UNEG Ethical Guidelines for Evaluation

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These guidelines from the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) were designed to ensure ethical practice takes place in evaluations involving all UN agencies.

The UNEG Ethical Guidelines for Evaluation were first published in 2008 and revised in 2020.

Contents

  1. Introduction
    • Rationale
    • UNEG definition of ‘ethics’
    • Purpose of this document
    • Target audience
    • Accountability for implementation
  2. Principles of ethics in evaluation
    • Integrity
    • Accountability
    • Respect
    • Beneficence
  3. Guidelines for implementing the principles
    • Guidelines for entity leadership
    • Guidelines for those who organize evaluations
    • Guidelines for those who conduct evaluations
  • Annexes
    • Annex 1: Pledge of ethical conduct in evaluation
    • Annex 2: Checklist of ethical issues for those who organize evaluations to consider during each evaluation phase
    • Annex 3: Checklist of ethical issues for those who conduct evaluations to consider during each evaluation phase

Sources

United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG), (2008). UNEG ethical guidelines for evaluation. Retrieved from website: https://www.unevaluation.org/uneg_publications/uneg-ethical-guidelines-evaluation

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