Programme
Performance
Report
For the Biennium 2016-2017
September 2018

This report is a product of the Planning, Performance Monitoring, and Evaluation Unit of UNITAR.
The report is issued without formal editing.
The designation employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply theexpression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations Institute for Training andResearch (UNITAR) concerning the legal status of any country, city or area or its authorities orconcerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

iContents.................................................................................................................................................................. 1
Programme Objectives ...................................................................................................................................iii
Functional Objectives .................................................................................................................................... iv
Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................................... v
List of Charts and Tables ............................................................................................................................... viii
Executive Summary......................................................................................................................................... x
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 1
Methodology .................................................................................................................................................... 1
Summary of Achievements.............................................................................................................................. 2
Leading Output - Beneficiaries ........................................................................................................................ 4
Other Outputs ................................................................................................................................................ 14
Non-Programmed Results ............................................................................................................................. 14
Alignment to the Sustainable Development Goals ........................................................................................ 15
SDG 4 Quality Education ........................................................................................................................... 18
SDG 5 Gender Equality ............................................................................................................................ 19
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation ........................................................................................................... 20
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth ............................................................................................. 21
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities.................................................................................................................... 22
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities ........................................................................................... 23
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production .................................................................................. 25
SDG 13 Climate Action .............................................................................................................................. 27
SDG 15 Life on Land ................................................................................................................................. 28
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions ......................................................................................... 29
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals ........................................................................................................... 31
Other SDGs................................................................................................................................................ 32
Performance Challenges and Lessons to be Learned .................................................................................. 33
Challenges ................................................................................................................................................. 33
Lessons to be Learned .............................................................................................................................. 34
Annex I: Programme Performance by Strategic Objective ............................................................................ 35
Annex II: Unplanned Output Results ............................................................................................................. 35ii

Programme Objectives
PO 1

STRENGTHEN MULTILATERALISM

PO1.1 Empower Delegates for Effective Participation in Intergovernmental Debates and Decision-Making
PO1.2 Research Capacities Developed to Broaden the Participation in International Work and Debates on
Global Issues

PO 2

PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIALINCLUSION

PO2.1 Strengthen Capacities for Trade, Finance, Investment, and Intellectual Property
PO2.2 Strengthen Capacities to Address Human Mobility in the Context of Development Objectives
PO2.3 Strengthen Capacities to Development and Good GovernancePO2.4 Strengthen Capacities to Increase Employability, to Optimize the Potential of Creative Industries
and to Protect Cultural and Natural Heritage

PO 3

ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND GREEN DEVELOPMENT

PO3.1 Strengthen Capacities to Foster a Green and Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Transition
PO3.2 Strengthen Capacities to Manage Dangerous Chemicals and Wastes in a Sound and Sustainable
Manner
PO3.3 Strengthen Governance Structures and Skills for Public Participation and Open, Transparent,
Accountable and Rights-based Decision-making

PO 4

PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE PEACE

PO4.1 Strengthen Capacities of Member States, UN and Regional Organizations to Prevent and Resolve
Conflict, and Build Peace
PO4.2 Improve the Preparedness of Civilian, Military and Police Personnel to Serve in Peace Operations
PO4.3 Develop Capacities of Countries in Transition from Post-Conflict Situations

PO 5

IMPROVE RESILIENCE AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

PO5.1 Leverage Technology to Generate Geospatial Information and Create Integrated Solutions for
Human Security, Peace and Socio-Economic Development
PO5.2 Develop Credible and Reliable Support Systems for Improved Disaster Risk Reduction

PO 6

SUPPORTING THE ADOPTION AND ADAPTATION BY MEMBER STATES OF THE 2030
AGENDAiii

Functional Objectives
FO 1

SOUND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

FO1.1 Maintain Effective Leadership, Stewardship, Governance and Outreach

FO 2

STRENGTHEN PROGRAMMING FOR RESULTS

FO2.1 Further Strengthen Internal Capacities for Effective and Efficient Planning and Delivery of Results
FO2.2 Further Strengthen the Quality of UNITAR Products and Services

FO 3

OPTEMIZE EFFICIENCY

FO 3.1 Optimize Efficiency by Leveraging Programme Synergies, Streamlining Internal Operations andReducing External Service Costs

FO 4

INCREASE AND DIVERSIFY FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND PARTNERSHIPS

FO 4.1 Increase and Diversify Financial Resources with an Emphasis on New, Emerging Donor Countries
and the Private Sector
FO 4.1 Increase the Breadth and Depth of Partnerships in Programming

FO 5

ENHANCE COMMUNICATION

FO 5 .1 Enhance Coherence and Effectiveness of Communications, Engage Stakeholders and Strengthen
Brandingiv

Abbreviations
A3

Incoming, Current and Outgoing African Members of the Security Council

ACOTA

African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance Programme

ARP

Afghan Resource Person

ACP

African, Caribbean and Pacific countries

AU

African Union

BADEA

Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa

BRS

Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Secretariat

CAF

Development Bank of Latin America

CAR

Central African Republic

CCP

Climate Change Programme

CDTCore Diplomatic Training

CEDRIG

Climate, Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction Integration Guidance

CEOS

Committee on Earth Observation Satellites

CERN

European Organization for Nuclear Research

CIFAL

Centre international de formation des acteurs locaux (International Training Centre for
Local Actors)

CITSS

Communication and Information Technology Support Section

COP

Conference of the Parties

CRT

Criterion referenced test

CTA

Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (Lomé Convention)

CTCN

Climate Technology Centre and Network

CWM

Chemicals and Waste Management Programme

DAC

Development Assistance Countries (OECD)

DCP

Decentralized Cooperation Programme

DFS

Department of Field Services

DPA

Department for Political Affairs

DPKO

Department of Peacekeeping Operations

DRC

Democratic Republic of the Congo

DRR

Disaster Risk Reduction

ECBCheck

e-Learning Capacity Building Certification Scheme

ECOSOC

Economic and Social Council

ECOWAS

Economic Community of West African States

EGP

Environmental Governance Programme

EMS

Events Management System

ESA

European Space Agency

ERP

Enterprise resource planning

EU

European Union

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

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FBS

Finance and Budget Section

FO

Functional Objective

GA

General Assembly

GCP

Green Development and Climate Change Programme

GDACS

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination

GE

Green Economy

GEF

Global Environment Facility

GFMD

Global Forum on Migration and Development

GHS

Global Harmonized System

GIS

Geographic Information System

GWP

Global Water Partnership

HA

Humanitarian Assistance

HFA

Hyogo Framework for Action

HO

Hiroshima Office

HRS

Human Resources Section

KSI

Knowledge Systems Innovation

EIFPA

Public Finance Institute of Argentina

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization

IETC

International Environment Technology Centre (UNEP)IOMCInter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals

KPI

Key Performance Indicator

KSI

Knowledge Systems Innovation Section

LDC

Least-developed Country

LLDC

Land-locked Developing Country

MDP

Multilateral Diplomacy Programme

MEA

Multilateral Environmental Agreement

MEFMI

Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute

M&E

Monitoring and Evaluation

MHUV

Ministère de l’Habitat, de l’Urbanisme et de la Ville (Algérie)MIA

Mercury Initial Assessment

MOOC

Massive Open Online Course

Nano

Nanotechnology

NAP

National Adaptation Plans

NGO

Non-governmental Organization

NM

Not measured

NYO

New York Office

OCHA

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

OED

Office of the Executive Director

OHCHR

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

QAC

Quality Assurance Committee

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Partnership for Action on Green Economy

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PCB

Polychlorobiphenyls

PHPO

Port Harcourt Project Office (UNITAR)

PFTP

Public Finance and Trade Programme

PRM

Partnership and Resource Mobilization Section

PMCP

Peacemaking and Conflict Prevention Programme

PO

Programme Objective

POPs

Persistent Organic Pollutants

PPR

Programme Performance Report

PPRS

Planning, Performance and Results Section

PTDF

Petroleum Technology Development Fund

PRTR

Pollutant Release Transfer Registrar

PTP

Peacekeeping Training Programme

QAC

Quality Assurance Committee

QAF

Quality Assurance Framework

REACH

Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals

RBM

Results-based Management

REDD+

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation

SAICM

Strategic Approach to Integrated Chemicals Management

SCP

Sustainable Consumption and Production

SDP

Social Development Programme

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal

SG

Secretary-General

SIDS

Small Island Developing States

SRSG

Special Representatives of the Secretary-General

ToT

Training of Trainers

UN CC:Learn

One United Nations Climate Change Learning Partnership

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

UNESCAP

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNOSATUNITAR Operational Satellite Applications Programme

VLE

Virtual Learning Environment

WAIFEMWest African Institute for Financial and Economic Management

WCDRR

World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

WHS

World Heritage Sites

WTO

World Trade Organizationvii

List of Charts and Tables
ChartsChart 1: Outcome Achievement
Chart 2: Output Achievement
Chart 3: 2016-2017 Planned v. Actual Beneficiary Outputs by Programme Objective Area
Chart 4: 2016-2017 Planned, Additional and Unplanned Beneficiaries in PPR Actual comparedto EMS Reporting
Chart 5a: Comparing Biennia for Beneficiary Outreach in Event Days
Chart 5b: 2016-2017 Gender Breakdown for the Number of Beneficiaries
Chart 6: Number of Events
Chart 7: Number of Event Days
Chart 8: 2016-2017 Proportion of Training-related Event Days
Chart 9: 2016-2017 Event Days Distribution by UNITAR Division
Chart 10: Learning-related Beneficiaries by Partnership
Chart 11: 2016-2017 Learning-related Beneficiary Breakdown by Development Status
Chart 12: 2016-2017 Learning-related Beneficiary Breakdown by Developing Countries Status
Chart 13: 2016-2017 Learning-related Beneficiary Breakdown by Region
Chart 14: 2016-2017 Learning-related Beneficiary Breakdown by Region and Gender
Chart 15: 2016-2017 Learning-related Beneficiary Breakdown by Affiliation
Chart 16: 2016-2017 Learning-related Gender Ratio for Beneficiary Affiliation
Chart 17: 2016-2017 Event Learning Delivery Mode
Chart 18: 2016-2017 Learning Event Participations v. Certifications
Chart 19: 2016-2017 Beneficiary Certificates for Learning-related Events with Objective
Assessment
Chart 20a: Beneficiary Feedback Over the Three Biennia
Chart 20b: Application of Knowledge/Skills
Chart 21: Result Area Alignment to 2030 Agenda
Chart 22: Degree of Alignment of Programme Results with SDG Indicators
Chart 23: Learning-related Beneficiary Output Aligned to SDGs
Chart 24: Mapping SDG Alignment by Beneficiary Output

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Tables
Table 1: Performance Reporting Traffic Light Indicators
Table 2: Performance Against Accomplishment Target Indicators
Table 3: Performance Against Planned Outputs

SDG Tables
SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 15 Life on Land
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goalsix

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Executive Summary
This report records actual against planned performance based on the indicators of outcome
achievement and outputs of the revised 2016-2017 UNITAR Programme Budget. Out of the 130
outcome indicators, 66 per cent were recorded as either having been surpassed or met within
10 percent of target, while 5 per cent were partially achieved. Fifteen per cent were not achieved,of which 4 per cent were due to lack of funding. Twenty-one per cent were not measured. Outof the 140 planned outputs, 66 per cent were recorded as either having been surpassed or met
within 10 percent of target, while 32 per cent were not achieved with half due to lack of funding.
Trained beneficiaries are by far the Institute’s leading, final output. Over the course of the 20162017 cycle, UNITAR registered a record number of 111,955 beneficiaries, greatly exceeding thenumber of planned beneficiary outputs in the Programme Budget and representing an increaseof some 30,000 beneficiaries recorded during the 2014-2015 biennium. Beneficiaries fromlearning-related events amounted to 73,877 (66 per cent), while the number of knowledgesharing beneficiaries participating in conferences, side events and public lectures was 38,078(34 per cent). Eighty-three per cent of learning-related beneficiaries came from developing
countries, with 61 per cent of this grouping represented by beneficiaries from countries in special
situations, including the least developed countries, the landlocked developing countries and/or
the small island developing States. The overall male to female ratio for the biennium for learningrelated events was 66 to 34 (and 56 to 44 without counting peacekeeping training beneficiaries).
The Institute delivered an increasing number of events over the 2016-2017 biennium with 950
events and 6,430 cumulative ‘event days’. Online learning continues to represent an importantx

delivery modality, with some 36 per cent of beneficiaries trained through e-courses andwebinars. Over the course of the 2016-2017 cycle, UNITAR maintained a strong partnershipstrategy, with some 67 per cent of learning-related beneficiaries participating in events
implemented with partners.
UNITAR’s learning services continued to receive positive feedback, with respondents agreeing
or strongly agreeing that training was relevant to their jobs (86 per cent), that information was
new (74 per cent), that there was intent to use the information (90 per cent) and that the training
was considered as overall useful (91 per cent). The total number of learning event certifications
for the biennium stood at 36,588, with 59 per cent being certificates of participation and 41 percent certificates of completion. The Institute administered an annual online survey to randomly
sampled participants from learning-related events. Of the sampled participants, 82 per cent ofrespondents confirmed having applied/transferred knowledge/skills in both 2016 and 2017.
In addition to beneficiaries from learning-specific events and knowledge-sharing conferences,the Institute also delivered a number of other outputs, including 660 satellite imagery derived
maps and reports to support the international humanitarian community covering both natural
disasters and conflict situations.
During the biennium, UNITAR aligned its programming with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development. Eighty per cent of UNITAR beneficiary outputs are associated with programmingaligned with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 12 (Responsible Consumption and
Production), SDG 13 (Climate Action) and SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions).
While all outputs are associated with results areas aligned to the SDGs, only 30 per cent of the
80 programme results areas are strongly aligned to the relevant primary Goal when taking into
consideration the SDG indicator(s). While UNITAR’s level of output is significant (and growing),
the contribution that UNITAR is making towards helping Member States implement the 2030
Agenda is modest. This largely stems from the relatively small size of UNITAR projects on
average and the lack of strong alignment when considering the SDG indicators. As discussed
in the report, there are some areas where the contribution UNITAR programme is assessed asstrong or moderate to strong, however.
Overall programme performance is nonetheless rated as satisfactory for the biennium, andoutput achievement is remarkable. The Institute encountered a number of challenges which
explain non- or under-achievement of planned results related to donor funding and projectdelivery delays with implementing partners. These and other performance challenges are
discussed more thoroughly in the report, and several important lessons to be learned are also
identified.

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Introduction
1.

The Programme Performance Report for the 2016-2017 Biennium presents the results of thefifth performance reporting exercise that UNITAR has undertaken since results-based
programme budgeting was introduced in 2008. The report compiles performance informationfrom all UNITAR offices, programmes, sections and units specifying expected results in therevised 2016-2017 Programme Budget, in accordance with the respective high-level
programme and functional objectives of the 2014-2017 strategic framework. In addition torecording an assessment of expected accomplishments, the report also includes ratings
against output targets and lists any non-programmed results (i.e. outcomes or outputs notincluded in the revised budget) that were achieved. Finally, the report also includes
discussion on the alignment of UNITAR programming to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development, with an assessment of the contribution that UNITAR is making to helping
Member States achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) based on performanceand degree of alignment with the Goal indicators.

Methodology
2.

Programme performance reporting is a key element of the Institute’s accountability
framework and is undertaken by managers as a self-assessment exercise using aharmonized reporting format. Based on the actual performance reported by UNITAR
divisions, the Planning, Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Unit (PPME) assigned traffic
light ratings to each expected outcome and output recorded in the revised Programme
Budget. In addition to the green, yellow and red traffic lights (as used in part reporting
exercises), the present report includes an additional category for the assessment of eachaccomplishment indicator and output with a red circle, indicating that the expected result was“reported as not funded”. The report presents performance on the basis of the programme
and functional objectives as opposed to performance on an individual programme basis.

Table 1: Performance Reporting Traffic Light Indicators
Target surpassed or met within 10%
Achieved (10% - 29% away from target)
Not achieved (more than 30% from target)
Reported as not funded
Not measured or reported

3.

Indicators of achievement for the expected accomplishments are for the most part based on
quantitative performance measures (numbers or percentages), while output performance
may be measured quantitatively, qualitatively or in binary terms (i.e. as having been achieved,
not achieved or, in some instances, partially achieved).

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UN Photo / Olivier Chassot

Summary of Achievements
4.

The Institute planned to achieve 105 outcome-level accomplishments for the 2016-2017
biennium (measured against a total of 163 performance indicators), including 79 and 26
accomplishments under the budget’s programme and functional objective areas respectively.
Forty-six of the 65 programme-related accomplishments (or 70 per cent) are learning-related(e.g. development of knowledge, skills, attitudes or awareness).

5.

As shown in Table 2 and Chart 1 below, 105 accomplishment indicators (or 64 per cent) wererecorded by management as either having been surpassed or met within 10 percent of target,
12 (or 7 per cent) partially achieved within 29 per cent of target, 9 (or 6 per cent) were notachieved as 30 per cent or more from the target and 9 (or 6 per cent) not achieved due to alack of funding. Twenty-eight expected outcome accomplishment indicators (or 17 per cent)were not measured or recorded.
Table 2Chart 1: Outcome Achievement

Performance Against
Accomplishment Target Indicators
N
105

12

9

9

17%

Total
28

163

Achieved
6%

Partially achieved

6%

Not achieved

7%

64%

Reported as not funded
Not measured

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6.

As shown in Table 3 and Chart 2 below, 125 outputs (or 67 per cent) were recorded bymanagement as either having been surpassed or met within 10 percent of target, 5 (or 3 percent) partially achieved within 29 per cent of target; 27 outputs (or 14 per cent) were notachieved 30 per cent or more away from the target and 25 (or 13 per cent) not achieved due
to a lack in funding. Six planned outputs (or 3 per cent) were not measured or recorded.

Table 3Chart 2: Output Achievement

Performance Against Planned
Outputs
N
125

5

27

25

3%
13%
Total

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188

Achieved
Partially achieved

14%

Not achieved
3%

Reported as not funded67%

Not measured

7.

Annex I provides a breakdown of outcome and output ratings by strategic and functional
objectives. As with previous programme budgets, the nature of outcome and outputs varies
considerably. In addition to external results (e.g. strengthened individual and institutional
capacities of beneficiaries in the major thematic programming areas), a number ofaccomplishments reflects in-ward looking outcomes, such as the maintenance of soundfinancial statements, improved accountability for delivering results or increased costeffectiveness of IT solutions and plans.

8.

As shown above, a number of outcome and output areas were not measured or reported.
Reasons for non-measurement/non-reporting include technical difficulties in measurement,
lack of readily available data or time constraints. The outcome indicators associated with
outputs in which programming was unfunded were not measured.

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UN Photo / Herve Serefio

Leading Output - Beneficiaries
9.

Beneficiaries from learning-related and broader knowledge-sharing events are UNITAR’sleading output. The Institute provided learning and knowledge-sharing services to 111,955
beneficiaries during the 2016-2017 biennium, as reported in the events management system(EMS). This biennium is the third consecutive two-year budget cycle in which the benchmark
of 50,000 beneficiaries was surpassed and records the largest number of beneficiaries per
two-year budget cycle in the Institute’s history.

10. This number exceeded by far the number of planned beneficiary outputs of 55,562, as
illustrated in Charts 3 and 4 below. The discrepancy is due, in part, to a higher than planned
number of participations from Programme Objective (PO) 2- Promote Economic Development
and Social Inclusion, PO3-Advance Environmental Sustainability, and PO4-Promote
Sustainable Peace. Specifically, these numbers result mostly from the African Contingency
Operations Training and Assistance Programme (ACOTA) training workshops for African
peacekeepers, the UN CC:Learn introductory e-courses on climate change and beneficiaries
from programming implemented by the Global Network of International Training Centres for
Leadership and Authorities (CIFAL). The programme objectives related to economic
development and social inclusion, environment and peace also comprise the largest numberof UNITAR beneficiaries as shown in Chart 3, below.

411. Chart 4 illustrates that the actual number of beneficiaries virtually doubled those planned, with
54,965 additional beneficiaries and another 1,538 reported from unplanned programming. In
previous years, programme performance results have reported a large discrepancy with the
EMS reported data. In 2014-2015, the biennium reported 33,000 more beneficiaries in the
EMS than reported by programme managers from non-programmed training activities and/or
knowledge-sharing outreach events such as conferences, public lectures or side-events notrecorded in the programme budget. However, the 2016-2017 biennium shows an
improvement in reporting between the programme performance and EMS with more similar
figures of 112,065 and 109,243 beneficiaries, respectively.

Chart 3: 2016-2017 Planned v. Actual
Beneficiary Outputs by Programme
Objective Area

45000

Chart 4: 2016-2017 Planned, Additional andUnplanned Beneficiaries in PPR Actual
compared to EMS Reporting

112065 109243

40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

Actual*Planned (rev)12.

