[{"bbox": [143, 148, 1084, 213], "category": "Text", "text": "be informed by deliverables within the EU – Afghanistan Human Rights Dialogue, progress in implementing UNSCR 1325, and the elimination of violence against women."}, {"bbox": [143, 216, 1087, 376], "category": "Text", "text": "Furthermore, Afghanistan shall be supported through this SRBC II - complementary to the EU's specific programmes on migration -- in meeting its migration/returnees/displacement challenges by approaching migration and mobility in their humanitarian as much as their development aspects, addressing root causes and leading to long-term reintegration of returnees."}, {"bbox": [143, 381, 1087, 512], "category": "Text", "text": "In addition, the existing policy dialogue mechanisms and frameworks to which the SRBC II will be contributing and which will inform disbursement decisions include democratic principles, human rights, sustainable and equitable growth, the fight against corruption and enabling conditions to stem irregular migration."}, {"bbox": [143, 553, 495, 580], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [143, 594, 420, 623], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Objectives and results"}, {"bbox": [143, 635, 1087, 1132], "category": "Text", "text": "In continuation of the State Building Contract I (2016-2018), the objective of the SRBC II is to consolidate early gains and continue supporting Afghanistan in its declared objective of transition towards self-reliance. Afghanistan is in a fragile phase of its transition process - with a deteriorating security situation, the perceived lack of progress in the population and upcoming Parliamentary and Presidential elections – and there persists the need to consolidate political and economic progress. Consistent with the EU Strategy for Afghanistan of 2017 and the mid-term review of the Multi Annual Indicative Programme (MTR MIP), the SRBC II will focus on strengthening the efficiency and legitimacy of the State across all sectors by supporting sustainable inclusive growth and job creation, improvements domestic revenue mobilisation, basic service delivery, public sector reform, improved public financial management, anti-corruption, and gender equality. The SRBC II provides a complementary tool to existing international support mechanisms and strengthens policy dialogue with the Afghan Government on mutually agreed objectives. Furthermore, the SRBC II will allow for an increase in budgetary flexibility to implement government policy in priority areas and shall contribute to preparing the line ministries for a possible future sector budget support approach."}, {"bbox": [143, 1147, 1085, 1211], "category": "Text", "text": "The **overall objective** is that Afghanistan experiences greater security and stability, as well as sustainable and inclusive growth and job creation."}, {"bbox": [143, 1225, 1087, 1456], "category": "Text", "text": "The **specific objectives** are (i) improved confidence of the population in the performance of Government, in particular as regards the budget process and public finance management, good governance and anti-corruption, and service provision; (ii) increased use of services and good provided by the public sector; (iii) a positive response of economic actors in terms of increased business confidence and private sector investment deriving from more effective macroeconomic and regulatory policies; (iv) improved competitiveness of the economy with an improved labour market;"}, {"bbox": [143, 1471, 662, 1502], "category": "Text", "text": "The expected results in terms of **direct outputs** are:"}, {"bbox": [599, 1605, 636, 1629], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "[18]"}]