The PNG Government is increasing focus on the performance of law and justice sector agencies such as the police, courts, prosecutors, and prisons. The push to strengthen the sector’s monitoring and evaluation capacity is driven by its top decision-making body, the National Coordinating Mechanism. Supported by the PNG-Australia Partnership, thirty-five key officials from across the sector recently completed a three-day intensive Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Workshop to enhance their knowledge and skills in measuring and reporting on agency performance. [caption id="attachment_23344" align="alignnone" width="906"] Department of Justice and Attorney General-Crime Prevention Branch M&E Officer Evelyn Jarua graduates from the Law and Justice Sector Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Workshop[/caption] Among those attending the workshop was Department of Justice and Attorney General-Crime Prevention Branch Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer, Evelyn Jarua. Ms Jarua said, “The sessions were interesting. I have learnt a lot that I can implement in my work.” In Ms Jarua’s job, she deals with a lot of raw data and the knowledge gained through the training will help her to analyze information and draw lessons to boost her agency’s performance. The Acting Assistant Director for Social Law and Order Sector Secretariat, Miriam Kove, said it was essential that agencies can effectively examine what they do and use that knowledge to improve how they operate, and the services provided. This work will continue to be driven by the Law and Justice Sector M&E Working Group, which provides a platform for M&E officials across agencies to share ideas and experiences