United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG)

What United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) does

The United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) is an interagency professional network that coordinates evaluation functions across the UN system, bringing together 50+ UN departments, specialized agencies, funds, programmes, and affiliated organizations (including FAO, UNICEF, UN Women, IFAD, WFP, and UNDP). Operated by a five-person secretariat headquartered at 220 East 42nd Street, New York, UNEG operates as a standards-setting and knowledge-sharing body rather than a technology company. Its core deliverables are normative documents — the Norms and Standards for Evaluation in the UN System, the Code of Conduct for Evaluation, the Principles of Working Together (revised every several years, most recently in January 2022), and the UNEG Strategy 2025-2032 — alongside a centralized publications repository containing 14,517+ evaluation documents contributed by member agencies.

UNEG's primary product surface is a free, searchable web platform (unevaluation.org) that hosts its own normative publications, a Member Publications Database of evaluations from 60+ UN agencies, training resources on evaluation methods (Developmental Evaluation, Case Study, Process Tracing, Real-time Learning), an Evaluation Plan Database, and a news/events feed. The technical stack is standard web content management; UNEG explicitly does not develop or operate commercial technology products, APIs, or applications. Distribution is entirely free and digital, with no pricing, licensing, or paywall structures.

The business model is non-commercial: UNEG is funded through contributions and in-kind participation from its member UN agencies, with governance exercised through Annual General Meetings and working groups. No revenue is generated, no pricing is charged, and all resources are made freely available to members and the public.

Name

United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG)

Legal name

United Nations Evaluation Group

Website

https://unevaluation.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UNEG is an interagency professional network that coordinates evaluation functions across the UN system, serving 50+ member agencies with shared norms, standards, a 14,517+ document publications repository, and training resources via a five-person New York-based secretariat.

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International Development Evaluation Services

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Professional Organizations (81392)

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United Nations System & Specialized Agencies (BPADAAAA)

Keywords

• UN evaluation standards
• Interagency professional network
• Evaluation methodologies
• Normative framework development
• Evaluation knowledge repository

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Member Contributions: UNEG operates as a professional network funded through contributions and participation from its member UN agencies, funds, and programmes. The organization does not generate commercial revenue.

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Core offering

UNEG is an interagency professional network that coordinates the evaluation units of the UN system, bringing together 50+ UN departments, specialized agencies, funds, programmes, and affiliated organizations. It develops and maintains normative frameworks for evaluation (Norms and Standards, Code of Conduct, Principles of Working Together), operates a centralized repository of 14,517+ evaluation publications from member agencies, and provides training resources, evaluation methods guidance, and governance through Annual General Meetings.

Product overview

UNEG (United Nations Evaluation Group) is an interagency professional network that coordinates evaluation activities across the UN system. It is not a technology product company but rather a coordination and standards body. UNEG provides a publications repository containing its own foundational documents (Norms and Standards, Principles of Working Together, Code of Conduct, Strategy 2025-2032) alongside a searchable Member Publications Database with over 14,500 evaluation documents from 60+ UN agencies including FAO, UNICEF, UN Women, IFAD, and WFP. Additional offerings include training resources on evaluation methods, an evaluation plan database, and a news/events platform for the UN evaluation community.

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Products and services

• UNEG Publications Repository Centralized repository of UNEG publications including norms, standards, strategies, and evaluation frameworks for the UN system, serving UN evaluation professionals and member agencies.
• Member Publications Database Searchable database of evaluation publications from UN member agencies including FAO, UNICEF, UN Women, IFAD, WFP, and 60+ other UN organizations, containing 14,517+ evaluation documents for the global evaluation community.
• UNEG Norms and Standards for Evaluation in the UN System Foundation document establishing professional norms and standards for evaluation across the UN system, adopted by member agencies.
• UNEG Principles of Working Together Governance document defining principles for UNEG membership, governance, ways of working, and funding. The current version is the seventh iteration adopted at the UNEG AGM 2022.
• UNEG Code of Conduct for Evaluation in the UN System Code of conduct applying to all evaluation staff and consultants in the UN system, consistent with Standards of Conduct for the International Civil Service.
• Assessment Framework for Decentralized Evaluation Functions in the UN System Framework for assessing decentralized evaluation functions across UN agencies.
• Training Resources and Evaluation Methods Educational materials including Developmental Evaluation, Case study evaluations, Advanced Analytical Techniques (Process Tracing), and Real-time learning approaches for UN evaluation professionals.
• UNEG Strategy 2025-2032 Strategic plan covering the period 2025-2032 that defines UNEG's strategic direction for the network.
• Mapping Decentralized Evaluation Functions Across UN Agencies Report mapping decentralized evaluation functions across UN agencies to inform system-wide coordination.

