[{"bbox": [95, 119, 1136, 254], "category": "Text", "text": "The Cooperation Facility will contribute to the implementation of the Agenda 2030⁵; of the Paris Agreement⁶; of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda⁷; of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030⁸; of the Global Strategy for the EU's Foreign and Security Policy⁹; of the European Consensus on Development¹⁰; of the EU Communication on a Strategic Approach to Resilience in the EU's external action¹¹ and of the Council Conclusions on operationalising the humanitarian-development nexus¹² and the European Green Deal¹³."}, {"bbox": [95, 277, 1136, 360], "category": "Text", "text": "Finally, the action will promote the implementation of EU Gender Action Plan III¹⁴ and contribute through policy dialogue to establish an enabling environment to achieve real and tangible improvements in gender equality in the various thematic areas of cooperation."}, {"bbox": [95, 384, 1136, 467], "category": "Text", "text": "At national level, the Cooperation Facility is aligned with Angola's key policy documents, including the '2018-2022 National Development Plan¹⁵', last reviewed in July 2020, and 'Angola 2025', the country's long-term development strategy, which is being reviewed and has been extended until 2050."}, {"bbox": [85, 519, 324, 553], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 2. RATIONALE"}, {"bbox": [85, 585, 235, 613], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 2.1 Context"}, {"bbox": [95, 631, 1136, 872], "category": "Text", "text": "The social and political situation in Angola is relatively stable. Starting in 2017, the Government headed by President João Lourenço initiated a series of transformational reforms in the political-administrative, social and economic systems. Following the general elections held in August 2022, the new Government announced by President Lourenço is an exercise in continuity with the major portfolios remaining in the same hands. Important legislation and programmes are in place in the areas of macroeconomic stabilisation, investment and privatisation agenda, economic and export diversification, modernised competition framework, simplified tax measures and asset recovery. However, the tangible impact in people's livelihoods has been limited and much remains to be done particularly regarding the decentralisation programme. Nonetheless, there are clear signals that reforms will remain high on the governmental agenda in the years to come and in the population's expectation."}, {"bbox": [95, 895, 1136, 1110], "category": "Text", "text": "Despite low risk of conflict, the country confronts a severe economic crisis and extreme inequalities. One in two people live below the international poverty line of USD 1.90 per day¹⁶. The Gender Inequality Index (GII) ranks Angola 136 out of 162 countries in the 2021¹⁷. Unemployment remains high and the informal sector is prevalent, specially for women. Women are often the ones who take care of households and have difficulties, reconciling work and family life. Triggered by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and exposure to recurrent climate events, in 2020 the economy recorded its worst contraction in the last 40-years and real GDP fell by 5.6%¹⁸, exacerbating a recession that started in 2014. However, it is recovering with real GDP growth estimated at 0.7% in 2021 and forecasted at 3% in 2022 by the IMF."}, {"bbox": [95, 1134, 1136, 1217], "category": "Text", "text": "To move away from its dependency on fossil fuels, the Government has embarked on an ambitious programme to diversify the economy, but progress is limited and the labour market remains characterised by informality, low productivity and mismatched skills. Domestic food production is highly vulnerable to climate shocks and given"}, {"bbox": [85, 1278, 1144, 1304], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development | Department of Economic and Social Affairs (un.org)"}, {"bbox": [85, 1304, 417, 1328], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁶ The Paris Agreement | United Nations"}, {"bbox": [85, 1328, 574, 1352], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁷ DESA-Briefing-Note-Addis-Action-Agenda.pdf (un.org)"}, {"bbox": [85, 1352, 675, 1376], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁸ Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 | UNDRR"}, {"bbox": [85, 1376, 939, 1400], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁹ A Global Strategy for the European Union's Foreign and Security Policy | EEAS Website (europa.eu)"}, {"bbox": [85, 1400, 618, 1424], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁰ european-consensus-on-development-final-20170626_en.pdf."}, {"bbox": [85, 1424, 284, 1448], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹¹ JOIN/2017/021 final."}, {"bbox": [85, 1448, 272, 1472], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹² Document 9383/17."}, {"bbox": [85, 1472, 615, 1496], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹³ A European Green Deal | European Commission (europa.eu)."}, {"bbox": [85, 1496, 683, 1520], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁴ Gender Action Plan III – a priority of EU external action (europa.eu)."}, {"bbox": [85, 1520, 337, 1544], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁵ minfin601408.pdf (gov.ao)."}, {"bbox": [85, 1544, 322, 1568], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁶ 49.9% in 2018 (UN data)."}, {"bbox": [85, 1568, 215, 1592], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁷ UNDP, 2021"}, {"bbox": [85, 1592, 239, 1616], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁸ IMF, May 2022"}, {"bbox": [1037, 1680, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 4 of 16"}]