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The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) is a functionally independent entity dedicated to enhancing accountability and learning within UNDP. We produce rigorous evaluations of UNDP’s work, providing actionable insights to strengthen its contribution to development results globally.

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Independent Country Programme Evaluation: Ethiopia

The Independent Evaluation Office conducted its second ICPE for Ethiopia in 2024 with the overall objective of informing the preparation of the next CPD for UNDP…

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Publications
Independent Country Programme Evaluation: South Africa

The Independent Evaluation Office conducted its second Independent Country Programme Evaluation (ICPE) of UNDP in South Africa in 2024, the first having been…

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Thematic evaluation
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Evaluating UNDP's support to the private sector

The Evaluation of the UNDP Support to Private Sector Development and Structural Transformation was the first evaluation to assess UNDP's global contribution to private sector development and structural transformation.

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Evaluating UNDP's support to ecosystems and biodiversity

The Evaluation of UNDP Support to Ecosystem Management and Biodiversity Conservation is the first global independent evaluation with an in-depth focus on the organization’s work in this area.

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Thematic evaluation
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Evaluating UNDP's support to digitalization

UNDP has supported information and communication technology and digitalization of public services for more than two decades. The evaluation of UNDP Support to Digitalization of Public Services assessed this increasingly important area of UNDP support across all regions of operations.

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