IOM Guiding Documents

The Charter of the Central Evaluation Unit (EVA) sets out the mandate, authority and accountabilities of EVA, which is the designated entity in charge of evaluation in IOM. It sets out the principles and procedures of IOM evaluation and for engagement with IOM departments and offices that are subject to evaluations.

The Evaluation Annual Report for the year 2022 presents a comprehensive summary of the evaluation activities undertaken during the year, along with the implementation of changes in the IOM Central Evaluation Unit (EVA). The report highlights the efforts to align with global evaluation norms and standards, enhance the independence of the evaluation function, and improve the quality of evaluations. The report provides an update on the Evaluation Policy and the newly developed Central Evaluation Unit Charter, and offers an overview of the Biennial Evaluation Plans and the decentralized evaluations.

The Peer Review of IOM’s evaluation function was conducted under the provisions contained in the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) Framework for Professional Peer Reviews of the Evaluation Function of UN organizations and the OECD DAC. It is the first Peer Review of IOM’s evaluation function and it was conducted at the request of IOM. This Peer Review also builds on the findings of the Multilateral Organization Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN) review of 2019. The review covers the entire evaluation system comprising both the central and decentralized evaluation functions.

The IOM Biennial Evaluation Plan for 2023-2024 outlines a selection of central evaluations to be conducted by the IOM Central Evaluation Unit during 2023-2024.

Evaluation is a core function of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), which is tasked to promote it, set the relevant policies and guidelines for the entire organization and conduct corporate evaluations.

“The 2021-2023 Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is a continuation of the first strategy 2018-2020 and takes into account the progress to date as well as the enabling factors and organizational constraints within which OIG will have to operate.”