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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues and Friends,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">UNDP Vietnam seeks 01 qualified International Gender Specialist for gender assessment of the draft law on Civil Status and technical assistance to improve the MOJ’s gender mainstreaming tool in law drafting.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The objectives of the assignment are to:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">• To analyze gender dimensions of the draft law and to ensure that gender equality principles are mainstreamed and guaranteed in the draft law to safeguard human rights and women’s rights in particular in line with CEDAW and
relevant international conventions on human rights that Viet Nam has entered. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">• To test and improve the MOJ’s Gender mainstreaming tool for law making, taking the lessons learnt from the process of gender assessment of the draft law on Civil Status.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The selection will be based on a competitive basis and will comply with UNDP procurement regulations.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Full solicitation documents can be obtained by visiting UNDP website at:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.undp.org.vn/detail/get-involved/undp-opportunities/undp-opportunities-details/?contentId=4436&languageId=1">http://www.undp.org.vn/detail/get-involved/undp-opportunities/undp-opportunities-details/?contentId=4436&languageId=1</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Interested offerors are invited to submit Technical and financial proposals to:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Procurement Unit<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">72 Ly Thuong Kiet, Ha Noi, Viet Nam<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tel. (84-4) 3 9421495<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Telefax number: (84-4) 3 9422267<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Email: <a href="mailto:nguyen.thi.hoang.yen@undp.org">
nguyen.thi.hoang.yen@undp.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Deadline for submission: <b>17.00 hrs., 2<span style="color:#1F497D">4</span> August 2012 (Hanoi time)</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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