COVID-19 evaluation and research agenda. Emerging themes from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

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.