General Background. Ecuador is part of the United Nations Convention of 1951 relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, as well as major international and regional human rights instruments that recognize the right to asylum. It is also part of the United Nations Convention of 1954 relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the United Nations Convention of 1961 on the Reduction of Statelessness. The asylum procedure in Ecuador is regulated by the Organic Law of Human Mobility, effective February 6, 2017. Ecuador is a country of transit and destination for people who need international protection. In the last two decades, Ecuador hosted more than 68,708 recognized refugees (mainly Colombian) and has become one of the leading countries of transit and destination for Venezuelan refugees and migrants. Ecuador receives the third highest number of Venezuelans after Colombia and Peru. Since 2016, more than 4.7 million Venezuelans have left their country, making it the biggest exodus in the history of Latin America. Of these, 2.2 million have entered Ecuador, of which estimated 500,000 have been established in the country according to the R4V. In 2019, approximately 2,100 Venezuelans per day entered Ecuador (with peaks of 6,000) until 26 August, when Ecuador began requiring visas for Venezuelans. Since 2018, the number of Venezuelan asylum seekers exceeded the number of asylum seekers from Colombia. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees works in Ecuador supporting the Ecuadorian government to protect refugees and looking for durable solutions. UNHCR's operation in Ecuador began in 2000 as part of the strategy of the organization to protect and provide assistance, particularly to the victims of the Colombian conflict. The Ecuadorian 2023-2025 Multiyear Strategy aims to support the Government of Ecuador to: (i) the development of protection mechanisms, (ii) strengthening national asylum system, (iii) and identification of durable solutions, including alternative pathways. The operation is coordinated at the national level by the country office in Quito. In addition, UNHCR has Sub- Offices in Quito (Solanda), Xxxxxx and Guayaquil; Field Offices in Esmeraldas, Huaquillas, Tulcán, Lago Agrio, and Field Units in Manta, Cuenca and Ambato.
General Background. In accordance with the Amendment provision in Section 11 of the Registrar, Transfer Agency and Paying Agency Agreement between State Street Bank and Trust Company (the "Bank") and Royce Value Trust, Inc. (the "Fund") dated August 21, 1996 (the "Agreement"), the parties desire to amend the Agreement.
General Background. In accordance with Section 5.4 of the Rights Agreement between First Chicago Trust Company of New York and Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. dated February 19, 1999, as amended by the Amendment to Rights Agreement between First Chicago Trust Company of New York and Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (together, the “Agreement”) appointing EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”), the Rights Agent and Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. desire to amend the Agreement as provided herein.
General Background. The City of Riverside (“the City”) recognizes that its employees are its most important resource. The City also has a “zero tolerance” approach to employee use and misuse of drugs/alcohol related to the performance of required duties. A policy for reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug and alcohol testing for all affected City employees is intended to accomplish the following objectives:
General Background. The eating disorders [anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), binge eating disorder (BED) and eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS)] are biologically based serious mental disorders which typically develop in mid- adolescence at a developmentally sensitive time (Xxxxx et al., 2009; Treasure et al., 2010). About 90% of sufferers are female. Life-time prevalence rates, for full and partial AN in the general population, range from 0.9% to 4.3% for females (Xxxxxx et al., 2006; Xxxx et al., 2006), and from 4% to 7% for full and partial BN (e.g. Xxxxxx et al., 2003). The overall incidence and prevalence of AN and BN is stabilising in Western countries (Xxxxxx et al., 2005; van Son et al., 2006), but increasingly younger people are affected. The incidence of EDNOS and BED continues to rise, as does the combination of ED and obesity (Xxxxx et al., 2008; Xxx et al., 2008). Eating disorders have major psychological, physical and social sequelae (Xxxxx et al., 2006). Comorbidity is the rule rather than the exception (Treasure et al., 2010) with particularly high rates of anxiety related disorders (Xxxx, 2004) and depression (Xxxxxx et al., 2006). Approximately half of people with an ED show full recovery, a third improve and the remainder stay chronically ill (Xxxxxxxxxxx, 2002; Xxxxxxxxxxx and Xxxxx, 2009). The mortality of AN is high (Xxxxxx et al., 2010; Xxxxxxxxxxxx et al., 2009), with 12 times the annual death rate of all causes of mortality for females aged 15–24 years in the general population (Xxxxxxxx, 1995). However, the introduction of specialist services appears to have improved survival rates (Xxxxxxxx et al., 2006). Less is known about the mortality rates of BN and EDNOS, although a recent large study suggests this may be as elevated as that of AN (Crow et al., 2009). The costs of ED extend to carers who report high levels of psychological distress (Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, 2003; Xxxx et al., 2007). In terms of the efficacy of psychological treatments for ED, progress in the treatment of adults with AN remains limited (Xxxxx et al., 2004). Whilst Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is the leading treatment for BN and related disorders (Hay & Xxxxxxxxxx, 2003; Xxxxxxxx et al., 2008), in the treatment of adults with AN no clear ‘frontrunner’ has as yet emerged (Xxxxx et al., 2007). The new generation of treatment programmes for ED includes components which focus on emotional and/or social processes, such as emotional dissociation (Xxxxxx et al., 200...
