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An Independent mid-term Evaluation of the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) Toolbox for Decision Making in Chemicals Management – Phase III Project was undertaken between November 2019 and early 2020. It aimed to assess progress towards achieving the project’s planned results and assessed the relevance and effectiveness criteria.
Using a mixed methods approach, the evaluation included an online survey and key informant interviews with stakeholders, along with a theory of change analysis, a comprehensive desk review and three training...
An Independent Evaluation of UNOSAT Rapid Mapping Service (RMS) was published in July 2018. Using a mixed methods approach, it was the first independent evaluation of the Rapid Mapping Service since its inception in 2003. The evaluation included an online survey with a 20.8% response rate and key informant interviews covering 38% of institutional stakeholders, along with a theory of change analysis and a comprehensive desk review. For each evaluation criterion, the evaluation applied a rating, using a four-point scale traffic light system of green, amber and red.as practice...
The “Shimanami Collective: Sea and Human Security for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific” was a 12-month capacity-building initiative (March 2024 - March 2025) implemented by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Hiroshima Office (HO). It aimed to enhance knowledge and skills in sea and human security among government officials, civil society, and private sector actors from Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and countries from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) The project was funded by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...
UNITAR is guided by a four-year Strategic Framework which articulates the Institute’s vision, mission, core values and strategic objectives and enablers. The present Framework, covering the period from 2018 to 2021, was approved by the Institute’s Board of Trustees in November 2017.
The Framework structures the Institute’s objectives, programming and activities under the peace, people, planet and prosperity pillars of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable, in addition to cross-cutting programme pillars on accelerating the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, multilateral diplomac...
13 March 2025, Banjul, The Gambia - In an ambitious effort to address chemicals and waste management challenges in The Gambia, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the National Environment Agency (NEA) of the Government of The Gambia, and other stakeholders have partnered to improve The Gambia’s capacity to effectively manage polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and unintentional persistent organic pollutants (uPOPs) through the project "Strengthening ...
The UNITAR Hiroshima Office (HO) has organized the World Heritage Training Series (hereafter “Training Series") annually since 2003. This evaluation assesses the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and impacts of the Training Series since 2012, as well as seeks to identify any problems or challenges that the series encountered and to issue recommendations.
The Training Series is comprised of an annual five-day workshop which provides a detailed examination of the World Heritage nomination process and requirements, utilizing expert insight and experience, a...
The Supporting the Yearly Training Programme of the École de Maintien de la Paix project aimed to strengthen the impact of peace operations (UN and non-UN) by directly addressing the challenges related to paring deployed personnel. More specifically, the project sought to reinforce the École de Maintien de la Paix (EMPABB) to host training of African personnel deploying to peace operations. The project planned to achieve its goals by enhancing accessibility to the regional training centre, empower local trainers to deliver impactful training and equip personnel from the reg...
UN CC:Learn is a partnership of 36 multilateral organizations working to build human capacities in developing and transition countries to plan and implement effective climate change actions. It aims to strengthen climate change (CC) learning globally, regionally and nationally.
A independent end of project evaluation was undertaken to assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, impact, coherence and project management of the UN CC:Learn project’s fourth phase, drawing on experiences from previous phases. The evaluation seeks to identify what went well,...
Support to the Global Monitoring Plan on POPs in the African Region
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Registration for the third round of the “Biennial Global Interlaboratory Assessment of POPs Laboratories” is now closed. It has been very successful with a record number of laboratories having registered.
GMP2 African Inception and New POPs Workshop
6 - 8 July 2016 - Accra, Ghana
Final results workshop on the UNEP/GEF project ´Tools and methods to include the nine new POPs into the Global Monitoring Plan (GMP) for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)...
First Steering Committee Meeting and Inception Workshop
Madrid, 26-28 November 2015
List of Documents
UNITAR/GEF/PRTR2/SCM1/1
Agenda
UNITAR/GEF/PRTR2/SCM1/2
Project overview
UNITAR/GEF/PRTR2/SCM1/3
Budget and Financial Matters
UNITAR/GEF/PRTR2/SCM1/4
Project Monitoring and reporting requierements
UNITAR/GEF/PRTR2/SCM1/5
Summary of results of PRTR Project Phase I...