The Toolkit is a supplement to the UNFPA programming guidelines. It provides guidance and options for UNFPA Country Office staff to improve monitoring and evaluation activities in the context of results-based management. It is also useful for other programme managers at headquarters and national levels. This part VI of the tool number 5 lists evaluation standards to be applied throughout the evaluation process to ensure the quality of the evaluation product. In addition to a review of the literature from bilateral and development agencies such as OECD, DANIDA and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the content is based on Program Evaluation Standards developed by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Development (1994, 1999) and the adapted evaluation standards recommended by the Swiss Evaluation Society (SEVAL).