[{"bbox": [85, 152, 1145, 205], "category": "Text", "text": "revenues of US$25 billion (1.72% of GDP) by 2023. It is also expected that at least an additional USD 25 billion can be raised in the coming years by strengthening anti-evasion measures."}, {"bbox": [85, 217, 1145, 403], "category": "Text", "text": "EU relations with Colombia are close, with very frequent communication and interaction. They have recently gained a higher profile thanks to the signature of the \"Memorandum of Understanding on an Agenda of enhanced political and sectoral dialogue and cooperation for the next decade \", in September 2021, and the \"Joint Declaration for a Dialogue on Environment, Climate Action and Sustainable Development \", signed in February 2022. Both documents, as well as the high-level political dialogue, the dialogues on human rights and drugs held in February and June 2022 respectively, and the visit by Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius in April 2022, highlight mutual commitment to strengthen cooperation in many areas."}, {"bbox": [85, 415, 1145, 495], "category": "Text", "text": "There is great cohesion, coordination and alignment of priorities among the 16 EU Member States (EUMS) present in Colombia. The selected Team Europe Initiatives (TEI) on peace and on environment (which also involve Norway and Switzerland) are aligned to the EU Multi-Annual Indicative Programme (MIP) 2021-2027."}, {"bbox": [85, 507, 1145, 614], "category": "Text", "text": "The gender equality and Women's empowerment agenda has been a meeting point in a scenario of political and ideological polarisation. The European Union held a permanent high-level dialogue with the past administration around existing gender gaps in several areas from women's economic empowerment to political participation and access to justice."}, {"bbox": [85, 626, 1145, 785], "category": "Text", "text": "Today, the political consensus around the gender equality and Women's empowerment agenda facilitates dialogue with actors from across the political spectrum. The arrival of a progressive government and the creation of the Ministry of Equality offer new opportunities to strengthen actions to address sexual and gender-based violence. This action represents therefore an opportunity for the EU and its Member States to maintain a dialogue around closing gender gaps, work together on an EU-Colombia common agenda and ensure some level of continuity in the midst of the ongoing political transition."}, {"bbox": [85, 797, 1145, 904], "category": "Text", "text": "The above is relevant because domestic violence, feminicides, sexual assaults, threats and intimidation for women, girls and LGBTI people create a protracted crisis that is increased by illegal armed groups in rural territories. Social, afro descendants and indigenous leaders are still under threat, particularly women, adding to an already very long list of leaders assassinated or disappeared. Confinements and displacements of rural communities continue."}, {"bbox": [85, 916, 1145, 997], "category": "Text", "text": "According to the latest quarterly UNSC report issues in December 2022, \"*Violence against women leaders and defenders threatens their crucial leadership. The new participatory action plan for the Comprehensive Programme for Safeguards for Women recently announced by the Government, is expected to help address this issue*\"."}, {"bbox": [85, 1009, 1145, 1168], "category": "Text", "text": "Peace and stability in Colombia are key for the country and for the region. They are at the heart of EU and MS development cooperation in the country and necessary for the implementation and sustainability of any other development action. Addressing the root-causes of armed violence and poverty in Colombia means tackling structural inequalities, promoting a more inclusive development, addressing the absence of the State from large parts of the territory, working together to address existing gender gaps, unleashing the potential of trade, investment and the private sector in a conflict-sensitive and sustainable way."}, {"bbox": [85, 1180, 1145, 1287], "category": "Text", "text": "In the TEI Peace, one of the three specific objectives focuses on the victims of the armed conflict, which includes citizens and communities victims or in risk of facing sexual and gender-based violence in conflict affected areas. This initiative seeks therefore to combat gender gaps and gender-based violence together with EU Member States in a Team Europe spirit through a coordinated response."}, {"bbox": [85, 1299, 1145, 1458], "category": "Text", "text": "In that context, the Action brings together coordination, articulation, and political dialogue efforts of EU Member States present in Colombia around the fight for the elimination of GBV under a Team Europe approach, particularly the experience and leadership of Spain, France, Germany and Ireland. The promotion of women's rights and gender equality is one of the hallmarks of the Spanish Cooperation in Colombia. The Spanish cooperation promotes lines of cooperation aimed at promoting access to comprehensive quality services for women victims of gender-based violence, as well as access to sexual and reproductive health services with EU support."}, {"bbox": [85, 1470, 1145, 1604], "category": "Text", "text": "The Group AFD-Expertise France also work for the reduction of gender inequality and education, and the empowerment of women and girls. Their participation in the EU-funded EUROsociAL + program has been a vehicle for technical expertise for the strengthening of national gender mechanisms, institutions and public policies in this sector. In addition, the Support Fund for Women's Organisations is expected to serve as a mechanism to support feminist civil society organisations operating in Colombia to prevent and eradicate Gender-Based violence."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1145, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 6 of 24"}]