Review of the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund

This document presents the results of a global review of the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) undertaken by a team of consultants. This review fulfills a requirement of the Fund's Terms of Reference (TOR), which call for such independent evaluations every three years. The Review Team began its work in July 2013 and completed it in April 2014.

The Review focuses on PBF's work from 2010 onwards, the period since the previous review, and covering the most recent PBF Business Plan. The purpose of the Review, as stated in its ToR, is "to focus on the global strategy and approach of the Fund". The overall objectives of the assessment are to:

• Review the business model for the Fund, its strengths and weaknesses, and how it can be improved.
• Review the strategic positioning of the Fund at both global and national levels (among and within countries).