as a coherent framework for investment related policy reviews.

In addition, the Associate Administrator chairs the UNDP Oversight Group comprised of the Office of Audit and Performance Review (OAPR), the Evaluation Office and the Operations Support Group.

The company hired a specialist to supervise analysis of new product potential.

They employ something like a cost benefit analysis based on a subjective sense of danger.

There was a high turnover rate in two years, eight staff members successively occupied the five established posts, which may be detrimental to the continuity and efficiency of work performed.

Performance analysis for sub goal 3 Organizational strengthening

This could be detrimental to the continuity and efficiency of work performed.

Measures taken to improve the management and efficiency of the Office of the Prosecutor

Improved performance or higher quality service does not occur on demand.

Non governmental organizations had shown themselves to be useful in helping CEDAW to be more effective.