Tenders Are Invited For Consultant To Conduct A Study On WomenS Meaningful Participation And Contribution To Peace And Security Processes In Georgia BackgroundUn Women Grounded In The Vision Of Equality Enshrined In The Charter Of The United Nations Works For The Elimination Of Discrimination Against Women And Girls The Empowerment Of Women And The Achievement Of Equality Between Women And Men As Partners And Beneficiaries Of Development Human Rights Humanitarian Action And Peace And Security Since 2001 Un Women Unifem Has Been Providing Continues Support To Partners In Georgia To Increase Meaningful Participation Of Women In Conflict Prevention Conflict Resolution And Sustainable Peacebuilding Processes Under The Current Country Programme And In Line With Un Partnership For Sustainable Development 2016 2020 Un Women Supports The Government To Develop And Implement National Action Plans For The Implementation Of Un Security Council Resolutions On Women Peace And Security 1325 Et Al And To Achieve Targets Of The Nationalized Sdg 5 And 16 2020 Will Mark The 20 Year Anniversary Of The Ground Breaking Un Security Council Resolution 1325 The First Resolution To Link WomenS Experiences Of Conflict To The International Peace And Security Agenda It Focused On The Disproportionate Impact Of Conflict On Women And Girls And Called For Their Engagement In Conflict Transformation And Peacebuilding The Un Security Council Has Passed 8 Additional Resolutions On Women Peace And Security Since The Adoption Of Resolution 1325 Un Women With Generous Support Of The Uk Conflict Stability And Security Fund Cssf Has Been Implementing A Project Strengthening WomenS Meaningful Participation In Peacebuilding And Gender Mainstreaming In Security Sector In Georgia Which Aims At Enhancing The WomenS Meaningful Participation In Peacebuilding Including The Internally Displaced And Conflict Affected Women And Girls As Well As Gender Mainstreaming In The Policies Procedures And Operations Of Security Sector In Georgia Throughout The History Of GeorgiaS Protracted Conflicts And Prolonged Peace Process WomenS Csos And Women At Grassroots Level Have Always Been At The Center Of The Conflict Transformation And Played An Important Role In Peace And Confidence Building Therefore It Is Important To Examine Their Contribution To Peace Building As Well As Their Expertise Capacities And Resources And Find Innovative Ways To Connect The Formal And Informal Tracks For The Benefit Of The Peace Process In Georgia Further There Is An Increasing Evidence That When The Linkages Are Fostered Across The Formal And Informal Peace Tracks Stalled Peace Negotiations Can See The Positive Transformation Where Track Ii Actors Including WomenS Rights Groups And Leaders Act As Catalysts Of Change And Contribute To Conflict Transformation And Achieving Sustainable Peace Towards This End Un Women Plans To Commission A Study On WomenS Meaningful Participation And Contribution To Peace Processes In Georgia The Study Will Be Conducted Through A Qualitative Methodology With The Help Of The National Consultant The Study Will Aim At Reflecting And Analyzing Georgian Context Vis Vis The Seven Key Challenges For WomenS Meaningful Participation In Peace Processes That Were Identified Through Un Women Global Report On WomenS Meaningful Participation In Negotiating Peace And The Implementation Of Peace Agreements Released In 2018 These Seven Major Challenges Are Patriarchal Systems And Persistent Gender Inequality Nature Of Contemporary Conflict Shrinking Political Space And Threats Against WomenS Human Rights Defenders Funding Challenges And Insufficient Investment In Gender Expertise Limited Recognition Of WomenS Expertise And Experience Tension Between Transformative And Technocratic Approaches Knowledge Gaps The Target Audience Of The Study Findings And Recommendations Will Be Geneva International Discussions Gid Co Chairs And Their Support Teams Partners From Development Sector And Academia Working On Confidence Building People To People Diplomacy And Women Peace And Security Issues Decision Makers In Georgia Including Abkhazia That Are Engaged In Peace Processes And Civil Society Sector At Large And WomenS Ngos In Particular The Study Shall Contribute To The Exploration Of Possible Linkages Across The Track I And Ii Processes Trends Challenges And Interplays Between The Formal And Informal Peace Platforms In The Context Of Georgia Current State And Potentials To Transform The Peace Process Through Inclusive And Innovative Approaches Un Women Thinks The Momentum Is Right For This Study As The Government Of Georgia Under The Leadership Of