Tenders Are Invited For Consultant To Prepare The Draft Document Of The National Report On The 12 Priority Areas Of The Beijing Declaration And Platform

Tenders Are Invited For Consultant To Prepare The Draft Document Of The National Report On The 12 Priority Areas Of The Beijing Declaration And Platform Background1 Context Of The OrganizationThe United Nations Entity For Gender Equality And The Empowerment Of Women Un Women Based On The Vision Of Equality Enshrined In The Charter Of The United Nations Works To Eliminate Discrimination Against Women And Girls For The Empowerment Of Women And For Achieving Equality Between Women And Men As Partners And Beneficiaries Of Development For Human Rights In Humanitarian Actions In Peace And Security By Placing Womens Rights As The Central Axis Of Their Work Un Women Leads And Coordinates The Efforts Of The United Nations System To Ensure That Gender Equality And Mainstreaming Commitments Are Translated Into Actions Around The World At The Same Time The Six Priority Areas Are Expand The Voices Leadership And Participation Of Women Eliminate Violence Against Women And Girls Strengthen The Implementation Of The Womens Peace And Security Agenda Increase The Economic Autonomy Of Women Make Gender Equality Priorities Essential In National Local And Sectoral Plans Budgets And Statistics Implement Global Norms Policies And Parameters On Gender Equality And The Empowerment Of Women Laying The Groundwork For The Adoption Of Measures By Governments And Other Stakeholders At All Levels Two International Agreements Form The Basis Of The Work Of Un Women The Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women Considered As The Fundamental Declaration Of The Rights Of Women And The Beijing Platform For Action Resulting From The Fourth World Conference On Women Held In 1995 An Essential Part Of The Mandate Security Council Resolutions 1325 2000 On Women Peace And Security And 1820 2008 On Sexual Violence In Conflicts They Are Also Fundamental Referents For The Work Of Un Women In Support Of Women In Conflict And Post Conflict Situations The Spirit Of These Instruments Was Reaffirmed In The New Development Agenda With The Approval Of The 17 Sustainable Development Goals Agenda 2030 The Constitution Of The Republic Of Ecuador In Its Article 70 Determines That The State Will Formulate And Implement Policies To Achieve Equality Between Women And Men And Will Incorporate The Gender Approach Into Plans And Programs And Provide Technical Assistance For Its Mandatory Application In The Public Sector In Article 156 The Constitution States The Following The National Councils For Equality Are Bodies Responsible For Ensuring The Full Validity And Exercise Of The Rights Enshrined In The Constitution And In International Human Rights Instruments The Councils Will Exercise Powers In The Formulation Mainstreaming Observance Monitoring And Evaluation Of Public Policies Related To Gender Ethnic Generational Intercultural And Disability And Human Mobility Issues In Accordance With The Law For The Fulfillment Of Its Purposes It Will Be Coordinated With The Governing And Executing Entities And With Specialized Agencies In The Protection Of Rights At All Levels Of Government Article 6 Number 1 Of The Organic Law Of The National Councils For Equality Defines The Councils That Will Exist Among Which Is The Council For Gender Equality The National Council For Gender Equality Is The Mechanism Specialized In Gender Of The State Which Formulates Public Policies For The Achievement Of Equality And Non Discrimination On The Basis Of Gender In Coordination With The Institutions Of The Five State Functions In All Government Levels Transversalizes The Gender Approach In The Different Functions Of The State And Public Sector Institutions Observes Recommends Monitors And Evaluates The Fulfillment Of The Due Guarantee And Protection Of Human Rights In Terms Of Equality And Non Discrimination On The Basis Of Gender At The National And Local Levels In Addition To The Constitutional Powers The Organic Law Of The Equality Councils In Article 9 Establishes Functions For The Councils Among Which Is The Preparation Of State Reports In Coordination With The Responsible Bodies In The Present Case The National Entities That Lead This Process Are The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Human Mobility The Governing Authority On Human Rights And The Council For Gender Equality 2 BackgroundUn Women Is The United Nations Entity For Gender Equality And The Empowerment Of Women Took Office In January 2011 And Its Creation Was Approved By The United Nations Assembly Unanimously In July 2010 The Role Of Un Women Is To Support The States Parties In The Progressive Fulfillment Of International Commitments By Them Adopted In Relation To The Advancement Of Women And The Construction Of Gender Equality In Ecuador Un Women Has Worked For