[{"bbox": [83, 120, 1147, 174], "category": "Text", "text": "As part of its prerogative of budget implementation and to safeguard the financial interests of the Union, the Commission may participate in the above governance structures set up for governing the implementation of the action."}, {"bbox": [109, 191, 315, 220], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.7. Pre-conditions"}, {"bbox": [83, 236, 127, 260], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [72, 316, 619, 350], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [87, 379, 418, 412], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1. Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [83, 429, 1147, 667], "category": "Text", "text": "The day-to-day technical and financial monitoring of the implementation of this action will be a continuous process, and part of the implementing partner's responsibilities. To this aim, the implementing partner shall establish a permanent internal, technical and financial monitoring system for the action and elaborate regular progress reports (not less than annual) and final reports. Every report shall provide an accurate account of implementation of the action, difficulties encountered, changes introduced, as well as the degree of achievement of its results (Outputs and direct Outcomes) as measured by corresponding indicators, using as reference the logframe matrix (for project modality), the ODDs and the GAP III indicators and the partner's strategy, policy or reform action plan list (for budget support). For certain indicators from the logical framework, the implementer will conduct a baseline and endline assessment."}, {"bbox": [83, 674, 1147, 756], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission may undertake additional project monitoring visits both through its own staff and through independent consultants recruited directly by the Commission for independent monitoring reviews (or recruited by the responsible agent contracted by the Commission for implementing such reviews)."}, {"bbox": [83, 760, 1147, 895], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring: Implementing partner and its partners are responsible for data collection and analysis as well as for relaying that data and findings to the Contracting Authority and the secretariat of the envisaged regional Team Europe Initiative on the Afghan Displacement Situation. The main implementer of the Action is responsible to establish proper and robust monitoring and evaluation systems on its partners."}, {"bbox": [87, 939, 253, 967], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2. Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [83, 982, 1147, 1037], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the importance of the action, a mid-term evaluations will be carried out for this action or its components via independent consultants contracted via an implementing partner."}, {"bbox": [83, 1036, 1147, 1089], "category": "Text", "text": "It will be carried out for problem solving, learning purposes, in particular with respect to assessing benefits to final beneficiaries (i.e. vulnerable Afghans and host communities) and political relevance."}, {"bbox": [83, 1089, 1147, 1222], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports shall be shared with the partner country and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination²⁶. 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, 1222, 1030, 1249], "category": "Text", "text": "The financing of the evaluation shall be covered by another measure constituting a Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [83, 1248, 1147, 1302], "category": "Text", "text": "The Evaluation will assess the gender and human rights impacts as well as the respect of the five RBA working principles (participation, non-discrimination, accountability, transparency and respect to all human rights)."}, {"bbox": [87, 1319, 391, 1348], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.3. Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [83, 1363, 1147, 1444], "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, 1470, 998, 1506], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 6. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY"}, {"bbox": [83, 1534, 1147, 1588], "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, 1635, 469, 1661], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁶ See best [practice of evaluation dissemination](#)"}, {"bbox": [1040, 1661, 1159, 1686], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 17 of 20"}]