REVISED ON 23.02.2018 TO ADD POSTAL/COURIER ADDRESS- CHECK REVISION TAB

Scope of Work

While the overall objective of the proposed project is to improve results for children through follow-up to the concluding observations of the UN CRC Committee at the country level, the inception phase of this project entails a desk review. The desk review will focus on the current status of the concluding observations, their implementation, mechanisms used, challenges faced and results obtained in the various countries.

Activities: This desk review will be conducted through engagement with relevant stakeholders and the activities listed below in 14 countries in ESAR, [Malawi, South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Tanzania, Angola, Lesotho, Botswana and Somalia]:

• Conduct a country by country mapping and analysis of the following:

1. Concluding Observations
2. State Party reports and alternative reports
3. List of issues as well as any relevant literature
4. The range of national mechanisms, based on their location and degree of institutionalization and the functions and tasks of these mechanisms for follow-up
5. The linkage between bodies/individuals involved in the drafting of reports and their involvement in follow-ups

    

• Identify and highlight elements of concluding observations that are directly relevant to the UNICEF ESA regional priorities.

1. These include building national child-protection systems; strengthening evidence building and knowledge management; addressing cultural values and supporting social change; and enhancing child protection in conflict and natural disasters.
2. Place emphasis on “multi-sectoral case management systems to enable adequate channeling of cases of violence, harmful practices, including ritualistic killings or trafficking, child abandonment or any other risks that children face”.