Interim evaluation of Ministry of Foreign Affairs' support to Ukraine in the areas of recovery and reconstruction, security sector cooperation and the rule of law.
Research reason
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides direct support to Ukraine and provides a considerable contribution to various multilateral initiatives. This interim evaluation reflects upon the results that have been achieved so far, the relevance of support for Ukarinian counterparts and coherence with initiatives of other international actors. On that basis, the evaluation will formulates recommendations for future support.
Research question
To what extent has the support provided to Ukraine by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 2022 and 2026 so far contributed to achieving the policy objectives? Which factors influenced these results and which lessons can be learned for future efforts?
Sub-questions
What were the main priorities, objectives, instruments and financial procedures of the support provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?
To what extent have the objectives been achieved so far?
Which factors likely contributed to or hampered the effective and efficient achievement of results so far?
- Relevance: To what extent did the support provided respond to and align with (changing) priority needs of Ukrainian counterparts and why was this the case? And to what extent was the support based on available (emerging) knowledge of what works best to meet those needs in the Ukrainian context?
- Coherence: To what extent were different types of support provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs complementary to one another as well as to support provided by others, and why?
- Procedural, organisational and financial set-up: To what extent did policy implementation guidelines influence the achievement of results so far?
- Other factors: Were there other important factors that contributed to the achievement of results so far and, if so, how?
Based on the findings to the previous questions, which lessons can be provided to inform future efforts?
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