Actual 2016-17

EMS*Actual includes the 1,538 beneficiaries from unplanned
programming

As compared with the 2014-2015 biennium, the number of beneficiaries reported in 20162017 increased by 48 per cent, as shown in Chart 5a. This large increase in beneficiaryoutreach is explained by the growth in face-to-face and e-Learning events (discussed in Chart
17) and particularly by the increase in CIFAL, ACOTA and UN CC:Learn-related
beneficiaries. In the previous biennium, there was a large increase in learning-related
beneficiaries over the two-year period. However, the number of beneficiaries from learningrelated events and conference knowledge-sharing organized by UNITAR remained rather
steady over the biennium, reaching over 37,000 and 18,000 beneficiaries respectively (Chart
5b).

5Chart 5b: 2016-2017 Gender Breakdown for
the Number of Beneficiaries

80000

60000

70000
60000

73877

Chart 5a: Comparing Biennia for
Beneficiary Outreach in Event Type

19758

18121

11086

35123 10073

37157

25102

26660

50000
40000

50000
30000

36627

38078

30000

38974

40000

20000

8672

8048

10021

10497

Male Female Total

Male Female Total

2016

2017

10000

10000

0

0
Learning-related
2016-2017

13.

20000

Knowledge-sharing
2014-2015

Learning-related

Knowledge-sharing

UNITAR also delivered an increasing number of events over the course of the biennium, withan all-time high of 950 events, as shown in Chart 6. Seventy per cent of UNITAR events arelearning-related. Broader knowledge-sharing outreach events, such as conferences, public
lectures and side events, represent a smaller share, at 30 per cent, of all events recorded
during the biennium.

UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré

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14. UNITAR delivered a total of 6,436 ‘event days’ over the course of the 2016-2017 biennium, 90
per cent of which were training-related (see Charts 7, 8 and 9).1 The breakdown both in termsof numbers and types of events varies widely across UNITAR divisions, as illustrated in Chart
9. Some programme areas, such as Support to the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda,
Knowledge Systems Innovation, Multilateral Diplomacy and Peacekeeping, focus entirely or
almost entirely on training-related events and outputs (many of which were specific to learning
outcomes), whereas other programmes, such as UNITAR Operational Satellite Applications
Programme (UNOSAT) and the CIFAL Global Network, engage in a mixture of training-related
and broader knowledge-sharing events and outputs.

Chart 6: Number of Events

Chart 7: Number of Event Days

1200

7000

1000

6000
314

800

658
10%

5000
4000

600

661

400

140

200

317

Chart 8: 2016-2017 Proportion of
Learning-related Event Days

403
255

3000

5778

174
2000
344
1000

0

2712

3066
90%

0
2016

2017

Biennium

2016

2017

Knowledge-sharing

Learning-related

Learning-related

Knowledge-Sharing

Biennium

Learning-related
Knowledge-sharing

Chart 9: 2016-2017 Event Days Distribution by UNITAR Division
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0

Learning-related

Knowledge-sharing

1 Number of events recorded independent of beneficiaries.

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15.

The Institute continues to leverage partnerships in delivering results, with 30,097 (or 67 percent) learning-related beneficiaries taking part in events implemented with partners during thebiennium, although the rate has decreased from 81 per cent reported in 2014-2015. The
decrease in partnerships during the 2016-2017 biennium is due to the 2017 figures at 52 percent of partnerships. Partners have included organizations as diverse as other United Nations
agencies, regional organizations, national training institutes, foundations, universities, nongovernmental organizations and the private sector.
Chart 10: Learning-related Beneficiaries by Partnership

Biennium

49570

2017

24307

19473

18045

2016

30097
0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

With partners

6262
50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Without partners

UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré

16.

The Institute targets primarily beneficiaries from developing countries (see Chart 11), with 83
per cent of learning-related beneficiaries coming from this grouping (and 50 per cent of all
beneficiaries coming from special situations, of which 47 percent are from the least developed
countries (LDCs), like the two-previous biennia. Chart 12 illustrates the breakdown within thegroup of developing countries. The proportion of beneficiaries from countries in special
situations, comprising the LDCs, the landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) and the small
island developing States (SIDS), accounts for 61 per cent of developing country beneficiaries.

8Chart 11: 2016-2017 Learning-related Beneficiary
Breakdown by Development Status

Chart 12: 2016-2017 Learning-related Beneficiary
Breakdown by Developing Countries Status
1%

2%

2%

17%
39%
50%

46%

33%
10%

17.

Developing (special situations)

LDC and SIDSSIDS

Developing (other)

LLDC

LDC and LLDC

Developed

LDC

Other developing

As shown in Chart 13, the largest proportion of learning-related beneficiaries comes fromAfrica (53 per cent), followed by Latin America and the Caribbean (22 per cent), Asia andthe Pacific (11 per cent), Europe (9 per cent) and Middle East and North America at 2 and3 per cent, respectively.

Chart 13: 2016-2017 Learning-related
Beneficiary Breakdown by Region
2%

Chart 14: 2016-2017 Beneficiary Breakdown by
Region and Gender

3%
9%

11%

53%

22%

40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

Middle East
North America
EuropeAsia and Pacific
Latin America and Caribbean
Africa18.

Male

FemaleThe distribution of beneficiaries by sex within the regional breakdown (Chart 14) is relatively
balanced, except for Africa, which is due primarily to the high number of African military andpolicy personnel enrolled in the ACOTA peacekeeping training events, consistent with theresults from the previous biennium. The overall male to female ratio for the 2016-2017
biennium stands at 66-34 (and 56-44 without peacekeeping training beneficiaries) which isvery close to the previous biennium of 65-35 total ratio and 57-43 without PTP from 20142015.

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Chart 15: 2016-2017 Learning-related
Beneficiary Breakdown by Affiliation

14%

4% 3%

Chart 16: 2016-2017 Learning-related Gender Ratio
for Beneficiary Affiliation

Other

4660

Academia

5879

Private Sector

2671

1729

NGO

2188

1587

Government

32216

International Org.

1176

UN

1298

4924
4664

15%

6%

52%

4020

5%

UN

International Org.

GovernmentNGO

Private Sector

Academia

0%

836
1313

20%

40%

60%

Male

Other

80% 100%

Female19.

As shown in Charts 15 and 16, government-affiliated beneficiaries represent the largest
proportion of training-related participations, and equally the affiliation with the greatest
gender disparity (again largely attributed to the training targeting African peacekeepers).
This result is similar to the 2014-2015 biennium.

20.

While online learning continues to represent an
important medium in which UNITAR delivers training, theproportion of e-Learning events has decreased from 34
per cent (2014-2015) to 27 per cent (see Chart 17). Withtwo per cent of beneficiaries recorded from blended orother initiatives, the potential benefits of this form of
training remain to be harnessed. The e-Learningbeneficiary outreach almost doubled from the previous
biennium (91 per cent increase), however, due to themarked increase in participants from UN:CC Learn ecourses. Nevertheless, face-to-face training remains thelargest portion of events held during the 2016-2017
biennium at 71 per cent.

Chart 17: 2016-2017 Event
Learning Delivery Mode
1% 1%
27%

71%

Face-to-faceE-learning

BlendedOther

21. UNITAR recorded 35,693 participations in learning events during the 2016-2017 biennium, of
which 21,765 participants received a certificate of participation and 14,823 a certificate ofcompletion, or 61 per cent and 42 per cent respectively. Participation decreased by about
3,600 beneficiaries from the 2014-2015 biennium. Of the Institute’s 661 events with specificlearning outcomes, 331 (or 50 per cent) included an objective assessment of learning usuallyin the form of a post-test or criterion reference test, representing 20,550 (or 57 per cent) of alllearning beneficiaries.

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UN Photo / Logan Abassi

As Chart 19 below illustrates, about half of the beneficiaries completing learning events with
objective assessments have met the requirements for certification of completion. Specifically,
47 per cent of the 38,981 learning-related beneficiaries with objective assessment received
a certificate of completion. Thirty-one per cent received a certification of participation while
22 per cent completed events but were not issued a certificate or failed to meet therequirements for certification. Figures varied little across sex, although males represent alarger portion of the number of participations and certificates of completion. This is most likely
due to gender imbalance of beneficiaries when accounting for peacekeeping training.
Chart 19: 2016-2017 Beneficiary Certificates for
Learning-related Events with Objective Assessment

4000

5000

7187

11416

10000

6000

5779

8000

15000

6683

10000

4125

6876

12000

20000

3791

10038

14000

7947

16000

17091

25000

11727

18000

17483

20000

18210

Chart 18: 2016-2017 Learning Event
Participations v. Certifications

21890

22.

2000
0

0
Participation

Cert. of
Cert. of
Participation Completion2016 2017

Participation Completion
Male

Cert. of
Cert. of
Participation Completion
Female11

23.

UNITAR continues to monitor feedback from beneficiaries with a view to assessing its training
services across four key indicators: job relevance, newness of information, intent to use
and overall usefulness. Of 661 learning events delivered to 73,877 beneficiaries during thebiennium, feedback from respondents continued to reflect a high degree of appreciation with(and value in) UNITAR training services. Based on data collected (see Chart 20a),
respondents agreed or strongly agreed that training was job relevant (86 per cent), that
information was new to them (74 per cent), that it was likely they would use the information(90 per cent) and that the event was overall useful (91 per cent). The sex-disaggregatedresults (not shown) for 2016-2017 showed very little if any difference in the ratings. These
rates have remained rather constant over the past three biennia, as shown in Chart 20, with
4 per cent increase for the newness of information from the previous biennium.

Chart 20a: Beneficiary Feedback Over Three Biennia
100%

85% 88% 86%

90% 92% 91%

89% 90% 90%

80%

69% 70%

74%

60%
40%
20%
0%
Job Relevance

Intent to Use
2012-2013

Newness of Information

2014-2015

Overall Usefulness

2016-2017UN Photo / Paul Banks

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UN Photo / Pasqual Gorriz
24.

25.

UNITARadministeredanonlinequestionnaire of randomly sampled
participants from 2016 and 2017 learning
events to measure the extent to whichknowledge and skills acquired throughtraining have been transferred or applied
to participants’ workplaces. Of thesampled participants, 82 per centconfirmed having applied/transferredknowledge/ skills in both 2016 and 2017,
respectively (see Chart 20b).2 As
observed in Chart 21, the application ofknowledge and skills has remained
constant over the years at a rate of either
above or below 80 per cent.

Chart 20b: Application of Knowledge/Skills
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2014

2015
Applied

2016

2017

Did not apply

The leading enablers of knowledge/skills application/transfer were opportunity to apply andimportance to job success; the top two barriers were lack of opportunity and lack of time.
Application rates varied in 2015 by sex and affiliation, with 81 per cent and 74 per cent ofmale and female respondents affirming application, respectively. In addition to thismeasurement exercise, UNITAR undertook an evaluation of beneficiary application ofknowledge and skills in both 2016 and 2017.

2 Based on responses from 1,000 and 1,370 sampled participants from learning-related programming in 2016 and 2017

respectively.

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Other Outputs
26. Parallel to emphasis being placed on training and learning-related outputs, the Institute has
also produced other products and services, the most noteworthy being the rapid mapping
imagery and analysis undertaken by UNOSAT. Over the course of the biennium, 660 satellite
imagery derived maps and reports were produced to support the international humanitariancommunity, covering both natural disasters and conflict situations, such as floods in
Bangladesh, Haiti and Mozambique; a tropical cyclone in Madagascar; an earthquake in Iraq;
and the crises in Iraq and Syria.
27. Other non-beneficiary outputs include the development of learning modules for pilot testing;various corporate reports, including reports of the UNITAR Board of Trustees, results reports,
performance reports and evaluations; guidance documents; strategies (Communications andResource Mobilization); policies (e.g. Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption, revised evaluation andquality assurance policies); and IT-related tools.

Non-Programmed Results
28.

A total of 47 non-programmed results accomplishments/outputs (i.e. not included in therevised 2016-2017 Programme Budget) were reported. These unplanned results areas havederived an additional 1,538 beneficiaries and 30 non-beneficiary outputs.

29.

Non-programmed results were both outward- and inward-looking and include, for example,
strengthend knowledge and skills of staff of the community-based programmes working with
marginalized communities (Peacekeeping Training Programme); strengthened knowledge
and skills of government officials on private sector development (Public Finance and Trade
Programme); or strengthened knowledge and skills on Pollutant Release and Transfer
Registers (Chemicals and Waste Management).

30.

A number of non-programmed results were also recorded under the functional objective
areas, a few of the most significant include the development of the Financial Dashboard andBudget Tool, the UNITAR intranet and the preparation of the 2018-2021 strategic framework.
A complete list of non-programmed results reported by divisions is attached as Annex II.

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Alignment to the Sustainable Development Goals
31. With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda and the attention that the Agenda’s follow-up andreview process is receiving, it is important to assess how well UNITAR’s programming isaligned to the 17 Goals and how well UNITAR as an organization is contributing to help
Member States achieve them. The 2016-2017 biennium marks the first budget cycle in which
UNITAR has undertaken such an assessment.
32. The methodology used to assess programme alignment to the SDGs includes (i) reviewing
the results areas specified in the Programme Budget and matching the areas to a primary
Goal and target, where relevant; and (ii) reviewing the SDG indicators for the targets andassessing the extent to which UNITAR’s contribution to helping Member States achieve thetargets on the basis of the indicator is strong, moderate or weak. The SDG targets andindicators are based on the official list, which includes 169 targets and 230 indicators for the
17 SDGs.3
33. As shown in Chart 21 below, most of UNITAR’s results areas are aligned with SDG 16 (Peace,
Justice and Strong Institutions), representing 41 per cent of the 80 programme results areas,
followed by SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities), SDG 12 (Sustainable
Consumption and Production) and SDG 17 (Partnerships), each comprising between 7 to 11
per cent of the results areas. There are far fewer (ranging from 1 to 5 per cent) of the resultsareas with a primary alignment to SDG 5 (Gender Equality), SDG 6 (Clean Water andSanitation), SDG 8 (Decent Work), SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities), SDG 13 (Climate Action)and SDG 15 (Life on Land).
34.

While all UNITAR results areas under its programme objectives are aligned to the SDGs, thedegree of alignment varies considerably, with only 30 and 25 per cent of the aligned areas
assessed as having strong and moderate links to the targets, respectively, when the specified
indicators are considered (see Chart 22).

Chart 21: Result Area Alignment to 2030 Agenda
SDG17
7%

SDG4 SDG5
9%
5%

SDG6
1%

Chart 22: Degree of Alignment of Programme
Results with SDG Indicators
Strong
30%

SDG8
5%

Weak
45%

SDG10
5%

SDG16
41%

SDG11
10%
SDG15
1%

SDG13
5%

SDG12
11%

Moderate25%

3 SDG target indicators are categorized as tier I, II and III, depending on the clarity of the measure and theexistence of internationally established methodology and data. See the official list of SDG targets and indicators(April 2017 version): https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/11803Official-List-of-Proposed-SDGIndicators.pdf

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35.

36.

In terms of beneficiary output, SDGs 12, 13
and 16 comprise of the largest proportion oflearning-related beneficiaries, with 34 percent of learning-related beneficiaries linked toGoal 16, and 21 per cent and 25 percent
linked to Goals 12 and 13, respectively. This
is not surprising given the number ofpeacekeeping beneficiaries and thosecompleting the UN CC:Learn suite of ecourses. The other eight SDGs aligned to
UNITAR programming make up about 11 percent of learning-related beneficiary output,
while another 9 per cent is unaccounted.

Chart 23: Learning-related Beneficiary Output
Aligned to SDGs

Unaccounted;
9%
Other;
11%

SDG 16;34%

SDG 12;
21%

SDG 13;25%

When assessing UNITAR’s overall contribution to helping Member States implement the2030 Agenda, it is important to bear in mind that approximately two-thirds of the Programme
Budget’s planned outputs were achieved within 10 per cent of the target. While some of these
outputs are closely linked to the primary SDG through their associated results area, others
only have a moderate or weak link. One third of the planned outputs were either partiallyachieved, or not achieved or unfunded, most of which had weak links to the primary SDG.

UN Photo / Olivier Chassot

37.

Chart 24 below visualizes the degree to which UNITAR programming is aligned to the SDGs
based on achievement of total beneficiary output (i.e. learning and knowledge-sharing
combined) and degree of alignment to the SDG target indicator. The unfunded, red, yellow
and green achievement levels are described in more detail in Table 1 in the methodology
section. The colours of the plots correspond to the colours used for the SDGs, while their size16

is indicative of the number of beneficiaries, based on the legend.4 The position of the plots
within each quadrant is inconsequential.
Chart 24: Mapping SDG Alignment by Beneficiary Output

38.

It is interesting to observe that the largest portion of beneficiaries falls in the achieved
quadrants (far-right column), although within this grouping, many of the beneficiaries are
clustered under outcome areas with weak links to the respective primary Goal (bottom farright quadrant). Nearly 25,000 of the 30,000 beneficiaries associated to SDG 12 (Responsible
Consumption and Production), for example, are associated with outcomes with weak links to
the SDG indicator (as showed in the bottom far-right quadrant). Some 5,000 beneficiaries
associated with Goal 12 are moderately and strongly linked, however. In contrast, some
25,000 beneficiaries are strongly linked to SDG 13 (Climate Action), as shown in the top farright quadrant. While the smallest plots represent outputs from results areas with under 50
beneficiaries, there are instances where the associated outcome results area is stronglyaligned with the SDG target indicator, as shown in the top far-right quadrant.

39.

Discussion now turns to an assessment of UNITAR programming as it relates to each Goal
and target, based on outcome and output achievement, and degree of alignment with the
SDG target indicator.

4 Unfunded category plots represent zero beneficiaries

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SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 4 focuses on ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education andpromote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Number of results areas

7 out of 80

Proportion to total
programme results areas

9%

Number of results areasachieved

4

Number of learningbeneficiary outputs

6,503

Number of otherbeneficiary outputs

15

Assessment of resultsarea linkage to SDG
indicator

Strong0%Moderate

0%

Weak

100%

SDG 4 targets aligned to result area from UNITAR programming:
Target% Results
Aligned toTarget4.7

100%Overall Assessment of
UNITAR Contribution

Definition
By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills need topromote sustainable development, including among others, througheducation for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, humanrights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence,
global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture's
contribution to sustainable development
Weak. Seven result areas are aligned to SDG 4, all of which are linked totarget 4.7. These seven result areas comprised 9 per cent of UNITAR
programming from the 2016-2017 biennium, and the related programming
produced 6,503 learning-related beneficiaries. Only four of the results areas
were achieved from 10 per cent of the target output, however. The achieved
result areas focused on conflict and post conflict theory as well as
negotiation and decentralized governance. The contribution that UNITAR
programming likely made to helping Members States achieve target 4.7 isassessed as weak, when taking into consideration overall performance andthe weak alignment to the relevant SDG indicator (“Extent to which (i) global
citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development,
including gender equality and human rights, are mainstreamed at all levelsin: (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and(d) student assessment” (Tier 3).

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SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 5 focuses on achieving gender equality and empower all women and girls.

Number of results areas

4 out of 80

Proportion to total
programme results areas

5%

Number of results areasachieved

1

Number of learningbeneficiary outputs

136

Number of otherbeneficiary outputs

0

Assessment of resultsarea link to SDG indicator

Strong0%Moderate

50%

Weak

50%

SDG 5 Targets aligned to result area from UNITAR programming:
Target% Results
Aligned toTarget

5.2

50%

5.5

50%

Overall Assessment of
UNITAR Contribution

Definition
Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public andprivate spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of
exploitation
Ensure women's full and effective participation and equal opportunities forleadership at all levels of decision making in political, economic and public
life
Weak. Four UNITAR result areas were aligned with SDG 5, accounting for
5 per cent of all UNITAR programming. Only one of these result areas wasachieved (strengthening the capacity of female actors at the community
level, to serve as leaders in their environment), however. This
programming area comprised a learning-related activity delivered to 136
beneficiaries linked to target 5.5. The contribution that UNITAR made tohelping Member States achieve Goal 5 is assessed as weak, when
considering overall performance and the weak linkage to the related SDG
indicator (“Proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliamentsand (b) local governments” and “Proportion of women in managerial
positions” (Tier 1).

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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 6 focuses on ensuring availability and sustainable management of waterand sanitation for all.

Number of results areas

1 out of 80

Proportion to total
programme results areas1%

Number of results areasachieved

1

Number of learningbeneficiary outputs

37

Number of otherbeneficiary outputs

0

Assessment of resultsarea link to SDG indicator

Strong100%

Moderate

0%

Weak

0%

SDG 6 Targets aligned to result area from UNITAR programming:
Target6.4% Results
Aligned toTarget100%

Overall Assessment of
UNITAR Contribution

Definition
By 2030 substantially increase water use efficiency across all sectors andensure sustainable withdraws and supply of freshwater to address water
scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water
scarcity.
Strong (but country-specific). There is only one result area alignment toSDG 6 for clean water and sanitation. Nevertheless, the link between the
SDG indicator and the result area indicator is assessed as strong. Thirtyseven learning-related beneficiaries were trained in this result area toimprove knowledge of water resources in Chad. The link to the SDG
indicator from this result area was assessed as strong, contributing to the(a) change in water use efficiency over time (Tier 3) and (b) the level ofwater stress, freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater
resources (Tier 1).

