Call for Proposal for Programme Partner in Advancing Women, Peace and Security Agenda through localization and implementation of NAP on UNSCR 1325 in Eastern Ukraine

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Ukraine Office invites qualified Civil Society Organizations seeks to engage a qualified CSO as a Responsible Party to support advancing WPS agenda through localization and implementation of NAP 1325 in Eastern Ukraine. 

As background, In Ukraine, UN Women supports national and regional authorities and civil society in advancing commitments under CEDAW, the Beijing Platform for Action, the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, and EU accession obligations. UN Women’s work also contributes to the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (2025-2029) and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 5 on gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. 

The Responsible Party is expected to work in selected oblasts of eastern Ukraine (Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Poltava, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk oblasts), in close coordination with regional authorities, Regional 1325 Coalitions, WROs/WLOs, women activists, humanitarian and recovery actors, and other relevant stakeholders.The assignment will aim to strengthen capacities for localization, operationalization, implementation, coordination, and monitoring of the WPS agenda in line with participatory, inclusive, evidence-based, localization, and subsidiarity approaches, while enhancing meaningful participation of women, including women from different groups covered by the NAP 1325, in regional and local decision-making, recovery, protection, and peacebuilding processes. 

Proposals must be received by UN Women at the address specified not later than (time) 18:00 (GMT +3) on 17 June 2026.

The budget range for this proposal should be USD 220,000 – USD 240,000 which must be submitted in Ukraine Hryvnia as per the latest UN Operational Rates of Exchange. Current rates are available in https://treasury.un.org/operationalrates/OperationalRates.php

UN Women invites eligible applicants to submit their proposal, as elaborated in this advertisement.

Interested proponents may obtain further information by contacting this email address: [ Click to reveal ] 

An Info Session will take place on 05th of June, 2026 between 10:00-11:00 am in Ukraine local time via Zoom. The link is https://unwomen.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3wAJUwirQ0ejhvXCOPu4yw 

Please note that the selected Responsible Party (RP) will be deemed to have accepted all legal terms and conditions outlined in the Partner Agreement (see attached documentation). In addition, the selected partner will be required to register and undergo verification on the UN Partner Portal (UNPP), an online platform that facilitates collaboration between CSOs and UN agencies.