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Following are brief explanations of several terms and acronyms used in the questionnaire at right.
ADRs (Assessments of Development Results) are UNDP EO reports published on a country basis, e.g. the recent Assessment of Development Results: Jamaica.
An [international] AID AGENCY is an organization dedicated to distributing aid, either humanitarian (e.g., emergency relief efforts) or development (foreign) aid aimed at helping achieve long-term decelopmental goals. Aid agencies exist within governments (e.g., UK DFID), between governments as multilateral donors (e.g., UNDP), and as private voluntary organizations (e.g., ActionAid).
A CSO (civil society organization) is a term that encompasses a wide variety of organizations engaged in but not necessarily specializing in development work — from NGOs to community-based organizations, indigenous people’s organizations, academia, journalist associations, faith-based organizations, and trade unions or associations. Once again, there is some overlap between the definitions of NGOs and CSOs — for example, both are necessarily non-state actors whose aims are neither to generate profits nor to seek governing power.
An EVALUATION BRIEF (or PUBLICATION BRIEF ) is a short, summarized version of a full-length evaluation report or product. Typically, the brief is an executive summary of the full report. (Download a sample Evaluation Brief of the Evaluation of UNDP's Role and Contribution in the HIV/AIDS Response in Southern Africa and Ethiopia – 167KB PDF.)
An NGO (non-governmental organization) is, in the broadest sense, a body with a specific operational mandate that is not part of the government. NGOs are typically non-business and non-profit. There is some overlap between the definitions of NGOs, CSOs, and aid agencies — for example, the Red Cross is an NGO as well as an international humanitarian aid agency.
PROGRAMMATIC EVALUATIONS are UNDP EO reports focusing on specific projects and programs — on local, regional, and global levels, e.g., Evaluation of the Second Global Cooperation Framework.
STAKEHOLDERS are all the individuals, groups, and organizations involved in a particular project or program. The term is used here most broadly.
THEMATIC OR STRATEGIC EVALUATIONS are UNDP EO reports focusing on a specific theme or focus area. Examples include Evaluation of Gender Mainstreaming in UNDP and Assessment of Micro-Macro Linkages in Poverty Alleviation in South Asia.
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