Internal Oversight Service Evaluations of standardsetting work Evaluation

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Internal Oversight Service Evaluations of standard-setting work Evaluation Office Internal Oversight Service UNESCO

Internal Oversight Service Evaluations of standard-setting work Evaluation Office Internal Oversight Service UNESCO

Evaluations of standardsetting work Internal Oversight Service The overall evaluation of UNESCO’s standardsetting work

Evaluations of standardsetting work Internal Oversight Service The overall evaluation of UNESCO’s standardsetting work of the culture sector entailed: Evaluations related to 1970, 1972, 2003, 2005 Conventions; and An audit of the Conventions’ working methods of the Conventions.

Evaluations of standard-setting work – purpose and focus Internal Oversight Service PURPOSE: • to

Evaluations of standard-setting work – purpose and focus Internal Oversight Service PURPOSE: • to assist Governing Bodies and Secretariat supporting the implementation of the Conventions OVERALL EVALUATION QUESTION: • WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES THE STANDARD-SETTING WORK MAKE? FOCUS: • impact of the Conventions at the level of legislation / policy of State Parties. Also looked at: • the implementation of the Conventions by State Parties • UNESCO activities in support of implementation, partnerships, monitoring, etc. 3

Evaluations of standard-setting work – cross-cutting issues Internal Oversight Service • The better integration

Evaluations of standard-setting work – cross-cutting issues Internal Oversight Service • The better integration of the provisions of the Conventions in national policies, strategies and legislation; • The need to strengthen inter-sectoral cooperation at the national level in order to enhance the contribution of the Culture Conventions to sustainable development; • The involvement of non-state actors in the implementation of the Conventions; • Improving monitoring of the implementation of the Conventions, both at the national and at the global level; 4

Evaluations of standard-setting work – cross-cutting issues ctd. Internal Oversight Service • Overall, strengthening

Evaluations of standard-setting work – cross-cutting issues ctd. Internal Oversight Service • Overall, strengthening States Parties’ support to the implementation of the Conventions at the national level; • The consolidation of efforts to encourage ratification of the Conventions; and • The contribution of the Conventions to the international development agenda post-2015. 5

Evaluations of standard-setting work – lessons learned Internal Oversight Service • Timing of the

Evaluations of standard-setting work – lessons learned Internal Oversight Service • Timing of the evaluations is key; • Stakeholder involvement and extensive consultation through-out the process contribute to ownership of evaluation recommendations; • Evaluation recommendations targeting States Parties is more challenging to follow up; • Importance of having a good dissemination strategy for the evaluation results; • Evaluations created high visibility for the evaluation function. 6