UNDAF Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) are linked but distinct processes. Monitoring tracks progress towards the results agreed in the matrix, and checks if the assumptions made at the design stage are still valid and if the risk identified are actually occurring or not. As a result, it helps the UN country team and implementing partners to make mid-course corrections as an integral part of programme management.

Evaluation determines whether the results made a worthwhile contribution to national development priorities, and the coherence of UN country team support. It feeds into management and decision-making processes. While it makes an essential contribution to managing for results, it is an external function that should be separated from programme management. UNDAF M&E should always be aligned to existing national M&E systems and focus on their development and institutionalization if they do not exist (Text extracted from paragraph 103 of the Guidelines).

For more information on M&E, see the relevant section in the CCA/UNDAF Guidelines (Part 4, paragraphs 103 to 122).

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