DFID gives UNDP best rating
for organizational effectiveness

UNDP was awarded top scores in an assessment of the organizational effectiveness of 23 multilateral organizations carried out in March 2005 by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID).

DFID’s scorecard analysis (see tables below) rated organizations on corporate governance, corporate strategy, resource management, operational management, quality assurance, staff management, monitoring evaluation and lesson learning, and reporting along three dimensions: internal, country level and partnerships.

UNDP scored 96 percent on internal performance, 98 percent on country level results, and 98 percent on partnerships. It achieved an overall average of 94 percent on a results-based-management system for assessing organizational effectiveness. UNDP was cited, along with the UN Population Fund, as one of two UN development agencies that have done well after the wider UN reform process.

The DFID evaluation covered development organizations; multilateral development banks such as the World Bank and regional financial institutions; UN specialized agencies such as the World Health Organization and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; humanitarian agencies such as the UN High Commission for Refugees and the International Committee for the Red Cross; and other multilaterals such as the European Commission

According to DFID, the assessment will help it make better decisions in public service agreements, institutional strategies and financing.

Details of the assessment, including Overall Summary of the Report; UNDP Baseline Assessment; UNDP Scorecard (powerpoint), can be found on the UNDP intranet.

DFID multilateral effectiveness framework (MEFF) index as percentage of maximum score
(Maximum score is 100% within each category)

 

Agency	Internal performance	Country level results	Partnership	Total scores
MDBs	84	74	82	80
World Bank	86	86	91	88
AfDB	86	86	77	83
EBRD	91	63	79	79
AsDB	77	75	84	78
IADB	79	61	79	73
UN Development Agencies	84	80	82	82
UNDP	96	98	98	97
UNFPA	93	95	89	92
UNICEF	91	82	71	82
UNIFEM	80	77	78	78
HABITAT	73	59	89	74
IFAD	73	68	70	71
UN StandardSetting Agencies.	66	51	67	62
UNIDO	88	75	95	86
WHO	68	65	70	68
OHCHR	52	50	54	52
FAO	66	28	55	51
UNESCO	54	39	61	51
HumanitarianAgencies	83	84	89	86
ICRC	93	89	86	90
UNHCR	82	88	98	89
WFP	75	76	84	78
Coordination Agencies	86	71	92	83
IFRC	85	79	94	86
OCHA	86	68	92	83
UNAIDS	86	66	90	81
Other
European Commission	79	84	93	85
All agencies	80	72	82	78