[{"bbox": [98, 154, 252, 179], "category": "Text", "text": "B) Duty bearers:"}, {"bbox": [98, 206, 1131, 259], "category": "Text", "text": "**Entities documenting human rights and International Humanitarian Law (IHL) violations** and working on victims' rights require technical support to maintain and expand activities including to claim end enjoy rights."}, {"bbox": [98, 285, 1131, 361], "category": "Text", "text": "**The Transitional Government of National Unity (RTGoNU), the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (RTNLA), the Council of States of South Sudan** (and any succeeding parliamentary body) and subnational authorities."}, {"bbox": [98, 391, 1131, 470], "category": "Text", "text": "**National accountability institutions:** the independent commissions and institutions provided for in the transitional constitution of South Sudan, e.g. Human Rights Commission, Anti-Corruption Commission, are weak (insufficient human and financial capacities)."}, {"bbox": [98, 497, 1131, 683], "category": "Text", "text": "**Bodies which will be responsible for preparation and implementation of general elections** will need technical support to implement their tasks. According to current regulations, the **National Elections Commission** is an independent body with permanent structures at central and state level and is responsible for regulating and supervising national, state and local elections, as well as referenda. Other key bodies with specific roles in election management include the **Political Parties Council**, which is responsible for political party registration, including the authority to suspend or exclude parties from elections and the **judiciary** (Supreme Court and designated competent Courts) which may “rule on matters presented for adjudication” relating to the National Elections Act."}, {"bbox": [98, 709, 1131, 762], "category": "Text", "text": "**South Sudanese parties and stakeholders to the R-ARCSS:** need to step up engagement to move forward the implementation of the agreement and liaise with their constituencies."}, {"bbox": [98, 788, 1131, 894], "category": "Text", "text": "**International community:** Multilateral partners, such as the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the United Nations (UN) agencies, World Bank (WB), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), regional partners, such as the African Union (AU) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and like-minded bilateral partners."}, {"bbox": [98, 921, 1131, 1026], "category": "Text", "text": "A key stakeholder will be **UNMISS with their renewed mandate to prevent a return to civil war, build durable peace and support inclusive, accountable governance and free, fair and peaceful elections in accordance with the Revitalized Peace Agreement.** UNMISS also have the operational capacity and geographical presence to support public consultations and public outreach."}, {"bbox": [87, 1056, 603, 1087], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [87, 1122, 507, 1152], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [98, 1168, 1131, 1221], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is to **promote a peaceful and enabling environment for inclusive and transparent democratic processes to take place.**"}, {"bbox": [98, 1233, 651, 1259], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific(s) Objective(s) (Outcomes) of this action are to"}, {"bbox": [173, 1272, 1131, 1323], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. strengthen institutional, legal and normative framework for transparent, inclusive and credible elections,"}, {"bbox": [173, 1326, 872, 1351], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. enhance electoral and political rights and citizens' access to information,"}, {"bbox": [173, 1352, 1131, 1405], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. increase inclusion and participation of underrepresented groups in democratic processes, with a special focus on women and youth."}, {"bbox": [98, 1432, 1123, 1457], "category": "Text", "text": "The Outputs to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives (Outcomes) are"}, {"bbox": [173, 1459, 1131, 1510], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1 contributing to Outcome 1 (or Specific Objective 1) Laws and policies for transparent, inclusive and credible elections developed/revised and better implemented"}, {"bbox": [173, 1511, 1131, 1564], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.2 contributing to Outcome 1 (or Specific Objective 1) Strengthened institutional capacities for professional, transparent and accountable election management."}, {"bbox": [173, 1565, 1131, 1617], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.1 contributing to Outcome 2 (or Specific Objective 2) Strengthened capacity of human rights monitoring mechanisms, CSOs and media to monitor, analyse and report on human rights."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 23"}]