General Background. The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners' peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Mandated as a central resource of the United Nations, UNOPS provides sustainable project management, procurement and infrastructure services to a wide range of governments, donors and United Nations organizations. With over 8,000 personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical, technical and management knowledge they need, where they need it. By implementing around 1,000 projects for our partners at any given time, UNOPS makes significant contributions to results on the ground, often in the most challenging environments.
General Background. The U.S. Repatriation Program (Program) was established in 1935 under Section 1113 of the Social Security Act (Assistance for U.S. Citizens Returned from Foreign Countries), to provide temporary assistance to U.S. citizens and their dependents who have been identified by the Department of State (DOS) as having returned, or been brought from a foreign country, to the U.S. because of destitution, illness, war, threat of war, or a similar crisis, and are without available resources. Upon arrival in the U.S., services for repatriates are the responsibility of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness & Response (OHSEPR).
General Background. GEF Small Grants Programme embodies the very essence of sustainable development by "thinking globally acting locally". By providing financial and technical support to projects that conserve and restore the environment while enhancing people's well-being and livelihoods, SGP demonstrates that community action can maintain the fine balance between human needs and environmental imperatives. SGP recognizes the threat of environmental degradation and that poor and vulnerable communities –SGP's primary stakeholders- are most at risk because they depend on access to natural resources for their livelihoods and often live in fragile ecosystems. The programme provides grants of up to $50,000 directly to local communities including indigenous people, community-based organizations and other non-governmental groups for projects in Biodiversity, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, Land Degradation and Sustainable Forest Management, International Waters and Chemicals. The Terms of Reference (ToR) is set for a National Consultant who will work together with an International Consultant in conducting the Terminal Evaluation (TE) (thereafter referred to as the “TE Team”) for the project “Sixth Operational Phase of the GEF Small Grants Programme in Sri Lanka”. In accordance with UNDP and GEF M&E policies and procedures, all full-sized projects supported by the GEF should undergo a Terminal Evaluation (TE) upon completion of implementation. The Final Evaluation is intended to assess the relevance, performance and success of the project. It looks at signed of potential impact and sustainability of results, including the contribution to capacity development and the achievement of global and national environmental goals. The Final Evaluation also identifies/documents lessons learned and makes recommendations that project partners and stakeholders might use to improve the design and implementation of other related projects and programmes. The Final Evaluation is to be undertaken in accordance with the “GEF Evaluation Policy” (see xxxx://xxx.xxxxxx.xxx/sites/default/files/ieo/evaluations/files/gef-me-policy-2019_2.pdf). This Terms of Reference (ToRs) sets out the expectations for the TE of the full-sized project titled Sixth Operational Phase of the GEF Small Grants Programme in Sri Lanka (PIMS#5529) implemented through the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). The project implementation started on 25 January 2017 and is in its fourth year of implementation. The...
General Background. (Brief description of the national, sector-specific or other relevant context in which the individual contractor will operate) The United Natiosn High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives, protect rights and help build a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless persons. The Office of the UNHCR was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The agency is mandated to coordinate international action to protect refugees and solve their problems worldwide. With the experience of seven decades of work in 130 countries, and thanks to some 10,966 professionals, UNHCR supports about 65 million people in its struggle for survival, to regain hope and find a home again. Settled in the humanitarian tradition of the Americas, the Brazil Action Plan (BAP, 2014), signed by the States of the region, including Ecuador, repressents the commitment of Latin America in the defense of the rights of refugees, internally displaced and stateless persons. Since the year 2000 UNHCR, works with the Ecuadorian government in protecting the largest group of refugees in Latin America, 97% of which are Colombians. UNHCR in Ecuador develops and implements a Multi-Year Multi-Partner Strategy to provide a comprehensive response to the situation of refugees, allowing durable solutions and access to basic rights, through and with regards to the legal, economic and social dimensions. The strategy implemented by the UNHCR strives for the gradual integration of refugees, not only as recipients but as a financially active community with the same rights and obligations as Ecuadorians, and with the same opportunities to contribute to the host country. The UNHCR Ecuador works with the support of various organisations from the civil society, both national and local, as well as other agencies within the United Nation’s system and government. UNHCR has its Branch Office in Quito and five field offices in Esmeraldas, Xxxxxx (Eje Xxxxxx including Tulcán), Lago Agrio, Guayaquil y Pichincha.
General Background. Japan is one of the largest donor to UNHCR and continues to provide strong political, financial and other relevant support. It is the Office’s main objective to effectively mobilise support from Japan to UNHCR’s global activities, with a particular focus on both government and private sector fund-raising for UNHCR operations worldwide, and to advocate for enhanced protection of refugees, asylum seekers and stateless persons in Japan. Public Information focuses in raising awareness of the general public on global displacement issues through high profile public engagements and close interaction with influential media. Strategic cooperation remains crucial with partners such as Japan for UNHCR (J4U) and UNIQLO who owns a nationwide communication network beyond greater Tokyo area. Strengthening digital and print assets, monitoring and analysing media and general trend continues to be essential.
