The monitoring and evaluation capacity of the UN in Ankara should be enhanced. This will also ensure that Results-Based Management principles are fully implemented, and in particular that the indicators to be used for the UNDCS for 2016-2020 are defined in such a way as to be more compliant with the principles of Results-Based Management (RBM). At the same time, the individual UN agencies should allocate enough financial resources in support of efficient monitoring of their own programmes, projects and activities at both agency and UNCT levels.  It is recommended that the mid-term review of the UNDCS 2016-2020 should be initiated at the end of 2017, so that timely measures can be taken, depending on needs arising and the latest socio-economic and geo-political developments.

The efforts that have been made to increase coordination among the UN agencies, including through the Working Groups and the Thematic Groups, need to be pursued further. The senior management of the UN agencies should take steps to further clarify the roles and responsibilities among the UN agencies. It is recommended that areas of duplication among the UN agencies should be identified and eliminated during the next UNDCS cycle.

While UN agencies will continue to operate in Turkey in the near future, and even increase their operations in view of the Syria crisis, circumstances may change in the medium term. With respect to the Syria crisis, UN agencies could usefully develop action plans for various possible scenarios while collectively strengthening the disaster-preparedness and contingency planning of the UN Country Team.  More generally, close attention may need to be paid to exit/sustainability strategies under the UNDCS for 2016-2020.

There is a need for greater efforts to improve coordination and communication with civil society organizations (CSOs). The UN has a critical part to play in enhancing the role of CSOs in Turkey. Regular meetings with CSOs would increase their sense of belonging.

Since all of the civil society organizations which contributed to the evaluation process highlighted the positive contribution of the UNDCS with respect to gender issues, it is recommended that the UN should continue to develop and reinforce its strategies and activities in this area.