In 2013 , IEO was a contributing partner in the first joint evaluation of joint gender programmes in the United Nations system . Starting in 2012 , seven partners - UNDP , UNFPA , the United Nations Children 's Fund , the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women ( UN-Women ) , the Millennium Development Goal Achievement Fund and the Governments of Norway and Spain - came together to commission and oversee the reporting effort .