The purpose of the evaluation is to inform strategic decision-making at an ILO governance level and contribute to future policies and programmes in crisis and post-conflict recovery settings, particularly in the Arab States.
The evaluation examines the four key pillars of decent work – promoting jobs and enterprise, guaranteeing rights at work, extending social protection, and promoting social dialogue – while also situating the ILO within ongoing shifts towards a Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus. The evaluation also considers practical and organizational challenges faced by the ILO in humanitarian crisis contexts.
Overall findings
The evaluation examined the ILO’s work in broad terms in the Arab States and conducted a detailed analysis of the recovery efforts in Iraq and Yemen throughout the period 2019–23. It explores the accomplishments, difficulties and potential avenues for promoting the Decent Work Agenda in contexts marked by fragile socio-political conditions and prolonged crises. In post-conflict Arab States, the ILO’s model of intervention is relevant to contexts moving from large-scale humanitarian emergencies into periods of sustainable development. While the evaluation found numerous examples of effective programming, those achievements came up against unwieldy operational procedures, resource constraints and institutional bottlenecks. Those factors have further implications for ensuring impact and sustainability.
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