[{"bbox": [97, 120, 1133, 174], "category": "Text", "text": "of international human rights standards on the ground, and the human rights-based approach to the peace building process."}, {"bbox": [97, 186, 713, 213], "category": "Text", "text": "The envisaged entity has been selected using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [140, 227, 1134, 455], "category": "List-item", "text": "* **Specific sector/thematic expertise:** The UN Human Rights Office is the international standard-bearer for human rights, with competencies that bridge the humanitarian, peace, and development sectors. It provides assistance in the form of technical expertise and capacity development in order to support the implementation of international human rights standards on the ground. In Sudan, and since 2020 it has built 271 partnerships with civil society organisations, professional organisations/trade unions (including lawyers, journalists, tea and food sellers), governmental bodies and human rights defenders (HRDs) and activists, including young HRDs and artists, as well as UN agencies and International Non-Governmental Organizations based in Sudan."}, {"bbox": [140, 463, 1133, 517], "category": "List-item", "text": "* **Strong presence in the field, including remote areas:** The fully-fledged UN Human Rights office has sub-offices in Darfur, Southern Kordofan, Blue Nile States (and soon in East Sudan)."}, {"bbox": [140, 526, 1134, 755], "category": "List-item", "text": "* **Specific and unique mandate for the local context in question:** In September 2019, a landmark Host Country Agreement was signed by the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Government of Sudan, paving the way for the establishment of a fully mandated UN Human Rights' Country Office in Sudan. On 4 June 2020, the Security Council, by its resolution 2524 (2020), decided to establish the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), with a human rights mandate. As of 1 January 2021, in line with the 2011 Policy on Human Rights in United Nations Peace Operations and Political Missions, the OHCHR country office in the Sudan was integrated with the UNITAMS Office of Support to Civilian Protection (OSCP)."}, {"bbox": [140, 763, 1134, 847], "category": "List-item", "text": "* **Strategic relevance for EU multilateral engagement:** OHCHR's support will be key for the delivery of other EU's development assistance, and in particular on legal aid and service delivery to the persons in detention through Penal Reform International (PRI)."}, {"bbox": [97, 891, 1133, 946], "category": "Text", "text": "In case the envisaged entity would need to be replaced, the Commission's services may select another replacement entity using the same criteria. If the entity is replaced, the decision to replace it needs to be justified."}, {"bbox": [85, 1048, 620, 1075], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2.2 Indirect Management with a pillar assessed entity"}, {"bbox": [97, 1095, 1133, 1178], "category": "Text", "text": "Specific Objective 3 of this action may be implemented in indirect management with Goethe Institut. This implementation entails: Support youth as actors of change with a direct contribution to the culture sector as a vector of civic and social inclusion, identity building, civil empowerment and conflict resolution."}, {"bbox": [97, 1196, 713, 1224], "category": "Text", "text": "The envisaged entity has been selected using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [135, 1238, 1133, 1294], "category": "List-item", "text": "* **Comparative advantage:** Goethe Institut is currently the lead implementing partner for the ongoing \"Creative Connections\" project, which is the EUNIC cluster in Sudan;"}, {"bbox": [135, 1298, 1133, 1351], "category": "List-item", "text": "* **Presence on the field:** among EUNIC main members, Goethe Institut is one of the few that have country-based offices and services;"}, {"bbox": [135, 1355, 1133, 1440], "category": "List-item", "text": "* **Technical expertise and Quality of the delivery (outputs/outcomes):** Goethe Institut is one of the very few implementing partners that have not only a high level of expertise in the cultural sector in Sudan, but also has the capacity to work with and coordinate different implementing partners;"}, {"bbox": [135, 1444, 1133, 1499], "category": "List-item", "text": "* **Administrative capacity:** Strong knowledge of project management (including small grants schemes) and good knowledge of EU contracting procedures."}, {"bbox": [97, 1501, 1133, 1614], "category": "Text", "text": "EUNIC is a strategic partner of the EU and an important tool for EU cultural diplomacy in the world. It is a platform for knowledge sharing and capacity building amongst its members and partners. EUNIC's understanding of culture includes the arts, creative industries, development cooperation, digitalisation, education, gender, heritage, human rights, language and multilingualism, social inclusion, sustainability, youth, and others."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 24 of 29"}]