[{"bbox": [86, 104, 412, 132], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 3.4. Risks and Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [67, 144, 1157, 1186], "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>To the external environment.</td><td>A deterioration of the security situation and/or political instability limits the access of partners to certain geographic areas and affects the delivery of services to the targeted population.</td><td>M</td><td>H</td><td>EU regularly monitors the risk factors related to security and political developments in the country and will adopt the operating circumstances that will affect achievement of programme objectives.<br/>For security issues and access, the implementing partner works in coordination with law enforcement agencies and under guidance of the UN Department of Security and Safety.</td></tr><tr><td>To the external environment.</td><td>Lack of political will and commitment from the Taliban to allow work on return and reintegration, particularly on the protection of unaccompanied minor crossing the Afghan borders, in the context of migration and development.</td><td>M</td><td>M</td><td>International partners are pursuing dialogue at all levels, combining different instruments. The funding will be carefully sequenced and linked to the country's engagement and human rights record.</td></tr><tr><td>To the external environment.</td><td>Lack of interest of and access to returnees and their communities to engage in monitoring and participation in reintegration and development-oriented initiatives.</td><td>L - M</td><td>L - M</td><td>The issue will be addressed by working through local grassroots organizations which have strong relationships with communities and can contribute to community buy-in.</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [79, 1187, 239, 1211], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Lessons Learnt:**"}, {"bbox": [78, 1213, 1149, 1576], "category": "Text", "text": "The basis for this action is the already existing structures and interventions that are supporting community-based protection mechanisms and networks, supported by the EU through the Children on the Move (Phase 1) 2018-2022 intervention. As revealed by the Result Oriented Monitoring (ROM) exercises, these networks require further capacities to become self-reliant; hence, continuation of the engagement in the sector is optimal. In addition, lessons learned from the ongoing migration support measures reveal that children and youth under age of eighteen, running from conflict and driven by poverty or climate change, are among the most affected Afghans. Large numbers of Afghan youth are displaced in search of a better life abroad, and are hence often in a vulnerable situation and in need of protection. With a regional focus, the EU supported children on the move (Phase 1) project, until December 2020, has reunified over 17,500 unaccompanied minors, who were crossing the border, with their families; over 1,500 most vulnerable families received cash grants; and more than 550 social protection workers trained on case management, child rights and child protection matters, throughout 2018-2020. In addition, the endeavours and advocacy led to Afghanistan's first ever Child Protection Law passed through the Presidential Decree in 2019."}, {"bbox": [1050, 1662, 1157, 1686], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 9 of 20"}]