The overall objective of the evaluation is to review the achievements and challenges of the ASRO programme in its programme cycle from 2008 to 2012 and assess the contribution of the Arab States regional programme to UNFPA strategic plan outcomes. Findings from the evidence gathered have been catalogued under the OECD DAC categories of relevance; efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability, in addition to being detailed for every question posed by the Evaluation Reference Group (ERG).