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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 8 focuses on promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic
growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.
Number of results areas

4 out of 80

Proportion to total
programme results areas

5%

Number of results areasachieved

1

Number of learningbeneficiary outputs

917

Number of otherbeneficiary outputs

0

Assessment of resultsarea link to SDG indicator

Strong100%

Moderate

0%

Weak

0%

SDG 8 Targets aligned to result area from UNITAR programming:
Target% Results
Aligned toTarget8.3

25%

Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities,
decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, andencourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sizedenterprises, including through access to financial services

8.6

75%

By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment,
education or training

Overall Assessment of
UNITAR Contribution

Definition

Moderate. Four of UNITAR’s results areas were aligned to SDG 8 forDecent Work and Economic Growth, comprising some 5 per cent of
UNITAR programming. UNITAR trained 817 stakeholders on creative
economy and of its potential for socio-economic development (the only
achieved result area), while an additional 106 learning-related beneficiaries
were trained on youth employability and entrepreneurship inunderperforming result areas. All 917 beneficiaries were assessed to be
trained on material strongly linked to the SDG indicators for target 8.3 and8.6. The contribution that UNITAR made to helping Member States achieve
Goal 8 is assessed as moderate, however, when considering underperformance, yet strong SDG indicator alignment.

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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 10 for Reduced Inequalities focuses on reducing inequality with andamong countries.

Number of results areas

5 out of 80

Proportion to total
programme results areas

6%

Number of results areasachieved3

Number of learningbeneficiary outputs

1,109

Number of otherbeneficiary outputs

214

Assessment of resultsarea link to SDG indicator

Strong20%

Moderate

0%

Weak

80%

SDG 10 Targets aligned to result area from UNITAR programming:
Target% Results
Aligned toTarget

10.6

80%

10.7

20%

Overall Assessment of
UNITAR Contribution

Definition
Ensure enhanced representation and voice for developing countries indecision-making in global international economic and financial institutions
in order to deliver more effective, credible, accountable and legitimate
institutions
Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility ofpeople, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed
migration policies
Weak. Five of UNITAR’s result areas were aligned to SDG 10 for reduced
inequalities, accounting for 6 per cent of UNITAR programming. Three ofthe five results areas were achieved, while two underperformed (either notreaching the target or not receiving sufficient funding). Out of 1,323
beneficiaries, 1,109 were trained in learning-related activities. The only
results area strongly linked to the SDG indicator for target 10.6 was notachieved (and unfunded). The other results areas were assessed with aweak link to SDG indicator 10.6 and 10.7, including the three achieved
results which focused on trade, intellectual property, innovation andchallenges in migration. The contribution that UNITAR made to helping
Member States achieve Goal 10 is therefore assessed as weak when
considering overall programme performance and mostly weak SDG
indicator alignment.

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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 11 focuses on making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe,
resilient and sustainable.

Number of results areas

8 out of 80

Proportion to total
programme results areas

10%

Number of results areasachieved

6

Number of learningbeneficiary outputs

1,474

Number of otherbeneficiary outputs

214

Assessment of resultsarea link to SDG indicator

Strong37.5%

Moderate

50%

Weak

12.5%

SDG 11 Targets aligned to result area from UNITAR programming:
Target% Results
Aligned toTarget

11.2

25%

11.3

12.5%

11.4

12.5%

Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world's cultural and natural
heritage

11.5

25%

By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number ofpeople affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses
relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including
water related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people invulnerable situations

11.b

25%

By 2030, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements
adopted and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion,
recourse efficiency, mitigation, adaptation to climate change, resilience todisasters and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Frameworkfor DRR 2015-2030, holistic disaster risk reduction at all levels

Definition
By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainabletransport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public
transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable
situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons
By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity forparticipatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement, planning andmanagement in all countries

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Overall Assessment of
UNITAR Contribution

Moderate. Eight of UNITAR’s results areas were aligned to SDG 11 for
Sustainable Cities and Communities, accounting for 10 per cent of all
programming. Six of these result areas were achieved while two were notachieved due to output underperformance. The results areas aligned to
SDG 11 accounted for 1,688 beneficiaries, of which 1,474 (87 per cent)were trained in learning-related activities. Only one of the achieved result
areas was assessed with a strong link to the SDG indicator for target 11.5,
however. Four of the achieved results are assessed with moderate links to
11.2, 11.5, and 11.b while one achieved result was assessed with a weaklink to target 11.3. The achieved result areas focused on strengthening thecapacity of local or national authorities on topics such as road safetyissues, public administration, sustainable development, access to GIS
imagery for disaster risk reduction, emergency response and territorialplanning and monitoring. The overall contribution that UNITAR made tohelping Member States achieve Goal 11 is assessed as moderate,
however, when considering overall programme performance and SDG
indicator alignment.

UN Photo / JC Mccllwaine

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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 12 focuses on ensuring sustainable consumption and protection patterns.

Number of results areas

9 out of 80

Proportion to total
programme results areas

11%

Number of results areasachieved

5

Number of learningbeneficiary outputs

23,069Number of otherbeneficiary outputs

6,660

Assessment of resultsarea link to SDG indicator

Strong67%

Moderate

22%

Weak

11%

SDG 12 Targets aligned to result area from UNITAR programming:
Target% Results
Aligned toTarget

12.2

11.1%

12.4

77.8%

12.a

11.1%

Definition
By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural
resources
By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals andall wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed
international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, waterand soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health andthe environment
Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technologicalcapacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption andproduction

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Overall Assessment of
UNITAR Contribution

Moderate to Strong. SDG 12 accounts for 11 per cent of the UNITAR
result areas with five of the nine results areas achieving the output target.
UNITAR trained 23,069 learning-related beneficiaries under programmingaligned with SDG 12, in addition to another 6,660 non-learning-related
beneficiaries. A large portion of the beneficiaries were trained through the
CIFAL’s sustainable development activities, including some 20,800 inlearning-related events and about 5,000 beneficiaries in knowledgesharing activities. In addition to the CIFAL-related programming, the
UNITAR Programme on Chemicals and Waste Management produced
3,447 beneficiaries, of which 1,710 partook in learning-related events ondiverse topics, such as the management of nanotechnology and theeffects of mercury on human health and the environment. Moreover,
UNITAR trained 553 learning-related beneficiaries trained on individual
and institutional capacities for national green development strategies andpolicy reforms, which is moderately linked to the SDG indicator in target
12.a. The contribution that UNITAR made to helping Member Statesachieve Goal 8 is assessed as moderate to strong when considering
overall programme and SDG indicator alignment.

UN Photo / Eskinder Debebe

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SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 13 focuses on taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

Number of results areas

4 out of 80

Proportion to total
programme results areas

5%

Number of results areasachieved2

Number of learningbeneficiary outputs

27,586

Number of otherbeneficiary outputs

31

Assessment of resultsarea link to SDG indicator

Strong100%

Moderate

0%

Weak

0%

SDG 13 Targets aligned to result area from UNITAR programming:
Target% Results
Aligned toTarget

13.2

50%

13.3b

50%

Overall Assessment of
UNITAR Contribution

Definition
Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies andplanning
Promote mechanism for raising capacity for effective climate changerelated planning and management in least developed countries and small
island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local andmarginalized communities
Strong. Four of UNITAR’s result areas are aligned to SDG 13 for Climate
Action. While 5 per cent of all programming may seem small, 27 per cent of
UNITAR learning-related beneficiaries were associated with programmingaligned to SDG 13 from the 27,856 beneficiaries. The UN CC:Learn ecourse on climate change accounts for the majority of these beneficiaries,
while 2,165 of the beneficiaries partook in the National Adaptation Planrelated activitie. Both result areas surpassed the target of planned
beneficiary output as well as the other beneficiary output for the countrylevel climate change goals. All of the result areas were assessed with astrong link to the SDG indicators in 13.2 and 13.3b. The contribution that
UNITAR made to helping Member States achieve Goal 13 is assessed asstrong when considering overall programme performance and SDG
indicator alignment.

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SDG 15 Life on Land
SDG 15 focuses on protecting, restoring and promoting sustainable developmentuse of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably managing forests, combating
desertification, and halting and reversing land degradation and halting biodiversity
loss.
Number of results areas

1 out of 80

Proportion to total
programme results areas1%

Number of results areasachieved

1

Number of learningbeneficiary outputs

1,016

Number of otherbeneficiary outputs

0

Assessment of resultsarea link to SDG indicator

Strong0%Moderate

0%

Weak

100%

SDG 15 Targets aligned to result area from UNITAR programming:
Target% Results
Aligned totarget15.1

100%Overall Assessment of
UNITAR Contribution

Definition
By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use ofterrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services in particularforests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations underinternational agreements.
Weak to moderate. Only one result area from UNITAR’s programming isaligned to SDG 15 through target 15.1. Close to 1,000 learning-related
beneficiaries participated in activities aligned with SDG 15 through training
on related topics in international law. However, the results area is weakly
linked to the SDG indicator for 15.1: (i) the forest area as a proportion of
total land area (tier 1 indicator) and (ii) the proportion of important sites forterrestrial and freshwater biodiversity that are covered by protected areas
by ecosystem type (Tier 1). The contribution that UNITAR made to helping
Member States achieve Goal 15 is assessed as weak to moderate when
considering overall programme performance and weak SDG indicatoralignment.

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
SDG 16 focuses on promoting peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable
development, providing access to justice for all and building effective, accountable andinclusive institutions at all levels.
Number of results areas

32 out of 80

Proportion to total
programme results areas40%

Number of results areasachieved

24

Number of learningbeneficiary outputs

37,751

Number of otherbeneficiary outputs

264

Assessment of resultsarea link to SDG indicator

Strong16%

Moderate

28%

Weak

56%

SDG 16 Targets aligned to result area from UNITAR programming:
Target% Results
Aligned toTarget

16.1

16%

16.3

6%

16.5

3%

Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms

16.6

10%

Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels

16.7

6%

Ensure response, inclusive, participatory and representative decisionmaking at all levels

16.8

28%

Broaden and strengthen the participation of developing countries in theinstitutions of global governance

16.10

6%

Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedom inaccordance with national legislation and international agreements

16.a

25%

Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international
cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing
countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime

Definition
Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates
everywhere
Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure
equal access to justice for all29

Moderate. SDG 16 accounts for 38 per cent of the total programme resultsareas, with 75 per cent of the outcomes achieved within 10 per cent fromthe target. A large portion of learning-related beneficiaries were trained on
topics with SDG 16 as a primary link, reaching almost 38,000 individuals.
This makes up almost 37 per cent of all learning-related beneficiaries in
2016-2017. Non-learning related programming accounted for 264
beneficiaries.

Overall Assessment of
UNITAR Contribution

Most of the results areas are aligned to targets 16.8, 16.a, and 16.1,
although 56 per cent of the areas were assessed as weakly aligned with therelated SDG indicator, 16 per cent strongly linked and 28 per centmoderately linked. Of the results areas strongly linked to the SDG target
indicator, the topics focus on the sustainability governance, peace andsecurity issues relevant of African countries in the UN Security Council, anticorruption in Western and Northern Africa, and capacity of public servants
and/or civil society (in Afghanistan and South Sudan). The contribution that
UNITAR made to helping Member States achieve Goal 16 is assessed asmoderate to strong when considering overall programme performance andthe large variation with SDG indicator alignment.

UN Photo / Marco Dormino

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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
SDG 17 focuses on strengthening the means of implementation and revitalizing the
Global Partnership for Sustainable Development.

Number of results areas

5 out of 80

Proportion to total
programme results
areas

6%

Number of results areasachieved2

Number of learningbeneficiary outputs

1,234

Number of otherbeneficiary outputs

1,918

Assessment of resultsarea link to SDG
indicator

Strong20%

Moderate

40%

Weak

40%

SDG 17 Targets aligned to result area from UNITAR programming:
Target% Results
Aligned toTarget

17.4

30%

17.9

20%

17.17

20%

Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society
partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies ofpartnerships

17.19

30%

By 2030, build on existing initiatives to develop measurements of progress on
sustainable development that complement gross domestic product, andsupport statistical capacity-building in developing countries

Definition
Assist developing countries in attaining long-term debt sustainability throughcoordinated policies aimed at fostering debt financing, debt relief and debt
restructuring, as appropriate, and address the external department of highly
indebted poor countries to reduce debt distress
Enhance international support for implementing effective and targeted
capacity-building in developing countries to support national plans to
implement all the Sustainable Development Goals, including through NorthSouth, South-South and triangular cooperation

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Overall Assessment of
UNITAR Contribution

Weak to moderate. Five of UNITAR’s result areas are aligned with SDG
17, accounting for 6 per cent of all programming. Only two of the result
areas achieved the target output, which focused on building capacity of theMember States and general public awareness of the 2030 Agenda andSDGs as aligned to 17.4 and 17.9. About 3,150 beneficiaries were trained in
activities related to SDG 17, with about 1,230 partaking in learning-related
activities. The link to the SDG targets indicator was assessed as weak tostrong. The contribution that UNITAR made to helping Member Statesachieve Goal 17 is assessed as weak to moderate when considering overall
programme performance and variations with SDG indicator alignment.

Other SDGs
40. The previous section focused only on the assessment of UNITAR programming with primaryalignment to the 17 SDGs. While UNITAR’s programming may contribute to some degree tomultiple SDGs, 6 of the 17 SDGs were not reported to have a primary alignment to UNITAR
programming. These 6 SDGs are 1-3, 7, 9 and 14.

41. For future programme performance reporting, it will be important to refine the methodology
used to assess UNITAR’s contribution to helping Member States achieve the SDGs. A refined
methodology should be informed by the approaches other organizations are using to assess
performance. A refined approach should also include some discussion on how well UNITAR
is contributing to helping Member States achieve the Goals in the context of 2030 Agenda’s
overarching principles of reaching the furthest behind first and leaving no-one behind, as well
as discussion on the interconnected nature of the Agenda and the role that UNITAR
programming may contribute to Member States achieving secondary Goals and targets.

32Performance Challenges and Lessons to be Learned
42. Programme and functional divisions identified various performance challenges and lessons
to be learned, some of which were reflected in the previous performance reporting exercise.
Although not exhaustive, performance challenges explain non-achievement or underachievement of planned results and include external and internal factors related to thecontextual environment in which UNITAR operates.

Challenges
43. External factors include:• The delay, decrease or withdrawal of committed donor funding, or the failure to mobilize
pledged or anticipated donor funding for projects; and• The delay in project delivery by implementing partners funded through grant
arrangements.
44. Internal factors include:• Human resource-related challenges, including the limited size of the UNITAR workforce
and continued reliance on and frequent turn-over of personnel such as interns, trainees
and collaborators requiring time and effort to identify, ‘on-board’ and supervise; limited
staff knowledge on applicable procurement and financial rules, regulations andprocedures, as well as how to read and handle financial information; various key
professional staff carrying out multiple functions simultaneously without the needed backup staff for absences; staff slowly adapting to new systems, guidelines and approaches
e.g. regularly confirming beneficiary outputs or delayed programme reporting; applying
quality assurance guidelines or following up on recommendations, or meeting deadlines
to enable functional divisions to provide required services on-time; and a maturing culture
for engaging in organizational learning through knowledge management tools and social
media;• Administrative and finance-related factors, for example managing a large number ofdonors with varying financial and narrative reporting modalities, requiring greater
allocation of human resources to address matters than would normally be necessary;
limited access to activity funds for the functional/support divisions, given financial
constraints for Management to operate within the programme support budget based on
cash availability; the excessively fragmented number of project accounts creating
administrative and financial inefficiencies with a high volume of allotment transactions,
reporting and other processing requirements;• Organization-related factors, for example IT upgrading and migration to new platforms,
such as the project tracking tool, EMS, requiring additional testing to ensure accuracy inthe reporting of events and beneficiaries; additional tasks/responsibilities placed on somedivisions as the result of post vacancies, such as the review and clearance of a large
number of partnership agreements processed by the Finance and Budget and thePartnership and Resource Mobilization units;• Programme planning-related factors, such as seizing non-programmed project
opportunities or requirements which produced or contributed to producing, directly or
indirectly, non- or under-achievement of planned results; and specifying overly ambitious
indicators or performance measures at the outcome or output levels, which may have
prevented some of the expected accomplishments or planned outputs from having beenachieved;33

• Project specific factors, including the size, scale and duration of most projects which
may inhibit or render difficult the measurement and evaluation of results at the level ofimpact; and• Challenges maintaining quality and relevance in some areas of training, given the needto ensure regular updates to keep objectives, contents and methods both relevant tolearner needs and reflective of the rapidly evolving training and development industry.
Some areas once considered innovative (e.g. nanotechnology) have been either scaled
back or curtailed due to lack of interest.

Lessons to be Learned
45. As with the previous biennia, UNITAR management has identified several important lessons
to be learned, including the need to ensure that:• Planned programming is rooted in the strong likelihood that earmarked projects will befunded, that programme performance targets are set realistically and that associated risks
and contingency plans are developed appropriately. In many external environments inwhich the UNITAR operates, close monitoring of ‘on-the-ground’ political, security andother realities, risk management and flexibility are crucial to effective programming;• Project monitoring is regularly undertaken and in the event of implementation challenges(e.g. delays) or staff changes to project or programme personnel, thorough review withmodifications to work planning and outputs is discussed and agreed with projectstakeholders, including donors in the event contribution or implementing partner
agreements require amendment. In the event of managerial changes to a programme, thepreparation and dissemination of a thorough hand-over brief with a comprehensive
reporting of results is also instrumental to succession planning;• Assessing the contribution that UNITAR makes to helping Member States achieve theSDGs requires programming to ensure that proactive dialogue with donors andimplementing partners takes place, and that needs assessments, project planning andmonitoring and reporting exercises discuss how UNITAR can best contribute to helping
Member States achieve the relevant Goals when also taking into consideration SDG
indicator targets and the size and scope of the project;• Active participation of UNITAR management in determining and assessing prior learning
requirements is fundamental for successful project delivery, particularly those having
considerable resource requirements;• Objective measures for the achievement of learning outcomes provide a sounder basis onwhich UNITAR can assess its contribution to results. Virtually all the 46 learning outcome
results areas in the Programme Budgeted were assessed against subjective measures;• Learning from participants across geographic regions can lead to effective programme
implementation, as demonstrated from the training delivered through the Hiroshima Officefor participants from small island developing States in the Pacific and Indian Oceans;• Seizing momentum and leveraging national political processes increases the relevance
an applicability of knowledge by participants, as shown by UNITAR programming
designed to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda through the design ofvoluntary national review stakeholder engagement strategies; and• Massive open online courses can be useful tools for strengthening general awarenesswhen designed at the introductory level.

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Annex I: Programme Performance by Strategic
Objective
Annex II: Unplanned Output Results

35PO1.1 Strengthen Multilaterialism
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator

TargetActualRating

P01

STRENGTHEN MULTILATERALISM

1.1

Empower delegates for effective participation in intergovernmental debates and decision-making

Output36
TargetAccomplishment
Programme

MDP

MDP

(a)

Enhanced knowledge and skills in
the field of multilateraldiplomacy of Member Statedelegates at venues where the UN
maintains a significant presence(i) Percentage ofbeneficiary respondents
who confirm having met
learning objectives mostly
or fully(b)

Increased awareness of women
diplomats and delegates onleadership skills pivotal to their fulland effective participation in
multilateral decision-making fora(i) Percentage ofbeneficiary respondents
agreeing of strongly
agreeing that theirawareness of the subject
matter has increased(c)Strengthened knowledge, skills andawareness of country-based
diplomats and other government
officers on the UN
intergovernmental machinery,decision making and multilateralconferences(i) Percentage ofbeneficiary respondents
who confirm having met
learning objectives mostly
or fully

Target
(rev)

70%

70%

70%

F

Total

RatingSDG

RatingAlignmentwithPrimary
SDG

Outputs

Accomplishment
Accomplishment indicator

Multilateral
Diplomacy
Programme(MDP)

M

ActualActualOutput Indicator

Target (rev)92%(i) Number ofdelegates
attendingKnowledge andskills training

100%

92%

Rating

M

F

Total

1,000

not
available

notavailable

80016(i) Number of
women
diplomats anddelegates
attendingtraining

100

0

136

136

5

(i) Number ofdelegates
attendingcapacity building
programmes

450

not
available

notavailable

2,109(ii) Number ofcountry-based
diplomats andofficers
attendingawarenessraising elearning courses

16

800

not
available

notavailable585

PO1.1 Strengthen Multilaterialism
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator

TargetActualRatingOutput37
Target

M

F

Total

RatingSDG

Unplanned programming and results: no unplanned programming reported
Overall assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned:
Given it is the first time we had to calculate the number of males and females we did not have the right tools to do so. This year we would probably need to add a column indicating that we also need toseparate the numbers for males and females in order to trace the numbers correctly. Contribution to helping Member States achieve SDG 5 through the Women's leadership awareness raising activities andleadership training.
(i) Percentage ofbeneficiary respondents
agreeing or strongly(d)agreeing that theirawareness of the subject
matter has increased
Unplanned programming and results: no unplanned programming reported
Knowledge
Systems
Innovation(KSI)

Increased awareness of country
officials and key stakeholders of
substantive topics of international
law

75%

93%

Number of
beneficiaries

320

not
available

notavailable

1016

not
available

46

16

Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned: no assessment or lessons learned provided by programmes

Green
Development
and Climate
ChangeProgramme
(GCP)

(e)

Enhanced capacity of country
delegates to participate effectively
in intergovernmental climatechange processes(i) Presence of a 3-5 year
LDC group negotiating
strategy under the
UNFCCC(i) Numberof LDC climatechange country
delegates
attendingtraining through2 workshops
YES

YES

(ii) Number ofgovernment
officials inclimate change
diplomacy
attending
distance-based
training

100

notavailable

13

65

not
available

notavailable

28

Unplanned programming and results: no unplanned programming reported
Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned:
The training events were well received and the techniques applied found to be very helpful. The real impact on the ability of parties to engage at international meetings is harder to assess. As with all suchinitiatives, it is the recurrent basis of support that can make a real difference. This project has provided a very good example of the kind of support that needs to be made available to LDCs on a regular basis.

