Chapter 2
Evaluations, reflections and syntheses 2.1 Thematic evaluations and reflections by signature solution In 2021, the IEO conducted three thematic evaluations on UNDP support to youth economic empowerment, energy access and transition, and financing the pandemic recovery. All three drew on Reflections that summarized lessons from previous evaluations, including one on development financing jointly conducted with the Evaluation Unit of the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF). Additional Reflections covered UNDP-supported environment initiatives financed through the GEF, ensuring access to safe and clean water resources, gender as an accelerator for the SDGs and empowering marginalized groups. This section presents evaluations and Reflections by the signature solutions in UNDP’s strategic plan.
SIGNATURE SOLUTION 1 Keeping people out of poverty
Evaluation of UNDP support to youth economic empowerment Reflections on youth skills development for employment Reflections on UNDP support to empowering marginalized groups
Effective youth skills development programmes use a combination of interventions to equip young people with tools to access the world of work. UNDP significantly supported the promotion of youth self-employment and entrepreneurship, contributing to psychological and behavioural empowerment.
CHAPTER 2. EVALUATIONS, REFLEC TIONS AND SYNTHESES
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