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Since its early years, the United Nations has issued a series of international recommendations on population and housing censuses under the title “Principles and Recommendations for Population and...

The Handbook on Economic Tendency Surveys provides best practices and harmonized principles on how to conduct economic tendency survey from sample selection, questionnaire design, survey questions...

The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) carried out an evaluation of UNDP contribution to anti-corruption and governance integrity in a development...

IEO and UNDP carried out an ‘Evaluation of the UNDP Strategic Plan, Global Programme, and Regional Programmes (2014-17)’ with the purpose of strengthening UNDP accountability to global and national...

Recognizing that institutional effectiveness is important to both UNDP’s audit and evaluation functions, the Directors of IEO and Office of Audit and Investigations (OAI) undertook the Assessment of...

Broad Economic Categories (BEC) aims to analyse international trade statistics by large economic classes of goods and services, based on the main outputs of corresponding industries, to facilitate...

The population and housing census is part of an integrated national statistical system, which may include other censuses (for example, agriculture), surveys, registers and administrative files. It...

The population and housing census is part of an integrated national statistical system, which may include other censuses (for example, agriculture), surveys, registers and administrative files. It...

The present publication provides a comprehensive methodological framework for collection and compilation of tourism statistics in all countries irrespective of the level of development of their...

This manual sets out an internationally agreed framework for the compilation and reporting of statistics of international trade in service. While it is primarily a guide for statistical compilers, it...

This publication provides a comprehensive methodological framework for collection and compilation of international merchandise trade statistics in all countries, irrespective of the level of...

These recommendations were developed to assist countries establish and strengthen information systems for water, which in turn support the design and evaluation of better water policies. In particular...

The increasing frequency and scale of disasters over the last decade pose mounting economic and humanitarian challenges and necessitate effective management of disaster risk as an integral part of...

Strengthening local governance with a view to promoting democratic representation, establishing entitlements, and improving the provision of goods and services can play a critical role in human...

As countries take ownership of the development agenda, enhancing sustained abilities for countries to do things for themselves takes centre stage as a critical element of development effectiveness...

The evaluation builds from the widely recognized assertion that poverty exacerbates environmental degradation and environmental damage reinforces poverty. The United Nations Development Programme’s...

In an increasingly interconnected and interdependent world, regional cooperation has immense potential. Countries are collaborating more to address challenges that cannot be addressed individually and...

This evaluation examines UNDP role and contribution to the attainment of electoral results. It seeks to determine the quality and added value of UNDP performance in strengthening electoral systems and...

The evaluation recommends that UNDP should engage more consistently with global funds and philanthropic foundations to develop mutual approaches to development challenges. UNDP should place more...

The Evaluation of UNDP Support to Conflict-Affected Countries in the Context of UN Peace Operations provides an independent assessment of the evolving UNDP role in conflict-affected settings where...