The MES has substantively continued its efforts towards contributing to the development of evaluation initiatives in the international community through active participation in the International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation (IOCE). IOCE is made up of an alliance of regional and national associations/societies setup up to provide a platform for international cooperation on various issues related to evaluation and its advocacy. On the international front MES continues to work in collaboration with the IOCE by actively participating in the IOCE programs that includes cross fertilization of evaluation practice and theory, addressing international challenges in evaluation, build evaluation leadership and capacity especially in developing  countries and assist the evaluation profession to take global approach.