PO1.1 Strengthen Multilaterialism
Programme

PublicFinance andTradeProgramme(PFTP)

Accomplishment(f)Strengthened knowledge and skillsof Geneva-based country delegatesin the field of public finance,
multilateral trade and intellectual
property rights, with a view tosupporting effective, accountable
and inclusive multilateral
institutions, reduce inequality
among countries, and promote theglobal partnership for sustainable
development

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator(i) Percentage ofbeneficiary respondents
who confirm having met
learning objectives mostly
or fully

Target70%

ActualNM

Rating38

OutputTarget

M

F

Total

(i) Number ofGeneva-based
country
delegates
involved in tradeand intellectual
propertynegotiations
attendingtraining

250

notavailable

notavailable

0

RatingSDG

10

Unplanned programming and results: no unplanned programming reported
Assessment and Lessons-learned (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned:
The support expected from WTO for training of Geneva-based delegates did not materialize in 2016-2017. At the same time, the fees charged for open-enrolment courses under UNITAR’s cost-recovery policy
may have discouraged Geneva-based delegates from participating. Discussions with WTO and other donors are ongoing with a view to offering additional free training opportunities to Geneva-based
delegates.

New York
Office (NYO)

NYO

(g)

Strengthened knowledge, skills andawareness to delegates ofpermanent missions from Small
Island Developing countries andAfrican Least Developed Countries(h)Strengthened capacities ofMember States to examine ingreater depth a number oftechnical issues central to the
QCPR, as part of the preparations
for the upcomingintergovernmental negotiation
process

Percentage of
respondents agreeing orstrongly agreeing that KSA
has increased on thesubject matter

Percentage of participant
respondents confirming
having met the learning
objectives mostly or fully

70%

70%

84%

Number ofdelegates ofpermanent
missions from
SIDs countries
and African LDCs
attendingtraining

100

80

76

156

16

90%

Number ofdelegates New
York Permanent
Missions
participating in
the Training
course series on
the QCPR

200

138

115

253

16

PO1.1 Strengthen Multilaterialism
Programme

NYO

NYO

Accomplishment

(i)

(j)

Strengthened knowledge, skills andawareness of delegates in
response to specific requests frompermanent missions

Raised awareness on the
Sustainable Development Goals, its
relation with the private sector,
meeting the development goals
targets, harmonization between
institutions and monitoring andevaluation of the Goals

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator
Percentage of
respondents agreeing orstrongly agreeing thatknowledge, skills andawareness has increasedon the subject matter

Target75%

Actual80%

RatingOutputNumber of
Diplomatstrained in their
missions
Number of
stakeholders
trained

Percentage of
respondents increasing
their knowledge on thesubject matter.

75%

NM

Number ofcertifiedstakeholders
participating toe-learning
courses

39
Target

M

F

Total

50

94

84

178

220

161

145

306

Rating

SDG

n/a

16
50

32

34

66

Unplanned programming and results:
UN How to App for delegates: more than 5,023 downloads during 2017 for the use of delegates from 130 different countries.

Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned
Each July, UNITAR NYO implements The HLPF SDGs Learning, Training and Practice sessions will provide a strategic vision and practical knowledge to participants on how to find effective sustainable solutions
for their community, country, city, village or neighborhood. The SDG learning centre brought together 9/10 organizations every year from academia, UN, government and private sector to share expertise on
the SDGs. During 2017, the monitoring and evaluation of the individual proposals was left to the organizers, during 2018, a closer evaluation will be made, trying to get an overall perspective of how thetraining week, increase as knowledge and skills on SDG implementation from a more general perspective.

PO1.2 Strengthen Multilaterialism
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator

TargetActualRatingOutput40
TargetPO1

STRENGTHEN MULTILATERALISM

1,2

Develop research capacity to broaden participation of citizens in international work and debates on global issues
Accomplishment

Programme

Operational
Satellite
Applications
Programme(UNOSAT)UNOSAT

Accomplishment

(a)

(b)

Research results showing possible
ways to improve access by citizens
to global debates using mobile
devices and on-line platforms

Development of research capacitywith CERN and the University ofGeneva on citizen science andcollaborative thinking

Accomplishment indicator(i) Number of UNOSAT
activations involving
directly citizens via crowd
sourcing technology(i) Number of research
projects under
implementation in thefield of IT algorithms forthe integration of crowdsourced data

Target
(rev)

12

1

M

F

Total

RatingSDG

RatingAlignmentwithPrimary
SDG

Outputs
Actual15

1

RatingOutput Indicator

ActualTarget (rev)M

F

Assessment(i) Experimental
platform
developed andtested withparticipationfrom the crowd

Binary--Yes(ii) Piloting ofcollaborative
mapping andother types ofparticipatory
processes

Binary--yes(iii) Evaluationanddissemination of
results

Binary--yes(i) Proposals
developed incollaboration
with CERN andthe University ofGeneva forfunding research
projects on
subject matter

Binary

-

-

yes

n/a

n/a

PO1.2 Strengthen Multilaterialism
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator

TargetActualRatingOutput41
Target

M

F

Total

RatingUnplanned programming and results:
Experimental platform received positive feedback leading to requests for inclusion in upcoming project proposals.

Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned
Contribution to SDG11 and 15. Direct funding from University of Geneva was not possible under Horizon 2020 projects. The university is to provide in-kind support to UNOSAT activities instead.

SDG

PO 2.1 Promote Economic Development and Social Inclusion
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017

Acc. Indicator

TargetActualPO2

PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION

2.1

Strengthen Capacities for Trade, Finance, Investment and Intellectual Property

RatingOutput42
TargetAccomplishment
Programme

Accomplishment
Accomplishment indicator

PublicFinanceand Trade
Programme(PFTP)

PFTP

(a)

(b)

Enhanced knowledge and skills offinance and related finance-sector
stakeholders on poverty reduction,
debt management and prudent
financial management with a viewto securing adequate financing fordevelopment

Enhanced knowledge and skills of
trade and intellectual propertyrelated stakeholders at the national
level with an aim to fostering
innovation(i) Percentage ofbeneficiary respondents
confirming having met
learning objectives mostly
or fully(i) Percentage ofbeneficiary respondents
confirming having met
learning objectives mostlyof fully

Target
(rev)

70%

70%

M

F

Total

RatingSDG

RatingAlignmentwithPrimary
SDG

Outputs

ActualRatingOutput Indicator

ActualTarget (rev)
M

F

Total

93%

(i) Number ofbeneficiaries
trained on publicfinance and debt
managementrelated
stakeholders at
the national
level

1,750

257

208

465

17

96%

(i) Number ofbeneficiaries on
trade andintellectual
property related
stakeholders at
the national
level

500

489

254

743

10

PO 2.1 Promote Economic Development and Social Inclusion
Programme

PFTP

PFTP

Accomplishment(c)

Increased awareness among
officials to foster good practice andexchange of ideas using innovative
learning methodologies(d)Enhanced knowledge and skills of
trade sector officials from LDCs and
SIDS in Aid for Trade, sustainable
development oriented multilateral
trade rules, and in aligninginvestment agreements anddisputes settlement processes withsustainable development policies
and plans

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017

Acc. Indicator(i) Percentage ofbeneficiary respondents
reporting increased
awareness on fostering
good practice andexchange of ideas using
innovative learning
methodologies(i) Percentage ofbeneficiary respondents
confirming having met
learning objectives mostly
or fully

Target70%

70%

ActualRatingOutput43
Target

M

F

Total

RatingSDG

91%(i) Number ofvirtualdiscussions,organized with aview tonetworking andinformationexchange on
public finance,
trade andintellectual
property

750

n/a

n/a

630

10

88%

(i) Number ofbeneficiaries
trained on tradeand intellectual
property-related
stakeholders at
the national
level

1,200

220

45

265

10

Unplanned programming and results:
BADEA requested PFTP to train a further 404 African officials on private sector development, and a further 20 African officials and BADEA staff on project monitoring & evaluation (in collaboration withUNOSAT). UN ECA requested PFTP to train a further 179 African officials on industrial development.
Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned:
Donor support was greater than expected at the beginning of the biennium for training on private sector development, industrial development, trade and intellectual property. It was lower than expected fortraining on public finance and debt management. Discussions with donors are ongoing with a view to offer more training in the relevant areas (MEFMI, WAIFEM).
All of the activities implemented by PFTP in 2016-2017 contributed to helping countries implement the 2030 Agenda. Specifically, PFTP activities enhanced the skills of national officials and delegates in a
number of substantive areas that are relevant to the achievement of SDGs 10 and 17. These areas include global financial governance, international trade, tax and revenue collection, mobilizing additional
resources for development, external debt management, and investment promotion.

PO 2.2 Promote Economic Development and Social Inclusion
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017

Acc. Indicator

TargetActualRatingPO2

PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION

2,2

Strengthen Capacities to Address Human Mobility in the Context of Development Objectives
Accomplishment

Programme

Decentralized
Cooperation
Programme(DCP)

Accomplishment(a)Strengthened capacities ofgovernments to address themultiple challenges andopportunities resulting from
migration

Accomplishment indicator(i) Percentage ofgovernment officials andother stakeholders trained
meeting learning
objectives

Target(rev)

85%

Actual88%

RatingOutput44
Target

M

F

Total

RatingOutputs
Output Indicator(i) Number ofbeneficiaries
trained through2 seminars on
thehumanitarian,social andeconomic
aspects of
migration

ActualTarget (rev)100

Rating

M

F

Total

136

78

244

SDG

AlignmentwithPrimary
SDG

10

Unplanned programming and results: no unplanned programming reported
Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned
Two forums were delivered on Human Mobility, Migration and Development. It was explored how good practices can be replicated in other cities, and the resources required for implementation wereidentified. The forum acts as a bridge, opening access for cities and regional governments to policy circles where they can inform, and be informed by, national and international policy-making. In so doing, it
fosters local adaptation and implementation of common principles, based on international standards.

PO 2.3 Promote Economic Development and Social Inclusion
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017

Acc. Indicator

PO2

PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION

2.3

Strengthen Capacities for Development and Good GovernanceTargetActualRatingOutput45
TargetAccomplishment
Programme

Accomplishment

Accomplishment indicator(i) Percentage ofbeneficiaries reporting
having met the learning
objectives

DCP

(a)

(b)

85%

F

Total

Increased stakeholder awarenesson local public administration andcity management

RatingOutputs
Actual87%*

RatingOutput Indicator(i) Number ofbeneficiaries
trained through6 workshops

ActualTarget (rev)180

Rating

M

F

Total

145

117

262

Strengthened capacity of national
and local officials to tackle roadsafety issues

SDG

AlignmentwithPrimarySDG11(ii) Percentage of forum
participant respondents
agreeing or strongly
agreeing that
understanding of subject
matter has increased

DCP

Target(rev)

M(i) Percentage ofconference participant
respondents agreeing orstrongly agreeing thatawareness on subject
matter has increased

85%

85%

NM

(ii) Number ofparticipants
engaged in 2
conferences

600

117

44

600

84%*

(i) Number ofbeneficiaries
attending one
conference

200

126

88

214

11

PO 2.3 Promote Economic Development and Social Inclusion
Programme

Accomplishment

DCP-CIFAL

Strengthened knowledge,
awareness and/or skills among
local authorities/actors onsustainable development related
topics

DCP

DCP

DCP

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

Strengthened knowledge and skills
for improved governance anddecentralization in Rivers State,
Nigeria

Strengthened understanding of
public-private partnerships forsustainable development

Strengthened knowledge and/or
skills among local
authorities/actors on urban
services and sustainable
development related topics
through online courses

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017

Acc. Indicator

TargetActual(i) Percentage ofbeneficiary respondents
reporting strengthened
knowledge, awarenessand/or skills

85%

89%*

(i) Percentage ofbeneficiaries certified with
Executive Master degreein Development Policies
and Practices

80%

NM

(ii) Percentage of original
research papers
contributing to online
repository on financial
management(i) Percentage of forum
participant respondents
agreeing or strongly
agreeing that
understanding of subject
matter has increased(i) Percentage ofbeneficiaries confirming
having met learning
objectives (mostly or fully)
and reporting positively
on KPIs

90%

85%

85%

NM

NM

83%

Rating46

OutputTarget

M

F

Total

RatingSDG(i) Number ofbeneficiaries
trained onsustainable
development
topics by the
CIFAL

10.000

11332

14397

25729

12

(i) Number ofsenior State
officials trainedin the field ofdevelopment
policy andpractices
through an
Executive
Master degree

30

0

0

0

4

(i) Number ofparticipants
engaged in 1
public-private
partnership
forum

500

n/a

n/a

0

(ii) Number ofvirtualrepository ofbest practices
available

1

n/a

n/a

0

(i) Number ofbeneficiaries
trained through22 online course
sessions

440

361

262

623

17

11

PO 2.3 Promote Economic Development and Social Inclusion
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017

Acc. Indicator

TargetActualRatingOutput47
Target

M

F

Total

RatingSDG

Unplanned programming and results:(a) Implemented under CIFAL.
(d) The third edition of Executive Master Degree in Development Policies and Practices was completed in June 2016 and 18 Afghan government officials graduated. Since its inception in 2013, 50 government
officials have completed the programme.
(e) The Annemasse Forum on Public-Private Partnerships took place in 2015. Initially, it was discussed to organize this forum bi-annually. This was then changed to a 3-year cycle, with the next forum to takeplace in 2018.
Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned: no assessment or lessons learned provided by programmes

KSI

(g)

Enhanced knowledge on web 2.0
and social media for development(i) Percentage ofbeneficiaries fromdeveloping countries
having attained learning
objectives

75%

89%

Training
delivered on
web 2.0 andsocial media
tools

200

n/a

n/a

52*

n/a

Unplanned programming and results: no unplanned programming reported
Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned:
Achieved partially/below target - 57 beneficiaries trained on web 2.0 and social media tools. CTA, the major donor significantly decreased the budget for trainings on social media in 2016 and phased out
sponsorship in 2017.
*Based on EMS reported statistics.

PO 2.4 Promote Economic Development and Social Inclusion
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017

Acc. Indicator

TargetActualRatingOutput48
Target

M

F

Total

PO2

PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION

2.4

Strengthen Capacities to Increase Employability, to Optimize the Potential of Creative Economies and to Protect Cultural and Natural Heritage
Accomplishment

Programme

Decentralized
Cooperation
Programme
(DCP)

DCP

Accomplishment

(a)

(b)

Accomplishment
indicator

Strengthened capacities and skillsof Nigerian youth for employability(i) Percentage of youth
employed in the oil,and gas sector within
one year after
completion of the 3year engineering
programme

Strengthened capacities and skillsof Kenyan youth for employability(i) Percentage of youth
enrolled inprequalification course
qualifying to start 3year oil and gas
engineering degree
programme

Target(rev)

Outputs
ActualRating85%

Output Indicator

ActualTarget(rev)

Rating

M

F

Total

SDG

AlignmentwithPrimarySDGNM(i) Number ofyouth (as part of athree-yearengineering
programme)
trained

38

20

8

28

8

NM

(i) Number ofyouth attending
Prequalification
course

24

0

0

0

8

*
70%

RatingUnplanned programming and results:(a) the accomplishment indicator cannot be measured yet as the Nigerian students graduated in early 2018. 28 students graduated in January 2018.
(b) this project didn't come to fruition, there was no response to the proposal for the creation of a new “Oil and Gas Engineering Degree for Kenyan Scholars”.
*marked in rating of (a), 28 participants employed in the oil and gas sector on publication of this report.
Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned(a) There have been issues with high failure rates of students. UNITAR and the Rogaland Training and Research Centre (RKK) agreed that this results from the selection of scholars enrolled in the engineering
degree programme. The selection process was handled in its entirety by the donor and, in the future, UNITAR, RKK and the university delivering the engineering degree programme should be involved in theselection process. Candidates should be able to present evidences that they have the adequate background qualification before taking first tests.

PO 2.4 Promote Economic Development and Social Inclusion
Programme

Knowledge
Systems
Innovation
(KSI)

KSI

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017

Acc. Indicator(c)Strengthened knowledge and skillsof youth in entrepreneurshipdevelopment(i) Percentage ofbeneficiary respondents
confirming to have met
learning objectives
mostly or fully(d)Increased understanding ofcreative economy and of its
potential for socio-economic
development(i) Percentage ofbeneficiary respondents
confirming to havemostly or fully met
learning objectives

Target75%

75%

ActualRating49

OutputTarget

M

F

Total

RatingSDG82%(i) Number ofyoung graduatestrained onentrepreneurshipdevelopment

250

58

20

78*

8

NM

(i) Number ofbeneficiaries fromselecteddeveloping
countries trained

200

293

518

811

8

90%

(i) Number ofparticipants
trained

40

6

6

12

11

Unplanned programming and results:
17 national trainers participated in a Training-of-Trainers session.
Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned*Based on EMS reported statistics.

Hiroshima
Office(e)Increased understanding of bothtangible and intangible heritage, as
well as the development ofcomprehensive management
system instilled in situ(i) Percentage ofbeneficiary respondents
confirming to havemostly or fully met
learning objectives

90%

Unplanned programming and results:
The training for the nomination of world heritage site for 2017 did not take place because of a low number of applications.
Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned:
Whilst the target number of participants was not reached (low registration and only 1 training event was held in 2016), 100% of participants stated that the workshop was useful and that they would use theinformation acquired. Feedback from one participant after the workshop indicated that the workshop had played an important role in supporting their nation in developing a nomination dossier for a
proposed World Heritage site, which directly supports SDG 11.

PO3.1 Advance Environmental Sustainability and Green Development
Programme

Accomplishment

Acc. Indicator

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
TargetActualRatingPO3

ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND GREEN DEVELOPMENT

3.1

Strengthen Capacities to Foster a Green, Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Transition

50

OutputTargetAccomplishment
Programme

Green
Development
and Climate
ChangeProgramme
(GCP)

GCP

Accomplishment

(a)

(b)

Systematic and results-oriented
learning strategies and plans,
as a pathway towards achieving
national climate change goals
developed and under
implementation at country
level

Strengthened partnership
between UN agencies andother multilateral institutions
for delivery of joint climatechange capacity building andknowledge transfer indeveloping countries

Accomplishment
indicator(i) Number of countries
with climate change
learning strategies inplace and under
implementation(i) Number of joint UN
CC:Learn learning
initiatives delivered

Target
(rev)

M

F

Total

RatingSDG

Outputs
Actual4+1

RatingOutput Indicator(i) Number of new UN
CC:Learn countries
launch national
climate change
learning strategies

ActualTarget(rev)

3

Rating

M

F

Total

n/a

n/a

12

SDG

region3=
12countries

12

29

15
(ii) Guidance designed
and Number ofstakeholders in 8
countries attended
through two regional
or global knowledge
sharing events.

