[{"bbox": [101, 121, 306, 148], "category": "Section-header", "text": "4.7. Pre-conditions"}, {"bbox": [72, 163, 1159, 214], "category": "Text", "text": "The government of Belize will inform officially the EU Delegation of the final organisational set-up for the MSEFP until November 2021."}, {"bbox": [72, 269, 616, 302], "category": "Section-header", "text": "5. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [101, 333, 430, 364], "category": "Section-header", "text": "5.1. Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [72, 376, 1159, 508], "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 MSEFP shall establish a permanent internal, technical and financial monitoring system for the action and elaborate regular progress reports (not less than annual) and a final report. 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)."}, {"bbox": [72, 535, 1159, 589], "category": "Text", "text": "Indicators shall be disaggregated by sex, age and disability at a minimum. All monitoring and reporting shall assess how the action is taking into account the human rights based approach and gender equality."}, {"bbox": [72, 614, 1159, 695], "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": [101, 739, 265, 766], "category": "Section-header", "text": "5.2. Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [72, 781, 1065, 809], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the nature of the action, no evaluations will be carried out for this action or its components."}, {"bbox": [72, 834, 1159, 914], "category": "Text", "text": "However, the Commission may, during implementation, decide to undertake such an evaluation for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision), either on its own decision or on the initiative of the MSEFP. Evaluation services may be contracted under a framework contract."}, {"bbox": [72, 940, 1159, 1048], "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": [101, 1091, 403, 1118], "category": "Section-header", "text": "5.3. Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [72, 1133, 1159, 1214], "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, 1239, 994, 1273], "category": "Section-header", "text": "6. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY"}, {"bbox": [72, 1301, 1159, 1356], "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, 1381, 1080, 1408], "category": "Text", "text": "Regional and global strategic communication and public diplomacy funds will be managed from headquarters."}, {"bbox": [72, 1421, 1159, 1551], "category": "Text", "text": "At country level, action documents for specific sector programmes are no longer required to include a provision for communication actions promoting the programmes concerned. These resources will instead be consolidated in Cooperation Facilities established by support measure action documents, allowing 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, 1635, 460, 1661], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁷ See best [practice of evaluation dissemination](#)"}, {"bbox": [1040, 1661, 1159, 1686], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 12 of 13"}]