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<p style="mso-line-height-alt:10.7pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Dear Colleagues and Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-line-height-alt:10.7pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">UNDP Viet Nam is seeking 01 International Expert to conduct a Comparative Study for Law on Anti-discrimination.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The consultant will work closely with two other Vietnamese experts who will be undertaking a review of discrimination cases in Viet Nam in a team of three, to share a joint research and analytical
framework for both studies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The tentative timeframe for this research will be estimated 35 working days, from September 2015 to January 2016 and include two missions to Ha Noi.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Details of the assignment can be referred at the attached Procurement Notice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The selection will be based on a competitive basis and will comply with UNDP procurement regulations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Interested and qualified candidates are invited to send their technical and financial proposals following guidance in the Procurement Notice to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Ms. Huynh Huong Thanh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">at <a href="mailto:huynh.huong.thanh@undp.org">
huynh.huong.thanh@undp.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Procurement Unit, UNDP Viet Nam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Submission deadline: 25 August 2015 (Ha Noi time).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We appreciate your assistance in circulation among your colleagues and possible bidders.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you and best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Huynh Huong Thanh<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Procurement Unit<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">304 Kim Ma, Ha Noi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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