This document is a summary of the key findings and recommendations of the CHF evaluation. The evaluation was commissioned by OCHA in order to gain an external perspective on the impact, effectiveness, relevance, and efficiency of the CHF. A team of seven consultants from Channel Research undertook the evaluation and the major focus of the evaluation was on three country studies undertaken in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR), and Sudan, together with a related analysis of documents and funding flows. The aim of this Synthesis Report is to summarize the key findings, conclusions and recommendations from the country reports. It is very much a Synthesis Report, and the country reports contain the details of the specific context and issues of each country.