UN Women: Legal Consultant -Digital Child Protection Legislative Reform, Beirut, Lebanon - National Consultant - Home-Based
UNWOMEN · Home Based · Apply by November 6, 2026
About this role
Background: UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. As part of its work to advance women’s meaningful participation in public and political life and strengthen gender-responsive governance, UN Women provides targeted technical support to women leaders to strengthen their ability to engage effectively in legislative and policy processes. This includes facilitating access to evidence, legal expertise and policy analysis that can support women leaders in developing and advancing rights-based and gender-responsive legislative initiatives. Within this framework, UN Women is supporting a legislative initiative led by a woman parliamentarian concerning the protection of children from digital and technology-facilitated harms. Children and adolescents are increasingly engaging with digital technologies and online environments for education, communication, information, entertainment and…