[{"bbox": [85, 147, 1167, 433], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td>12. Amounts concerned</td><td>Budget line(s) (article, item): BGUE-B2023-14 02 01 21-C1-INTPA<br/>Total estimated cost: EUR 43 500 000<br/>Total amount of EU budget contribution: EUR 40 000 000<br/>This action is co-financed in joint co-financing by:<ul><li>International Organisation for Migration (IOM) for an amount of EUR 1 000 000</li><li>German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) for an amount of EUR 1 500 000</li><li>United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for an amount of EUR 1 000 000</li></ul></td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [402, 434, 857, 459], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION"}, {"bbox": [85, 476, 1167, 641], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td>13. Type of financing</td><td><strong>Direct Management</strong> through:<br/>Grants<br/><strong>Indirect Indirect Management</strong> with Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), IOM and UNHCR.</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [87, 654, 401, 685], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 1.2 Summary of the Action"}, {"bbox": [96, 701, 1162, 834], "category": "Text", "text": "Ethiopia is currently facing a complex crisis due to prolonged internal conflicts and drought, which have heavily impacted the economy and have caused high levels of food insecurity, gender-based violence, widespread displacement and limited access to basic services. The proposed action will enable primarily conflict but also climate-induced internally displaced people (IDPs) and host communities (HC) to move towards recovery and resilience through three main objectives:"}, {"bbox": [96, 834, 1162, 887], "category": "List-item", "text": "1) To improve the living conditions of IDPs and host communities through access to livelihoods, and financial and economic support opportunities;"}, {"bbox": [96, 887, 1162, 939], "category": "List-item", "text": "2) To improve the living conditions of IDPs and host communities through access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) services designed with gender-sensitivity;"}, {"bbox": [96, 939, 1162, 993], "category": "List-item", "text": "3) To strengthen social cohesion and protection services through an area-based community based approach substantiated by needs-based data collection and capacity building of relevant stakeholders;"}, {"bbox": [96, 1005, 1162, 1058], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will be implemented in three clusters involving four regions of Ethiopia, notably Amhara, Afar, Tigray and Benishangul Gumuz, which are facing protracted displacement challenges."}, {"bbox": [96, 1071, 1162, 1254], "category": "Text", "text": "The action has an indicative duration of 60 months from the date of adoption by the Commission of the Financing Decision and it will focus on a new policy area for Ethiopia, which encompasses integration and better access to services for internally displaced people and their host communities, and builds on and expands other EU programmes with community based and protection approaches. Moreover, it uses the added value of the implementing partners (IPs) in relevant sectors, which is crucial in addressing the multidimensional problem of displacement. Marginalised groups, including female-headed households, the elderly, refugees and people with disabilities (PwD) will also benefit from this intervention."}, {"bbox": [96, 1268, 1162, 1401], "category": "Text", "text": "It is envisioned that the action is implemented both through direct and an indirect management modality, through the joint efforts of Member State Development agencies, UN agencies, and National Red Cross Societies. The collaboration among these agencies will pool relevant technical expertise, ensure synergies, and streamline the integrated area based approach across geographic clusters. A strong coordination mechanism is envisaged and will allow translating the joint formulation efforts into coordinated implementation."}, {"bbox": [96, 1428, 1162, 1534], "category": "Text", "text": "The action is complementary to other ongoing EU-funded projects in the area of migration, health, livelihood and peace-building, in particular projects initiated under IM1, IM2 and IM3.² It will also seek synergies with activities implemented with support of the Commission in Ethiopia (ECHO and FPI), as well as by other donors, ensuring that the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus (HDP) approach is fully taken into account."}, {"bbox": [84, 1584, 1142, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "² All IM (IM1, IM2 and IM3) are tackling displacement in the same geographical area. IM1 focuses on health and education by supporting the rehabilitation of relevant infrastructure and services. IM2 focuses on food security including seed distribution and support to the rural PSNP (safety net scheme). IM3 focuses on forced displacement and on supporting water basin management."}, {"bbox": [1037, 1680, 1142, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 4 of 26"}]