[{"bbox": [83, 105, 179, 131], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disability"}, {"bbox": [83, 131, 1143, 264], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D1. This implies that similar to mainstreaming gender component, disability is also targeted in line with SDG 16, target 7 'to ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision making at all levels' and B 'promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development' as well as SDG 5 and 10 to end discrimination and promote equality, especially SO 3 on inclusion."}, {"bbox": [83, 289, 1143, 396], "category": "Text", "text": "The ZEC strategic plan and observer reports recommend a deeper engagement with PWDs to ensure that their rights are protected, and services provided to them. ZEC's engagement with organisations for PWDs is to build capacity of ZEC to better ensure inclusion. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is yet to be included in domestic law although national efforts to crafting a bill have commenced."}, {"bbox": [83, 422, 1143, 529], "category": "Text", "text": "Whereas only 28 000 persons are registered, the number of eligible PWDs is expected to reach 700 000. Despite improvements for the 2018 elections, including the use of shorter pooling booths to enhance access, targeted voter education campaigns and limited translation of voter education in braille, PWDs continue to face significant cultural and societal challenges while the issue of access remains a challenge."}, {"bbox": [83, 556, 195, 581], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Democracy"}, {"bbox": [83, 582, 1143, 791], "category": "Text", "text": "The proposed action intends to contribute to the consolidation of the democratic process by building on the positive aspects of the 2018 electoral process and working on the 2018 EU EOM recommendations through taking an electoral cycle approach. This requires that support be provided at all stages of the electoral cycle, and not just during the election period, and to all the relevant electoral stakeholders, not just the Electoral Management body. Therefore, focus will be on strengthening the capacity of the electoral administration to conduct democratic elections, on the one hand, and capacitating voters and electoral stakeholders to take on their electoral duties and monitoring role on the other. Although the electoral legal framework has improved, there is still need for further amendments, which will also be considered in this action."}, {"bbox": [83, 819, 471, 846], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [83, 873, 1143, 1031], "category": "Text", "text": "In line with SDG 16 target 1 'significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere' and target 3 'promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all', strengthening electoral dispute resolution (SO4), acknowledges the intrinsic connection between strong democratic institutions and resilient and peaceful societies. The objective makes the link between electoral assistance and conflict prevention efforts; supporting conflict sensitive electoral assistance programmes, while programming specific conflict prevention activities."}, {"bbox": [83, 1058, 1143, 1241], "category": "Text", "text": "The Constitution underlines the principles of peaceful, free and fair elections, free from violence and electoral malpractices, assigning to the Zimbabwe Election Commission the specific role of safeguarding peaceful elections, while assigning to the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission the function to ensure post-conflict justice, the peaceful resolution of disputes, the promotion of peace and the prevention of conflict. Multi-Party Liaison Committees have been set up as per the Electoral Act to 'to resolve any disputes, concerns, matters or grievances relating to the electoral process' and it is the wish of the ZEC to capacitate and support the operationalisation of similar institutions to work on a continuous basis."}, {"bbox": [83, 1270, 879, 1296], "category": "Text", "text": "**Disaster Risk Reduction:** This action has no or little impact on disaster risk reduction."}, {"bbox": [87, 1320, 409, 1347], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.4. Risks and Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [68, 1386, 1156, 1630], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Category</td><td>Risks</td><td>Likelihood (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Impact (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Mitigating measures</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Unstable political environment, limitations on campaigning by opposition</td><td>H</td><td>H</td><td>Facilitate dialogue and mediation between political parties<br>Support appropriate trust building processes</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [1040, 1689, 1156, 1713], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 10 of 20"}]