NATIONAL CONSULTANT TO IDENTIFY TRADITIONAL PRACTICES THAT ARE IN LINE WITH INTERNATIONAL... Tender

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Country : Liberia

Summary : NATIONAL CONSULTANT TO IDENTIFY TRADITIONAL PRACTICES THAT ARE IN LINE WITH INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND PRODUCE NATIONAL GUIDELINES

Deadline : 18 Jul 2019

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 34570739

Document Ref. No. : 57370

Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)
Simpson Building Mamba Point P.O.Box 274 1000 Monrovia, 10 Liberia West Africa Tel: +231-886-52-14-25
Liberia

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NATIONAL CONSULTANT TO IDENTIFY TRADITIONAL PRACTICES THAT ARE IN LINE WITH INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND PRODUCE NATIONAL GUIDELINES

Dear Sir/Madam:The European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) are embarking on a new multi-year programme, called the 'Spotlight Initiative (SI). SI is a global partnership to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls.Kindly submit your application to the following email address:tmoore@ohchr.org and mark"NATIONAL CONSULTANT TO IDENTIFY TRADITIONAL PRACTICES THAT ARE IN LINE WITH INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND PRODUCE NATIONAL GUIDELINES"Application Deadline is July 18 July 2019National ConsultantCountry: LiberiaLanguages: EnglishPosting: ExternalBureau: AfricaDuration of Assignment: 23 daysII. Background and rationaleThe European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) are embarking on a new multi-year programme, called the 'Spotlight Initiative (SI). SI is a global partnership to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls.The Spotlight Initiative in Africa is going to be implemented in 8 countries: Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The focus for the African initiative is GBV, SRHR and Harmful Practices (HP). Six UN agenciesnamely, ILO, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF and UN Women are participating in the Spotlight Initiative.Liberia has an estimated population of 4.8 million, roughly half of which is under the age of 18, with a median age of 18.7, but the country will not reap the benefits of this demographic dividend unless the situation of women and girls improves. With strong patriarchalsocial norms and entrenched, socially accepted violence against women and girls, Liberia currently ranks 177 out of 188 countries on the overall measures used to determine the gender inequality index. Rates of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), harmful practices (HPs), female genital mutilation (FGM), child marriage and teenage pregnancy are all high, while accessto sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) is low. The programme is going to be implemented in Liberia's five most-affected counties, and it was...

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