This mid-term review (MTR) of “Hayenna – Integrated Urban Development Project” (“Hayenna project”, or “Hayenna”) was commissioned by UN-Habitat. The Hayenna project is funded by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Government of Switzerland, and the Government of Egypt. The expected outcome of the project is: Urban residents benefit from a more transparent land management, as well as a better planned and financially sustainable basic infrastructure services, that offer an attractive and inclusive alternative to informal settlements and facilitate local economic facilities in two pilot governorates (Qena in Upper Egypt and Damietta in Nile Delta Region).

This report presents the findings of the final evaluation of the “Increased resilience of local authorities in Burkina Faso impacted by massive internal displacement and COVID-19”. The project aims to support national and local government authorities to respond to displacement-induced massive urban population growth and building capacity on urban and territorial planning, cross-sectoral coordination and improved access to basic services and adequate housing for most vulnerable displaced and host population. The project is the first of its kind in Burkina Faso, as it looks at the sustainable integration of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in urban areas, by promoting durable solutions through an area-based integrated approach. It works within the frame of the triple Humanitarian- Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus and applies core approaches to the implementing entity, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme.

End-Term Evaluation of the Project “Urgent Improvement of Solid Waste Management in Yangon City” report demonstrated impressive performance and achievements in various key areas. It successfully reduced humanitarian and environmental risks associated with fire outbreaks by rehabilitating and stabilizing the Htein Bin Final dumpsite. This resulted in a reduction in environmental pollution levels at the dumpsite. The project also increased the technical capacity for the management and operation of solid waste management at the dumpsite and transferred technical know-how to UECCD through the construction of a one-hectare pilot site, which included a sport-related after-use, and the publication of the Fukuoka Method manual. 

The Global Water Operators’ Partnership Alliance (GWOPA) is an initiative of UN-Habitat with the aim to promote and support effective water operators’ partnerships (WOPs)1 to strengthen water and sanitation utilities. Formally set up in 2009, GWOPA is a membership-based global solidarity network with 129 institutional members by May 2023. The Secretariat is currently implementing GWOPA’s second 5-year strategy (2020-2024), for which it receives core funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, totaling to 5.75 million Euros for the fiveyear implementation period.

Mid-Term Review of the Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA) Strategy, 2020-2024 evaluation report highlights that in terms of strategy direction, GWOPA's strategy remains relevant to current global water and sanitation challenges and aligns with major international frameworks, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, there is a need to better document members' needs, particularly in fundraising for Water Operators' Partnerships (WOPs) worldwide. The strategy is in coherence with existing and emerging programs in the field of water and sanitation operator capacity building, but GWOPA's approach to leveraging partnerships can be strengthened.

Impact Evaluation of UN-Habitat’s Housing Approach to Adequate, Affordable Housing and Poverty Reduction 2008-2019 assessed impact of the UN-Habitat Housing Approach and provided a multi-level (global, regional and country) perspective on the challenges and opportunities for UN-Habitat. The evaluation was designed to contribute to the major policy decisions that are being debated within UN-Habitat and more broadly in the urban development community, including to SDG 11.

UN-Habitat’s achievements are documented in the nine reports produced for this evaluation: Synthesis Report, Global Report, Africa Region Report, Asia and the Pacific Region Report, Latin America and the Caribbean Region Report, Arab States Report and Zambia Country Report as well as two Methodology Note Reports.

This report presents the terminal evaluation of the Programme Support to Land Governance for Peace, Stability and Reconstruction (PSLGPSR). The programme was implemented by UN-Habitat, as the main implementing agency and other local partners, in North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces of Eastern DR Congo. It was funded by the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DIFD-UK) with a total budget of US Dollars 20,525,3131 and the implementation covered the period of October 2014 to December 2019.

The evaluation was based on gender principles and examined to what extent UN-Habitat has achieved
its goals and expected accomplishments, through illustrative actions and indicators of achievement for gender mainstreaming for the period of 2014-2019

This report presents the mid-term evaluation (MTE) of the project “Scaling up Community-based Land Registration and Land Use Planning on Customary Land Use in Uganda”. The report highlights that the overall performance of the project is satisfactory, with several aspects being highly satisfactory. The project is successfully achieving its expected outcomes and is on track to reach its main objective as it progresses into the second phase. It demonstrates strong performance in relevance, effectiveness, cross-cutting issues such as gender inclusion, and innovation, learning, and knowledge management. The project's management, partnership arrangements, and coordination contribute to its successful implementation. 

The objectives of the 2022 annual organizational survey were to understand how UN-Habitat evaluations are used, to identify factors that constrain their use, and to provide feedback and suggestions on how their use could be improved.

Since 2012, the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) has institutionalized annual organization evaluation surveys on the use of evaluations to measure perceptions of UN-Habitat staff on the use of evaluations. This annual survey report is the eleventh in a series. The reports have been used to promote the use of evaluations as a basis for accountability, to enhance learning and contribute to the development effectiveness of UN-Habitat.

This Evaluation Report presents an assessment of the Korea-funded project titled “National Urban Policy Programme: Developing NUPs and Smart City Strategies” carried out between 2017 and 2022. This pilot phase of the NUPP was implemented in three countries: Islamic Republic of Iran, Myanmar and Niger State, Nigeria. The main target audience for the evaluation report includes the donor (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea), the three beneficiary countries, UN-Habitat and other partners. The report also serves as a key reference point of information for other governments, policymakers and urban professionals among other urban development stakeholders.

The report provides an in-depth analysis of the implementation process, comparing the expected and actual goals, and noting the gaps for the three countries individually and for the overall programme. It also expounds on challenges encountered, lessons learned, and suggests mitigation strategies to improve future NUP or related projects. This evaluation was carried out by the team of researchers from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) from Australia, with the support of UN-Habitat.