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(03/08/2010)
Request for Proposals - Designing and printing of CEDAW material
Request for Proposals
Designing and printing of CEDAW material
Under UNIFEM’s regional program on gender equality in democratic governance, UNIFEM Pakistan has been supporting realization of women’s human rights in Pakistan through effective implementation of CEDAW concluding comments. The focus on strengthening the...

(03/07/2010)
1. Background and Purpose:
UNIFEM is the women's fund at the United Nations. Established in 1976, it provides financial and technical assistance to innovative approaches aimed at fostering women's empowerment and gender equality. UNIFEM has established offices in Islamabad, Pakistan which is working with the Ministry of Women Development and other government departments to support Pakistan i...

(03/07/2010)
1. Interested registered NGOs and CSOs with a focus on gender equality and experience of working in NWFP and FATA are requested to submit a proposal, as per enclosed Terms of Reference (TOR).
2. To enable you to submit a proposal, attached are:
i. Instructions to Offerors …………… . (Annex I)
ii. General Terms of Agreement.......... (Annex II)
iii. Terms of Reference (TO...

(03/07/2010)
UNIFEM is the women's fund at the United Nations. Established in 1976, it provides financial and technical assistance to innovative approaches aimed at fostering women's empowerment and gender equality. UNIFEM has set up an office in Islamabad, Pakistan which supports the Government of Pakistan in fulfilling its national and international commitments on Gender Equality. Today the organization's...

(03/03/2010)
Background
The continuing conflict in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan due to militant activities and operations caused major damage to infrastructure and disrupted public services and markets. These frequent militant attacks in NWFP and FATA pose a constant security threat to the population, impeding normal livelihood acti...

(03/01/2010)
UNIFEM is supporting a structure study initiated by Home Net South Asia and Home Net Pakistan. A major objective of the HomeNet South Asia (HNSA) Inclusive Urban Planning (IUP) Project is to assist organizations working with HBWs to move towards an MBO governance and organizational structure. The first step in this respect is an assessment of the governance and organizational structures of sel...

(10/30/2009)
Request for Quotations
Architect and Consultancy Firms for Designing and Supervision of Construction of Containerized Offices
The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) – Pakistan, intends to select an Architectural and Consultancy Firm for the designing(with complete layout plans), Inspection and Supervision of Construction of Modular Containerized Offices for UNIFEM at the U...

(10/17/2009)
Project Name
COMMIT, ACT, DEMAND: we CAN end violence against women
Background UNIFEM is supporting awareness raising activities in conjunction with the annual “16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence” campaign to take place from 25 November to 10 December, 2009.
Since 1991, individuals and organizations worldwide have been sponsoring activities to mark what is now an internati...

(10/12/2009)
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR EVALUATION
CEDAW Programme, UNIFEM Pakistan
Programme Title Beyond CEDAW - Facilitating the Implementation of International and National
Commitments to Realize Women’s Human Rights in Pakistan
Programme Duration Dec 2008- Dec 2009
Budget (USD) Source: Non -CORE Amount : USD 750,000
1. Introduction
Since its return to Pakistan in 2007, UNIFEM has been...

(10/12/2009)
Background
The previous Pakistan Population and Housing Census took place in 1998. The next comprehensive housing and population census will be conducted by the Government of Pakistan in early 2010. The Population Census Organisation (PCO), an attached department of the Statistics Division, is the main implementing organization for the preparation, actual data collection, analyses and disse...