[{"bbox": [158, 153, 1074, 312], "category": "Text", "text": "The EU is a reference and privileged partner in the field of social protection. Based on relevant expertise, EU added value and potential impact, as well as its importance for sustainable development, the MIP 2021-2024 includes Human Development as priority area 2. It includes the sectors of social protection and migration. Consequently, the action also supports Peru's efforts on migrant regularization, inclusion of migrants into national social protection schemes and their labour market integration."}, {"bbox": [158, 324, 1074, 378], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective is to see Peru make progress towards a universal, inclusive Social Protection System (SPS), with equal opportunities for all, regardless of nationality."}, {"bbox": [158, 390, 487, 417], "category": "Text", "text": "Specific objectives (Outcomes) are:"}, {"bbox": [195, 428, 1074, 507], "category": "List-item", "text": "- To design and enforce legal and policy frameworks for a) non-contributory and contributory social protection and b) employment policies with a right based, intercultural and gender focus;"}, {"bbox": [195, 509, 1074, 588], "category": "List-item", "text": "- To increase the coverage, enhance the adequacy and improve the quality of social protection programmes and schemes as well as active labour market services at territorial level, with a clear focus on gender equality and interculturality;"}, {"bbox": [195, 589, 1074, 641], "category": "List-item", "text": "- To improve social protection and social-economic integration measures for migrants and refugees."}, {"bbox": [158, 653, 1074, 731], "category": "Text", "text": "The EUR 19 million Action (EUR 15 million EU and EUR 4 million DE) shall be implemented by IILA and GIZ. It is complementary to bilateral health sector and migration support, and the regional TEI Inclusive Societies."}, {"bbox": [147, 774, 384, 805], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 2 RATIONALE"}, {"bbox": [147, 839, 295, 867], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 2.1 Context"}, {"bbox": [158, 898, 1074, 1138], "category": "Text", "text": "During the last decade, political fragility has increased significantly in Peru. The country has been led by six presidents in the last five years and ministers and technocrats alike change frequently. In December 2022, an attempt to dissolve Congress by then President Pedro Castillo led to his impeachment and confinement. Consequently, Vice President Dina Boluarte swore to lead the transitional Government, becoming Peru's first female head of state. The political scenario led to nationwide protests breaking out and a national state of emergency was declared. During these protests, indigenous peoples and citizens from rural and marginalised areas were strongly represented. New elections were one of main protesters' request, yet so far, the Congress has dismissed such a possibility."}, {"bbox": [158, 1149, 1074, 1389], "category": "Text", "text": "This context of political fragility and the social and economic inequality within Peru have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and existing horizontal inequalities, including those related to ethnicity, gender and rural location. Prolonged confinement measures led to a decline in GDP of 11.1% in 2020, with revenues dropping dramatically. Inequality and poverty increased. Labour informality, at 72% before COVID-19, rose to close to 80%. The pandemic highlighted the inequalities and deficiencies of the health and social protection systems. Even with a positive projection of GDP growth at 2.7% in 2022 and a stable public debt at 35% for 2022-2024 (World Bank), there will be still limited fiscal space to increase the quality and reach of the social protection and social policies and programmes, and access to formal employment will remain limited."}, {"bbox": [158, 1400, 1074, 1507], "category": "Text", "text": "Peru's Constitution establishes that \"the State recognises the universal and progressive right of each person to social security, for their protection from contingencies specified by law and for the elevation of their quality of life\". However, the social protection system is fragmented and generates segmentation between high-income formal workers (who benefit from the contributory component)"}, {"bbox": [976, 1666, 1081, 1691], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 4 of 27"}]