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The principal objectives of the evaluation were to present the following to the concerned departments of the EU’s international cooperation, to the partner government and, if need be, to the general public:

• a global, totally independent assessment of the results of the intervention (1st phase of the project Rehabilitation of basic social services and reinforcement of local authorities’ capacities in the poles of development (PDD)) by putting a special focus on the results of the project in relation to its objectives;
• the principal lessons learnt of the intervention as well as recommendations in order to improve the measures in place and future actions.

Being the mid-term evaluation, its principal objective was related to the weak performance of the implementation of the Project less than a year before the expiry of the contract, which had already been extended to D+7. It seemed to be crucial to identify the underlying causes for that in an independent and detailed way, which allowed the evaluator to propose short-term correcting solutions in order to finalize or reorient the foreseen activities in an appropriate way, to strengthen the achievement of the results and to limit decommitments upon expiry of the convention.

In the framework of its Partnership Instrument, the EU is pursuing action in support of the worldwide abolition of death penalty which is a top foreign policy objective and priority in the EU external human rights policy.

Asia appears as the next frontier in the international campaign against capital punishment. With eight retentionist countries of out 10 ASEAN Member States, South-East Asia (SEA) is a region where capital punishment remains a general standard, with strong roots in local history, cultures and religions/beliefs. A project "Moving away from Death Penalty in South-East Asia" has therefore been designed under the EU's Partnership Instrument. One of its components was this regional awareness campaign with the global objective to promote the abolition of death penalty in South-East Asia

Specific objectives:

• accompany the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) death penalty study and recommendation process;
• develop and deploy a communication plan and tools in support of regional action on death penalty.

The general objective of this contract was to assist the EU Delegation in Tunisia in the identification (phase 1) and the formulation (phase 2) of a budget support program for the implementation of the Strategy and Action Plan for the Reform of Justice, thus complementing JRSP I and II.

The program was to contribute to the reform of justice in order to reaffirm the independence of the justice and to enhance its effectiveness in the provision of public services to Tunisian citizens.

Specific objectives:

To draw up an inventory of the progress made in the implementation of the Strategy for Reform of Justice 2016-2020. This was based on the consolidation of the achievements of phases I and II of the JRSP. Other areas of justice were also covered in this new program, including civil and commercial justice. Moreover, administrative and financial justice underwent major reforms under the new provisions of the 2014 Constitution. Budget support also included technical assistance / institutional support as well as support to society so as to speed up the planned reforms.

Following the identification of the areas of intervention and in agreement with the beneficiary authorities, the mission formulated the support program in detail, demonstrating its relevance and consistency with policy objectives and instruments of the EU and the country, its feasibility, its complementarity with the actions of other donors, as well as with projects already underway or planned by the EU. The missionl drafted all the documents necessary for the implementation of the action.

The purpose of the evaluation was to provide an overall independent assessment of the regional organisations and fora in the Western Balkans and the instrumental role they play in the regional integration and accession perspective including recommendations on possible streamlining.

The specific objectives of the evaluation were the following:

• Mapping of existing regional organisations and initiatives;
• Assessment of administrative and financial costs for its member countries of each organisation/initiative;
• Assessment of benefits for the region/countries of each organisation/initiative;
• Proposal for possible streamlining.

The evaluation mapped 56 organisations in the six Western Balkan IPA countries that were still active in June 2016 (cut-off date) and analysed 31 of them in detail. The key sectors included: connectivity (transport, energy and environment), competitiveness (industry and private sector development, trade), skills and mobility (human capital development, higher education), good governance, fighting crime and security cooperation.

The general objective of the assignment is to support the Tunisian authorities (presidency of the Government and concerned ministries united in a steering committee) in conducting functional reviews in order to reform the public administration.

The specific objectives of the mission are as follows:

• support to the Tunisian government in the launch of functional reviews of four ministerial departments;
• follow-up the good implementation of the functional reviews and assure coherence and coordination between the processes followed within each entity concerned, until a final document will have been prepared by each team.

The Evaluation of the EU development cooperation support to Higher Education in partner countries (2007-2014) evaluated the design and the implementation of policies, strategies and sector programmes of the EU’s past and current development cooperation support to higher education.

The main objectives of the evaluation were:

• to provide the relevant external co-operation services of the EU and the wider public with an independent assessment of the development cooperation support provided to higher education in partner countries over the period 2007-2014;
• to identify key lessons and forward-looking recommendations.

