Governance analysis

I have in-depth knowledge of international development cooperation and M&E experience of more than 25 years, including through field exposure in fragile, war-affected and transition countries. I have worked in 30 countries outside Europe, for and as part of UN coordination bodies and UN agencies (for some 7 years). As team leader or senior expert, I completed with success more than 20 evaluations and 2 meta evaluations. 19 EU-related M&E tasks, and a total of 101 publications / reports and 66 presentations and lectures, have resulted from UN, EU, bilateral and private sector contracts. My working languages are English, French and German. Demonstrated experience in the conceptualization and implementation of complex strategic and thematic evaluations relates; Focus : Democracy and Rule of Law; Education, learning and capacity-building; fundamental rights; human rights-based and gender-based approaches to programming; gender equality; employment and social protection; public administration reform; migration; crisis prevention, stabilization and post-conflict rehabilitation; civil society and local authorities. Interventions comprise projects, programmes, strategy and policy interventions on behalf of UN (FAO, UNDP, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNITAR, UNOCA, UNRWA, UNU-EHS and WHO) bilateral partners (German Federal Foreign Office/FFO, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs/FDFA) as well as capacity building for 17 national and civil society actors.

Long-term (35+ year) experience in sustainable economic development, climate change, environment in different economic sectors as an institutional development, strategic planning, capacity development, and knowledge management and communication expert in programmes and projects in Asia, Africa and Caribbean. Working in multi-disciplinary teams and for international organisations (ADB, UNICEF, UNDP, FAO, UNESCO, AU-NEPAD, IFAD-BSF, UNESCO-IHE, DFID, EC-DG-DEVCO/DG-INTPA, ACP-CTA, CAREC Institute), government and research institutions, universities, NGOs, private sector and (inter)national networks in Asia, Africa, Caribbean and Pacific.
In last two decades advising government institutions, international organisations and civil society organizations and networks in Asia/Pacific and Africa on institutional development, strategic and business planning, capacity development, knowledge and information management, communication, partnerships, use of ICTs, and innovation in different socio-economic sectors.
I have worked with international networks, NGOs, community-based organizations and local communities in the broader context of sustainable development with a focus on poverty reduction, gender equality, sustainable livelihoods, life-long learning, health and education. Before 2000 specifically focused on research and management of fisheries in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

For more information on my projects see: https://nl.linkedin.com/in/ruudcrul

I am an Italian lawyer focusing on human rights advocacy and litigation.