Management Response: Independent Country Programme Evaluation - Turkey 2011-2015

This document outlines the Management response to the recommendations of the final evaluation of the UNFPA fifth country programme of assistance to the Government of Turkey, covering the period 2011-2015. In addition to its development programme of assistance, the UNFPA Turkey country office has also implemented a humanitarian programme in response to the needs of Syrian refugees fleeing civil war in their country since April 2011.

The objectives of the evaluation were: (1) to provide the UNFPA CO in Turkey, national programme stakeholders, the UNFPA EECARO, UNFPA headquarters as well as the wider audience with an independent assessment of the relevance and performance of the UNFPA 5th country programme; (2) to provide an analysis of how UNFPA has positioned itself within the development community and national partners with a view to adding value to the country development results; (3) to draw key lessons from past and current cooperation and provide a set of clear and forward-looking options leading to strategic and actionable recommendations for the next programming cycle.

The evaluation covered all activities planned and/or implemented during the period 2011- 2014, under both the development programme of assistance (including soft aid activities) and the humanitarian programme launched in response to the Syrian refugee crisis.

In addition to the assessment of the intended effects of the country programme, the evaluation also aimed at identifying potential unintended effects.