References

The purpose of the Election Expert Mission (EEM) was to collect and analyse factual information, assess and report on the electoral process against international commitments, standards and good practice for democratic elections in line with the criteria contained in the Commission Communication on Electoral Assistance and Observation [COM(2000)191].

The overall objective of this technical assistance project is to strengthen the professional media sector in Tunisia and to guarantee the dissemination of independent and pluralistic information guaranteeing freedom of expression.

This evaluation took place in a context of a recent surge in violent conflicts and a renewed momentum on Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding (CPPB) both at the EU and global level. Its purpose was to:

• provide the relevant EU Institutions and the wider public with an overall independent assessment of the EU support to CPPB focusing on the period 2013-2017; and
• identify key lessons, instill good practices, and produce recommendations to feed into ongoing and future approaches to EU’s engagement in the field of CPPB.

In particular, the evaluation will feed into the EU implementation of the Integrated Approach to Conflict and Crises and nurture future EU support to CPPB strategies and interventions.

The main objectives of this evaluation are to provide the relevant services of the European Union and the interested stakeholders with:

• an overall independent assessment of the past performance of the SPIPA project, paying particular attention to its intermediate results measured against its expected objectives; and the reasons underpinning such results;
• key lessons learned, conclusions and related recommendations in order to improve current and future Actions.

The overall objective was to evaluate the Results-Based Financing for Low Carbon Energy Access Facility (RBFF) within the Energising Development (EnDev) Programme according to OECD-DAC criteria for evaluating development assistance.

The global objective of this assignment was to support civil society in protection and promotion of democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms worldwide.

The global objective of the contract was to promote the Rights Based Approach (RBA) and raise awareness on their relevance to the ongoing governance reform processes, and to further strengthen the capacity of civil society, government and private sector actors in Armenia in integrating and promoting a rights-based approach in their internal governance as well as in engagements with their constituencies.

An overall independent assessment of the past performance of the Support to the GCCA-USP Phases I and II, paying particular attention to its results measured against objectives and
Key lessons and recommendations in order to improve future Actions.

The overall objective was to contribute to the reduction of risks for the population and to interventions funded by the European Union for capacity building as well as the establishment of a basis for the sustainability of essential public services in the Goma Volcano Observatory.

The Federal Republic of Somalia received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Somalia Capacity Injection Project. The World Bank worked with the Federal Government of Somalia and the Government of Puntland State of Somalia to develop the Capacity Injection Project to support the flagship programme. A key component of the project sought to improve policies and procedures for civil service management including development of public sector pay and grading policy and implementation plan to include reclassification of civil service jobs and implementation of pay and grading reforms. This necessitated the provision of technical assistance to establish civil service jobs (establishment posts) across ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) on the basis of clear organizational mandates, optimal structures and functional responsibilities.
The objective of the assignment was to carry out a combination of field work and diagnostic analysis of public sector pay and grading trends and living standard assessment in Somalia and propose solutions that would provide adequate incentive for improved performance of civil servants and also enable efficient and effective management of public government’s wage bill as aligned to national strategies and development aspirations to promote sustainable growth.
The pay and grading assignment focused on identification of strengths and weaknesses of existing compensation and incentive structures, systems and processes. The team also undertook analysis of information from the labor market and review of existing reports of government on pay and grading options, salary harmonization, recurrent cost and reform financing (RCRF) and other remuneration policies and packages administered by international development partners in Somalia. The proposed solutions took account of labor market realities in East Africa and other regions, and pay and grading practices and reform in fragile and conflict affected countries with similar development characteristics.