The Political And Economic Empowerment Of Women And The Promotion Of Their Specific Rights Since 2000 Through Various National And Regional Programs Supporting Numerous Initiatives Related To Decision Making Access To Media Of Sustainable Living To The Incorporation Of The Gender Perspective In Regulations Public Policy And Development Programs As Well As Support For Innovative Initiatives To Adapt To Climate Change As An Essential Part Of Its Mandate Un Women Supports The States So That They Can Fulfill In The Shortest Possible Time The Commitments Acquired With The International Human Rights Instruments Of The United Nations In This Frame Among The International Instruments Adopted By The Ecuadorian State Is The Beijing Declaration And Platform For Action With A View To This Instrument The United Nations Organization Is Preparing In The Year 2020 For An Exhaustive Analysis Of The Progress Of The States In The Fulfillment Of The Objectives And Goals Of The 12 Areas That Make Up The Declaration And Platform Of Beijing 25 For This Purpose Ecuador Must Present Its Official Report In May 2019 For The Preparation Of This Report The Institutions That Lead This Process Namely The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Human Mobility The Governing Authority On Human Rights And The National Council For Gender Equality With The Support Of Un Women This Call Is Aimed At Having A Person Expert In Gender And Public Policy Womens Rights And International Human Rights Instruments With Experience In Preparing Reports To The United Nations So That It Can Raise Organize And Systematize The Necessary Information To Have The National Report On The Situation Of Women In Ecuador In Relation To The 12 Priority Areas Of The Beijing Declaration And Platform 3 Objective Of The ConsultancyPrepare The Draft Document Of The National Report On The 12 Priority Areas Of The Beijing Declaration And Platform 4 Expected Results Of The Consultancy1 Database Of Focal Points At A Technical And Political Level And Relevant Actors Of The Institutions Of The 5 State Functions That Have Competence In The Fulfillment Of The Spheres Of The Beijing Declaration And Platform For Action As Well As Civil Society 2 Methodology For The Collection Of Information To Monitor Compliance With Ecuadors Commitments In The Framework Of The Beijing Platform To Be Validated By The National Entities That Lead The Process Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Human Mobility The Governing Authority On Of Human Rights And National Council For Gender Equality 3 Collection Of Information In Each Sector In Accordance With The Goals And Objectives Of The 12 Areas Of The Beijing Declaration And Platform For Action 4 Drafts Containing The Organized Systematized And Coherent Information That Corresponds To Each Of The 12 Priority Areas Of The Beijing Declaration And Platform 5 Matrix Containing The Alignment Of Information For The Beijing Platform With The Recommendations For The Cedaw Committee Duties And Responsibilities5 Responsibilities Of The ConsultantUnder The Follow Up Of The Un Women Office In Ecuador And In Coordination With The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Human Mobility The National Council For Gender Equality And The Governing Authority On Human Rights Entities That Lead This Process 1 1 Prepare A Work Plan That Includes A Schedule Based On The Roadmap Approved By The Cedaw Mechanism So That Institutions With Competencies In The Areas Covered By The Draft Document Report The Required Information This Work Plan And Its Schedule Will Be Validated By The National Institutions That Lead The Process 1 2 Inform And Train The Institutions With Competencies In The Areas Contemplated In The Draft Report On The Commitments That Ecuador Has With The Beijing Platform And Action Plan And The Challenges To Be Reported After 25 Years Of Its Validity 1 3 Monitor The Provision Of Information By Each Institution In Accordance With The Deadlines Established In The Work Plan According To The Parameters Given By The Entities That Are Part Of This Process 1 4 Maintain A Fluid Communication With The Entities That Lead This Process In Order To Report Progress Of The Consultancy 2 1 According To The Methodology Established By The Consultant And Validated By The Entities That Lead This Process Implement A Mechanism For The Institutions To Report The Information Required For The Preparation Of The Report 2 2 Compile The Quantitative And Qualitative Information Reported And Organize It According To Each Area And With The Goals And Indicators Prioritized By The State 2 3 Prepare A Commented Index For The Preparation Of The Document And Present It To The Institutions That Lead This Process 2 4 Systematize The Information In Accordance With The Approved Commented Index In Addition To Aligning The Information With

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