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Implementing Health Promotion in Hospitals: Manual and Self-Assessment Forms
Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Framework, Inter-Governmental OrganizationAuthors/Editors: Oliver Groene Health promotion is an integral part of the health care process and is related to clinical, educational, behavioural, and organizational issues. Quality improvement needs to embrace health promotion activities in order to make sure that effective approaches are used and continuously being monitored to improve outcomes. As many common quality management tools do...
Capacity Assessment Practice Note
Civil Society, Framework, UNDP ProducedUNDP has developed a framework for conducting capacity assessments that is systematic and rigorous, yet flexible and adaptable to different contexts and needs. It does not offer a blueprint, but serves as a point of departure for a capacity assessment. The UNDP Capacity Assessment Methodology consists of three components – the UNDP Capacity Assessment Framework, a process and supporting tools...
Capacity Assessment Methodology User’s Guide
Civil Society, Framework, UNDP ProducedUNDP has developed a methodology for conducting capacity assessments that is systematic and rigorous, yet flexible and adaptable to different contexts and needs. It does not offer a blueprint, but serves as a point of departure for a capacity assessment. The UNDP Capacity Assessment Methodology consists of three components – the UNDP Capacity Assessment Framework, a process and supporting tools...
Mapping and Capacity Assessment of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Dafur
Africa, Conflict, Report, UNDP ProducedThis publication, prepared by "Partners in Development Services", is part of the background material for the The Oslo Governance Forum (OGF). The OGF took place on 3-5 October 2011, and was organised by the UNDP’s Democratic Governance Group in collaboration with United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF), ActionAid, ACT Alliance, World Bank Institute and PRIA Global Partnership. The Forum focused...
Local justice in southern Sudan
Africa, Justice, Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, Civil SocietySince its establishment five years ago under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) has struggled to create a justice system that reflects the values and requirements for justice among the people of Southern Sudan. For both political and practical reasons, chiefs’ courts and customary law are central to this...
Democracy and good governance in the Black Sea Region
Democracy, Europe and CIS, Report, Civil SocietyThis policy report assesses the quality of the existing democratic institutions and identifies common structures in the political and societal development of the Black Sea region by comparing ten countries: Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Greece, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. This report also provides details of issues such as the political dynamics of...
From Policies to Result: Developing national capacities for country monitoring and evaluation systems
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Book, Latin America and the Carribean, Inter-Governmental Organization, UNDP Produced, Other UN AgencyThis publication aims to contribute to the international debate on moving from policies to results through country-led monitoring and evaluation systems, by providing new analysis on strengthening country monitoring and evaluation capacities. With the aim of sharing good practices and lessons learned on this strategic issue, UNICEF, in partnership with UNDP, WFP, UNIFEM, ILO...