• Systematic monitoring and reporting is an essential project management function. It supports management decision making, accountability and learning functions.
• Particular emphasis is given to reporting on results (namely the outputs and outcomes of a programme or project) as well as giving an honest assessment of constraints encountered and the actions required to support effective project implementation.
• Recipients of this report will be those who support (including financially) the partnership work of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and UNDP.
• Responsibility for completing this report rests with the relevant designated Project/Programme Coordinators. Due date for the first draft is 25th December and 15th January for the final submission.
• The first draft of APPR will be reviewed and quality assured by the respective Programme Unit within the UNDP Country Office in Iran. The content of the report will provide the information base for the annual review process. Upon completion of the review process, and following any required editing of the reports, they will be uploaded on-line in Atlas.
• The following pages provide the format for UNDP Iran’s Annual Project Progress Reports, together with some guidance on how to complete the different sections.