Evaluation of UN’s partnership with Turkmenistan paves the way for future collaboration

It was followed by the formal presentation of the Roadmap for the development of the new UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for the next programme cycle from 2021 to 2025.    

The mission of independent evaluators presented the process, methodology and major recommendations which the Government and UN system will take forward during the development of the new Cooperation Framework.

The purpose of the evaluation was to gather key findings and lessons acquired to inform the next Partnership for Development Framework planning cycle, and to improve UN coordination in Turkmenistan and, on the other hand, to support greater accountability of the UN system towards agreed national objectives and priorities in the country.

During a period of two weeks, the evaluators held interviews with key stakeholders, including key government counterparts, donor community members, representatives of key civil society organizations, UNCT members, and implementing partners.

The evaluation experts examined the stated PFD outcomes for 2016-2020, and measured the relevance, sustainability, effectiveness and efficiency of the program and results over the period of the PFD implementation.

The preliminary findings of the Evaluation mission were discussed within 5 UNPFD Results Groups and were further validated with the deputy ministers and heads of UN agencies in Turkmenistan.

“I am pleased to note that the established mechanism for monitoring and reporting on the implementation of the UNPFD, i.e. Results Groups formed under UNPFD consisting of UN Agencies’ representatives and national partners, proved to be very effective to quickly respond to the changes at the national level and to make decisions to make adjustments to UNPFD”, noted Mr. Elinor Bajraktari, the UN Evaluation expert at the meeting.