[{"bbox": [116, 108, 1145, 160], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Sustained and results-based policy dialogue with the Government to advance the effectiveness, accountability and financial sustainability of the social security sector;"}, {"bbox": [116, 162, 689, 189], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Regular follow-up of EU budget support eligibility criteria;"}, {"bbox": [116, 191, 1145, 270], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Donor coordination with Member States, like-minded development partners and civil society organisations (representing rights of different rights-holder groups) to ensure effective and complementary cooperation in the implementation of the NSSS."}, {"bbox": [83, 283, 359, 310], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## b) Complementary support"}, {"bbox": [83, 322, 1145, 375], "category": "Text", "text": "Complementary support for the action is provided through (i) service contract(s) for technical assistance managed by the EU Delegation and (ii) indirect management with an international organisation."}, {"bbox": [83, 386, 1145, 493], "category": "Text", "text": "A total of EUR 4 500 000 is allocated under this action³⁴ to provide technical assistance to institutions responsible for delivering NSSS reforms at central and local levels. The detailed scope and content of activities will be assessed during programme implementation in close coordination with GoB and development partners, taking into account context development, gaps and needs. Areas of support include inter alia:"}, {"bbox": [116, 508, 1145, 640], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Advice and expertise in the social security sector on (i) development policy; (ii) institutional reform, organisational development and change management; (iii) budget planning, programme costing and expenditure, including gender-responsive budgeting; (iv) targeting, management and delivery of assistance (including adaptive social protection models); (v) M&E and MIS; (vi) gender equality, women's empowerment and human rights based approach."}, {"bbox": [116, 642, 1145, 695], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Support to programme management and monitoring of progress against performance indicators, policy advisory and inputs for sector policy dialogue, communication and visibility."}, {"bbox": [83, 707, 1145, 760], "category": "Text", "text": "The main stakeholders include Cabinet Division, MoF/FD, MoLE/DoL, MoWCA, MoSW and GED. Continuity and complementarity with activities supported by other development partners is systematically considered."}, {"bbox": [87, 792, 297, 822], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.3. Mainstreaming"}, {"bbox": [83, 863, 529, 890], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Environmental Protection & Climate Change"}, {"bbox": [83, 901, 958, 928], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcomes of the SEA screening** (relevant for budget support and strategic-level interventions)"}, {"bbox": [83, 940, 1042, 967], "category": "Text", "text": "The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) screening concluded that no further action was required."}, {"bbox": [83, 979, 1145, 1033], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcomes of the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) screening** (relevant for projects and/or specific interventions within a project)."}, {"bbox": [83, 1045, 1145, 1098], "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": [83, 1110, 1145, 1164], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcome of the CRA (Climate Risk Assessment) screening** (relevant for projects and/or specific interventions within a project)"}, {"bbox": [83, 1176, 1145, 1228], "category": "Text", "text": "The Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) screening concluded that this action is no or low risk (no need for further assessment)."}, {"bbox": [83, 1274, 624, 1301], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls"}, {"bbox": [83, 1313, 887, 1339], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as G1."}, {"bbox": [83, 1351, 1145, 1564], "category": "Text", "text": "The NSSS incorporates a strong gender equality focus with a variety of measures to enhance women's economic empowerment, access to healthcare and childcare services as well as employment security³⁵. Despite improvements in education for girls and the creation of economic opportunities for women and their political participation, gender indices however remain low. The absence of social protection for mothers can be a major impediment. The necessity to reconcile unpaid care work with the imperative to generate income often pushes women into the most vulnerable forms of informal work. The absence of income security during the final stages of pregnancy and after childbirth forces many women, especially those in the informal economy, to keep working into the very late stages of pregnancy and/or to return to work prematurely. A comprehensive package of maternity protection should include income"}, {"bbox": [72, 1614, 1125, 1639], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³⁴ An additional EUR 5 million is available for technical assistance under 2016/38955&2017/40363. It was contracted in 2019."}, {"bbox": [72, 1638, 607, 1663], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³⁵ A draft gender policy was developed under the NSSS (online)"}, {"bbox": [1041, 1664, 1158, 1687], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 12 of 27"}]