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Evaluation of Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia: subprogramme 3, Shared economic prosperity
Overview
The Office of Internal Oversight Services assessed the relevance, effectiveness, sustainability and coherence of the work of subprogramme 3, Shared economic prosperity, of the Economic and Social Commission of Western Asia (ESCWA) for the period 2018–2021.
According to the evaluation, subprogramme 3 was responsive to the expressed needs and priorities of member States, the priorities established by the Secretary-General and the demands imposed as a result of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The interventions of the subprogramme contributed to member States’ access to networks of knowledge, capacity and tools for evidence -based sustainable development. Several intermediate outcomes were also reported by clients and stakeholders across the case studies in the evaluation, including changes in policy and organizational structures arising from the use of the social expenditure monitor framework and the computable general equilibrium model, facilitation of the implementation of the Arab Customs Union and interventions in the areas of transport, competition policy, public finance and financing for development. In most cases, however, the time needed for concrete results to be realized had not yet passed. Challenges to sustainability of subprogramme 3 notwithstanding, programmatic design, targeted solutions and enhanced internal coherence made it possible to replicate several subprogramme 3 interventions across the region, and member States that engaged with the work of subprogramme 3 were satisfied with the quality of its interventions.
Report Details
| Year Published | |
| Type | |
| Theme/s | |
| Joint | No |
| Partner/s | N/A |
| SDG/s | |
| Focal Point Email | ied@un.org |
| Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | Yes |
| Geographic Scope | Regional |
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