UNESCO’s Internal Oversight Office (IOS) commissioned Aleph to evaluate its efforts to protect culture in emergencies. The evaluation covered UNESCO’s six Culture Conventions and related programs, assessing activities such as capacity building, post-disaster needs assessments, awareness campaigns (e.g., Unite4Heritage), emergency response planning, and heritage stabilisation. As the 2015 Strategy reached its fifth year, the Culture Sector sought insights on the relevance and effectiveness of these efforts. The evaluation aimed to strengthen and better coordinate UNESCO’s work through stakeholder consultations, field visits to Mali and Indonesia, an online survey, and a comprehensive literature review.

A full report can be found here.