[{"bbox": [96, 152, 1155, 207], "category": "Text", "text": "the TEIs, communion and public diplomacy facility and technical assistance (evaluation, dialogue, studies etc.) across all Commissions priority programmes that contribute to climate change mitigations and adaptation measures."}, {"bbox": [96, 218, 638, 247], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls"}, {"bbox": [96, 256, 1164, 391], "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 will be integrated through policy dialogue, capacity and institution building and support to the humanitarian relief, development aid and peacebuilding nexus. The action also contributes to the GAP III and will help achieve the EU's target of ensuring 85% of all new external actions will have gender equality and women's and girl's empowerment as a significant or principal objective by 2025.⁴"}, {"bbox": [96, 447, 245, 474], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [96, 484, 1164, 593], "category": "Text", "text": "Somalia has made little progress in addressing human rights violations. As conflict-related abuses, insecurity, and the humanitarian crisis continue affect civilians, the authorities restricted media freedom, parliament considered the controversial sexual offence bills. The Action will contribute to the human rights interventions through support to policy dialogue on a wide spectrum of issues touching on human rights and in programming for future actions."}, {"bbox": [96, 603, 1164, 712], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action adopts a human rights based approach (HRBA)⁵ and applies its five working principles throughout: a) applying all human rights for all; b) meaningful and inclusive participation and access to decision-making; c) non-discrimination and equality; d) accountability and rule of law for all; and e) transparency and access to information supported by disaggregated data."}, {"bbox": [96, 729, 195, 756], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disability"}, {"bbox": [96, 766, 1164, 874], "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 does not specifically target inclusion of persons with disabilities. However, whenever appropriate, the Action will support policy dialogue, studies and analysis on disability to inform the formulation and implementation of projects under the MIP."}, {"bbox": [96, 892, 211, 919], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Democracy"}, {"bbox": [96, 929, 1164, 1065], "category": "Text", "text": "The political instability, tensions between FGS and some of the FMS are some of the hindrances to the establishment of inclusive, peaceful and democratic political processes. The Action will provide resources to enable the EU to play an active role in the international community's engagement with Somalia, not only at national level but also at federal and local levels. This will in turn increase EU's capacity to effectively pursue a political and partnership agenda and engage in public diplomacy."}, {"bbox": [96, 1080, 487, 1108], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [96, 1118, 1164, 1227], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will support conflict analysis at various phases of designing and implementing programmes in order to ensure that implementation of EU programmes are conflict sensitive to the local context. The HDP nexus thematic support is an avenue for coordination, analysis and advisory services in various thematic including resilience, peace building etc. that are the root causes of vulnerability, poverty and conflict."}, {"bbox": [96, 1243, 337, 1270], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disaster Risk Reduction"}, {"bbox": [96, 1281, 1164, 1520], "category": "Text", "text": "With constant attack from natural calamities, made increasingly worse due to the impact of climate change: floods, droughts, and more recently locust invasions regularly destroy livelihoods and trigger humanitarian crises, the EU Delegation is currently undertaking a Country Environment Profile (CEP) that will form a basis to support future programming. A recent assessment (February 2021) to identify climate adaptive solutions to displacements in Somalia by IOM-UNEP will also guide implementations of EU funded projects/programmes. Likewise, the national environment strategy and action plan under development by the government will be consulted. This Action will support policy dialogue on impacts of climate change and the need for DRR measures as well as through an integrated approach towards addressing the nexus between humanitarian relief, development aid and peacebuilding support (HDP)."}, {"bbox": [85, 1572, 808, 1599], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁴ https://ec.europa.eu/international-partnerships/system/files/join-2020-17-final_en.pdf"}, {"bbox": [85, 1596, 1144, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ https://ec.europa.eu/international-partnerships/news/taking-forward-commitment-reducing-inequalities-human-rights-based-approach-toolbox-adopted_en"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1680, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 14"}]