[{"bbox": [97, 152, 1133, 206], "category": "Text", "text": "the inclusivity of peace initiatives will seek to proactively involve the population as a whole, including traditionally excluded groups such as people with disabilities."}, {"bbox": [97, 239, 210, 264], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Democracy"}, {"bbox": [97, 265, 1103, 344], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will take into account the principles of good governance when designing activities for local actors. The Action encourages an open participation of women and youth, from the diverse background of Yemen society, in the public discourse on de-escalation, peacebuilding, conflict prevention and stabilisation."}, {"bbox": [97, 376, 486, 403], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [97, 403, 1133, 614], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will be guided by the upcoming **Conflict Analysis Screening (CAS)** for Yemen. The Action will ensure that the complexity of the Yemeni conflict will be thoroughly taken into consideration, by applying a stringent conflict-sensitive approach, ensuring adherence to the “Do No Harm” principle. Conflict sensitivity means ensuring that, to the best of its abilities, this EU action avoids having a negative impact and maximise the positive impact on conflict dynamics, thereby contributing to conflict prevention, structural stability and peace building. All EU actions in a conflict affected setting can, and are likely to, have an impact on the conflict. Acknowledging the complexity and diversity of this conflict situation, emerging best practice highlights the importance of the use of conflict analysis in the continuous assessment of the context."}, {"bbox": [97, 640, 1133, 879], "category": "Text", "text": "The EU has further developed a best practice in incorporating a **conflict sensitivity platform** within the structure of its largest programme for resilience support (EUR 70 million for two phases of the Enhancing Rural Resilience in Yemen (ERRY) programme, implemented by four UN agencies under the lead of UNDP), an international NGO (Search for Common Ground) was specifically tasked with monitoring and advising implementing agencies regarding local conflict dynamics and local perspectives on programme activities. This best practice will be taken on board in the design of actions under the new programming period. The current action will exercise constant awareness and sensitivity at the local level based on Do No Harm and conflict sensitivity principles. By focusing on inclusion and practical rights, it is expected that the projects will contribute to social justice and social peace. The intervention will be implemented where a certain degree of security and access can be ensured."}, {"bbox": [97, 911, 335, 935], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disaster Risk Reduction"}, {"bbox": [97, 938, 140, 961], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [97, 995, 410, 1020], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Other considerations if relevant"}, {"bbox": [97, 1047, 1133, 1207], "category": "Text", "text": "**Youth involvement and youth leadership:** The strong involvement of youth in the Action will be applied according to the UNSCR 2250 which emphasises the need to engage youth inclusively in sustainable social and economic development and to promote their involvement in planning and policy-making, political participation, violence prevention, and promotion of societal peace by means of positive change towards peacebuilding in conflict. The inclusion of young women and men in the peace process in Yemen has to date been sub-optimal, hence their engagement in this Action will thus be central."}, {"bbox": [97, 1233, 1133, 1312], "category": "Text", "text": "As Yemen is a priority country under the EU Action Plan for children and armed conflict¹⁵, and the EU Delegation co-chairs the Group of Friends on Children and Armed Conflict Yemen, focused interventions targeting children will also be considered."}, {"bbox": [97, 1339, 1133, 1473], "category": "Text", "text": "**Inclusion:** Yemen has a rich and diverse population, yet all segments of the population do not enjoy equal access to state and humanitarian services. Cultural, political and conflict dynamics drive the exclusion of particular groups such as *Muhammasheen* (a caste-like group suffering from extremely marginalised group), women, older people, people with disabilities, refugees and migrants, and IDPs. Inclusion of these populations is vital to ensuring that assistance meets the needs of the entire population, and leaves no one behind."}, {"bbox": [97, 1498, 1133, 1578], "category": "Text", "text": "**Social cohesion:** Social cohesion will be enhanced through targeted initiatives addressing dialogue, diversity and reconciliation. Different groups from different political and religious affiliations will be involved in their community of origin. Special focus will be given to engaging women, youth and civil society."}, {"bbox": [86, 1620, 796, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁵ https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/01_hr_guidelines_children_en_1.pdf"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 10 of 26"}]