[{"bbox": [120, 152, 1108, 207], "category": "Text", "text": "groups, the development of strategies to de-escalate violence and the promotion of a culture of peace in\neveryday life."}, {"bbox": [120, 218, 1109, 379], "category": "Text", "text": "The overwhelming majority of the 12,000 ex-FARC combatants who are signatories of the Peace Agreement (\"firmantes de paz\") remain committed to the reintegration process, reflecting their commitment to building Peace. Despite significant progress with their reintegration, this action focuses on effectively addressing some of the significant challenges that remain, particularly the barriers that they face in terms of access to economic opportunities and labour inclusion, as well as the weak articulation and coordination between the actors and instances involved in the implementation of the Peace Agreement."}, {"bbox": [120, 389, 1109, 498], "category": "Text", "text": "This action is part of the EU's commitment to contribute to peacebuilding efforts in Colombia, with the aim of improving the living conditions of individuals and groups affected by violence. To this end, it proposes (i) generating concrete strategies aimed at promoting labour inclusion and (ii) strengthening the capacities of the institutions involved in, and the beneficiaries of, ongoing peace processes in Colombia."}, {"bbox": [120, 508, 1109, 696], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation of the action will focus primarily on Antioquia, Caquetá, Cauca, Putumayo, Valle del Cauca, Chocó, and Nariño. These are territories where the different population groups targeted by this action converge: signatories of the 2016 Peace Agreement undergoing a reincorporation process, the population targeted by the new negotiations with armed and delinquent groups, young people who participate in the socio-legal dialogues and vulnerable youth in risk of recruitment. In these areas, 2,600 people from the population groups described will benefit through the different actions, of which 25% will be women and at least 10% people with disabilities."}, {"bbox": [120, 706, 1109, 867], "category": "Text", "text": "To overcome the barriers that prevent access to job opportunities, the action will carry out analyses of employment supply and demand, to identify the needs and opportunities in the different territories. In addition, it will promote training processes to develop skills in the population, thus facilitating their insertion into the labour market. The action will establish strategic alliances with companies and organisations to promote labour inclusion and will provide advice and monitoring to strengthen the capacities of both companies and beneficiaries, ensuring their permanence in jobs."}, {"bbox": [120, 877, 1109, 1009], "category": "Text", "text": "Likewise, to strengthen institutional and population capacities, comprehensive support will be provided to actors at both the national and local levels in the implementation of strategies aimed at prioritised populations. The action will focus on strengthening both individual and organisational capacities to facilitate effective reintegration into civilian life, encouraging coexistence and reconciliation in territories affected by armed conflict and violence."}, {"bbox": [120, 1021, 1109, 1158], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will also contribute to the fulfilment of the EU Gender Action Plan 2021-2025 GAP III²³, in particular to its thematic areas of engagement: “Integrating the women, peace and security agenda” and “Promoting economic and social rights and empowering girls and women”. Likewise, it will contribute to the implementation of the EU Strategy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities⁴, and the EU’s Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024⁵."}, {"bbox": [110, 1183, 529, 1215], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 1.3 Zone benefitting from the Action"}, {"bbox": [108, 1227, 1122, 1283], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will be carried out primarily in the departments of Colombia listed above, with the possibility to expand to other areas to ensure overall consistency."}, {"bbox": [108, 1444, 1122, 1494], "category": "Footnote", "text": "² EU Gender Action Plan 2021-2025 GAP III: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/gender-action-plan-iii-towards-gender-equal-world_en"}, {"bbox": [108, 1493, 1122, 1543], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³ EU Gender Action Plan (GAP) III adopted by the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and welcomed through EU Presidency Conclusions by 24 EU Member States."}, {"bbox": [108, 1541, 1098, 1568], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁴ EU Strategy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1484&langId=en"}, {"bbox": [108, 1565, 1080, 1616], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ EU's Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024.: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/eu_action_plan_on_humanRights_andDemocracy_2020-2024.pdf"}, {"bbox": [1003, 1655, 1122, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 4 of 24"}]