[{"bbox": [97, 152, 1132, 206], "category": "Text", "text": "rights including access to food, shelter, and health under article 25(1) of the 1984 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) adopted by the UN."}, {"bbox": [97, 232, 195, 258], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disability"}, {"bbox": [97, 259, 1132, 392], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D0. This implies that disability is not directly related to the scope of the Action. However, all activities have an inclusive approach for people living with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, which are more exposed to the consequences of the conflict. The Action will ensure that rights of persons with disabilities will be respected, and the planned activities related with training, workshops and others are disability inclusive."}, {"bbox": [97, 423, 342, 450], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Reduction of inequalities"}, {"bbox": [97, 449, 1132, 556], "category": "Text", "text": "Ethiopia ranked 130th out of 151 nations in the world according to the 2018 inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI). The intervention of this action, which takes a comprehensive approach to providing crisis-affected MSMEs with access to finance and general support to business development, is anticipated to contribute to the effort to reduce inequality, especially targeting women and youth."}, {"bbox": [97, 581, 210, 607], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Democracy"}, {"bbox": [97, 607, 1132, 660], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will utilize the five principles of participatory, accountability, non-discriminatory, transparency, and legality in the formulation and implementation of the project."}, {"bbox": [97, 685, 486, 711], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [97, 711, 1132, 923], "category": "Text", "text": "Following the Conflict Analysis Screening (CAS) exercise by the EUD to Ethiopia, this action considers the dynamic context where the EU operates. Further, with the signatory of peace agreement on 2 November 2022, the action mainstreams conflict sensitivity to avoid tensions and will focus on conflict affected MSMEs. These MSMEs have lost their working capital, machineries, skilled labour, etc. and are constrained with resources for their recovery. The action will assist in the recovery of these MSMEs to promote job creation and income generation minimizing the risk of conflicts over resources. Simultaneously, the action intends to avoid future economic shocks; minimizing the flux of internally displaced people (IDPs) to neighboring towns; and enhance people's resilience."}, {"bbox": [97, 949, 336, 974], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disaster Risk Reduction"}, {"bbox": [97, 975, 1132, 1056], "category": "Text", "text": "As per targets identified in section 1.1 this action is not directly targeting DRR and climate change in its scope. However, the action will consider approaches that enable mainstreaming DRR and climate change during the design and implementation."}, {"bbox": [97, 1080, 410, 1104], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Other considerations if relevant"}, {"bbox": [97, 1106, 230, 1132], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Digitalisation"}, {"bbox": [97, 1132, 1132, 1265], "category": "Text", "text": "Digitalisation is one of the tools used as an enabler for the implementation of this action. The digital financial services (DFS) are expected to leap frog access to finance for the recovery of the MSMEs. Moreover MSMEs will receive support to improve their skills and capacities for digital transformation, and be supported through digital means to promote their products and services while financial institutions will be strengthened through technical support in the digitalisation."}, {"bbox": [97, 1278, 433, 1305], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Migration / Internal Displacement"}, {"bbox": [97, 1305, 1132, 1543], "category": "Text", "text": "The conflict in the north has caused unplanned movement of people from those conflict-affected areas in the north to relatively safer locations within Ethiopia in search of temporary or permanent residence, food, employment opportunities; and other basic social services. In particular, the number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) has increased and is depicted in major regional towns and the capital. Through the intervention of this action, by supporting the economic recovery of MSMEs and strengthening the financial institutions to avail finance, IDPs who have lost their livelihoods may have a chance to reintegrate back to their original place of residences and rebuild on their lost economies through new job opportunities. Moreover, the action will investigate to utilize the Ethiopian diaspora network for mentoring and skills development for tailored BDS provided for the MSMEs while leveraging the network for trade and B2B facilitations."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 10 of 20"}]