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Wednesday, 10 December 2025
8:00 am - 9:15 am ET
Is evaluation key to realizing universal human rights?
In observance of Human Rights Day, this dialogue will explore the critical role of evaluation in achieving universal human rights and social justice. The dialogue will also address the critical role of evaluation in driving accountability, the influence of technology on human rights-based evaluation practices, and youth engagement, as a prerequisite for stronger evaluation.
Moderator
Tetyana Nikitina is the Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation (PME) Adviser, UNFPA in West and Central Africa. A Ukrainian professional with over 17 years of international experience with the UN and the Council of Europe, spanning Europe, Central and South Asia, and Africa, her work includes developing UNICEF’s humanitarian monitoring and information systems, supporting national M&E and SDG frameworks for child rights, and promoting evaluation systems in Sri Lanka.
Panelists
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Jennifer Worrell has over 30 years of experience in strategic planning, programming, leadership and organizational change. She is currently the Director of Strategic Planning, Programme Management, Evaluation and Change Service at OHCHR where she leads Office-wide processes to define and implement the strategic focus for 4-year programming and provides leadership for organizational change; risk management, evaluation and the development of a culture of results. Jennifer holds an MA in Leading Innovation and Change in organizations from the York St John University and an Advanced Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Studies and Natural Resource Management from UWI, Cave Hill, Barbados.
Sanjeev Sridharan is a Professor of Health Policy Evaluation at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Evaluation Advisor to the United Nations Internal Oversight Services and the Pan American Health Organization. Formerly with the Gates Foundation and University of Toronto, his research focuses on advancing the idea of an ecology of evidence, operationalizing sustainable impacts, and rethinking evaluation criteria.
Kgaugelo Moshia-Molebatsi is a Senior Evaluation Specialist in the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of South Africa with over 20 years of experience in coordination and management of research and evaluation. She holds a Master’s in population and sustainable development and certificates in monitoring and evaluation, research, and bio-statistics.
Claudia Olavarría is a feminist evaluator and evaluation capacity development specialist whose work spans over 15 years across Latin America and beyond. Trained as a sociologist and holding a Master’s in Gender, Society, and Public Policy, she works at the intersection of evaluation, gender equality, and transformative change. Claudia has collaborated with UNDP, the World Bank, UNICEF, UN Women, FAO, ILO, and UNFPA, among other multilateral organizations. She currently coordinates the Glocal Evaluation Week and the Feminist Innovation in Monitoring and Evaluation Project with the Global Evaluation Initiative, promoting inclusive and equity-focused evaluation practices worldwide.
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