[{"bbox": [145, 118, 1158, 170], "category": "Page-header", "text": "about shared values, principles and priorities underpinning the EU's political and economic relationship with\nJamaica."}, {"bbox": [110, 190, 320, 220], "category": "Section-header", "text": "3.3. Mainstreaming"}, {"bbox": [71, 232, 1159, 393], "category": "Text", "text": "This action is not targeting the vulnerable groups directly but it will address issues of people living in vulnerable and marginalised situations (including marginalised communities, minorities, the poorest, people with disabilities and people living in severe poverty, vulnerable women, children and youth) as the strategic communication and public diplomacy activities will allow focusing on challenges experienced by the most vulnerable, and allow a better targeted approach for development projects. The action will also promote resilience and conflict prevention and non-discrimination, as targeted by the MIP."}, {"bbox": [84, 420, 528, 446], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Environmental Protection & Climate Change"}, {"bbox": [84, 473, 748, 500], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Outcomes of the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) screening"}, {"bbox": [84, 500, 1133, 551], "category": "Text", "text": "The EIA (Environment Impact Assessment) screening classified the action as Category C (no need for further assessment)."}, {"bbox": [84, 579, 653, 605], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Outcome of the CRA (Climate Risk Assessment) screening"}, {"bbox": [84, 605, 1133, 656], "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, 688, 623, 714], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls"}, {"bbox": [84, 714, 1133, 766], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as G1. This implies that gender equality is a significant objective of the proposed action."}, {"bbox": [84, 767, 1133, 873], "category": "Text", "text": "This proposed action will also support the design of actions that are addressing people living in vulnerable and marginalised indigenous communities and focussing in particular on women, children and youth. During the implementation of this action, all efforts will be made to connect, inform and consult these communities and groups to increase their resilience and well-being to the benefit of the overall population of the target area."}, {"bbox": [84, 875, 228, 900], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [84, 901, 1133, 1115], "category": "Text", "text": "Jamaica has a strong history of involvement with advocacy for human right both locally and globally. Jamaica has ratified most international humanitarian and human rights conventions with the exceptions of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and Convention on torture. Despite ratification, there are continuing challenges including access to justice, extra-judicial killings by the security forces, violation of women's and children's rights, poor conditions of detention including for juveniles, and discrimination against LGBT persons. The level of child abuse continues to be unacceptably high and discipline by violent means remains a part of sub-cultural norms. Gender-based violence also continues to be a major issue, especially as a significant share of cases of violence against women results in the death of the victim."}, {"bbox": [84, 1144, 179, 1170], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Disability"}, {"bbox": [84, 1170, 1133, 1223], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D0. This implies that the action is not considered relevant for inclusion of persons with disabilities."}, {"bbox": [84, 1253, 195, 1279], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Democracy"}, {"bbox": [84, 1279, 1133, 1331], "category": "Text", "text": "Jamaica has a strong democratic tradition having had decades of seamless exchanges of power. Jamaica's score under the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) index on democracy for 2020 is 7.13 (42 out of 167 countries)."}, {"bbox": [84, 1334, 472, 1360], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [84, 1360, 1133, 1440], "category": "Text", "text": "As Jamaica is targeted under this MIP with human security dimensions, the issues have particular importance for the strategic communication and public diplomacy activities, as attention will be brought to current challenges the country is facing."}, {"bbox": [84, 1442, 321, 1466], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Disaster Risk Reduction"}, {"bbox": [84, 1467, 1133, 1575], "category": "Text", "text": "As Jamaica is one of the most at risk countries in the region, Disaster Risk Reduction measures will be highlighted especially through the strategic communication and public diplomacy component, in order to further discuss challenges and opportunities in this area with the key stakeholders and raise awareness and understanding of the issues among the wider public."}, {"bbox": [1051, 1661, 1158, 1685], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 12"}]