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UNITEDNATIONSCONFERENCEONTRADEANDDEVELOPMENTIndependentevaluationof:Netherlands-UNCTADpartnership*IndependentEvaluationUnitMay2024*ThisreportwascommissionedbyUNCTAD.TheopinionsexpressedinthisreportarethoseoftheexternalevaluatoranddonotrepresenttheviewsoftheUNCTADsecretariatoroftheorganizationsorinstitutionswithwhichtheevaluatormaybeconnected,ororganizationsorinstitutionsthatcommissionedthisevaluation.ThisevaluationreporthasbeenreproducedwithoutformaleditingbytheUNCTADsecretariat.iiThisevaluationreportwaspreparedbyDrAchimEngelhardt,LotusM&EGroup,hereaftertheevaluator.IndependentProjectEvaluationsareusuallyconductedbyexternalevaluators.TheroleoftheIndependentEvaluationUnitoftheUnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopment(UNCTAD)inrelationtoindependentprojectevaluationsthatitmanagesisoneofqualityassuranceandsupportthroughouttheevaluationprocess,includingprovisionofnormativetools,guidelinesandtemplatestobeusedintheevaluationprocess,andclearanceofthefinalreport.ThisroleisbasedontheresponsibilityoftheEvaluationUnittorespondtothecommitmentoftheUnitedNationsEvaluationGroup(UNEG)inprofessionalizingtheevaluationfunctionandpromotingacultureofevaluationwithinUNCTADforthepurposesofaccountabilityandcontinuouslearningandimprovement.TheprinciplesunderpinningtheevaluationfunctionareenshrinedintheUNEGNormsandStandardsforevaluation.Inordertosupportatransparentandlearningenvironment,UNCTAD"sevaluationframeworkiscurrentlydefinedbyitsEvaluationPolicyasapprovedinJune2023.TheEvaluationUnitcanbecontactedat:UnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopmentPalaisdesNations,8-14,Av.delaPaix,1211Geneva10SwitzerlandTelephone:+41229171234Email:evaluation@unctad.orgWebsite:https://unctad.org/about/accountabilityUNCTAD/OSG/MISC/2024/3iiiCONTENTSPageExecutivesummary....viI.Introduction.11.1Projectbackground....11.2Evaluationpurposeandscope.....41.3Evaluationmethodology.61.4Limitations....7II.Evaluationfindings.82.Relevance.82.1AlignmenttoDIAEresultschain–TheoryofChange...82.2PerceptionofpartnershipfundingmeetingDIAEanddevelopingcountries’stakeholderneeds...92.3AlignmenttodonorTheoryofChange..103.Coherence.113.1AlignmenttoSDGs...113.2AlignmenttoUNCTADmandate.....133.3AlignmenttoNetherlands-policymandate...144.Effectiveness...154.1Overviewofachievementofpartnershipobjectives154.1.1Howresultswereachieved194.2LikelihoodofimpactandcontributiontoSDGs214.3Unintendedeffects....234.4Lessonslearnedandgoodpractices.235.Efficiency..255.1Adequacyofpartnershipimplementationmodalitiesandinternalmonitoringandcontrol255.1.1Enablingfactorsandchallengesforimplementation...265.2UseofinternalUNCTADresourcesforpartnershipimplementation.....275.3Leverageofexternalcooperationfromnationalorinternationaldevelopmentpartners276.Sustainability.29iv6.1Sustainabilityofpartnership’sresultsandplansforscalingupofactivities.296.2Sustainabilityoftheknowledgeandcapacitygainedinthepartnership.317.Genderandhumanrights.....347.1Gendermainstreaming...347.2Equitabledevelopmentandhumanrights....357.3Disaggregationofdata...36II