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Overview

The Joint Programme on Human Rights (JPHR) is implemented by the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) through the Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development (MoWHRD) with support from the United Nations (UN) with the United Nations Assistance Mission to Somalia (UNSOM) as the lead entity in collaboration with UNDP and UNICEF. It is a 36-month programme initiated in January 2018 and is coming to an end in December 2020. The Programme’s main objective is to strengthen the nexus between human rights, children’s rights and women’s rights on one hand and human rights, security and justice institution on the other hand through the implementation of Somalia’s commitments on National Development Plan (NDP) priorities, Somalia’s commitments on the Universal Periodic Review and, Human Rights standards within the framework of SCR 1325 and CAAC. The key Programme Focus areas include: Thematic Area 1: Strengthening the capacity of government actors, including the MoWHRD, Ministries of Internal Security and Justice, relevant Federal Parliamentary Committees on Human Rights, to comply with human rights and protection standards. This includes supporting government actors in implementation of the recommendation of the Universal Periodic Review accepted by the Somali government, actions requested by the UN Security Council in the UNSCR resolutions (including UNSCR 1325), recommendations from UN treaty bodies, and the Human Rights Roadmap for Somalia. It also includes support to the establishment of an independent National Human Rights Commission. (“Expected Output 1: Legal, policy and institutional capacity for the promotion and protection of human rights is developed and strengthened (FGS, Parliament and the National Human Rights Commission”). Thematic Area 2: Strengthening the capacity of civil society organizations to monitor and report on human rights violations (particularly women’s and children’s rights) and hold the Somali government accountable, by improving public awareness and understanding of human rights amongst local civil society organizations and strengthen their monitoring and reporting capacity. (“Expected Output 2: Monitoring and advocacy capacity of human rights by Civil Society Organizations strengthened”).

Within this context, UNDP seeks to engage an Individual Contractor to design the second phase of the Somalia Joint Programme on Human Right in consultation with key Programme stakeholders.