This real-time assessment (RTA) of the UNICEF response to COVID-19 at the country level (Phase 1) was conceived to support regional offices (ROs) in their oversight role and is a good illustration of how the evaluation function sought to work differently. The RTA process was intended to foster a forward-looking reflection based on how UNICEF country offices (COs) have been responding to the pandemic as it unfolds, allowing learning to occur in real-time. For more detail, please see the concept note for RTA Phase 1 in Annex 1.