[{"bbox": [96, 122, 1135, 228], "category": "Text", "text": "**Remote monitoring:** Given the current context and its volatility, it is a risk that the ongoing conflict will limit further the possibility of direct monitoring from implementing partners on the ground. Mitigating measures and sound plans and procedures for remote monitoring will be established by the implementing partners from the inception period of the programme, to be immediately deployed should the situation requires it."}, {"bbox": [96, 239, 1135, 347], "category": "Text", "text": "**Stakeholder participation:** Key stakeholders will be involved in the monitoring process and the reinforcement of their capacities to do so should be planned within the activities of the implementing partners for this purpose. Community consultations will be undertaken as part of the action to ensure context specific response. Reinforcing local CSOs' capacity to participate and engage in justice mechanisms will be an important component of the action."}, {"bbox": [85, 373, 267, 401], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [96, 419, 1110, 472], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the importance of the action, a mid-term and/or final evaluation(s) may be carried out for this action or its components via independent consultants contracted by the Commission."}, {"bbox": [96, 478, 1135, 586], "category": "Text", "text": "A mid-term evaluation may be carried out for problem solving and learning purposes, in particular with respect to monitoring the extent to which the action is transferring knowledge and management of the tools developed during its implementation to local partners, in order to ensure the sustainability of the results after the end of implementation."}, {"bbox": [96, 597, 1135, 758], "category": "Text", "text": "A final evaluation may be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision), taking into account in particular the impact of the current conflict on access to justice in Myanmar, as well as the fact that this action is tentatively the final phase of the ongoing EU support to the justice sector in Myanmar started in 2015. The final evaluation will assess progress not only towards expected results for this last phase, but also the impact of the EU support since the first phase of this programme, with a specific focus on the development of the capacities of local partners supported."}, {"bbox": [96, 769, 1135, 849], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation(s) mentioned above will, if relevant, feature specific components to assess the impact of the action on the bottom (poorest) 40 per cent or socio-economically disadvantaged individuals, households or groups, as well as to specifically assess the impact on women and girls' and boys' access to justice."}, {"bbox": [96, 860, 1135, 968], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least a month in advance of the dates envisaged for the evaluation missions. The implementing partner shall collaborate efficiently and effectively with the evaluation experts, and inter alia provide them with all necessary information and documentation, as well as access to the project premises and activities."}, {"bbox": [96, 979, 1135, 1060], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports may be shared with the partners and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination. The implementing partner and the Commission shall analyse the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluations and, where appropriate, apply the necessary adjustments."}, {"bbox": [96, 1071, 1135, 1179], "category": "Text", "text": "The financing of the evaluation may be covered by another measure constituting a Financing Decision. All evaluations shall assess to what extent the action is taking into account the human rights-based approach as well as how it contributes to gender equality and women's empowerment and disability inclusion expertise on human rights, disability and gender equality will be ensured in the evaluation teams."}, {"bbox": [85, 1204, 405, 1233], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.3 Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [96, 1256, 1135, 1337], "category": "Text", "text": "Without prejudice to the obligations applicable to contracts concluded for the implementation of this action, the Commission may, on the basis of a risk assessment, contract independent audit or verification assignments for one or several contracts or agreements."}, {"bbox": [85, 1377, 1026, 1412], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 6 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY"}, {"bbox": [96, 1449, 1135, 1504], "category": "Text", "text": "The 2021-2027 programming cycle will adopt a new approach to pooling, programming and deploying strategic communication and public diplomacy resources."}, {"bbox": [96, 1515, 1135, 1623], "category": "Text", "text": "In line with the 2022 “Communicating and Raising EU Visibility: Guidance for External Actions”, it will remain a contractual obligation for all entities implementing EU-funded external actions to inform the relevant audiences of the Union's support for their work by displaying the EU emblem and a short funding statement as appropriate on all communication materials related to the actions concerned. This obligation will continue to apply equally,"}, {"bbox": [1015, 1655, 1145, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 31 of 32"}]