The COVID-19 global pandemic has called upon the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (the Movement) to respond with unprecedented speed, agility and innovation in a highly uncertain and rapidly changing context. In light of such a profound shift in its operating context and ways of working, how should the Movement evaluate and learn from its response? What are the most important questions the Movement should be asking itself to inform continuing adaptation in response to the pandemic, and to better prepare for future shocks?
This document serves as a framework to guide reflections on the experiences and responses to the COVID- 19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Evaluation and Research Agenda outlined in these pages offers evaluation questions and research topics that serve as a shared framework to be used within and across National Societies and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) network.