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The general objective of this contract was to ensure the communication and visibility of the support programme to migration policies and the European Union policies underlying the objectives of this program.

The purpose of this evaluation was to support the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in the process of incorporating the water diplomacy in its foreign and development policy toolbox and increase the Ministry’s preparedness to undertake carefully targeted actions.

The evaluation covered the period of 2008–2020. The ultimate purpose of the evaluation was to support the achievement of goals for the transition process, i.e., transitioning from grant-based development cooperation to increased trade and other mutually beneficial forms of cooperation, in Vietnam and elsewhere in Finland’s partner countries

This action contributed to the effective implementation of international human rights instruments, principles and standards, primarily by means of exchange of best practices with partner countries.

The project was conceived to serve and preserve EU values and interests by means of complementary actions. It promoted policy cooperation with partner countries of strategic interest to the EU as well as enhanced the EU's visibility and coherence. This was done through the development of an analysis of the human rights situation in 13 countries, the organisation of seminars/roundtables and outreach activities. This ensured increased human rights awareness and access to human rights knowledge.

The overall purpose of the consultancy was to assess the performance and progress of health care system with focus on Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) and Essential Package of Hospital Services (EPHS) implementation.

The overall purpose of the evaluation was to inform the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Finland (MFA) on the achievements of its development policy and cooperation in the region over the past decade, and to support the MFA in deciding how to best achieve its policy objectives and to enhance its management of the programme in the region at strategic level. Main sectors of cooperation in the region are i) Government and Civil Society, ii) Energy, iii) Education and iv) Environment Protection. The evaluation was mostly forward-looking but also included summative analysis to respond to the evaluation questions.

The general objective of this assignment was to strategically and effectively communicate the results of the three components under the EU Support to Private Sector Development in Jordan programme.

The global objective was to support DEVCO in analysing the landscape of global and regional
Associations of Local Authorities in order to identify those with which the Framework
Partnership Agreements post 2020 can be signed due to their situation of de jure or de facto
monopoly.

The Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development is being implemented by all countries since January 2016. The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is currently aligning its development policy with the implementation of the Agenda 2030. This is based on three pillars: the implementation of the Agenda in Germany, the support of the partner countries of the German Development Cooperation, and the implemetation at the international level. The sectoral project (SV) Agenda 2030 advises the BMZ on sustainable development on all three pillars.
Due to the dynamics, the thematic scope and the complexity of the Agenda 2030, the SV demands the support of profound expertise on various topics through this assignment.
In this context, the contractor supports the content and conceptual work of the SV Agenda 2030 with input. Within the scope of the scientific support, the contractor works, on request, together with the SV Agenda 2030 on various topics and provides specific services. A pool of 5 specialists was provided.

The objectives of the evaluation were threefold, covering both accountability and learning purposes:

• To document achievements in terms of assisting developing countries to mitigate climate change through the provision of Danish support in the period from 2013, both through the climate change envelope and through other development assistance channels;
• To analyse the outcomes of climate change mitigation funding, with due consideration of the opportunities and barriers at both national and global levels;
• On the basis of the lessons learned from the evaluation, to provide recommendations pertaining to future funding priorities.