181. The success of the measures initiated will have to be evaluated at a later stage. We would, however, appreciate being kept informed about any amendments to the current guidelines in respect of monitoring or reporting requirements. Reportinff and evaluation cruidelines 182. According to the present guidelines, a terminal tripartite review should be made for every project in the last month of project operations, in order to consider the implementation of the project as a whole, as well as the draft terminal report. However, such a terminal report is not required in every case. The parties concerned can agree in advance that other documentation generated by the project would serve the same purpose as the terminal report. 183. In our opinion, the terminal report is of paramount importance in displaying the principal results of the project and in summarizing the experience gathered from project implementation. It is also a prerequisite for the preparation of a terminal assessment. Therefore the decision as to whether or not such a report is prepared should not be left to the discretion of the parties concerned, in particular, since we observed that, in many similar cases, no other documentation could be found in the sample of files we reviewed. Moreover, in looking at the difficulties that the implementation of the guidelines on reporting and evaluation seems to generate (see para. 1781, we recommended that they be streamlined and simplified and that a table containing the most relevant information (prerequisites, deadlines) and displaying it in a clear manner be provided for the users of the Programme and Projects Manual. 184. The Administration agreed with our remarks and gave assurances that the new guidelines for terminal reporting, which are in the process of being drafted, would clearly determine when a full terminal report was required. As suggested by the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing guidelines and reports related to project implementation and evaluation, which suggests that it may be related to a specific sector or field. The language used is formal and professional, indicating that it may be a document from an international organization or a government agency. The content focuses on the importance of a terminal report and the need for clear guidelines, which implies that the project is likely to be a development project with a specific goal or objective.

**Category**
International development, Education