Triangle has put forward a draft law and an accompanying policy paper calling for the institutionalization of monitoring, evaluation, and performance indicators (KPIs) across Lebanon’s public administration, marking a concrete step toward performance-based governance and public accountability.

The proposals were presented during a meeting with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, attended by MP Halime Kaakour, with Triangle represented by Director Nizar Ghanem.

The draft law and policy paper are intended to address structural gaps in Lebanon’s governance framework, where public policies and expenditures have long proceeded without systematic mechanisms to assess implementation, outcomes, or institutional responsibility.

The proposals are the outcome of an extended, collaborative policy process involving key oversight and administrative institutions, including the Court of Audit, the Central Inspection, the Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform (OMSAR), and the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

They were developed in partnership with UN Women and UNICEF, with core research and drafting led by Triangle’s research team, alongside contributions from local partners including LebEval and Saint Joseph University.

 

The proposed framework advances through two complementary mechanisms intended to support both immediate implementation and longer-term structural change.

First: A Draft Law

The proposed legislation seeks to amend the existing legal framework, particularly the law governing the Court of Audit, to formally integrate monitoring, evaluation, and performance assessment into the operations of public administration.

Key elements include:

• Expanding the Court of Audit’s mandate to encompass performance and impact evaluation, in addition to formal financial auditing;
• Requiring ministries and public bodies to define performance indicators for all expenditures, plans, and projects;
• Linking budgets and final accounts to measurable results;
• Enhancing transparency through regular public reporting and strengthened parliamentary oversight.

 

Second: An Executive Decree or Decision

To avoid delays associated with the legislative process, the initiative also proposes an executive measure that would activate monitoring mechanisms immediately within the executive branch. The measure would establish a national coordination mechanism bringing together relevant oversight and administrative bodies, harmonizing standards and indicators, and producing periodic reports submitted to Parliament and made public.

By combining legislative reform with immediate executive action, the initiative aims to shift Lebanon’s governance model from a focus on spending to a focus on outcomes, impact, and responsibility.

 

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