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Inter-Ministerial Meeting
Inter-Ministerial Meeting – CEDAW Follow-Up
Women, Peace and Security in Pakistan - Towards Implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325
Security Council Resolution 1325 Meeting
Best Western, Islamabad
22/12/2008 More
CEDAW - Expert Group Meeting
Advancing Implementation of CEDAW in Pakistan – Expert Group Meeting
Crown Plaza, Blue Area, Islamabad 9:00am to 4:00pm
18/12/2008 More
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UNW-Pakistan Request for Proposal: “Implementing Women’s Voters Education Program in KP and Baluchistan”
Women Voters Education Programme
As part of UN Women’s mandate of promoting women’s groups and enhancing their capacity to effectively participate in electoral processes, UN Women Pakistan intends to establish and maintain close working partnerships with Six implementing partners during the current year under ECAP ( in collaboration with UNDP) through its “Governance and Political participation” Program in Pakistan. The financial assistance provided through this project will support CSOs in their initiatives as well as establishing forums for sharing information and joint collaborative support on programs/projects that promote women’s Political participation particularly as well informed voters.
Through this Project UNW would like to support ECP in its strategic goal under its five year strategic plan of achieving 63% voter turn-out in the next election. To achieve this it will have to direct considerable time and effort in engaging with citizens, but also by placing additional focus on engaging with and enabling women. The most challenging task in this regard would be to mobilize women particularly in those districts that have faced fragile security situation and are strictly governed by patriarchal culture and where strict “Purdha” is observed.
The Women Voter’s Education Program requires focused approach and aims at mobilizing women initially in 10 districts in KP and Baluchistan with low women turnout and women voters’ registration. The key results anticipated for the program includes; a)increased knowledge and information of local communities particularly women about voters procedures; increased women voters registration; increased women turn out as voters in upcoming elections; increased women’s engagement and participation in political parties. The project also aim at ensuring that the lessons learnt from the districts are not only shared with all key actors including ECP but also drawn on for pushing the agenda of legal reforms in national policies and plans with National Women Machinery(NWM) i.e. Women Parliamentary Caucus, Women Development Departments at provincial level and NCSW.
In order to achieve these results organizations should be able to demonstrate proven experience of running result based women political participation projects in said provinces with considerable out reach.
As part of UN Women’s mandate of promoting women’s groups and enhancing their capacity to effectively participate in electoral processes, UN Women Pakistan intends to establish and maintain close working partnerships with Six implementing partners during the current year under ECAP ( in collaboration with UNDP) through its “Governance and Political participation” Program in Pakistan. The financial assistance provided through this project will support CSOs in their initiatives as well as establishing forums for sharing information and joint collaborative support on programs/projects that promote women’s Political participation particularly as well informed voters.
Through this Project UNW would like to support ECP in its strategic goal under its five year strategic plan of achieving 63% voter turn-out in the next election. To achieve this it will have to direct considerable time and effort in engaging with citizens, but also by placing additional focus on engaging with and enabling women. The most challenging task in this regard would be to mobilize women particularly in those districts that have faced fragile security situation and are strictly governed by patriarchal culture and where strict “Purdha” is observed.
The Women Voter’s Education Program requires focused approach and aims at mobilizing women initially in 10 districts in KP and Baluchistan with low women turnout and women voters’ registration. The key results anticipated for the program includes; a)increased knowledge and information of local communities particularly women about voters procedures; increased women voters registration; increased women turn out as voters in upcoming elections; increased women’s engagement and participation in political parties. The project also aim at ensuring that the lessons learnt from the districts are not only shared with all key actors including ECP but also drawn on for pushing the agenda of legal reforms in national policies and plans with National Women Machinery(NWM) i.e. Women Parliamentary Caucus, Women Development Departments at provincial level and NCSW.
In order to achieve these results organizations should be able to demonstrate proven experience of running result based women political participation projects in said provinces with considerable out reach.
20/01/2012
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SSA Announcement UNWOMEN/PAK/2011/003 - International Consultant – Governance Programme
Organization : UNWOMEN
Duty Station : Islamabad, Pakistan
Duration : 1 Feb 2012 - 30 June 2012 ( 128 days)
Type of Contract : SSA – (Short Service Agreement)
Duty Station : Islamabad, Pakistan
Duration : 1 Feb 2012 - 30 June 2012 ( 128 days)
Type of Contract : SSA – (Short Service Agreement)
29/12/2011
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Terms of Reference: For Mid-term Review of Women and Peace Programme
The deadline for submission of proposals is COB 12:00 hrs Friday, 16th December 2011
28/11/2011
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Call for Proposals - Enumerators for Food Security and Market Assessment in FATA
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 activities. The areas to which the Internally Displaced Persons moved are also indirectly affected through changes in demand and supply of essential goods and services leading to market distortion and overburdened public services. Though a number of assessments have been undertaken in these conflict areas, significant knowledge gaps remain interms of livelihoods and markets. Also substantial inflow of cash and food assistance into NWFP and FATA warrant a further understanding of livelihoods and markets.
In this context a Food Security and Market Assessment (FSMA) Survey is planned to be conducted by UN WOMEN in the conflict areas (NWFP AND FATA) in March-April 2010. For conducting this research on FSMA, experienced female enumerators are required to carry out the household surveys in FATA (Mohmand, Bajaur, Kurram, Orakzai, South Waziristan, North Waziristan, and Khyber).
A Call for Proposals is accordingly set out for experienced female enumerators to carry out the said study. The duration of the assignment will be 30 days.
Tasks involved
The tasks of the enumerators are as follows
- review and study the questionnaire designed
- approach women and girls in host communities, rental premises and others out of camps and interview based on the questionnaire
- submit the compiled questionnaires to UN WOMEN coordinator in Peshawar
- provide required information and/or clarifications if needed
- any other related activity
Deliverables:
• The compiled questionnaires
The proposal should include the following
- An Organisational profile of the applying body
- CVs of the female enumerators
- The estimated cost (budget)
Criteria for selection:
The following criteria will be used to evaluate the applications,
a) Experience of enumerators in conducting such surveys
b) Justifiable budget
Where to submit proposals
Project proposals must be submitted in English, preferably by e-mail, but may also be sent by courier to the UN WOMEN office in Pakistan.
Programme Officer, UN WOMEN Pakistan
UN WOMEN, H.124, Street 11, E-7, Islamabad
E-mail: unifem.pakistan@unifem.org
Deadline for submission: 16th March 2010.
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
03/03/2010
