EQAS guides all evaluations undertaken by WFP’s Office of Evaluation and its consultants. It also applies to those decentralised evaluations – those managed by other parts of WFP including Country Offices and Regional Bureaux – that follow EQAS standards. EQAS is a comprehensive system covering all types of evaluations: strategic, policy, country portfolio, impact, operations and synthesis evaluations. EQAS is a working tool for WFP’s evaluation staff and its consultants covering all stages of the evaluation cycle. It is not a comprehensive handbook on evaluation and does not replace the rich range of evaluation literature. EQAS builds on the norms and standards of the UN Evaluation Group, the OECD-DAC Evaluation Network, related tools from the Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance, and the wider evaluation literature and community of practice.