UNEG norms and standards for evaluation

The United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) is an inter-agency professional network that brings together the evaluation units of the United Nations system, including United Nations departments, specialized agencies, funds, programmes and affiliated organizations. UNEG works to support the strengthening and harmonization of evaluation practices. The aim is to ensure that United Nations evaluation functions provide credible and useful evidence to inform and strengthen the work of the United Nations system in pursuit of its goals.

In 2005, UNEG adopted the foundational document, Norms and Standards for Evaluation in the United Nations System. The 2005 Norms and Standards sought to facilitate systemwide collaboration on evaluation by ensuring that UNEG members adhered to shared basic principles and applied best practices in managing, conducting and using evaluations.