Quantifiable outcome

• UNEG maintains a repository of 14,517+ evaluation documents from member agencies, providing a comprehensive knowledge base for the global evaluation community.

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FAO Office of EvaluationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAO Office of Evaluation is an active UNEG member that contributes to the shared evaluation repository and participates in UNEG working groups and standards development.
• UNICEF Evaluation OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF Evaluation Office participates in UNEG as a member agency, contributing evaluations and collaborating on system-wide evaluation standards.
• UN Women Independent Evaluation ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN Women IES collaborates with UNEG on gender-responsive evaluation standards and contributes to the UNEG normative framework.
• IFAD Independent Office of EvaluationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFAD IOE participates as a UNEG member, contributing country programme evaluations and engaging in system-wide evaluation coordination.
• WFP Office of EvaluationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWFP Office of Evaluation is an active UNEG member contributing Country Strategic Plan evaluations and participating in UNEG initiatives.
• UNDP Independent Evaluation OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNDP's independent evaluation function participates in UNEG coordination and contributes to shared evaluation resources and methodologies.
• UNEG Evaluation Methods Working GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNEG working groups, including the Evaluation Methods Working Group, develop specialized guidance on evaluation approaches including Developmental Evaluation, Case Study evaluations, and Process Tracing.

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Recent moves5 records

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Direct peers

• ALNAP (Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance): ALNAP is a sector-wide network of humanitarian organizations focused on evaluation and learning in humanitarian action. It operates as a similar membership-driven coordination body producing evaluation studies, standards, and knowledge resources for its member organizations.
• EvalPartners: EvalPartners is a global partnership initiative supporting evaluation capacity development and the professionalization of evaluation. It functions as a parallel network organization fostering collaboration among evaluation stakeholders, comparable to UNEG's network facilitation role.
• OECD DAC Evaluation Resource Centre: The OECD Development Assistance Committee Evaluation Resource Centre coordinates evaluation practice across bilateral donors and development agencies. It is directly comparable to UNEG as an inter-agency coordination body for evaluation standards and knowledge sharing in the development sector.
• World Bank Independent Evaluation Group (IEG): The World Bank's independent evaluation function evaluates Bank operations and produces global evaluation knowledge. It is the closest analog to UNEG at the multilateral development bank level, with a similar mandate to produce standards, methodologies, and lessons learned.
• International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation (IOCE): IOCE is a global membership organization bringing together Voluntary Organizations for Professional Evaluation (VOPEs) and evaluation associations worldwide. It serves as a parallel coordinating body for the global evaluation community, similar to UNEG's coordination role within the UN system.

Others

• Better Evaluation: Better Evaluation is an open-access resource platform providing evaluation methods, tools, and guidance. It serves as a complementary knowledge resource to UNEG's publications repository, particularly for individual evaluators and capacity-building efforts globally.

Regional players

• European Evaluation Society (EES): EES is a regional professional society promoting evaluation theory and practice across Europe. It provides similar conference, training, and knowledge-sharing functions as UNEG, but serves the European evaluation community rather than the UN system.
• African Evaluation Association (AfrEA): AfrEA is the regional professional association for evaluation in Africa, providing a similar coordination and capacity-building function for African M&E professionals and institutions. It operates regionally where UNEG operates globally, with overlapping membership and methodology development work.

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Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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