[{"bbox": [100, 149, 311, 180], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 3.3. Mainstreaming"}, {"bbox": [71, 191, 1160, 432], "category": "Text", "text": "Crosscutting issues will be integrated in the different components of the Cooperation Facility. Climate change, environmental protection, human rights, democracy, gender, education are elements of the PCA agreement and some of these issues would also be addressed under provisions on trade and sustainable development in a potential future FTA. Support measures will necessarily tackle these aspects to support policy dialogue and political processes. The EU started a dialogue with the Government of Malaysia on the 2030 agenda and the SDGs in 2018, which primarily focused on the inclusions of civil society and the private sector in the dialogue, but also data collection and localisation of the agenda. This work is to be continued as part of the SDG dialogue. Implementation of the gender action plan in Malaysia is a key issue, flagged as a key objective of the Facility. Following the COVID-19 pandemic and in the perspective of building back better public health and crisis response in the case of global pandemic will be relevant crosscutting issues."}, {"bbox": [84, 459, 529, 485], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Environmental Protection & Climate Change"}, {"bbox": [84, 512, 749, 539], "category": "Section-header", "text": "##### Outcomes of the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) screening"}, {"bbox": [84, 539, 1144, 591], "category": "Text", "text": "The EIA (Environment Impact Assessment) screening classified the action as Category B (not requiring an EIA, but for which environment aspects will be addressed during design)."}, {"bbox": [84, 618, 654, 644], "category": "Section-header", "text": "##### Outcome of the CRA (Climate Risk Assessment) screening"}, {"bbox": [84, 644, 1145, 695], "category": "Text", "text": "The Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) screening concluded that this action is no or low risk (no need for further assessment)."}, {"bbox": [84, 755, 623, 782], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls"}, {"bbox": [84, 782, 1146, 888], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as G1. This implies that gender considerations will be taken into account throughout implementation in all activities undertaken under the cooperation facility. At the same time the Facility will be the tool used to implement the GAP III in Malaysia. Key areas of priority have been identified in the Country-Level Implementation Plan for Malaysia."}, {"bbox": [84, 914, 1145, 994], "category": "Text", "text": "Gender equality, human rights and human rights based approach will also be integrated in relevant (capacity building) activities, documents (i.e. ToRs etc.), as minimum requirements of expertise. Gender analysis and recollection of sex-disaggregated data will be a promoted practice for actions of the Delegation."}, {"bbox": [84, 1026, 230, 1052], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [84, 1052, 1145, 1158], "category": "Text", "text": "Respect for human rights is a fundamental value of the European Union. Strengthening the human rights dialogue with Malaysia, and aligning the legal framework (ratification of international human rights treaties) is a key activity under the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement Facility. The design and implementation of the program will give attention to those who are most marginalised, excluded or discriminated against and living in vulnerable situations."}, {"bbox": [84, 1190, 180, 1216], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Disability"}, {"bbox": [84, 1216, 1145, 1349], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D0. This implies that disability is not considered the overall nor a specific objective of the facility. However, in all activities all possible measures will be taken to ensure an inclusive policy dialogue. Therefore attention will be paid to ensure and enable the participation of people with disabilities in the activities under the facility, and to ensure that the achieved results will be accessible for people with disabilities."}, {"bbox": [84, 1435, 196, 1461], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Democracy"}, {"bbox": [84, 1460, 1145, 1566], "category": "Text", "text": "Malaysia is a functional democracy. All activities, including policy dialogues with the Government of Malaysia will aim at strengthening the democratic system of Malaysia to ensure that Malaysia stays on the path of democracy. This is also supported by a strengthening of the inclusiveness of the dialogue as well as a focus on good governance, transparency, anti-corruption and the importance of the rule of law."}, {"bbox": [84, 1599, 473, 1625], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [1144, 1663, 1159, 1684], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "9"}]