Evaluation of UNICEF risk-informed humanitarian, development & peacebuilding-resilience programming

UNICEF operates across humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding contexts, where coherence between these domains is essential to achieving lasting results for children. While risk-informed humanitarian, development and peacebuilding-resilience programming has gained significant global prominence, the effectiveness of its specific integration within UNICEF’s internal strategies, systems, and programmes has not yet been comprehensively assessed. As part of the Plan for Global Evaluations, the UNICEF Evaluation Office has commissioned an independent evaluation of risk-informed humanitarian, development and peacebuilding-resilience programming. This evaluation examines how the organization strengthens coherence and harmonization across humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding-resilience interventions across different settings, with a focus on the added value for children and vulnerable communities. The evaluation will employ a mixed-methods design, triangulating evidence from global documentary analysis, key informant interviews, and five in-depth country case studies to enhance validity and credibility. The evaluation will produce forward-looking recommendations to inform UNICEF’s Strategic Plan 2026–2029.