The evaluation used the five standard OECD/DAC evaluation criteria, namely relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability. In addition, the evaluation also looked at the EU added value and the 3Cs.

The evaluation was conducted in four phases

• An Inception Phase, focusing on the design and the methodology of the evaluation including the reconstruction of the intervention logic and the compilation of a comprehensive inventory incl. monetary flow of all relevant activities between 2007 and 2014;
• A Desk Phase, focusing on gathering and analysing existing data and information (through literature/document reviews and interviews/focus groups/surveys);
• A Field Phase, including preparation of field missions, visits to the case study countries (Cameroon, the Dominican republic, Egypt, Guatemala, Kenya, Mexico, Moldova, South Africa) and drafting of country notes;
• A Synthesis Phase, producing a final report and dissemination of results to concerned stakeholders.

The report is available at: https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/strategic-evaluation-eu-development-co-operation-support-higher-education-partner-countries-2007_en

• Objectif spécifique 1 : Capitaliser les acquis techniques et scientifiques du projet « Prévention et Gestion des Risques Naturels » en matière de gestion des désastres naturels en RDC et dans le Nord Kivu en particulier.
• Objectif spécifique 2 : Capitaliser les résultats institutionnels du projet « Prévention et Gestion des Risques Naturels » et disséminer ses résultats à l’ensemble des acteurs et de la filière recherche/surveillance-protection civile-autorités provinciales/humanitaires.
• Objectif spécifique 3 : Développer une réflexion globale et proposer des outils innovants pour répondre à l’évolution, certainement prévisible, de l’activité de ces deux volcans, dans une ville, comme celle de Goma, en expansion démographique et physique continue et qui s’approche malheureusement de plus en plus des volcans.

To support the capacities of Djiboutian CSOs in the management of EU grants contracts and enhancement of action monitoring.

Specifically, the contracted expert was in charge of providing trainings, monitoring and support activities to Djiboutian CSOs on issues related to:

• Project cycle management with a particular emphasis on the assessment and prioritization of issues and ensuing actions.
• Writing of mid-term and final technical narrative reports as mentioned in grant contracts
• Budget drafting and financial execution, realisation of accounting and financial reports, in link with specific contractual annexes related to EU grant contracts.

The purpose of the service was to carry out the mid-term evaluation of the implementation of the financing agreement for the "PAJM" program CRIS 023-652 and to formulate recommendations and suggestions for any adaptation necessary to achieve the expected results according to Annex II DTA to the financing agreement, point 4.2.

The evaluation met the requirements of the project cycle. The consultants carefully verified, analysed and appreciated the points set out in the final report template. The list of these points was not exhaustive. The questions related to the five criteria adopted by the OECD DAC (relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, viability and impact) and the EC's specific evaluation criteria (EU added value and coherence).

The consultants verified, analysed and appreciated the impact of cross-cutting issues on the project and how they were taken into account. They were expected to rely on their professional judgment and experience to review all relevant factors and bring them to the attention of the responsible government and the European Commission.

The overall objective of the Monitoring for Environment and Security in Africa (MESA) programme was to support African decision-makers and planners in designing and implementing national, regional and continental policies and development plans towards sustainable development, thereby advancing the socioeconomic progress and well-being of African populations towards achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

More specifically, the objective of MESA was to help African governments with:

• designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating their regional and continental policies towards sustainable development;
• improving the socio-economic conditions and well-being of African populations;
• meeting their obligations towards international environmental treaties;
• participating in the international effort of global environment surveillance.

The MESA programme was implemented under the coordination of the African Union Commission (AUC), which has been delegated by the RECs (CEMAC, ECOWAS, IGAD, IOC and SADC) and by the ACP Secretariat to act on their behalf as Delegated Regional Authorising Officer (DRAO). The capacity of the RECs and the African Union to monitor regional and continental environmental change was in need of strengthening. One mandate of MESA was the consolidation and improvement of regional capacity through training.

The overall purpose of this training contract was to implement the “Strategy for Capacity Development and Training in MESA” by ensuring that MESA stakeholders were sufficiently trained so as to ensure a smooth and effective implementation of the MESA programme. This included increase the information management, decision-making and planning capacity of African continental, regional and national institutions mandated for environment, climate, food security and related responsibilities by enhancing access to and exploitation of relevant Earth Observation applications in Africa.

Training activities covered a wide range of technical, managerial and educational, as well as administrative topics. Trainings targeted a variety of stakeholders, including the technical and administrative staff of national focal points and RICs.