Deadline: 21-Jul-2025
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has launched the call for proposals to support implementation of protection sensitive reception conditions, linkages of refugees/asylum seekers and local communities, and integration of refugees in Serbia.
Sectors and Areas of Specialization
- Durable Solutions
- Integration, Reintegration
- Education
- Education – general
- Livelihoods
- Co-existence with local communities
- Protection
- Protection – general
- Protection advice and support
Geographic Focus
- Serbia
- Raska
- Pcinja
- Belgrade
- Zlatibor
- Autonomna Pokrajina Vojvodina
Expected Results
- Reception conditions are improved through adequate information, referral and support, including to persons with specific needs.
- Proactively identify persons in need of international protection through presence and activities in the centres as well as through protection monitoring and outreach activities in the field, including identifying new arrivals into Serbia, by operating also through the multi-Purpose Hubs.
- Case management of individuals with specific needs: Identify vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers and follow up (UASCs, violence survivors (including LGBTIQ+ cases), single women/mothers, persons with severe medical conditions and those with special needs(disabilities), and older persons at risk. Assess the situation and needs of the individuals, create a protection plan of action, refer to specialized services, follow and reassess as needed. Provision of timely and efficient counselling and referral to other services through direct communication with different state institutions and/or (I)NGOs. Upon request, provide interpreters and cultural mediators to service providers assisting the persons with specific needs.
- Protection monitoring: data collection, analysis and entry: Implement UNHCR methodology (including the use of UNHCR tools/ BPM, RPMS and PrGresV4) for gathering protection sensitive information. This includes but is not limited to use of individual and group forms, statistics and pushbacks incidents, mapping of individuals and services, profiling of groups.
- Cultural mediation and orientation (that includes; interpretation, cultural awareness, information dissemination).
- Strengthening GBV support to prevention and response.
Selection Criteria
- Sector expertise and experience
- Project management
- Local experience and presence
- Contribution of resource
- Cost effectiveness
For more information, visit UN Partner Portal.