Decision 61/17

Following the discussion, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The evaluation of the implementing agencies’ performance against their 2009 business plans as contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/61/19;
   2. The quantitative assessment of the performance of the implementing agencies for 2009, out of 100, as follows: UNDP (89), UNEP (85), UNIDO (92) and the World Bank (71);
   3. That the bilateral and implementing agencies (Canada, France, Germany, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank) had received“satisfactory” or“highly satisfactory” ratings for their overall performance in 2009 on the basis of the qualitative performance assessments by the National Ozone Units (NOUs);
2. To request UNEP:
   1. To have an open and constructive discussion with the NOUs in Chad and Paraguay about the areas in which UNEP services were perceived to be“less satisfactory” and“unsatisfactory” and to report to the 62^nd Meeting on the results of its consultations with those countries on the implementation matters raised in the qualitative performance assessments by the respective countries;
   2. To remind countries, at meetings of regional networks, to complete the surveys on the performance of bilateral and implementing agencies;
3. To request UNDP:
   1. To provide an additional status report to the 62^nd Meeting on the status of procurement of the equipment for the terminal phase-out management plan in Togo (TOG/PHA/54/INV/16);
   2. To continue its open and constructive discussion with the NOUs in Colombia and Paraguay about the areas where UNDP’s services were perceived to be“less satisfactory” and to report to the 62^nd Meeting on the results of its consultations on the implementation matters raised in the qualitative performance assessments; and
4. To request UNIDO to have an open and constructive discussion with the NOUs about the areas where UNIDO services were perceived to be“less satisfactory” and to report to the 62^nd Meeting on the results of its consultations with Benin, Kenya and Kyrgyzstan on the implementation matters raised in the qualitative performance assessments.