Publications

Policy review of the Dutch contribution to the European Neighbourhood Policy

The ENP is the EU’s main policy framework guiding the relations between the Union and sixteen of its neighbouring countries in ...

Report | 01-09-2019 | IOB

Policy review of Dutch development aid policy for improved water management – Tackling major water challenges

Improved water management is a priority of the development aid policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. It ...

Report | 01-12-2017

Review of Dutch food security policy – Food for thought

In the policy review, the Policy and Operations Evaluation Department (IOB) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs assessed the ...

Report | 01-10-2017

Policy review of Dutch cooperation with UN development agencies

Report | 01-07-2017

Policy review of Dutch support to civil society development – Shifting Interests, Changing Relations, Support Under Pressure

Policy review of Dutch support to Southern civil society development: MFS II, TUCP and SNV.

Report | 01-04-2017

Policy review of Public diplomacy

Public diplomacy (PD) is a form of diplomacy aimed at fostering cooperation and dialogue with non-state actors abroad. Dutch PD ...

Report | 01-11-2016

Policy review international legal order – Peaceful dispute settlement and combating impunity

IOB published a policy review on the international legal order, in Dutch (Report 410).

Report | 01-12-2015

Policy review of Dutch Humanitarian Assistance

IOB conducted a policy review of Dutch humanitarian aid in the period 2009-2014. The full report was published in Dutch only, ...

Report | 01-08-2015 | IOB

Policy review on the Dutch contribution to renewable energy and development

Report | 01-08-2015 | IOB

Policy evaluation on women's rights and gender equality – Gender sense & sensitivity

Dutch gender policy focuses on equal rights for women and men. The IOB evaluation revealed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...

Report | 01-07-2015 | IOB