[{"bbox": [83, 120, 1146, 201], "category": "Text", "text": "The final evaluation will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision), taking into account in particular the fact that the facility incorporated a number of different implementation modalities and covered a wide variety of issues."}, {"bbox": [83, 227, 1146, 360], "category": "Text", "text": "Evaluations shall assess to what extent the action takes into account the human rights-based approach working principles (i.e. applying all human rights for all; meaningful and inclusive participation and access to decision-making; non-discrimination and equality; accountability and rule of law for all; and transparency and access to information supported by disaggregated data) as well as how it contributes to gender equality and women's empowerment. In this regard, expertise on human rights and gender equality will be ensured in the evaluation teams."}, {"bbox": [83, 388, 1146, 503], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least 2 months 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": [83, 534, 1146, 680], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports shall be shared with the partner country and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination⁷. The implementing partner and the Commission shall analyse the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluations and, where appropriate, in agreement with the partner country, jointly decide on the follow-up actions to be taken and any adjustments necessary, including, if indicated, the reorientation of the project."}, {"bbox": [83, 710, 808, 737], "category": "Text", "text": "The financing of the evaluation may be contracted under a framework contract."}, {"bbox": [219, 756, 521, 784], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 5.3. Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [83, 800, 1146, 880], "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": [72, 908, 852, 942], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 6. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY"}, {"bbox": [72, 969, 1157, 1024], "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": [72, 1050, 1157, 1153], "category": "Text", "text": "At country level, resources required for strategic communication and public diplomacy will be consolidated in Cooperation Facilities established by support measure action documents. This will allow Delegations to plan and execute multiannual strategic communication and public diplomacy actions with sufficient critical mass to be effective on a national scale."}, {"bbox": [72, 1181, 1157, 1287], "category": "Text", "text": "To that end, Delegations will develop short strategic communication and public diplomacy plans that reflect the objectives of the Delegation as a whole in this domain, initially covering the period up to the Mid-Term Review (MTR). The strategic plan will include key administrative information ( timeline, budget and the programme manager responsible for implementation) and cover the following main elements:"}, {"bbox": [72, 1289, 250, 1315], "category": "Text", "text": "* Audiences targeted"}, {"bbox": [72, 1315, 457, 1341], "category": "Text", "text": "* The principal communication objective(s)"}, {"bbox": [72, 1341, 242, 1364], "category": "Text", "text": "* The core narrative"}, {"bbox": [72, 1367, 645, 1395], "category": "Text", "text": "* Preliminary suggestions for content, partnerships and channels"}, {"bbox": [72, 1607, 459, 1632], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁷ See best [practice of evaluation dissemination](#)"}, {"bbox": [1029, 1658, 1157, 1685], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 16 of 18"}]