Evaluation reports

This report provides an assessment of the progress made in the implementation of the OSCE’s 2004 Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality (GAP) between 2018 – 2022. The GAP is a strategic policy document adopted by the OSCE participating States in 2004. It has guided the organization’s

This report provides an assessment of the OSCE’s anti-corruption assistance in the period 2011–2021, with a focus on two countries supported by the OSCE: Serbia and Kyrgyzstan. The report also provides cross-cutting findings of the OSCE’s anti-corruption work as a whole, and recommendations and

This report provides an assessment of the OSCE’s programmatic work on Freedom of the Media (FoM) and Freedom of Expression (FoE) in the period 2016-2021 implemented by the Office of the Representative of the Freedom of the Media (RFoM) and the OSCE field operations (FOs) in Central Asia and South

This report presents a synthesis of findings found within all evaluations carried out by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) from July 2020 to March 2022. It presents recurring findings on evaluation criteria (relevance, coherence, effectiveness, and sustainability), as

Report number: IE 2021/03 Date issued December 2022

Final report of the Independent Evaluation of the OSCE Trans-National Threats Department’s (TNTD/ATU) Rule of Law and Counter-Terrorism Thematic Portfolio on ‘Strengthening Rule of Law Compliant Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism’. This evaluation was conducted by an external consultant in collaboration with the Office of Internal Oversight (OIO) in 2021. It proposes key recommendations to strengthen programming in the Rule of Law and Counter-Terrorism thematic area, across the Organization.

The objective of this review is to enhance organizational adaptability and resilience in times of crisis by identifying to what extent the COVID-19 pandemic affected project implementation, and to learn what worked well in terms of how the OSCE responded and adapted to the situation. It covers the period March 2020- June 2021.

An evaluation of Results-based Management (RBM) in the OSCE, 2015-2020. The evaluation was conducted by the Office of Internal Oversight with the support of an external consultant

Final Report on the Evaluation Synthesis 2017-2020. This synthesis supports learning from evaluations, which provide evidence-based insights about the relevance, coherence, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability of the OSCE’s work.

A synthesis report on the evaluation of the OSCE's Work with and for Youth. The evaluation included three country studies on the OSCE’s work in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Kyrgyzstan, and one cross-cutting report.

The evaluation was commissioned and managed by the Office of the Secretary General, and conducted by an external consultant. The Office of Internal Oversight provided back-stopping services and advice during the process.

A synthesis report on the Evaluation of Capacity Development and Learning in the OSCE. The purpose of this thematic evaluation was to help the Organization increase the effectiveness of its activities in support of capacity development and learning of staff and counterparts.

A thematic Evaluation of the Implementation of the OSCE’s 2004 Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality. This evaluation was conducted by the Office of Internal Oversight in 2017.

A horizontal report on the Evaluation of the OSCE's Assistance Projects on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism, 2006-2016. The evaluation focused on AML and CFT assistance projects delivered by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, and the OSCCE Programme Office in Bishkek.

A report on the Meta Evaluation of Recurring Findings in OIO Evaluations. The purpose of the evaluation was to identify cross-organisational issues (challenges and shortcomings) pinpointed in the reports on 46 OIO evaluations conducted over the period 2010-2017.