Universalia was recently contracted by the International Development Research Center (IDRC) to conduct a final evaluation of the Safe and Inclusive Cities (SAIC) program. Financed jointly by IDRC and DfID, SAIC’s primary objective is to document the linkages between urban violence, poverty, and...
UNAIDS and the Global Fund have established a continuous working relationship since 2002. The Cooperation Agreement signed in 2014 replaced the previous MoUs and strengthened the cooperation framework between the Parties, especially in terms of coordination mechanisms, communication, sharing of...
Universalia has been contracted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) to lead the review of the work of the BMGF’s Multilateral Partnership Team (MLP), and in particular, of its management of the foundation’s relationship with the World Health Organisation (WHO), and the United Nations...
The objective of this short-term assignment is to prepare the final report of the evaluation of the SSHRC’s Research-Based Knowledge Cluster sub-program. The primary focus of the evaluation is on SSHRC’s Impact Awards. The evaluation will address five core evaluation issues: continued need for the...
The Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) is a multi-donor technical assistance facility, established in 1999 that is aimed at helping developing countries improve the quality of their infrastructure through the participation of the private sector. With an annual budget of around...
The overall objective of the mission was to assist the CIJA develop a comprehensive monitoring plan of the implementation of the “CIJA Project”, which was to be prepared during the first month of implementation, specifying responsibilities, time-frame, and distribution of M&E reports and budget...
Sustainable Energy four All is a global multi-stakeholder initiative that promotes and supports new collaborative approaches for governments, business and civil society to work together towards achieving sustainable energy for all by 2030. SE4All comprises objectives of improving access to...
The Functional Review of the Secretariat was launched as a result of a decision of the Conference of Parties COP/XI/31 Paragraph 25 which requested the Executive Secretary to undertake an in-depth functional review of the Secretariat with a view to updating the structure of the Secretariat and the...
Universalia was mandated to assess UN Women’s contribution to the UN coordination on gender equality in the UN System in different country contexts within the ECA region. This was achieved by assessing relevance, effectiveness and organizational efficiency of UN Women’s UN-system coordination...
The Corporate Evaluation of UN Women’s Contribution to United Nations System coordination on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (GEEW) was commissioned and managed by the Independent Evaluation Office of UN Women. The corporate evaluation aimed to assess the relevance, effectiveness and...