The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Its Commitment To Ensure The Increased Participation Of Women In Gid Up To 50 For The 20Th Anniversary Of Un Security Council Resolution 1325 Thus The Study Will Come In The Right Time To Shape Policy Making And Response In This Direction In This Context It Is Expected That The International Consultant Will Study WomenS Meaningful Participation In Peace Processes And Examine The Extent To Which Women Are Involved In Formal And Informal Levels Of The Peace Process Further It Will Respond To The Research Question On How To Enhance WomenS Meaningful Participation In Formal As Well As Informal Peace Processes And How To Successfully Bridge The Gap Between The Formal And Informal Peace Processes From The Viewpoint Of WomenS Direct And Meaningful Participation More Specifically The Quantitative Study Should Allow For But Not Limited To Improved Understanding Of Sex And Age Disaggregated Information About The Participation Of Women In Decision Making In General And Peace Negotiations In Particular Gid Incident Prevention And Response Mechanism Iprm Access And Participation Of Women To Formal Negotiation Mechanisms And Informal Peace Tracks Barriers And Challenges To WomenS Direct And Meaningful Participation Changes If Any In The Roles And Responsibilities Of Women In Diplomacy Mediation And Peacebuilding Processes What Has Not Changed And What Is New The Structures That Women Are Using To Make Decisions And Who Participates In Decision Making Spaces The Capacities And Preferences Of Women In Diplomacy Foreign Policy Peacebuilding And Peacemaking Processes Opportunities To Foster The Linkages Across The Tracks And Possibilities Of Direct And Meaningful Participation Of Women In Peace Processes In Georgia For The Benefit Of Conflict Transformation Durable Peace The International Consultant Will Be Supported By And Is Expected To Work In A Team With National Consultant To Be Also Hired By The Un Women With Regards To Conduct The Mentioned Study Duties And ResponsibilitiesThe Duties And Responsibilities Of The International Consultant Are To Elaborate A Study Methodology And Key Approaches Including The Stages Of The Study Data Collection Qualitative Methods Analysis And Report Writing To Guide And Support The National Consultant To Conduct The Desk Review Of All Relevant Studies And Data As Well As Policies Programmes And Initiatives Namely Looking At If And How These Policies Programmes And Initiatives Target Women In Formal And Informal Peace Tracks The Desk Review Should Inform The Study Methodology As Well As Its Final Recommendations To Plan And Conduct Qualitative Study Key Informant Interviews Government Civil Society Experts From Academia Development Partners In Cooperation With The National Consultant To Fill In The Gaps Identified Through The Desk Review Of Policies Programmes And Initiatives Available To The Women In Formal And Informal Peace Processes To Develop Study Findings And Elaborate The Recommendations On How To Better Connect The Formal And Informal Peace Tracks And Advance The WomenS Meaningful Participation In Peace Processes To Validate The Study Findings Along With The Draft List Of Recommendations With All Key Stakeholders And Come Up With Agreed Final Set Of Recommendations For Relevant Stakeholders At All Times While Implementing Duties And Responsibilities Spelled Out In This Tor Work In A Team With And Support National Consultant By Serving As A Resource Person To Ensure High Quality Of All Deliverables To Submit Final Narrative Report Of The Study The Body Of The Text Not Exceeding 60 Pages In English Deliverables A Detailed Study Work Plan And Study Methodology With Timelines 2 Working Day By 5 July 2019 Support Rendered To The National Consultant While The Latter Will Conduct A Desk Review Of All Key Documents For The Purposes Of The Analysis 2 Working Days By 12 July 2019 Data Collected Through Qualitative Methods Requires Travel To Abkhazia Georgia 10 Working Days By 30 August 2019 Data Analyzed And Validated Initial Study Report Drafted Including The List Of Recommendations In Cooperation With The National Consultant 6 Working Days By 13 September 2019 Presentation Of Preliminary Findings Of The Study And Package Of Recommendations For Relevant Government Institutions 1 Working Day By 20 September 2019 Final Study Report Submitted In English 4 Working Days By 30 September 2019 CompetenciesCore Values Respect For Diversity Integrity Professionalism Core Competencies Awareness And Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues Accountability Creative Problem Solving Effective Communic
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