20

n/a

n/a

31

(i) Number of newpartners submit
requests to join the
UN CC:Learn
partnership and takepart in SteeringGroup meetings

2

n/a

n/a

2

13

PO3.1 Advance Environmental Sustainability and Green Development
Programme

GCP

GCP

Accomplishment

(c)

(d)

Application of UNFCCC
guidance materials on National
Adaptation Plans (NAPs) by
LDCs

Provision of effective climatechange training services(climate science, adaptation,
mitigation, finance and policy
development) to national
governments throughstrengthened national training
and research institutions indeveloping countries

Acc. Indicator(i) Number of LDCs
systematically applying
NAP guidelines(i) Number of dialogues
between governments
and national training andresearch institutions toprovide climate change
training services whichlead to visible solutions
on the ground

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Target8

4

Actual30

NM

Rating51

OutputTarget

M

F

Total

Rating(ii) Number ofstakeholders trained
and Package of One
UN online
introductory andadvanced climatechange learningmaterials completed

3,500

14,901

10,79025,691(i) Number ofparticipants trained
through 4 national
level
trainings/consultations on NAP
implementation

200

203

89

292

(ii) Number ofnational levelinstitutional andtechnical capacity
needs assessments
for NAPs carried out

24

n/a

n/a

NM

(iii) Number ofparticipants trained
through the designand launching of a
massive open online
course on adaptation

400

1169

704

1873

(i) Number of training
and research
institutions to
support developmentof andimplementation oftraining services on
climate financereceived Technicaladvice and grants

3

n/a

n/a

0

SDG

13
(cont)

13

13

PO3.1 Advance Environmental Sustainability and Green Development
Programme

Accomplishment

Acc. Indicator(i) Number of countries
with green economy
learning assessments /action plans developed
through multi-sectoraland multi-stakeholder
collaboration

GCP

(e)

Individual and institutional
capacities for national green
development strategies andpolicy reforms strengthened(ii) Number of green
economy and sustainableconsumption andproduction learning
events organized, with atleast 75 per cent ofbeneficiary respondents
indicating that learning
objectives are mostly or
fully met(iii) Number of training
modules endorsed by theinternational PAGE
partnership(iv) Number of training
institutions participating
in a green economy
learning network

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Target3

14

5

ActualOutputTarget

M

F

Total

Rating3(i) Number of 3 PAGE
partner countries that
supported developed
learning assessments
and action plans

3

n/a

n/a

3

15

(ii) Number ofparticipants trained
through Training on
the green economy
and sustainableconsumption andproduction through14 activities

600

290

263

553

4

(iii) Number of new
green economy
training modules
developed

5

n/a

n/a

6

8

(iv) Number ofnational institutionsdelivering green
economy training
through the PAGE
programme

3

n/a

n/a

3

3
(in linewithoutput)Rating

52
SDG

12

Unplanned programming and results: no unplanned programming reported
Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned:
The programme has overachieved against all key indicators over the biennium. This reflects the relevance of the services being provided, but also the dedication and follow up of the team. There has beenhigh performance on the availability of online courses with overall numbers that provide a genuine opportunity for UNITAR to be able to make a telling contribution towards global climate change
literacy. Through partnerships with education and training institutions we have also been able to advance on the provision of institutional support for high quality training provision in selected countries(South Africa, Mongolia). This is an important programme target towards upscaling our training services rather than more short-term retailing services. The programme has had challenges in maintaining
quality in some areas and will need to work on strengthening its procedures to address this over the coming biennium. The NAPs originally included a number of national capacity needs assessments. These
assessments were not carried out in the end following discussion with our partners (UNDP/UNEP) who felt that the resources would be better spent on supporting the other elements listed, specifically thetraining of participants.

PO3.2 Advance Environmental Sustainability and Green Development
Programme

Accomplishment

Acc. Indicator

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
TargetActualRatingOutputPO3

ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND GREEN DEVELOPMENT

3.2

Strengthen Capacities to Manage Dangerous Chemicals and Wastes in a Sound and Sustainable Manner

53
TargetAccomplishment
Programme

Accomplishment

Accomplishment indicator(i) Number of multistakeholder coordination
mechanisms in place

Chemicals
and Waste
Management
Programme
(CWM)

(a)

Strengthened stakeholder
ownership, governance andinstitutional capacities forchemicals and waste
management(ii) Number of national
chemicals
legislation/policies drafted(iii) Number of national
GHS implementation
strategies and related
legislation developed

Target
(rev)

5

5

3

M

F

Total

RatingOutputs
ActualRatingOutput Indicator

ActualTarget (rev)Rating

M

F

Total

SDG

Alignment withPrimarySDG3(i) Number ofgovernment officials
and stakeholders
trained

200

493

265

758

12

New pilot (country)
project to test new
guidance on
development of
national waste
management
strategies

2

n/a

n/a

2

12

2

1

PO3.2 Advance Environmental Sustainability and Green Development
Programme

CWM

CWM

Accomplishment

(b)

(c)

Internationally-recognizedchemicals classification andlabelling provisions
implemented and strong multisector engagement at thecountry level

Improved monitoring ofchemical transfers andemissions to air, water, andland

Acc. Indicator(i) Number of GHS multistakeholder
implementationcommittees established(i) Number of national andregional pollutant releaseand transfer registers(PRTRs) designed

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Target2

1

Actual1

RatingOutput54
Target

M

F

Total

Training delivered togovernment officials
and stakeholders
trained

100

71

48

119

(i) Number ofgovernment officials
and stakeholders
trained onmonitoring ofchemical transfersand emissions to air,water, and land

180

54

26

80

(ii) Number of new
training package
developed

1

n/a

n/a

3

1

RatingSDG1212(iii) Number of online training modules
posted on PRTR:
Learn and used by
200 PRTR users

3 ; 200000;0(iv) Number ofparticipants
attending two
regional workshops
on Global
Monitoring Plan on
POPs

60

69

40

109

PO3.2 Advance Environmental Sustainability and Green Development
Programme

CWM

CWM

Accomplishment

(d)

(e)

Improved national capacities
to implement chemicals andwaste management
conventions, including
strengthened national
coordination, capacity to
reduce POPs, and capacity tomobilize financial resources(e) Improved capacities toreduce adverse effects ofmercury on human health andthe environment

Acc. Indicator(i) Number of assessments
to prepare for ratificationof Basel Ban Amendment
developed

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Target1

ActualTargetM0(i) Number ofgovernment officials
and stakeholders
trained

200

15

7

22

(i) Number ofgovernment officials
and stakeholders
trained on
estimation of
mercury emissions
and planning forsound mercury
management

200

522

338

860

(i) Number of countries
having finalized draft
ratification dossiers for the
Minamata Convention

185(ii) Number of countries
having identified priority
actins for implementationof the Minamata
Convention

1010(iii) Number of countries
initiating Minamata
Convention initialassessments under the GEF
Framework

1415(iv) Number of countries
that have initiated thedevelopment of National
Action Plans for ASGM

3

3

RatingOutput

55
F

Total

RatingSDG1212(ii) Number ofregistered users
using twenty-two
on-line training
modules on mercury
emissionsinventories
developed andposted on Mercury:
Learn

400

108

76

184

PO3.2 Advance Environmental Sustainability and Green Development
Programme

CWM

CWM

Accomplishment

(f)

(g)

Increased awareness on
benefits, risks, andmanagement of
nanotechnology/manufactured nanomaterials, including
increased understanding of
national situations andcapacities

Increased access to andawareness of key tools toimprove national capacity forsound chemicals managementin support of SAICM

Acc. Indicator

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
TargetActual(i) Number of national
nanotechnology/manufact
ured nanomaterial profiles
developed and priorities
set

2

0

(ii) Number of awarenessraising campaigns launchedat country level20(iii) Number of sub-regionswith increased awarenessand capacity to address
management of
nanotechnology/
manufactured
nanomaterials

10(i) Percentage of policy
maker/stakeholder
respondents affirming thataccess has increased via
the IOMC Toolbox

90%

NM

(ii) Percentage of policy
maker/stakeholder
respondents affirming thatawareness has increased
via the IOMC Toolbox

90%

RatingOutput56
Target

M

F

Total

n/a

n/a

(i) Number ofgovernment officials
and stakeholders
trained for nationalpilot projects and for
sub-regional
conferences

100; 175(ii) Number ofstakeholders trained
through E-learning

120

n/a

n/a

0

(i) Number of policy
makers trained

1`200

1`011

488

1`499

Rating0

12

NM

Unplanned programming and results:
PRTR National Inception Workshop in Moldova – 19 February 2016 – 32 participants (via Webinar)
PRTR National Inception Workshop in Cambodia – 26 July 2016 – 83 participants (via Webinar)
PRTR National Inception Workshop in Kazakhstan – 26 January 2017 – 25 participants (via Webinar)
PRTR National Inception Workshop in Peru – 15 February 2017 – 65 participants (via Webinar)
PRTR National Inception Workshop in Belarus – 17 August 2017 – 33 participants (via Webinar)
Training-of-Trainers on PRTR Release Estimation Techniques in Cambodia - 17-19 October 2017 – 14 participants (Face-to-face training conducted by international expert from Japan)
Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned:
PRTP delayed to 2018. Nano delivered in 2018, lack of interest in nano e-Learning.

SDG

12

PO3.3 Advance Environmental Sustainability and Green Development
Programme

Accomplishment

Acc. Indicator

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
TargetActualRatingOutput57
TargetPO3

ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND GREEN DEVELOPMENT

3.3

Strengthen governance capacities and skills for public participation and open, transparent, accountable and rights-based decision-making
Accomplishment

Programme

Knowledge
Systems
Innovation
(KSI)

KSI

Accomplishment

(a)

(b)

Global inter-agency
programme with UNEP
and UNDP in place toenhance theimplementation of
Principle 10 of the Rio
Declaration, SDG 16
targets on access rights
and information andparticipation provisionsof multilateralagreements

Awareness raised,knowledge created andguidance produced tosupport rights based
environmental
governanceAccomplishment indicator(i) Number of countries
expressing formal interest in
participating in the ProgrammeTarget
(rev)

5

M

F

Total

RatingOutputs
Actual0

RatingOutput Indicator

ActualTarget (rev)Rating

M

F

Total

n/a

n/a

Achieved*(i) Concept noterevised in alignment
with Agenda 2030 (ii)Project launched at
joint UNEP-UNITARUNDP side event at
UN Environment
Assembly 2(i) Concept
note
revised(ii) Project
launched

1

n/a

n/a

Achieved*

50

n/a

n/a

0

(ii) Number of national projects
initiated with resources
mobilized through
UNITAR/UNDP/UNEP

20(iii) Number ofproject brochuredeveloped and video
produced(i) Number of international andregional conferences, expert
meetings and workshops
completed with 75 per cent ofparticipants agreeing that event
objectives are met

20(i) Number ofstakeholders trained
through two events

SDG

AlignmentwithPrimary
SDG

16

16

PO3.3 Advance Environmental Sustainability and Green Development
Programme

Accomplishment

KSI

Enhanced knowledge ofgovernmental officials
and key stakeholders ofhuman-rights based
approach toenvironmental
protection(c)Acc. Indicator(i) Percentage of beneficiary
respondents agreeing orstrongly agreeing that theirawareness of the subject
matter has increased

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
TargetActual75%

97%

RatingOutput(i) Number ofstakeholders trained

58
Target

M

F

Total

70

25

34

59**

Unplanned programming and results: no unplanned programming reported
Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned:*Concept note updated and developed in English and translated to Spanish; Video pitch developed; Participation in side-event at UNEA 2; Concept note submitted to 23 potential donors.
**Based on EMS reported figures.

RatingSDG

16

PO4.1 Promote Sustainable Peace
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator

TargetActualRatingOutput59
TargetM

F

PO4

PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE PEACE

4.1

Strengthen Capacities of Member States, UN and Regional Organizations to Prevent and Resolve Conflict, and Build Peace
Accomplishment

Programme

Peacemaking
and Conflict
Prevention
Programme(PMCP)

PMCP

Accomplishment

Accomplishment indicator(a)Strengthened
knowledge and skillsof mid and seniorlevel diplomats, aswell as United
Nations and regionalorganization staff inthe fields of conflict
analysis, negotiationand mediation(i) Percentage of trained
fellows who haveindicated having achieved
the learning objectives
mostly or fully in the areasof conflict analysis,
negotiation and mediation(b)Strengthened
knowledge and skillsof mid and seniorlevel African
government officials,
regional organization
staff and UN peace
operations staff in
conflict analysis,
negotiation andmediation(i) Percentage of trained
officials who haveindicated having achieved
the learning objectives
mostly or fully in the areasof conflict analysis,
negotiation and mediation

Target
(rev)

75%

75%

Total

RatingOutputs

M

F

Total

AlignmentwithPrimary
SDG

ActualActualRatingOutput Indicator

SDG

Target (rev)Rating98%(i) Number of fellows
responsible for theprevention andresolution of conflicttrained throughorganization of two
fellowship
programmes inpeacemaking andpreventive diplomacy

78

44

33

77

16

96%

(i) Number of officials
on the continent
trained through theimplementation of
two regional training
programmes toenhance conflict
prevention andpeacemaking in Africa

65

20

11

31

16

PO4.1 Promote Sustainable Peace
Programme

PMCP

PMCP

PMCP

PMCP
Unplanned
programming
and results:

Accomplishment(c)Enhanced knowledge/ experience-sharing
of indigenous
representatives inhuman rights andnegotiation(d)Enhanced knowledgeof contemporary
challenges in peace
operations andstrategies to address
them shared among
senior mostpeacemakers in the
United Nations

(e)

(ei)

Preventive
approaches to deal
with African peaceand security
challenges identified
and shared with mid
and senior levelparticipants on thecontinent
Strengthened
knowledge and skillsof mid and seniorlevel Asia-Pacificgovernment officials,
regional organization
staff and UN peace
operations staff in
conflict analysis andnegotiation

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator(i) Number of indigenous
graduates serving as
resource persons in the
training programmeTarget2(i) Percentage of highlevel participants from
Headquarters, UN Peace
Operations and regionalorganizations in the SRSG
Seminar90%(ii) Number of lessons
learned identified

6(ii) Number of lessons
learned identified(i) Percentage of trained
officials who haveindicated having achieved
the learning objectives
mostly or fully in the areasof conflict analysis andnegotiation

5

75%

ActualRatingOutput60
Target

M

F

Total

RatingSDG(i) Number of former
fellows/participantsdelivering training
sessions toindigenous
representatives inhuman rights andnegotiation

3

2

4

6

16

(i) Number of SRSGs
and other and seniorstaff attending
facilitatedknowledge-sharing
through theorganization of two
high-level seminars

48

96

33

129

16

5

(i) Number of mid
and seniorpeacemakers
attending Experienceand knowledgesharing dialogue inAfrica

4

20

11

31

15

88%

(i) Number of officials
on the continent
trained through theimplementation of
two regional training
programmes toenhance conflict
prevention andpeacemaking in the
Asia-Pacific Region

30

28

15

43

16

6

93%

6

PO4.1 Promote Sustainable Peace
Programme

Unplanned
programming
and results:

Accomplishment(eii)

Enhanced knowledge
and skills of minority
fellows in conflict
analysis andnegotiation theory

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator(i) Percentage of fellows
who have agreed orstrongly agreed that theTraining Programme wasvery usefulTargetn/aActual98%

RatingOutput(i) Number ofminority fellows
strengthening skills tolisten effectively andidentifying sources ofconflict, andreviewing interestbased negotiation
theory61
Target

30

M

9

F

Total

5

14

Rating

SDG

16

Unplanned programming and results no unplanned programming reported
Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned:
The performance output target for the strengthening knowledge and skills of mid and senior level African government officials, regional organization staff and UN peace operations staff in conflict analysis,
negotiation and mediation was not pet as the 2017 programming was implemented in 2018.
For the percentage of trained fellows who have indicated having achieved the learning objectives mostly or fully in the areas of conflict analysis, negotiation and mediation, the target of 75 per cent was
surpassed reaching 98 per cent in 2016 and 97.4 per cent in 2017, which equals about 98 per cent of participants for the biennium.

PTP

(g)

Enhanced
understanding among
African countries
nominated to be part(incoming Members)of or being part(sitting Members) of
the United Nations
Security Council ofpeace and security
issues relevant at theregional level(i) Percentage ofrepresentatives fromAfrican countries
nominated to be part(incoming Members) of or
being part (sitting
Members) of the United
Nations Security Council
participating in the Highlevel Seminar endorsing
the Final Report every
year

80%

100%

(i) Number ofrepresentatives ofAfrican countries
nominated to be part(incoming Members)of or being part(sitting Members) of
the United Nations
Security Council andrepresentatives of
the African Union
Peace and Security
Council participate in
the High-level
Seminar every year

100

78

26

104

16

PO4.1 Promote Sustainable Peace
Programme

PTP

PTP

Accomplishment

(gi)

(h)

Strengthened
capacities of current
and incoming African
Members of theUnited Nations
Security Council, as
well as confirmed
candidates, incoming
Members of theAfrican Union Peaceand Security Council
and its Secretariat toeffectively perform
within the United
Nations Security
Council and its
organs.

Strengthened
capacities of National
Human Rights
Institutes (NRHIs) tocontribute tosustainable humanrights protection andpromotion in Africa

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator(i) Percentage ofbeneficiaries completingthe executive coachingwhich affirm that they
have completely or mostly
achieved the learning
objectives.

(ii) Percentage ofbeneficiaries completingthe executive coaching
increasing the knowledge
in the subject matter by
15%.

(i) Number of new NHRIs
established and fully
functioning in accordancewith the Paris Principles
by 2017

Target

75%

75%

5

Actual

86%

NM

NM

RatingOutput62
Target

M

F

Total

Number of
representatives ofcurrent and incoming
African Members of
the United Nations
Security Council, as
well as confirmed
candidates, incoming
Members of theAfrican Union Peaceand Security Council
and its Secretariat
completing the threeday executive
coaching on themechanisms that
regulate thefunctioning of the UN
Security Council. n/a

40

22

15

38

Number ofparticipants trained
through two-day
awareness raising
events;

480

n/a

n/a

0

Number of
representatives of
new NHRIs trained

200

n/a

n/a

0

Number of
representatives ofexisting NHRIs trained
through regional
workshops every year

200

n/a

n/a

0

Rating

SDG

16

16

PO4.1 Promote Sustainable Peace
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator(ii) Number of NHRIs,
holding “B” status,
acquiring “A” status by
2017

PTP

PTP

(i)

(j)

Strengthened
knowledge and skillsof teachers to
conduct a learning
sequence in theirschool on theprevention of the (re) recruitment ofyoung people into
armed groups andcriminal gangs

Strengthened
knowledge and skillsof at risk youth on thesensitization of theirpeers(i) Percentage ofparticipants fully achieving
the learning objectives atthe end of the training
course(i) Percentage ofparticipants fully achieving
the learning objectives atthe end of the training
courseTargetActualRatingOutputNumber of active
users on the platform
5

80%

80%

NM

63
Target

300

M

n/a

F

Total

n/a

0

SDG

16
(cont)

Number ofparticipants
attending the open
event per year

600

n/a

n/a

0

(i) Number ofteachers participating
in a training oftrainers course

20

27

26

53

86%

94%

Rating16(ii) Number ofteachers trained bypreviously trainedteachers

180

103

96

199

Number of youth,
forming part ofvulnerable
populations in
Colombia, trained
through workshops
by formerly trained
educators

250

3562

2376

5938

16

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Programme

PTP

PTP

PTP

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator(k)Strengthened
knowledge of key
actors at thecommunity level tobetter protect
children at risk ofbeing (re-) recruited
into armed groups or
criminal gangs(l)Decreased level ofstigmatization ofyoung people,
especially girls andyoung women,
formerly associatedwith armed groups(i) Percentage participants
stating an increased levelof acceptance(m)Strengthened
capacity of female
actors at thecommunity level, toserve as leaders intheir environment(i) Percentage ofparticipants fully achieving
the learning objectives atthe end of the training
courses(i) Number of community
leaders committing toactively support theprotection

Target

50

75%

80%

ActualRatingOutput64
Target

M

F

Total

RatingSDG

NM

Community leadersparticipating in
advocacy events
organized by Ciudad
Don Bosco in at least
five different regionsof Colombia, affectedby the conflict

10

24

7

31

16

NM

Persons participatingin open daysorganized by Ciudad
Don Bosco in at least
five different regionsof Colombia, affectedby the conflict

300

n/a

n/a

0

16

NM

Number of female
community leadersparticipating in
training courses in 4
different regions in
Mali

200

n/a

n/a

0

5

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Programme

PTP

PTP

PTP
unplanned
programming
and results

PTP
unplanned
programming
and results

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator

TargetActualRatingOutput(n)Strengthened
engagement of men
and boys as agents ofchange in the efforts
to work towards
ending conflictrelated sexual
violence and reducing
the stigmatization
surrounding the way
it also affects men
and boys(o)Reducedstigmatization
surrounding the topic
of conflict related
sexual violence(i) Percentage participants
stating an increased levelof acceptance(p)Strengthened
intergovernmental
dialogue among
African countries on
the topic ofprevention andresponse to terrorism
and violent
extremism.

