Update Note on Peer Reviews of Evaluation in UN Organizations

The DAC Network on Development Evaluation (EvalNet) and the UN Evaluation Group
(UNEG) have established a Joint Task Force to support professional peer reviews of the
evaluation function of UN organizations. The framework applied in the reviews was
developed by conducting two pilot reviews of UNDP and UNICEF and
consists of internationally recognized standards. The reviews are conducted by an
independent Peer Panel consisting of professional evaluators with the support of expert
advisors. Lessons from earlier peer reviews are incorporated in the approach and the
framework has been revised in 2010 to become a fully owned UNEG framework for peer
reviews.