Operation evaluations synthesis 2016–2017: Optimizing performance

This report synthesizes the findings of 15 WFP operation evaluations, conducted between mid-2016 and mid-2017. It is the fourth and final Synthesis in the operation evaluations series. Operations had combined requirements of over USD 2 billion, directly targeted over 19 million beneficiaries and were implemented in vulnerable and volatile contexts.

The operation evaluation series has held up a mirror to four years of operational practice. This final synthesis report finds that WFP’s technical capacity and assets, entrepreneurial approach and service-mindedness have been galvanized by recent organizational reforms. Achieving zero hunger and mitigating future risks, however, will require sustained attention to implementing these changes. Going forward, six lessons are presented to help optimize WFP’s future performance in the context of the Integrated Road Map.