(i) Percentage ofrepresentatives fromAfrican countries
participating in the Highlevel Seminar endorsing
the Final Report every
year

80%

100%

(i) Number of African
Union Member States
participating in theHigh-level Forum on“Effective andSustainable CounterTerrorism Responses”(q)Strengthened
knowledge and skillsof staff of thecommunity-based
programs working
with marginalized
communities(i) Percentage ofparticipants fully achieving
the learning objectives atthe end of the training
modules80%90%(i) Number ofbeneficiaries trained
by UNITAR(i) Percentage participants
stating an increased levelof engagement

75%

75%

65
Target

M

F

Total

RatingSDG

NM

Number of persons
participating in open
days in at least fivedifferent regions ofMali, affected by the
conflict

300

n/a

n/a

0

5

NM

Number of persons
participating in open
days in at least fivedifferent regions ofMali, affected by the
conflict

300

n/a

n/a

0

5

20

19

5

24

16

30

18

12

30

18

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Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator

TargetActualRatingOutput66
Target

M

F

Total

RatingSDG(i) Number ofbeneficiaries trained
by UNITAR

PTP
unplanned
programming
and results

PTP
unplanned
programming
and results

(r)

(s)

Increased ability ofstaff of thecommunity-based
programs to
implement activities
at the community
level to better protect
children at risk(i) Percentage ofparticipants fully achieving
the learning objectives atthe end of the training
modulesStrengthened
capacities of at risk
youth and children to
promote positivechange within theircommunities and toassess the reality andrisks associated withbeing involved inillegal activities(i) Percentage ofparticipants fully achieving
the learning objectives atthe end of the training
modules

80%95%(ii) Number ofbeneficiaries trainedby professionals
previously trained by
UNITAR(i) 24(ii) 44(iii) 620(i) 14(ii) 26(iii) 372(i) 10(ii) 18(iii) 248(i) 24(ii) 44(iii) 620

8

24

19

5

24

8

(iii) Number ofbeneficiaries trainedby previously trained
professionals

80%

86%

(i) Number ofbeneficiaries trained
by UNITAR

Unplanned programming and results: See above (p-s)
Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned:
For the number of youth, forming part of vulnerable populations in Colombia, trained through workshops by formerly trained educators there was a large increase from 38 youth directly trained by UNITAR
training of trainers in 2016 to 5900 youth trained by partner institution in 2017, making a total of 5938 over the biennium.

PO4.2 Promote Sustainable Peace
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator

TargetActualRatingOutputPO4

PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE PEACE

4.2

Improve the preparedness of civilian, military and police personnel to serve in peace operations

67
TargetAccomplishment
Programme

Peacekeeping
Training
Programme
(PTP)

PTP

Accomplishment

(a)

(b)

Improved
preparation of
African militarycontingents prior
to deployment in
UN peace
operations

Enhancedknowledge andskills ofindividuals to
promote peaceand security

Accomplishment indicator(i) Percentage ofcommissioned officers
fully or mostly meetingthe learning objectives atthe end of the orientation
briefing(ii) Percentage of noncommissioned officers
declaring having fully or
mostly met the learning
objectives at the end of
the orientation briefing(i) Number of participants
successfully completing
the Master degrees andrelated qualifications
within the set timeframe.

Target
(rev)

60%

60%

60

M

F

Total

RatingOutputs
ActualActualNM

RatingOutput Indicator

Target (rev)RatingMF

Total(i) Number ofofficers/commissioned
officers trained
through five-day
orientation modules

625

1536

32

1568

(ii) Number of noncommissioned
officers trained
through one-day
orientation modules

15,00024,456499

24,955(iii) Number ofofficers/commissioned
officers trained
through follow-up
briefings

625

n/a

n/a

0

(i) Number ofparticipants regularly
attending the Master
degrees and related
qualifications

200

87

35

122

SDG

AlignmentwithPrimary
SDG

16

NM

40

4

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Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator(ii) Number of participants
successfully completingthe free online courses(iii) Number of UN
Volunteers (UNV)
successfully completingthe facilitated online
courses

PTP

PTP

(bi)

Increased
opportunities for
women to accessquality education(i) Increase in thepercentage of womenattending the Master
degrees and related
qualifications(c)Commonunderstanding of
key concepts
related toconflict and postconflict theory
and practicecreated, throughthe provision ofshort self-paced
e-Learning
courses (called eLearning(i) Percentage ofbeneficiaries completingthe e-Learning nuggetsthat affirms having
completely or mostly
achieved the learning
objectives(ii) Percentage ofbeneficiaries completingthe e-Learning nuggetsthat shows an increase of
15% in their knowledge
and skills

TargetActualRatingOutput68
Target

M

F

Total

RatingSDG(ii) Number ofparticipants registered
for the free online
courses

2000

15(iii) Number of UNVs
attending thefacilitated online
courses

400

10

17

27

20%

4%

(i) Number of women
regularly attending
the Master degrees
and related
qualifications

40

35

0

35

4

75%

90%
(i) Number ofbeneficiaries whocomplete the eLearning nuggets

1500

3064

3258

6304

4

800

200

75%

1949

NM

3064

3258

6304
4
(cont)

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Programme

Accomplishment

nuggets) indifferent areas,
and of a virtual
game
environment in
the field of ruleof lawPTP(d)Strengthened
knowledge andskills of
personnel(civilian, militaryand police)
working inconflict and postconflict
environments toeffectively
implementcomplexmandates,through theprovision ofpartialscholarships toattend theInternational
Master’s Degreein Conflictology

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator(iii) Percentage ofbeneficiaries active on thevirtual game environmentthat shows an increase of
15% in their confidence of
their knowledge and skills

Percentage of scholarship
recipients that completes
the International Master’s
Degree in Conflictology
successfully, within two
years from the beginningof the studies

Target75%

80%

ActualRatingOutput69
Target

M

F

Total

RatingSDG

NM(ii) Number ofbeneficiaries active on
the virtual gameenvironment

500

1366

2050

3416

4
(cont)

85%(i) Number of partial
scholarships awarded
to candidates selected
to attend theInternational Master’s
Degree in
Conflictology

20

10

10

20

4

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Programme

PTP

PTP

Accomplishment

(e )

(f)

Strengthened,harmonized andstandardized
knowledge andskills of African
FPUs in relation
to their roles andresponsibilities
as part ofregional andinternational
stabilization
efforts in MaliStrengthened
knowledge andskills of selectedindividuals,
permanently(staff) or
temporarily(consultants
and/or individual
contractors)
employed by
EMPABB, in the

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator

TargetActual87%(i) Percentage ofparticipants fully achieving
the learning objectives atthe end of the course on
UN peace operations(i) Percentage ofparticipants fully achieving
the learning objectives atthe end of the training oftrainers course

RatingOutput70
Target(i) 75 Participants(members of FPUs
about to be deployed
to MINUMSA) attend
the ten-day course on
UN peace operations,delivered by UNITAR
with the involvementof trained trainers.

M

75

F

71

Total

4

SDG

75

75%

80%

Rating1690%(ii) Number ofParticipants (membersof FPUs about to be
deployed to
MINUMSA) attend theten-day course on UN
peace operations,delivered by thetrained trainers under
the supervision of
UNITAR.

150

132

8

140

90%

(i) Number of Training
officers complete thefive-day training oftrainers (out of which
6 training officers arepermanently
employed by EMPABB
and 6 training officers
are external to
EMPABB).

12

14

1

15

16

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Programme

Accomplishment

area of design,delivery andevaluation ofpre-deployment
training for FPUs

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator

Target(ii) Percentage ofparticipants attending thecourses on UN peace
operations delivered by
the newly trained trainers
rating the delivery as fully
or mostly satisfactory

80%

Actual95%

RatingOutput71
Target(ii) Number of Training
officers complete theten-day course on UN
peace operations,delivered tocomplement thetraining of trainers

M

12

F

14

Total

1

Unplanned programming and results: no unplanned programming reported
Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned: no assessment or lessons learned provided by programmes

15

RatingSDG

16(cont)

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Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator

TargetActualRatingOutput72
TargetPO4

PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE PEACE

4.3

Develop Capacities for Governance Recovery of Countries in Transition from Conflict and in Particular Fragile States
Accomplishment

Programme

Hiroshima
Office (HO)HO

HO

Accomplishment

Target(rev)

ActualIncreased capacity tofurther develop the humanresource abilities of midsenior level Afghan public
servants(i) Increased
number of UNITAR
Fellowship for
Afghanistan alumni
progressing to rolesof Coach, Mentor
and ultimately
Resource Person

Fellow to
Coach: 10

Fellow to
Coach: 5

Coach to
ARP: 5

Coach to
ARP: 4

ARP toMentor: 3

ARP toMentor: 2(b)Increased capacity tofurther develop resource
abilities of representatives
from the public sector andcivil society in South Sudan(i) Percentage ofparticipants fully
meeting learning
objectives at theend of the training(c)Strengthened knowledge
and skills to fight against
anti-corruption to promotesustained peace in Westernand Northern Africa(i) Percentage ofparticipants fully
meeting learning
objectives at theend of the training

90%

90%

F

Total

RatingOutputs

Accomplishment
indicator

(a)

M

Rati
ng

M

F

Total

AlignmentwithPrimary
SDG

ActualOutput Indicator

SDG

Target (rev)Rating(i) Number ofAfghan public
servants attending
training andcoaching

70

25

2

27

4

80%

(i) Number of South
Sudanese public
servants andrepresentatives
from civil society
attending training
and coaching

24

24

21

45

8

74%

(i) Number ofrepresentatives
from the public
sector and civilsociety trained

40

20

4

24

16

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Programme

HOHO

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator(d)Strengthened knowledge
and skills to promote
nuclear disarmament andnon-proliferation(ii) Percentage ofparticipants fully
meeting learning
objectives at theend of the training(e)Increased capacity tofurther develop resource
abilities of representatives
from the public sector andcivil society in Iraq(i) Percentage ofparticipants fully
meeting learning
objectives at theend of the training

Target90%

90%

ActualRatingOutput73
Target

M

F

Total

RatingSDG

98%(i) Number of public
servants fromSoutheast Asian
countries trained

20

3

7

10

4

80%

(i) Number of Iraq
public servants andrepresentatives
from civil society
trained andcoached

24

16

8

24

4

Unplanned programming and results:
The launch of the Afghanistan Fellowship Programme Cycle 2017-2018 has been postponed to January 2018 (a).
The Anti-corruption training for Cycle 2017-2018 is still ongoing and expected to complete in January 2018 (c).
The training for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation for Cycle 2017-2018 will be completed in February 2018 (d).
The training for Iraq youth for Cycle 2017-2018 is expected to complete in March 2018 (d).
Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned:
The Afghanistan Fellowship continues to be successful in building the capacity of Afghan professionals around. A range of new topics were introduced to meet the changing needs of the country, at the request of key partner
government agencies. These were implemented and well received, addressing capacity gaps. Several of the project proposals developed through the programme focused on addressing issues faced by marginalized groups, with 3 of the
5 proposals receiving funding and are currently undergoing implementation. The Fellowship faces challenges in gender-equality, with less than 10% female participation, and is a key lesson learned which has been flagged for further
attention. The project contributes to SDG Goal 16, particularly 16.6 (Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels) by improving the capacities of public servants.
The UNITAR South Sudan Fellowship Programme continues to be successful in developing the capacity of young South Sudanese from the public sector, private sector, civil society, academic institutions, and media organizations. Now in
its 3rd cycle, the programme continues to evolve, and adapt to the changing needs of South Sudan. The 2016 Cycle saw the addition of new themes such as entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship to equip these young
professionals with skills and practical insight to identify new business opportunities, to lead, and to develop self-led projects that can help address the growing needs of their communities as well as organizations. International Mentors
and local coaches were introduced into the Fellowship structure to promote learning and south-south cooperation. The programme encourages peer learning, knowledge sharing, and the formation of a network of likeminded
colleagues and friends across all sectors. Gender balance among fellows and competitive selection process were well recognized in South Sudan. Evaluation data show more demand for practical exercises and real-life examples, whichhave been flagged for further attention. The project contributes primarily to SDG Goal 16, particularly 16.6 (Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels) by improving the capacities of public servants.
The North Africa Programme was broadly effective in strengthening participants' understanding of the challenges that corruption poses to peace and development and to the fulfillment of SDG 16. It also fostered a dialogue between
government and civil society representatives from Morocco and Tunisia and helped forge working relationships at country and regional level, which are likely to continue beyond the programme. In the words of the Moroccan
participants, the best result of the training was that they were able to work together as a group, developing mutual understanding for their respective issues and collaborating on a joint project which will be implemented in the
future.
The Training for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation aimed to deepen the knowledge of young professionals from Asian countries on the status of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation as well as enhance their negotiation
skills. The project was effective because of the high quality of resource persons, structure of the programme, and what Hiroshima offers as the first atomic bombed city. Building on this success, the project aims to scale itself up andinvite close to 30 participants from ASEAN countries in March 2018. The project contributes to SDG 16.

PO4.3 Promote Sustainable Peace
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator

TargetActualRatingOutput74
Target

M

F

Total

RatingSDG

The UNITAR Iraq Fellowship Programme continues to promote the capacity development of young professionals from different regions and sectors across Iraq. Youth, who make up the majority of Iraq's population, are tech-savvy andshow keen interest in entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship. Compared to other conflict-affected countries, where patchy internet access and other communication issues often hinder organizations’ ability to function, Iraq has
thriving social and business networks, both online and offline. Throughout the programme cycle, UNITAR experienced first-hand how participants utilized social media to spread awareness of the programme and their own
entrepreneurial activities. The diverse, multi-sector group of Fellows encouraged peer learning and collaboration with the support of local resource persons who contributed to the contextualization of learning. Gender equality had apositive influence on the group dynamic. The programme allowed Fellows to design their projects and continuously develop and fine tune their details by sustained feedback from the trainers and Resource Persons, making theirprojects as realistic and impactful as possible. Evaluation data show more demand for practical exercises and real-life examples, which have been flagged for further attention. The project contributes primarily to SDG Goal 16,
particularly 16.6 (Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels) by improving the capacities of public servants. The project also contributes to SDG Goal 8 (Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainableeconomic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all) by equipping the participants on knowledge and skills to create new employments.

DCP

(f)

Strengthened knowledge
and skills for improved
governance anddecentralization in
Afghanistan(i) Percentage ofbeneficiaries
certified with
Executive Master
degree inDevelopment
Policies andPractices

90%(ii) Percentage oforiginal research
papers contributing
to online
90%
knowledge
repository on
financialmanagement
Unplanned programming and results: no unplanned programming reported

100%

100%

(i) Number ofsenior officials
trained in the fieldof development
policy and practices
through an
Executive Master
degree40(ii) Number ofsenior officials
submitting a thesis
paper in theframework of the
Executive Master
Degree

40

14

4

18

4

14

Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned: no assessment or lessons learned provided by programmes

418

PO5.1 Improve Resilience and Humanitarian Assistance
Programme

Accomplishment

Acc. Indicator

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
TargetActualRatingOutput75
Target

M

F

Total

Rating

PO5

IMPROVE RESILIENCE AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

5.1

Leverage Technology to Generate Geospatial Information and Create Integrated Solutions for Human Security, Peace and Socio-economic Development
Accomplishment

Programme

Accomplishment

Accomplishment indicator

Target(rev)

Outputs
ActualRatingOutput Indicator(i) Number of
events and/or
number ofmaps/reports
delivered to seniordecision makers

Operational
Satellite
Applications
Programme(UNOSAT)(a)

Improved decision
making throughenhanced analyses
and maps routinely
available to support
decision making
processes related tohuman security andhuman rights issues(i) Percentage of requests
for support met

100%

100%

(ii) Annual reporton mapping
activity related tohuman security
and human rights
issuedActualTarget (rev)Rating

M

F

Total

Events:
30

n/a

n/a

0

Maps/reports:
100

204

456

660

annually

1

1

2

SDG

AlignmentwithPrimarySDG16(iii) Increased
awareness of
mapping output insocial media,
minimum 75 percent of all publicly
released
maps/reports toalso bebroadcasted usingsocial media

75%

80%

85%

83%

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Programme

UNOSAT

Accomplishment(b)

Improved access to
information and datain fields related topeace, security,
humanitarian andsocio-economic
development

Acc. Indicator

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
TargetActual(i) Percentage of GIS
ready-data suited for
public consummation
shared via web platform

80%

90%

(ii) Number of data-setsshared70120(iii) Number of web maps
available for public
consumption via web
platform

15

18

RatingOutput76
Target

M

F

Total

(iv) Number ofinternational
conferences andannually at IASC
community in both
Geneva and New
York with Technicalbriefings on
activities

4

3

3

6

16
(cont)(i) Number of GIS
data and web
maps delivered

Data andmaps
delivered

n/a

n/a

138

16

Unplanned programming and results:
Large number of web-maps for internal UNDP consumption.
Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned:
Successful contribution to SDG 16, significant evolution in imagery sharing and use of online solutions for information transfer and presentations.

RatingSDG

PO5.2 Improve Resilience and Humanitarian Assistance
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017

Acc. Indicator

TargetActualRatingOutputPO5

IMPROVE RESILIENCE AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

5.2

Develop Credible and Reliable Support Systems for Improved Disaster Risk Reduction

77
TargetAccomplishment
Programme

Operational
Satellite
Applications
Programme(UNOSAT)

Accomplishment(a)Improved routine
access by international
humanitariancommunity andMember States to
UNOSAT high-quality
satellite imagery
analysis for senior level
decision making andoperational
coordination &response in the field

Accomplishment
indicator(i) Percentage ofrequests supported

Target
(rev)

100%

M

F

Total

RatingOutputs
ActualRatingActualOutput Indicator

Target
(rev)

M

F

Total

(i) Annual report on
mapping activity
related tohumanitarian rapid
mappingannually112(ii) Annual report on
UNITAR/UNOSATSpace Charter
activities submitted
to Space Charterboard

annually1

12

RatingSDG

AlignmentwithPrimary
SDG

100%
11

(iii) Number ofhumanitarian rapid
mapping activations
carried out

20

21

34

55

(iv) Increased
awareness of
mapping output insocial media,
percentage of all
publicly released
maps/reports toalso be broadcasted
using social media

75%

85%

85%

85%

PO5.2 Improve Resilience and Humanitarian Assistance
Programme

Accomplishment

Acc. Indicator(ii) New map templates
in place and used

UNOSATUNOSAT(b)(c)

Increased skills andcapacity of national andregional experts to use
satellite derived
mapping and GIS for
disaster risk reduction,
emergency response
and territorial planningand monitoring

Improved knowledge ofwater resources in
Chad(i) Percentage ofbeneficiaries using skills
in national or regional
context(i) Percentage oftrained professionaland students
successfully meetingcourse requirements

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
TargetAll mapsand reports
following
new template

90%

80%

ActualYes

Rating78

OutputTarget

M

F

Total

(v) Number ofinternational
conferences andannually at IASC
community in both
Geneva and New
York where
technical briefings
on activities wereorganized

4

2

3

5

(i) Skills
developmenttraining delivered
to 250 beneficiaries
on GIS for disasterrisk reduction andterritorial planningand monitoring

250

225

132

357

90%

80%

RatingSDG

11(cont)

11(ii) Number ofMember States forin-country projects
receiving technicalbriefings on
activities, including
training andtechnical support

6

6

3

9

(i) Number ofprofessional andstudents trained

35

20

17

37

6

PO5.2 Improve Resilience and Humanitarian Assistance
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017

Acc. Indicator

TargetActual(ii) Percentage of map
recipients confirmingthat hydrological maps
have provided useful
information andincreased knowledge
for improved water
management

80%

85%

(iii) Number ofbeneficiary institutions
having access to online
GIS data viewer

6

Rating79

OutputTarget

M

F

Total

(ii) Number ofmaps produced

35

7

0

7

RatingSDG

6(cont)

6

Unplanned programming and results: no unplanned programming reported
Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned:
Contributing to SDG 6.
Humanitarian rapid mapping and training continued to be requested and delivered accordingly. Contributing towards SDG 11, 13 and 15.
ResEau Chad project phase 2 planning was revised during reporting cycle. 2017 was spend on revising cartographic concept and methodology and not map production as originally planned.

UNOSAT

GCP

(d)

(e)

Support to Member
States to build
capacity for
implementation of
Sendai Frameworkfor DRR

Design of a One-UN
knowledge platformfor DRR within the
CADRI Alliance(i) Percentage ofbeneficiary
respondents agreeing
or strongly agreeingthat their awarenesson the subject matterhas increased

75%

80%

(i) Online knowledge
centre modelled on
CC:Learn for DRR
stakeholders

Structureandfunctional
ities
agreed by
CADRI
Board andpilot
versiontestedProof ofconcept
delivered.
Nobetaversion
tested(i) Massive open
online course
designed anddeveloped on
SendaiFramework

1

n/a

n/a

0

(i) Proof ofconcept for CADRI
Board

1

n/a

n/a

1

11

n/a
(ii) Beta version
tested

1

n/a

n/a

0

PO5.2 Improve Resilience and Humanitarian Assistance
Programme

HO

Accomplishment(f)Increased capacity tofurther promote
Tsunami based DRR
for women in the
Pacific SIDS

Acc. Indicator(i) Percentage ofparticipants fully
meeting learning
objectives at the endof the training

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Target90%

Actual

97%

Rating80

OutputTarget

M

F

Total

(i) Number offemale leadersfrom the public
sector and civilsociety from the
Pacific SIDS
trained andcoached

28

0

59

59

RatingSDG

11

Unplanned programming and results:
The CADRI Alliance changed leadership and priorities during the reporting cycle resulting in the beta version of the online knowledge centre to be dropped as no funding was found for thisand the MOOC.
Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned:
The training for Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) supported female leaders from the public sector and the civil society from Tsunami-prone SIDS to become effective change
agent for DRR. The training included a variety study tours to learn lessons at the national, sub-national, and community levels, including meeting with Tsunami survivors. The training alsooffered sessions facilitated by DRR and gender experts, combined with group and individual exercises. It was proven extremely helpful to organize a study tour to the areas/communities
that have many common factors with SIDS (i.e. size of town (small), role of religion (strong), role of women (male dominated society)). For 2016, the participants were from Pacific SIDS. For
2017, the project was scaled up and had participants from both Pacific and Indian Ocean SIDS. Cross learning from these two regions was effective.

