[{"bbox": [97, 152, 1163, 207], "category": "Text", "text": "Reconciliation of Persons formerly associated with Non State Armed Groups (NSAGs) in Northeast Nigeria\" (SD3R), would be implemented throughout a minimum period of 36 months, starting in 2023."}, {"bbox": [97, 232, 1163, 338], "category": "Text", "text": "In November 2019, the S2R programme (current EU Action) started to be implemented by the United Nations consortium composed of the International Organization for Migrations (IOM), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF), for the benefit of conflict-affected persons in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa States (BAY)."}, {"bbox": [97, 364, 1163, 498], "category": "Text", "text": "This Action is proposing a follow-up programme of EU support for the Disengagement, Review, Reintegration, and Reconciliation of Persons formerly associated with Non State Armed Groups (SD3R). This new phase, aims to promote peace and stability in North-East Nigeria through a community-driven reintegration and reconciliation process for former combatants and associated persons of Non State Armed Groups (NSAGs), the Civilian Joint Task Force (CTJF) and vigilante group members across BAY States."}, {"bbox": [97, 523, 1163, 656], "category": "Text", "text": "This second phase includes the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as an additional implementing partner to strengthen the government strategies to combat terrorism, and support the judiciary among other actions previously implemented with the support of the EU. This action can also draw on achievements as well as identified gaps and needs of two previous Counter-Terrorism (CT) criminal justice projects funded under the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) (2013 - 2015, 2016 - 2017)"}, {"bbox": [97, 682, 1163, 841], "category": "Text", "text": "Additionally, the Action will complement the project \"Supporting the Efforts of the Nigerian Government on Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) and promoting Disengagement, Disassociation, Reintegration, and Reconciliation (DDRR),\"² funded by the EU/NDICI. Coordination between both Actions will be included in components for strengthening the policy development and mechanisms for Disengagement, Disassociation, Reintegration, and Reconciliation (DDRR) and Prevention and Countering of Violent Extremism (PCVE) between the Federal Government and the Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa States."}, {"bbox": [97, 867, 1163, 974], "category": "Text", "text": "The SD3R will contribute to achieving SDG: 16 [Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions], SDG on Gender Equality and women and girls' empowerment, and to DAC code 1: Civilian Peacebuilding, conflict prevention and resolution. Moreover, this Action will take place in the framework of the Peace and Governance Team Europe Initiative where the EU and several EUMS (France, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands and Ireland) are already involved."}, {"bbox": [97, 1000, 1163, 1161], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will additionally support authorities to effectively investigate and prosecute individuals accused of terrorist offences in the North-East, to ensure there is meaningful accountability and redress for serious crimes. Additionally, the SD3R will focus on Voluntary Security Outfits, such as the Borno State Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), and supports the Federal agenda on Small Arms and Weapons Management. Therefore, this Action will provide an appropriate and contextually structured process for the reintegration of selected CJTF and other vigilante groups, in conjunction with wider community safety and security planning."}, {"bbox": [97, 1185, 1163, 1346], "category": "Text", "text": "The SD3R will build on the relevant laws and key policy reform processes³ (electoral reform, administration of the criminal justice, security sector reform and Police reform, countering violent extremism policy, violence against persons (Prohibition) Act (including sexual and gender-based violence), Child Rights Act, and migration policies, for example) to ensure ownership and alignment with national and state priorities. But despite this processes, regarding gender inequality, the full respect and enjoyment of women's rights is often worsened by a legal and governance system, which is often lacking enforcement, comprehensiveness and integration with other laws that do not provide"}, {"bbox": [86, 1383, 1141, 1435], "category": "Footnote", "text": "² Supporting the Efforts of the Nigerian Government on Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) and promoting Disengagement, Disassociation, Reintegration, and Reconciliation (DDRR)” (December 2021 – May 2023) Implemented by IOM."}, {"bbox": [86, 1451, 1143, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³ As highlighted in the Gender Country Profile Nigeria (2021-2024), Nigeria is also signatory to several international conventions and treaties that establish its commitment to the human rights of men and women, and to gender equality, in particular the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and its Optional Protocol in 2004 as well as the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol). Also, Nigeria adopted its most recent Women, Peace and Security National Action Plan in 2017 for the period 2017-2020. Nevertheless, the prevalence of various forms of violence against women in Nigeria, even in parts of the country where the Violence against Persons (Prohibition) Act has been adopted indicates that there is a dire need for concrete mechanisms for enforcement of existing laws in order to comply with its international and regional commitments to tackle gender-based violence."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 4 of 39"}]