[{"bbox": [85, 151, 1132, 207], "category": "Text", "text": "involve the promotion and application of Responsible Business Conduct practices. The technical assistance and training will benefit public sector stakeholders and private sector representatives participating in the activities."}, {"bbox": [85, 227, 481, 255], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Conflict sensitivity, peace, and resilience"}, {"bbox": [85, 260, 345, 285], "category": "Text", "text": "Not relevant for this Action."}, {"bbox": [85, 309, 324, 334], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Disaster Risk Reduction"}, {"bbox": [85, 343, 345, 367], "category": "Text", "text": "Not relevant for this Action."}, {"bbox": [85, 391, 399, 416], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Other considerations if relevant"}, {"bbox": [85, 424, 128, 448], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [85, 471, 422, 499], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.4 Risks and Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [85, 514, 1140, 1344], "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>People and organisations</td><td>Lack of clear responsibilities and functions and, in some cases, overlapping responsibilities regarding investment and trade-related matters.</td><td>M</td><td>M</td><td>Inception Report including a Work Plan with clear responsibilities and functions to be supported.</td></tr><tr><td>People and organisations</td><td>Lack of well-defined collaboration and coordination rules and practices, limited means and capacity of public institutions.</td><td>L</td><td>L</td><td>Clear definition of Work Plan and Terms of Reference in consensus with beneficiaries' authorities.</td></tr><tr><td>External environment</td><td>Vested economic and political interests, which benefit from the status quo.</td><td>L</td><td>L</td><td>Document Technical Committee analysis and recommendations in minutes.</td></tr><tr><td>People and organisations</td><td>Weak administrative systems</td><td>H</td><td>L</td><td>Identification of weaknesses to be addressed them in activities/work plan activities.</td></tr><tr><td>External organisations</td><td>A very centralised policy making process</td><td>L</td><td>L</td><td>Achievement of stakeholders' consensus over participatory decision-making process.</td></tr><tr><td>People and organisations</td><td>Limited commitment to gender equality and women's empowerment, Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) and Disabilities inclusion by the targeted institutions and non-state actors.</td><td>H</td><td>H</td><td>Provision of sufficient means to work with institutions and non-State actors on the importance of mainstreaming Gender Equality, HRBA and rights of People with Disabilities.</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [96, 1347, 255, 1371], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Lessons Learnt:"}, {"bbox": [96, 1378, 1132, 1513], "category": "Text", "text": "The EU-financed Trade Support Programme (Apoio ao Comércio - ACOM) 2016-2023, which included technical assistance, capacity building and training for seven years, provide lessons. The Programme had three components, each with a different implementing team, and the one implemented by a UN agency started two years later than the embedded technical assistance and the communication components. This resulted in reduced synergies and efficiency."}, {"bbox": [96, 1517, 560, 1543], "category": "Text", "text": "For this Action, the following lessons are relevant:"}, {"bbox": [134, 1551, 1132, 1631], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Direct/Indirect Management. Implement all components with a unique team with direct management to ensure greater internal coherence and coordination in the implementation. However, if need be, Indirect Management with an entrusted entity could be considered."}, {"bbox": [1026, 1681, 1141, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 14 of 25"}]