PO6.1 Building Capacity for the 2030 Agenda
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017

Acc. Indicator

TargetActualRatingPO6

BUILDING CAPACITY FOR THE 2030 AGENDA

6.1

Supporting the adoption and adaptation by Member States of the 2030 Agenda

Output81
TargetAccomplishment
Programme

Accomplishment

Accomplishment indicator(i) Number of countries
having used the trainingkit

Research
Department Agenda 2030
Programming(RD-Agenda
2030)

(a)

Increased access ofMember States totraining to strengthen
capacity to mainstream
SDGs into national
development planningand strategies andpromote policy
coherence along thenational policy cycle,
with emphasis placedon countries in special
situations (African
LDCs, LLDCs, SIDS)(ii) Number of users

Target
(rev)

34

200

M

F

Total

RatingOutputs
Actual29

RatingOutput Indicator

Target (rev)(i) Number oftoolkits (modules
developed aimed
specifically atAfrican LDCs, andmade available in
English andFrenchActual
M

F

Total

6

n/a

n/a

10

(i) E-tutorial
developed on
mainstreaming
the SDGs

1

n/a

n/a

1

(ii) Number oftoolkit with afacilitator guide on policy
coherence - andboth madeavailable online

1

n/a

n/a

1

RatingSDG

AlignmentwithPrimary
SDG

17

705

PO6.1 Building Capacity for the 2030 Agenda
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017

Acc. Indicator(iii) Percentage ofbeneficiaries reporting an
increased awarenessabout approaches toensure harmonizedplanning reflecting various
global and regional
commitments(iv) Percentage ofbeneficiaries reporting an
increase of capacity tomainstream SDGs in amore effective andcoherent manner acrossthe national policy cycle(v) Percentage ofbeneficiaries applying
knowledge in their work

(RD-Agenda
2030)

(b)

Increased awareness by
the general public on
the significance andcontents of Agenda
2030(i) Percentage ofparticipants completingthe course agreeing orstrongly agreeing that
their awareness on thesubject matter has
increased

Target

70%

80%

70%

70%

Actual

92%

Rating82

OutputTarget

M

F

Total

(iii) Number of
HLPF participants
benefitted from alearning session
on theharmonization of
global andregional
commitments innational planning

50

13

32

45

RatingSDG

17(cont)

89%(iv) Number ofparticipants
trained through 1
learning
conference forEnglish-speaking
African LDCs

50

82

146

228

(i) Number ofregisteredbeneficiaries ofMassive Open
Online Course
developed on
Agenda 2030 andtestedRegistered:
2,000

875

1,261

2,136

NM

99%

17

PO6.1 Building Capacity for the 2030 Agenda
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017

Acc. Indicator(i) Percentage of training
participants agreeing orstrongly agreeing thatlearning objectives were
met mostly or fully

A2030
Programme
Focal Point(c)

Target70%

ActualNM

Increased national
capacity to set up
inclusive review
systems and use
statistics relevant to
the 2030 Agenda

Rating83

OutputTarget

M

F

Total

(ii) Number ofcertifiedbeneficiaries ofMassive Open
Online Course
developed on
Agenda 2030 andtestedCertified:
200

198

184

382

(i) Number ofnational experts
trained on
developing
inclusive review
systems for SDGs
and using dataand evaluation
results through 5
workshops for
LDCs and SIDS

100

n/a

n/a

0

RatingSDG17(ii) Percentage ofbeneficiaries reporting an
increased awarenessabout key features of thenational reviews and fitfor-purpose M&E systems
for the SDGs

70%

87%

(ii) Number of
HLPF participants
benefitted from alearning session
on national
reviews and M&E
systems

50

45

81

126

PO6.1 Building Capacity for the 2030 Agenda
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017

Acc. Indicator(iii) Percentage of the
MOOC participants
agreeing or strongly
agreeing that learning
objectives were met
mostly or fully

Target70%(iv) Percentage ofparticipants having
attended the webinars
agreeing or strongly
agreeing that theirawareness on the subject
matter has increased70%(v) Percentage ofparticipants agreeing orstrongly agreeing thatlearning objectives were
met mostly or fully80%(v) Percentage ofparticipants indicating
they have benefitted fromthe peer-to-peer network
through advice,mentorship or relevant
good practices

ActualNM

95%

Rating84

OutputTarget

M

F

Total

(iii) Number ofcertifiedbeneficiaries from
2 developed
MOOCs onstakeholder
engagement for
the SDGs, as well
as 2 e-tutorials
and 3 webinars
delivered for a
total of 100
participants

200

19

27

46

RatingSDG

17(cont)

70%

80%

80%

(iv) Number ofparticipants
trained on
evaluation for the
SDGs through aregional face-toface workshop
and regional peerto-peer network
set-up

25

16

26

42

Unplanned programming and results:
2 additional learning conferences were held on mainstreaming and policy coherence for Latina American and African countries. 2 more learning sessions related to reviews of progress on the SDGs wereorganized for delegates during HLPF 2017. Instead of MOOC on stakeholder engagement, the partner requested to hold a facilitated course by invitation only for nominated government officials in charge of
coordinating VNRs and SDGs in their countries.
The finalization of the policy cycle toolkits and the development of reviews and data toolkits has been shifted to early 2018. This is due to donor funding decisions taken a few months later than expected,
additional conferences to be held in 2017 and the time required for the inclusion of case studies from these conferences in the policy cycle toolkit. Data governance workshops have also been shifted to thefirst half of 2018 in agreement with the donor.

PO6.1 Building Capacity for the 2030 Agenda
Programme

Accomplishment

Acc. Indicator

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
TargetActualRatingOutput85
Target

M

F

Total

RatingSDG

Assessment (including contribution to helping Member States achieve SDGs) and Lessons-learned
Positive feedback has been received from UN Member States in the context of the learning conferences and stakeholder engagement course, incl. the use of the acquired knowledge for the preparation of
VNRs and strengthening participatory approaches. Other areas where participants of UNITAR's learning sessions felt they have increased their knowledge in particular include integrated planning,
mainstreaming of SDGs across national policy cycle, strengthening regular and inclusive reviews and building integrated M&E systems. UNITAR has also contributed to enhanced awareness and understandingof the SDGs through its MOOC with some organizations directing all their staff to take it. The performance target for increased national capacity to set up inclusive review systems and use statistics relevantto the 2030 Agenda was not met as the activities were shifted to 2018. The significantly smaller number is due to the switch from the planned, non-facilitated MOOC open to the public to a facilitated, by
invitation only course instead. It is targeted towards government officials in charge of VNR and SDG coordination further to the funding partner request.
For the increased access of Member States to training to strengthen capacity to mainstream SDGs into national development planning and strategies and promote policy coherence along the national policy
cycle, with emphasis placed on countries in special situations (African LDCs, LLDCs, SIDS), the training reached African LDCs. This objective surpassed the target for the number of participants trained through1 learning conference for English-speaking African LDCs. Beneficiary data includes participants from 3 learning conferences held in Abuja for African LDCs in English, in Cartagena for Latin American countries
and in Addis Ababa for all African countries, incl. Special emphasis on LDCs.
Among lessons learned are:
Seizing the momentum and leveraging national political processes increases the relevance and applicability of knowledge by participants (e.g., design of VNR stakeholder engagement strategies)
Member States appreciate access to concrete tools they can use themselves for mainstreaming;
Learning process around the SDGs mainstreaming is about helping to share experiences and promote good practices through case studies;
There is a strong demand from member States for addressing capacity needs in the area of data, integrated planning and budgeting and financing for the SDGs;
MOOCs can be useful tools for strengthening general awareness raising when designed at the introductory level.

FO1 Sound Executive Leadership
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator

FO1

SOUND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

1.1

Maintain sound executive leadership, stewardship and governanceTarget86
ActualRatingOutputAccomplishment
Programme

Office of the
Executive
Director

OED

TargetActualRatingRatingOutputs

Accomplishment

(a)

(b)

Effective leadership with a view topromoting the Institute's strategic
priorities and monitoring of corporate
results

Accomplishment indicator

Target(rev)

ActualOutput Indicator

Target(rev)

Actual(i) Percentage of corporate key
performance indicators achieved within 80
per cent of target

80%

78%

(i) Key performanceindicators formulated andmonitored

BinaryAchieved(i) Percentage of Board of Trustees
recommendations implemented within
specified timeframe

100%

100%

(i) Reports produced of theBoard of Trustees andsubsidiary body sessions

BinaryAchieved(ii) Percentage of audit recommendations
under sole UNITAR control implemented
from previous external audit exercises

100%

55%

(ii) Reports of regularmanagement meetings

BinaryAchieved

RatingEffective implementation of decisions/recommendations of oversight andgovernance bodies

FO1 Sound Executive Leadership
Programme

OED

Accomplishment(c)Managerial coordination within UN
system agencies and the Secretariat

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator(i) Number of initiatives undertaking incoordination with UN system agencies andSecretariat departments

Target4

87
ActualRatingOutputTargetActual(iii) Internal policies
developed, andapplication effectively
monitored

BinaryAchieved(i) Facilitation of high-levelmeetings

BinaryAchieved(ii) Assistance provided in
response to requests fromthe Secretary-General

BinaryAchieved

Rating100%

Unplanned programme and results:
Submission of draft SG report on UNITAR to the Executive Office of the Secretary General, cleared by OESG and submitted to ECOSOC. Inputs provided to ECESA on UNITAR support to implementation of the2030 Agenda. Reporting against UN SWAP indicators submitted to UN Women. Speaking notes submitted to EOSG as required, in response to specific requests. Submission of biennium budget and financial
reporting to ACABQ. Facilitation of high level meetings, including UNITAR Board of Trustees and Advisory Council on A2030 and PTP Advisory Board, chairing of Geneva - Tshingua University SDG Learning
Advisory Board and Geneva Lecture Series.
Assessment and Lessons-learned:
Five of nine external recommendations were implemented from prior financial periods (A/69/5/Add.5). Of the 4 recommendations not implemented, four were reported to be under implementation withexpected completion in 2018.

FO2.1 Strengthen Programming for Results
Programme

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017

Accomplishment

Acc. Indicator

TargetActualFO2

STRENGTHEN PROGRAMMING FOR RESULTS

2.1

Further strengthen internal capacities for effective and efficient planning and delivery of results

Rating88
OutputAccomplishment
Programme

Office of the
Executive
Director,
Planning,
Performanceand Results
Section(PPRS)

Accomplishment

Accomplishment indicator(i) Percentage of donor funded project
documents having logical frameworks orother results formulations withindicators and performance measures(a)(ii) Percentage of project narrative
reports submitted on time

(b)

90%

80%

90%

40%

RatingRatingOutputs

Target(rev)

Actual44%(i) Provision of
methodologicalguidance and review
of project documents
and other results
frameworks

BinaryAchieved

63%*(ii) SPG / PTT tracking
tools maintained withquarterly reports tothe Executive Director

BinaryAchieved

82%**(i) Methodologicalguidance produced
through job aides,
templates andcoaching

BinaryAchieved(ii) Review / revisionof the M&E Policy
Framework

BinaryAchieved(iii) Meta-analysis
reports of selfevaluation
undertakings

20

ActualStrengthened self-evaluation
function(ii) Percentage of project completion
evaluation reports that include findings,
conclusions and recommendations

ActualOutputs

Improve accountability in deliveringresults(i) Percentage of learning-related eventsin which intermediate (learning
outcomes) are assessed/evaluated

PPRS

Target(rev)

Target81%

RatingFO2.1 Strengthen Programming for Results
Programme

PPRS

PPRS

PPRS

Accomplishment

(c)

(d)

(e)

Strengthened independent
evaluation function

Effective knowledge integration andorganizational learning

Timely reporting of corporate results

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator(i) Proportion of recommendations fromindependent evaluations implemented
by programming within six months ofissuance(i) Percentage of manager respondents
confirming that lessons learned havebeen applied to future programming(i) All corporate results produced withinestablished deadlines

Target

80%

80%

Yes

Actual66%

NM

Achieved

Rating89
OutputTargetActual(i) Independent
quality assessments /reviews ofprogramme selfevaluations

103(ii) Corporate
evaluations ofapplication of learning22(ii) Independent
project evaluations23(iv) Independent
programme / cluster
evaluations

41(i) Repository
developed on lessons
learned

BinaryPartially(ii) Knowledge-sharing
forum on integrating
lessons-learned for
quality improvementin programming

10(i) Corporate results
reports produced

22(ii) Programme
performance Reports
produced22

RatingFO2.1 Strengthen Programming for Results
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator

TargetActualRating90
OutputTargetActual(iii) Draft report of theSecretary-General on
UNITAR (2017)
produced

BinaryAchieved

RatingUnplanned programming and results:
Several unprogrammed results were produced during the course of the biennium, the most noteworthy include (1) the coordination and drafting of the 2018-2021 strategic framework, including an alignment
exercise of UNITAR result areas to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, facilitation of two staff retreats, and the deployment and analysis of a stakeholder/partner perception survey; (2) the
development of a knowledge management gateway on UNITARnet; the lesson learning portal on Yammer; (3) coordination of the Third Party Monitoring component of the Pakistan Evidence and Learning
Platform (PELP) project (during 2017); and (4) development and partial implementation of the Executive Leadership Programme on Evaluation and Sustainable Development Goals. The time invested in these
unprogrammed result areas partly explain underperformance of programme result areas.
Assessment and Lessons-learned:*Those projects qualifying for the indicator include those under agreements with final narrative reporting falling during 2016 to 2017. Projects excluded are agreements during the cycle but with final
narrative reports falling in 2018 or later).
** Only reports submitted during the 2016-2017 biennium and that contained some self-evaluation components were included in the performance measure. Overall, the performance against planned
outputs and outcomes under this functional objective is variable. The performance target of projects with logical frameworks or other result matrices with indicators and performance measures was notachieved (as was the case in 2014-2015), despite regular methodological advice, job aides and reviews of project documents. While the tools and guidance are in place, the practice has generally not followed
suit. This discrepancy is due largely to the relatively small size and scope of many projects, which tend to be small with budgets less than $100,000 and associated with specific learning events, as well as thecontinued reluctance of programmes to articulate results with performance measures when donors do not require them. A major achievement during the biennium was the revision of the Monitoring and
Evaluation Policy Framework, which formalized a requirement for independent evaluation of projects budgeted at $1.5 million and above. Three independent project evaluations were undertaken during thebiennium, in addition to two corporate Kirkpatrick level 3 evaluations and one cluster evaluation on training of trainers related programming. Effective knowledge integration remains a challenge, however,despite efforts to maximize social media (UNITAR Yammer account devoted to lesson learning) and the knowledge management gateway on UNITARnet. The Planning, Performance and Results Section has
used Yammer and the knowledge management gateway as a vehicle to share lessons learned. The regular use of these 'virtual' platforms is variable among UNITAR staff, however.

FO2.2 Strengthen Programming for Results
Programme

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017

Accomplishment

Acc. Indicator

FO2

STRENGTHEN PROGRAMMING FOR RESULTS

2.2

Further strengthen the quality of UNITAR products and services

TargetActualRating91
OutputAccomplishment
Programme

Accomplishment

Accomplishment indicator(i) Percentage of sampled Quality
Assurance Framework assessments
meeting at least 10 of 16 criteria

Office of the
Executive
Director,
Planning,
Performanceand Results
Section(PPRS)(a)Target
(rev)

60%

100%

ActualRatingRatingOutputs
ActualNM

Improved implementation know-how
to align learning events with quality
assurance tools(ii) Percentage of e-Learning course selfassessments submitted receiving
ECBCheck certification

TargetRatingOutputs

Target (rev)Actual(i) Methodologicalguidance provided toprogrammes for selfassessment against
quality standards

Binary0(ii) Just-in-time shortlearning modules on
quality criteria/
instructional design
developed

30(iii) Independent
reviews performed on
Quality Assurance
Framework selfassessments

16

3

100%

FO2.2 Strengthen Programming for Results
Programme

PPRS

Accomplishment(b)

Endogenous learning strengthenedfor quality improvement

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator(i) Percentage of quality assurance
review recommendations implemented

Target80%

ActualRating92
OutputTargetActual(i) Recommendations
submitted toprogrammes for quality
improvement

BinaryPartially(ii) Knowledge-sharing
on quality assurance
through theorganization of in-house
forum

1

1

RatingNM

Unplanned programming and results:
The QAC administered a usability survey of the QAF in 2016 and organized focus group discussions with staff, with a view to streamlining the Quality Assurance Framework process.
Assessment and Lessons-learned:
The Quality Assurance Committee (QAC) organized a knowledge-sharing exchange in December 2016 to discuss trends in quality based on QAC reviews of self-assessments and recommendations. On thisoccasion, results from the QAF usability survey administered to UNITAR staff and focus group discussions were also discussed. As part of the review process, the QAF was revised to include a reduced numberof quality standards (from 16 to 10), changes to the self-assessment and independent peer review processes, and an extension of the QAF application to also include the CIFAL Global Network in accordancewith the CIFAL Guidelines. The QAF is now administered as a self-assessment tool, without the obligation to upload supporting documentation. The QAC undertakes periodic reviews of learning
events/programmes on a random basis. During 2017, the QAC was unable to undertake independent reviews, however, as the committee is experiencing significant resource challenges. QAC members areconfronted with competing assignments (and one member has left UNITAR). UNITAR's small size translates to a lack of critical mass to regularly undertake independent assessments on quality. As quality is
one of the elements of the Institute's Six-point Vision Statement and values articulated in the 2018-2021 strategic framework, it will be important for the Committee to be revitalized with the necessary
resources for the 2018-2019 biennium. The ECBCheck process faces similar constraints. Three e-Learning course self-assessments were submitted and received ECB-Check certification; two internal reviews
were performed on ECB-Check standards and certification are pending. Following executive decision, as from 2017, KSI was no longer providing institutional support to programmes.

FO3 Optimize Efficiency
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator

TargetActual93
RatingOutputFO3

OPTIMIZE EFFICIENCY

3.1

Optimize efficiency by leveraging programme synergies, streamlining internal operations and reducing external service costs
Accomplishment

Programme

Accomplishment

Admin. andProcurement
Section (APS)(a)

Improved efficiency
in processing
procurementtransactions

APS

(b)

Sustained quality ofadministrative
services delivery

ActualRatingRatingOutputs

Accomplishment indicator

Target (rev)Actual(i) Percentage rating on client satisfaction

75%(i) Percentage rating on client satisfaction

75%

Unplanned programming and results: no unplanned programming reported

TargetRatingOutputs

Target (rev)Actual59.50%*(i) Client satisfaction
survey administered

BinaryNM

64.30%*(i) Client satisfaction
survey administered

BinaryNM

FO3 Optimize Efficiency
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator

TargetActual94
RatingOutputTargetActualRatingAssessment and Lessons-learned:*The rating is limited to 2017 and is based on a survey administered by the Planning, Performance Monitoring, and Evaluation Unit in February 2018 to 196 recipients with a unitarstaff@unitar.org email
address. Survey recipients were asked to respond only if they worked at UNITAR for at least six months during 2017. 59 and 62 individuals responded to questions on procurement and administrative services,
respectively. Assessment ratings were limited to respondents confirming use of the service either frequently (several times per month) or occasionally (once or twice per month) during 2017 (procurement
services: 34 respondents; administrative services: 44 respondents) and who agreed or strongly agreed respective services were performed with efficiency and delivered with quality. Ratings were based on a
five-point Likert scale (strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, strongly disagree). Respondents expressing neither agreement nor disagreement represented 9.38% and 24% of
respondents for procurement and administrative services, respectively. 25% of respondents expressed disagreement or strong disagreement that procurement services were efficient. 12% of respondents
expressed disagreement or strong disagreement that administrative services were delivered with quality. The result of the survey is an indication about the lack of understanding of the rules and procedures
and the limited communication at the Programme level. There is a clear need for the Managers and Programme focal points to be trained and familiarized with the financial and procurement rules,
regulations and procedures. The section is under-staffed with one staff absent in 2017 on extended medical leave. No client satisfaction survey was administered in 2016.

