| Overview : UNDP works to advance gender equality and empower women as agents of change and leaders in the development processes that shape their lives towards a more inclusive, sustainable and resilient world. Gender equality and women’s empowerment is integrated in the organisation’s work in promoting sustainable development pathways, inclusive and effective governance systems and resilience building. This report intends to provide intellectually independent, empirically grounded analysis of development issues, trends, progress and policies in order to help advance human development. HDRs are based on the premise that “people are the real wealth of a nation” using empirical data to impact policies that enlarge people's choices and create an enabling environment for people to enjoy long, healthy and creative lives or simply to “advance the richness of human life, rather than the richness of the economy in which human beings live” (Amartya Sen). Today, more people are healthier, live longer, are more educated, have more access to goods and services and more power to select leaders, influence public decisions and share knowledge. Yet much more remains to be done in expanding choices and improving well-being for all people in all countries and communities, and for generations yet to come. Objectives of the report This African Human Development Report aims: - To review progress on human development in the region and establish the links between Sustainable Human Development, women empowerment and gender equality in Africa.
- To use existing and newly generated research, to provide evidence and demonstrate the intrinsic value of gender equality with a focus beyond economic aspects to social and environmental gains.
- To explore political, social and structural constraints to globally and nationally identified goals and targets while showcasing lessons learned from successes and failures in the African context.
- To provide policy recommendations that would lead to fundamental changes in policies, institutions, incentives, ideas and social processes to achieve Africa’s transformative vision.
Interested experts with questions regarding this assignment should send them in writing to rba.procurement@undp.org: Proposals must be submitted to the e-mail address indicated on or before Monday, May 25 2015 (The advert can also be acessed on http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=56451 )Please note proposal submitted by emails submitted must be virus free and limited to a maximum of 10 MB per email transmission. Proposals must be submitted using a the templates attached to this procurement notice. |
