The project has effectively stimulated and improved policy and strategy streamlining in many sectors, from trade to environment, institutional strengthening, and gender equality themes.

Although the intervention presents a wide range of themes, issues and activities, these have been well aligned with priorities and coherently responded to needs.

Sustainability is good and most project outputs have been incorporated into country’s policies, strategies and operational mechanisms. 

Continuity is required in order to take advantage of results and outputs developed under the Project, in particular in gender issues and VAW. These achievements need to be consolidated through further cooperation. 

Coordination with other UN agencies operating in the country should be further strengthened to ensure unity of messages delivered, efficiency and effectiveness, and to achieve higher credibility. 

The demand driven approach used in the formulation of the initiative has very effectively contributed to enhance commitment, ownership and embedding of the project’s results into national practices, policies and working mechanisms. 

The success of the project has also demonstrated that the project-based-approach – which is currently largely criticised among development partners – can be successful if the actions are demand-driven.

The relative rapidity and flexibility of the initiative in addressing selected areas have also contributed to UNDP better credibility and reputation, and have minimised the shortcomings of the UN system and delivery mechanisms which are in general considered lengthy and bureaucratic.