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A – BACKGROUND
UNDP is the UN’s global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience, and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP is on the ground in about 170 countries and territories, working with national counterparts on solutions to global and national development challenges. In the programme countries, UNDP supports stabilization, state-building, governance and development priorities in in partnership with the host governments, the United Nations system, the development partners and other partners to help the country to achieve sustainable development by eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, accelerating structural transformations for sustainable development and building resilience to crises and shock.
UNDP has been a trusted development partner of the Maldives for more than 40 years, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, reduction of inequalities and exclusion in areas such governance, environment protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation. In each of its thematic areas of work, UNDP at the request of its national partners provides relevant policy advisory support, technical assistance, advocacy, and knowledge to help Maldives achieve its global commitment on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). With Maldives’s transition to Middle Income Country Status, Official Development Assistance from traditional donor sources has been on the continuous decline. UNDP is therefore working with its national partners to identify and tap into alternative and innovative financing mechanisms for development. This process involves broadening outreach and forging wide-ranging partnerships with stakeholders – including other UN agencies, the government, the private sector, philanthropic Foundations, multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors and International Finance Institutions to advance the country’s development strategies and objectives.
The government of Maldives has embarked on a judicial reform agenda to strengthen the justice sector in order to provide enhanced access to justice to the people. As part of this reform agenda, there are ongoing efforts to strengthen the Judiciary including on the legal framework, capacity development of personnel and institutions and measures to increase access to justice.
To this end, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has changed its media strategies internally to be more media friendly and to continuously engage with stakeholders over modern media tools such as Social Media. This is also intended towards increasing transparency of JSC’s work and create lasting impact in communities. In order to do so, JSC is working towards establishing a sound communication strategy and invest in building capacities of JSC secretariat to the concepts of communication and familiarizing with multimedia platforms.
UNDP Maldives has been supporting judicial reform and strengthening capacity of the judiciary over the years. Capacity building and training programmes have been conducted on various aspects to enhance rule of law and access to justice. In view of the existing needs, UNDP under its Integrated Governance Programme (IGP) together with JSC is seeking the support of a local consultant to engage with JSC’s Secretariat and Communications team to develop internal capacities and support strengthening of the communications function in a holistic manner.