Finance andBudget Section
(FBS)

FBS

(c)

(d)

Maintenance ofsound financial
statements andrecords(i) Unqualified audit opinion of the Board
of Auditors on financial statements

BinaryYes(i) Facilitation of BOA
audit of financial
statements

BinaryYes(i) Improved support cost ratio (Support
costs v. overall costs)

17,5%

14,77%(i) Financiallysustainable
Operations

NMNM(ii) Reduction of budget and financerelated external service costs (external
service costs v. overall costs)

2%

11%

(ii) Decrease insupport cost ratio

NM

NM

Efficient support toprogramme
activities

FO3 Optimize Efficiency
Programme

FBS

Accomplishment(e)Sustained quality offinance and budget
services delivery

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator(i) Client satisfaction ratio

Target80%

Actual58.33%*

95
RatingOutputTargetActual(i) Client satisfaction
survey administered

BinaryNM

RatingUnplanned programming and results:(i) FBS has released the UNITAR finance dash board which will provide real time project balances, encumbrances/ unliquidated obligations, etc. which will be useful for efficient planning of activities by the
programs(ii) FBS has also introduced multi-year budgeting for the programmes and projects which will enable efficient control of spending against agreed budgets (ii) FBS also has conducted a min-reconfiguration in
ATLAS to move away from manual allocation of resources there by reducing financial risks of overspending due to manual errors and this has also reduced repetitive transactional volumes creating efficiencies
within FBS
Assessment and Lessons-learned :*The rating is limited to 2017 and is based on a survey administered by the Planning, Performance Monitoring, and Evaluation Unit in February 2018 to 196 recipients with a unitarstaff@unitar.org email
address. Survey recipients were asked to respond only if they worked at UNITAR for at least six months during 2017. 64 individuals responded. Assessment ratings were limited to respondents confirming useof the service either frequently (several times per month) or occasionally (once or twice per month) during 2017 (37 respondents) and who agreed or strongly agreed respective services were processed withquality. Ratings were based on a five-point Likert scale (strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, strongly disagree). Respondents expressing neither agreement nor disagreement
represented 33.33% of respondents. 8.33% of respondents expressed disagreement that financial services were processed with quality. High level of middle ground responses with no opinion and the verbal
comments taken together , the conclusions made are that the Program personnel and managers alike, require capacity building to (i) understand the division of responsibility between programs and FBS (ii)
improve their level of understanding on how to read and handle financial information through (i) more access to financial information and access to ATLAS and (ii) training sessions. No client satisfaction
survey was administered in 2016.

Human Resources
Section (HR)(f)

Timely workforce
profiling andalignment withcorporate needs(i) All posts submitted by programmes arereviewed and classified to ensure clarityof roles/ responsibilities based on theInstitute's approved structure

Posts classified andreviewed
within one
week after
sub-mission

Achieved(i) Client satisfaction
survey administered

BinaryAchievedFO3 Optimize Efficiency
ProgrammeHR

HR

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017

Accomplishment

Acc. Indicator

TargetActual(g)

Timelyadministration ofcontracts

Number of processing days for contract
issuance following requests submitted byprogrammes

3

3

(h)

Improved
opportunities fordevelopment ofskills /competencies

Ratio of learning and career development
courses per staff

02:01

See comment

96
RatingOutputTargetActual(i) Proper
contractual
management

BinaryAchieved(i) Training andcareer development
courses delivered

BinarySee comment

RatingUnplanned programming and results:
In the context of the preparations for the 2018-2021 strategic framework, the organizational structure was reviewed and a job analysis/ job design exercise was undertaken.
The number of contracts managed by HR increased significantly with a total of 825 ( 45 regular staff, 642 consultancy contracts, 113 Interns/trainees, 58 fellows, and 15 personnel under special agreements orother types). The number of vacancies also increased with 14 vacancies being managed.
Assessment and Lessons-learned:
Linda.com was introduced in 2017 to enable programmes to access a large suite of training opportunities to respond to learning needs as reflected in individual development plans in performance evaluation
reports.

Communication
and IT Support
Section(i)

Increased costeffectiveness of IT
solutions and plans

Cost of hosting website and email servers

20% de-crease
from total costfor 2014-15

87% reduction
for website
hosting, 22%
reduction foremail server
hosting(i) New service
contract negotiatedand signed with new
web-server andemail provider(s)BinaryyesFO3 Optimize Efficiency
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator

TargetActual

97
RatingOutputTargetActualRatingUnplanned programming and results:
Project Tracking Tool (http://ptt.unitar.org) - Online solution that would enable the recording and storing all financial agreements (including funds in and funds out) together with respective financial andnarrative reports required under the agreements. Initially built and launched in 2015 but further development in 2016 and 2017.
Budget Tool (http://budget.unitar.org) - Web-based platform that allows collection of budgets proposal and budget revisions. Built in the summer of 2017: June-August 2017
Green Legacy Hiroshima (http://glh.unitar.org) - Creation of standalone website for the Green Legacy Hiroshima section on the UNITAR website. Built in the summer of 2017, launched in August 2017
In addition to the above, CITSS further improved the online inventory management system, initiated a regular mandatory IT Security training for all employees, a migration of the Moodle platform to a newservice provider, and a Financial dashboard, linked to the UNITARnet.
Assessment and Lessons-learned:
In this biennium, there are several major accomplishments by CITSS that relates to the IT issues, notably the upgrade of the Event Management System from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7, which improved thestability, usability and efficiency of event/participants management. CITSS delivered the first UNITAR intranet and Financial Dashboard with semi-live data. The Section managed to achieve the goal in
reducing the expenses for hosting the website and email system by migrating to a more cost-effective platform.
Other accomplishments include the upgrade of the MS office to the MS Office 365 subscription model. This shift allowed the Institute to have the latest MS applications at all times, tools in Office 365 madeavailable for mobile devices and single sign-on across all apps, more storage space for each account (OneDrive), and more collaboration tools (skype for business, Yammer, OneDrive for Business, OneNote,etc.).
CITSS also organized several information sessions and issued guidance documents on each tool (Excel 2016, Word 2016, OneDrive for Business, Skype for Business, Teams, Yammer, Planner, UNITARnet). The
Section regularly organized training and information sessions on other IT related topics, including IT Security (mandatory training), new EMS and new functionalities of the EMS, Moodle in order for
employees to use the IT resources securely and more efficiently.
The challenges that CITSS experienced in migrating IT platforms (such as Office365, Moodle and EMS) are size of data to be transferred over the internet combined with system complexity to accomplish such
migration within a limited time period. This requires stretching the limited resources, that resulted in significant burden on IT staff members to work day and night and over several weekends to meet thedeadline. As the institute accumulates significant amount of data over years, it is getting more challenging to migrate them across the internet, a proper procedure in record keeping should be in place andstrictly be followed.
In addition, procurement procedures should consider the challenges such as human factor and not just promoting “best value for money”. Workloads, time, needed supplies, providers and human resource
are also part of the cost but not being seen on these procedures, when assessing the “price component” of the service providers.

FO4.1 Increase and Diversify Financial Resources and Partnerships
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017

Acc. Indicator

TargetActualRating98
OutputActualRatingTarget (rev)ActualRating(i) Financial
agreements
negotiated andconcluded withdonorsBinaryAchieved(i) Financial
agreements
negotiated andconcluded withdonors, including
the private sector

BinaryAchieved(ii) Outreachservices todeveloping
countries, including

BinaryAchieved

FO4

INCREASE AND DIVERSIFY FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND PARTNERSHIPS

4.1

Increase and diversify financial resources with an emphasis on new, emerging donor countries and the private sector
Accomplishment

Programme

Office of the
Executive Director,
Planning,
Partnerships andResource
Mobilization
Section (PRM)

PRM

Accomplishment

(a)

(b)

Improve in income to matchbudget requirements

Increased diversification offunding

Accomplishment indicator

Target(rev)

Outputs
Actual(i) Percentage increase in income over
2014-2015 biennium (note error inbudget referring to 2012-2013 biennium)

11.5%

12.8%

(i) Proportion of income supporting
multi-year projects (over 2 years)

50%

34%

(ii) Proportion of income stemming fromthe private sector(ii) Proportion of voluntary contributions
to the General Fund from developing
countries

1.5%

60%

Target3%

77%

RatingOutputs

FO4.1 Increase and Diversify Financial Resources and Partnerships
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017

Acc. Indicator

Target(iv) Proportion of voluntary contributions
received from newly emerging countries

Actual12%

11%

Rating99
OutputTargetActualRatingthe new 'emergent'economies

Unplanned programming and results:
The Policy Guidelines for Disbursement of Funds to Implementing Partners were revised in 2016. A Due Diligence Assessment reporting template was also prepared to enable programmes to thoroughly
review partners prior to concluding agreements.
Assessment and Lessons-learned:
Performance measures were generally met or surpassed. The Institute is pursuing engagement opportunities with the private sector, including Diagio Inc., which supports the road safety initiative. On the
proportion of income supporting multi-year project s(over 2 years), one of the most significant challenges is the high transaction costs associated with a large volume of relatively small-scale projects withearmarked funding. Exacerbating this problem is the large number of small scale projects with financial and narrative reporting requirements, with some projects requiring multiple financial reports. This has
placed constraints on the Finance and Budget Section. Many of the partnership functions were performed by the Planning, Performance and Results Section during the 2016-2017 biennium.

FO4

INCREASE AND DIVERSIFY FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND PARTNERSHIPS

4.2

Increase the breadth and depth of partnerships in programming
Accomplishment

Programme

Accomplishment

Accomplishment indicator(i) Proportion of UNITAR events
delivered with partners
Office of the
Executive Director,
Planning,
Partnerships andResource
Mobilization
Section (PRM)(a)

Expanded partnership in
programming

Outputs

Target(rev)

Actual60%57%*(ii) Proportion of UNITAR beneficiaries
registered from events implemented
with partners

80%

75%*

(iii) Proportion of UNITAR partners
from UN agencies

35%

35%**

RatingOutputs

Target(rev)

Actual(i) Partnershipagreements
negotiated andconcluded incollaboration with
programmes

BinaryAchieved

RatingFO4.2 Increase and Diversify Financial Resources and Partnerships
Programme

PRM

Accomplishment(b)

Deepen partnershipcollaboration in programming

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017

Acc. Indicator(i) Percentage of multi-year funded
project designed and implemented
through partnerships

Target50%

Actual78%

Rating100

OutputTargetActual(i) Joint project
documents
submitted todonors for fundingin collaboration
with programmes

BinaryPartially achieved

RatingUnplanned programming and results:
A Resource Mobilization Strategy was developed in 2016 to cover the period of 2017-2021. The strategy includes a number of related targets, including the overall budget and target of an average 6 per centincrease annually. A Resource Mobilization Committee oversees the strategy and has been meeting periodically during the biennium. A due diligence assessment (DDA) tool for implementing partners wasdeveloped in 2017 by the Planning, Performance Monitoring, and Evaluation Unit as part of due diligence requirements for downstream partners of the Pakistan Evidence and Learning Platform project. The
DDA tool was applied to the selection/contracting of the Third Party Monitoring service provided. During the biennium, much of the work in the field of partnerships was managed by the Planning,
Performance and Results Section, as the post of Manager of the Partnership and Resource Mobilization Section continued to be vacant.
Assessment and Lessons-learned:*Based on information recorded by programme units in the Events Management System (EMS).
**Based on the mean from 2016 and 2017 figures. Note that the proportion of UNITAR partners from UN agencies for 2016 (42%) was compiled on the basis of off-line EMS data and merged with data thatwas directly entered in to the system by programmes for 2017. The information provided by the EMS covering 2017 was 28% (on the basis of partnership information provided for 222 recorded events).
UNITAR continues to perform relatively well in the field of partnership. As recorded in the annual results reports, partnerships continue to be instrumental in achieving results. UNITAR is in need of crafting
more strategic and long-term partnerships, however. Filling the vacant Manager position of the Partnership and Resource Mobilization is considered to be a priority.

FO5 Enhance Communication
Programme

Accomplishment

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator

TargetActualRatingOutput

FO5

ENHANCE COMMUNICATION

5.1

Enhance coherence and effectiveness of communications, engage stakeholders and strengthen branding
Accomplishment

Programme

Accomplishment

Accomplishment indicator(i) Percentage of sampledcommunication products incompliance with communication
guidelines

Communications
and IT Support
Section (CITSS)(a)

Target
(rev)

80%

90%

(iii) Intranet developed and launched

BinaryTargetActualRatingRatingOutputs
Actual86%

Improved coherence andincreased effectiveness incommunications(ii) Percentage of sampled
beneficiary feedback results in which
respondents agree or strongly agree
that pre-event information was
useful in making an informed
decision on taking the event

101

RatingOutputs

Target(rev)

Actual(i) Training and coachingprovided for new
branding guidelines

BinaryYes(ii) Website, EMS, VLS
and social media
networks branded incoherent manner

BinaryYes(iii) Corporate UNITAR
brochures reports
developed

BinaryYes(iv) Social media
guidelines updated andchecklists issued

BinaryYes(v) Training and coachingprovided to UNITAR staff
to manage social media
accounts

BinaryYes(vi) Staff feedback
collected and integrated
into intranet

Binary

Yes

82%*

Yes

FO5 Enhance Communication
Programme

CITSS

Accomplishment(b)Strengthened recognition of the
UNITAR brand

Programme Performance Report 2016-2017
Acc. Indicator(i) Percentage of sampled survey
respondents from UN agencies,
Member States and professional
training service providers
recognizing the UNITAR name andlogo

Target50%

ActualRating102

OutputTargetActual(vii) Training andcoaching provided to
UNITAR on new intranet

BinaryYes(i) Brand recognition
survey administered andresults analyzed

BinaryYes(ii) Training delivered on
the use of the new
branding guidelines

BinaryYes

Rating64%

Unplanned programming and results:
Throughout 2016 and 2017, CITSS issued Quick Start Guides on several Office365 tools, including Excel 2016, Word 2016, OneDrive for Business, Skype for Business, Teams, Yammer, Planner, UNITARnet, tofacilitate the usage of the newly available tools. The Section also organized information sessions on some of these tools and created "how to videos" on OneDrive for Business, Yammer and email inbox
cleaning. They are all available on the newly created UNITARnet, the first UNITAR intranet platform, which was launched in 2016. In addition, at the end of 2017, the Section issued the first internal
newsletter. These efforts all aim at increasing collaboration and improving internal communication among colleagues in different departments of the Institute. With the request from the Executive Director,
a new promotional video was created ahead of the 2017 Board of Trustees and Friends of UNITAR meeting.
Assessment and Lessons-learned:
In the area of improving coherence and increasing effectiveness of communications, CITSS delivered several important outputs, starting from the Communications Strategy, which was adopted by the Boardof Trustees in November 2016, and three corporate publications, namely "Programme Overview", "2015 Results Report" and "2016 Results Report". Writing style guidelines and social media guidelines werealso reviewed and updated and internal social media network was created to share best practices, plan and share social media contents and keep up-to-date with the new trends among colleagues who
manage social media accounts at UNITAR. * The percentage of sampled beneficiary feedback results in which respondents agree or strongly agree that pre-event information was useful in making an
informed decision on taking the event was based on a random sample of 99 leaning events from 2016 & 2017. Twenty-three per cent included data for the indicator, with the average of 82 per cent ofrespondents rating the measure with 4 (agree) or 5 (strongly agree). CITSS continued giving guidance and advice on the usage of the Branding Guidelines and ensured the compliance to the Guidelines by
various communication and training materials. The Section also clears such materials before being published or printed. A brand recognition survey was administered and results corrected and analyzed. The
major achievements of this biennium are the introduction of the first intranet and issuance of the first internal newsletter.

Annex II. Unplanned Output Results

Division

Accomplishment Result

Output Result

Number of
nonprogrammed
results

New York Office (NYO)

Strengthen capacity for delegates tonavigate the vast UN system with ease

5,023 downloads in 2017 for the use ofdelegates from 130 countries

1

Hiroshima Office (HO)None recorded

None recorded0

Decentralized Cooperation
Programme (DCP)

None recorded

None recorded0

Peacemaking and Conflict
Prevention Programme(PMCP)

Strengthened knowledge and skills of
mid and senior level Asia-Pacificgovernment officials, regionalorganization staff and UN peace
operations staff in conflict analysis andnegotiation

43 officials in Asia-Pacific trained in two
regional training programmes

1

Enhanced knowledge and skills ofminority fellows in conflict analysis andnegotiation theory

104 representatives of African countries
nominated to be part of UN Security Council
and representatives of the African Union
Peace and Security Council

Strengthened intergovernmental
dialogue among African countries on the
topic of prevention and response to
terrorism and violent extremism

24 African Union Member States participatingin High-Level Forum on "Effective andSustainable Counter-Terrorism Responses"

Strengthened knowledge and skills ofstaff of the community-based programs
working with marginalized communities

30 participated trained by UNITAR

Peacekeeping Training
Programme (PTP)

7
24 beneficiaries trained by UNITAR
Increased ability of staff of thecommunity-based programs to
implement activities at the community
level to better protect children at risk

44 beneficiaries trained by professionals
previously trained by UNITAR

Strengthened capacities of at risk youth
and children to promote positive change
within their communities and to assess
the reality and risks associated withbeing involved in illegal activities

24 beneficiaries trained by UNITAR

Multilateral Diplomacy
Programme (MDP)

None recorded

None recorded

0

UNITAR Operational
Programme on Satellite
Applications (UNOSAT)

Accomplishment not specified

Large number of web-maps for internal
UNDP consumption

1

Accomplishment not specified

2 additional learning conferences on
mainstreaming and policy coherence for
Latina American and African countries

Accomplishment not specified

2 additional learning sessions related toreviews of progress on the SDGs fordelegates at 2017 HLPF

Strengthened knowledge and skills ofAfrican officials on private sector
development

404 participants trained

620 beneficiaries trained by previously
trained professionals

Agenda 2030

Public Finance and Trade
Programme (PFTP)

2

2
Strengthened knowledge and skills ofAfrican officials and BADEA staff on
project monitoring and evaluation (incollaboration with UNOSAT)

20 participants trained

Knowledge Systems
Innovation (KSI)

Accomplishment not specified

17 national trainers participated in a Trainingof-Trainers session

Chemicals and Waste
Management Programme(CWM)

Strengthened knowledge and skills on
Pollutant Release and Transfer
Registers (PRTR) building national
knowledge-building on PRTR, design ofthe national PRTR system, pilot testing
and awareness raising.

1

32 participated (via Webinar) in PRTR
National Inception Workshop in Moldova
6
33 participated (via Webinar) in PRTR
National Inception Workshop in Cambodia

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Division

Accomplishment Result

Output Result

Number of
nonprogrammed
results

34 participated (via Webinar) in PRTR
National Inception Workshop in Kazakhstan
35 participated (via Webinar) in PRTR
National Inception Workshop in Peru
36 participated (via Webinar) in PRTR
National Inception Workshop in Belarus
14 participated (face-to-face) in Training-ofTrainers on PRTR Release Estimation
Techniques in Cambodia
Green Development andClimate Change Programme(GCP)

None recorded

None recorded

Accomplishment not specified

Development of Project Tracking Tool

Accomplishment not specified

Development of Budget Tool

Accomplishment not specified

Creation of website for Green Legacy
Hiroshima on UNITAR website

Accomplishment not specified

Improved online inventory management
system, initiated regular mandatory IT
Security training for all employees, migrated
Moodle platform to a new service provider
and a Financial Dashboard linked to
UNITARnet

Accomplishment not specified

Issued Quick Start Guides on several
Office365 tools, organized information
session on these tools and created "how tovideos" for Business, Yammer and email
inbox cleaning

Accomplishment not specified

Launched UNITARnet, first UNITAR intranet
platform

Accomplishment not specified

Issued first internal newsletter

Accomplishment not specified

Created a new promotional video at therequest of OED ahead of 2017 Board ofTrustees and Friends of UNITAR meeting

Accomplishment not specified

Coordination and drafting of the 2018-2021
strategic framework with an alignment of
UNITAR activities to 2030 Agenda;
Facilitation of two staff retreats; andDevelopment and analysis of a
stakeholder/partner perception survey

Accomplishment not specified

Development of a knowledge management
gateway on UNITARnet; lesson learning
portal on Yammer

Accomplishment not specified

Coordination of the Third Party Monitoring
component of the Pakistan Evidence andLearning Platform (PELP) project

Accomplishment not specified

Development and partial implementation of
the Executive Leadership Programme on
Evaluation and Sustainable Development
Goals

Accomplishment not specified

QAC administered a usability survey of the
QAF and organized focus group discussions
with staff

Communications and IT
Support Section (CITSS)

Planning, Performance
Monitoring and Results
Section (PPRS)

0

8

5

104

Annex II. Unplanned Output Results

Division

Partnership and Resource
Mobilization Section (PRM)

Office of the Executive
Director (OED)

Finance and Budget Section(FBS)

Administration and
Procurement Section (APS)
Human Resources Section(HR)

Accomplishment Result

Output Result

Accomplishment not specified

Revised Policy Guidelines for Disbursementof Funds to Implementing Partners

Accomplishment not specified

Prepared Due Diligence Assessment
reporting template

Number of
nonprogrammed
results

4

Accomplishment not specified

Developed Resource Mobilization Strategy

Accomplishment not specified

Developed Due Diligence Assessment tool

Accomplishment not specified

Submission of draft SG report

Accomplishment not specified

Input provided to ECESA on UNITAR support
to implement the 2030 Agenda

Accomplishment not specified

Reporting against UN Swap indicators
submitted to UN Women

Accomplishment not specified

Speaking notes submitted to EOSG

Accomplishment not specified

Submission of biennium budget and financial
reporting to ACABQ

Accomplishment not specified

Facilitation of high level meetings

Accomplishment not specified

Released UNITAR finance dashboard

Accomplishment not specified

Introduced multi-year budgeting

Accomplishment not specified

Conducted a reconfiguration in ATLAS to
reduce manual error and inefficiencies

None recorded

None recorded0

None recorded

None recorded

0

6

3

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