Evaluation in UN Human Rights

UN Human Rights takes a systematic and methodological approach to evaluation as part of results-based management. It works towards an evaluation culture built around the needs of users and the impact on rights-holders.

More: UN Human Rights Evaluation Vision and Policy (PDF)

The long-term goal of UN Human Rights’ evaluation function is to make the Office’s interventions more relevant, efficient and effective, to have a greater impact and be more sustainable. Evaluations contribute to this goal by:

• Increasing learning about what works and what does not in UN Human Rights’ interventions;
• Increasing availability of credible evidence for decision-making;
• Increasing accountability vis-à-vis rights-holders and funders on the use of resources and the achievement of results;
• Improving risks mitigation and the ability to respond to change.

Priorities 2022 - 2023

In 2022-2023, UN Human Rights is working to achieve its overall goal by focusing on three mid-term results:

• The evaluation function is a well-developed and utilized component of the RBM approach in UN Human Rights
• UN Human Rights’ senior management systematically takes decisions on existing and/or planned interventions, as well as on UN Human Rights structures and processes, on the basis of evidence provided by evaluations
• UN Human Rights strategically uses UN system evaluation resources to improve its relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability

More: UN Human Rights Evaluation Plan 2022-2023 (PDF)

Evaluation Reports

• Meta-analysis of OHCHR evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations relating to disability inclusion (2018-2023) (PDF)
  July 2023
• OIOS Synthesis review on advancing Gender Equality in the United Nations Secretariat (PDF)
  July 2023
• Evaluation of the Action: “Advancing Justice and Human Rights in Syria: promoting a more inclusive, victim-centric approach to Justice and Human Rights” (PDF)
  April 2023
• OIOS Report on strengthening the role of evaluation and the application of evaluation findings on programme design, delivery and policy directives (PDF)
  March 2023
• Evaluation of the Uganda Country Programme- Uganda Country Office (PDF)
  March 2023
• OIOS Thematic evaluation of United Nations Secretariat support to the Sustainable Development Goals (PDF)
  February 2023
• Evaluation of UN Human Rights Annual Report and Annual Appeal (PDF)
  February 2023
• Evaluation of the OHCHR project : “Widening Democratic Space, Strengthening the Rule of Law and Promoting Respect for and Protection of Human Rights in Thailand” (PDF)
  December 2022
• Evaluation of the Sudan Country Programme – Sudan Country Office (PDF)
  December 2022
• Evaluation of the Emergency Response Teams (ERTs) Programme (PDF)
  October 2022
• Evaluation of the OHCHR Project: Strengthening the Capacity of Regional Actors to Promote Human Rights, Accountability, Democratic Space and Gender in the Asia-Pacific Region (PDF)
  May 2022
• Evaluation of the projects on Civic Space and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in DRC (PDF)
  May 2022
• Interim Evaluation of the OHCHR Youth and Human Rights Project (PDF)
  April 2022
• Evaluation of the Colombia Country Programme 2017-2021 (PDF)
  March 2022
• Evaluation of the project Strengthening the Capacity of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights in Liberia (PDF)
  March 2022
• Evaluation of the OHCHR Programme in Ethiopia (PDF)
  March 2022
• Mid-term evaluation of the project Accountability for abduction, torture and enforced disappearance in Iraq (PDF) 
  November 2021
• Evaluation of the Indigenous and Minorities Fellowship Programmes (PDF)
  June 2021
• Evaluation of the United Nations Free and Equal campaign (PDF)
  May 2021
• Evaluation of the Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Programme (PDF)
  December 2020
• Evaluation of the Guatemala and Honduras Country Programmes and the Subregional Programme in El Salvador (PDF)
  September 2020
• Evaluation of the Cambodia Country Programme 2017-2020 (PDF)
  August 2020
• Evaluation of transitions from Human Rights components in peace operations to other types of field presences (PDF)
  June 2020
• Independent Evaluation of the Implementation of Results-Based Management at OHCHR – Final Evaluation(PDF)
  September 2019
• Evaluation of the Uganda Country Programme 2016-2018 (PDF)
  June 2019
• MOPAN Assessment of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (PDF)
  April 2019
• OIOS Evaluation of the effectiveness of human rights monitoring, reporting and follow-up in the United Nations multi-dimensional peacekeeping operations (PDF)
  March 2019
• Evaluation of support to legislation in conformity with international human rights standards (PDF)
  June 2019
• Evaluation of the OHCHR Regional Gender Advisors Structure (PDF)
  August 2017
• OIOS Evaluation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (PDF)
  March 2017
• Evaluation of the Maya Programme for the full exercise of the rights of indigenous peoples in Guatemala (PDF)
  December 2016
• Evaluation of Programmes Supported by Human Rights Advisers (PDF)
  February 2016
• Evaluation of the OHCHR project Combating Discrimination in the Republic of Moldova (PDF)
  December 2015
• Evaluation of OHCHR support to National Human Rights Institutions (PDF)
  October 2015
• Evaluation of OHCHR Regional Office for Central Asia (PDF)
  October 2014