Individual International Consultancy for an Analysis of the Existing Data on Child... Tender

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Country : Montenegro

Summary : Individual International Consultancy for an Analysis of the Existing Data on Child Poverty through EU SILC Survey

Deadline : 17 Aug 2018

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 25633408

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Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

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Tender Value : Refer Document

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Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND
Stanka Dragojevica bb, UN Eco House 81 000 Podgorica Tel: +382-20447400 Fax: +382-20447471
Montenegro
Email :podgorica@unicef.org

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Tenders are invited for Individual International Consultancy for an Analysis of the Existing Data on Child Poverty through Eu Silc Survey for the Period 2013-2017.

Background and Context

In March 2012, the Government of Montenegro adopted the new Law on Official Statistics and the Official Statistics System of Montenegro which defines the legal framework for production and dissemination of the official statistics, as well as the framework for organization of the official statistical system of Montenegro. The Law is fully aligned with the Regulation (EC) No 223/2009.

In January 2014, the Government of Montenegro adopted a Development Strategy of Statistics in Montenegro (2014-2018) which established strategic, sectoral and administrative objectives for achieving full compliance with the EU Methodology for calculation of statistical data and the European Statistics Code of Practice and gave the Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT) the key coordinating role for the development of the statistical system and producing of statistics.

In its negotiating position, Montenegro accepts the EU Acquis Communautaire under Chapter 18 as in force on 25 June 2013 and states that it will be ready to implement it from the day of accession. On 6 December 2014, Montenegro opened negotiations on Chapters 18.

The main findings of the Common negotiation position were that Montenegro needs sustained efforts to ensure that the acquis is implemented in its integrity upon accession. Current human resources required for the comprehensive implementation of the EU Acquis as well as for the Strategy for the Development of Official statistics 2014-18 need to be considerably strengthened. Focus is put on the need to substantially enhance MONSTAT-s capacities and that of the rest of the national statistical system. Development of the administrative capacity, statistical infrastructure and human and financial resources is considered by the EC a priority to deliver timely, reliable and accurate statistics in accordance with EU standards. In addition to these structural requirements, criteria for quality of the produced statistics have to be met. Priority areas for improvements in statistics are macroeconomic statistics and national accounts, agricultural and business statistics.

One of the key responsibilities of MONSTAT is to conduct the EU Statistics on Income and Living (EU-SILC) Survey[1]. From 2006 until 2013, the National Statistical Office published absolute poverty line according to the consumption method. Starting from 2013, it conducted the full-scale EU-SILC survey, as per the methodology of EUROSTAT. From then on, MONSTAT has been conducting EU SILC survey on an annual basis. The current EU SILC survey for the period 2013-2017 is being finalized and analysis is planned to be published by the end of 2018.

Although MONSTAT is conducting the EU SILC survey in compliance with the EU regulation, not enough of attention is given to child poverty data. The Child Poverty in Montenegro Report (2012)[2] reveals that over 14.000 children in Montenegro live in poverty. The same study suggested that families with children were most affected by the economic crisis, in particular children living in the northern region: almost one-quarter of children living in rural areas grew up in poverty; less than one-third of all the children in the country lived in the northern region (29.22%), but that included more than half of the children living in poverty (54.58%).

Children, especially those under the age of five years and living in the single-parent families, are particularly vulnerable and affected by poverty. Negative impacts of poverty on children are enormous and lead to the marginalization, social exclusion, undermined equity and contribute to the worse health, nutrition, education and general wellbeing of the children. In addition, poverty causes multiple deprivations in day-to-day life by reducing access to health care, education and cultural activities.

As Montenegro has no more recent data, there is an emerging need for measuring child poverty more carefully. Data which is being collected should be based on specific developed indicators, disaggregation of data in relation to age and gender should be possible, and data on children are to be included. Furthermore, collected data should be used for continuous monitoring of child poverty in Montenegro and development of related poverty reduction policies. Creating an environment in which all children-s potential to grow is achieved and they can contribute to economic and democratic development is a precondition for a more secure and better future for the country.

The Sustainable Development Goals also recognize that children are a priority in the fight against poverty, primarily through the elimination of poverty by 2030.



2. Purpose and Objective(s)

The purpose of this consultancy is to prepare a report on child poverty in Montenegro (0 to 17), by conducting an analysis of the existing data sets generated through the ongoing EU SILC survey for the period 2013-2017.

The objectives of the assignment are to:

1. Develop a methodology and define indicators for child poverty measurement (monetary and non-monetary) in Montenegro;

2. Conduct an analysis of the existing datasets on the child poverty in Montenegro, based on the EU-SILC survey which generated datasets of 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017;

3. Define the measures and workload for generating child poverty data from EU SILC on annual basis and sharing it with UNICEF;

4. Present the results of the conducted analysis.

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