[{"bbox": [95, 151, 1133, 259], "category": "Text", "text": "is caused by, and exacerbates, gender inequalities, the Action directly works on reducing inequalities that disadvantage various groups of women through primary prevention (preventing GBV before it occurs), and secondary prevention (immediate response and provision of gender responsive policing services. This in turn empowers women to claim their rights, access opportunities and participate in public sphere."}, {"bbox": [95, 289, 209, 316], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Democracy"}, {"bbox": [95, 317, 1133, 424], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action is expected to empower women which could in turn provide the basis for their more active participation in society. The current Action will contribute to democracy through capacity building of local authorities and communities to understand women's rights and promote community-base protection. The Action will also work with local CSOs and NGOs to strengthen the role of civil society in both prevention and response to GBV."}, {"bbox": [95, 454, 335, 479], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Disaster Risk Reduction"}, {"bbox": [95, 480, 1133, 641], "category": "Text", "text": "Women and girls are disproportionately impacted by disasters and threats. Due to gender-specific barriers and inequalities, women experience higher loss of lives and livelihoods during disasters and a longer recovery time. Across the board, from life expectancy to education, housing, health, safety, job security, and nutrition, women and girls are impacted more severely than men. Yet, women are largely excluded from shaping disaster risk reduction and resilience policy, strategies, and programmes. This Action targets climate vulnerable areas to address gender inequality issues."}, {"bbox": [95, 668, 485, 694], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [95, 694, 1133, 748], "category": "Text", "text": "Gender inequality is a root cause and driver of conflict and fragility. In this sense, the Action contributes to the resilience of Bangladeshi society by addressing gender inequalities and by contributing to women's empowerment."}, {"bbox": [95, 775, 409, 800], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Other considerations if relevant"}, {"bbox": [95, 802, 140, 825], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [84, 842, 423, 871], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.4 Risks and Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [82, 885, 1183, 1639], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Category</td><td>Risks</td><td>Likelihood (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Impact (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Mitigating measures</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>External environment</td><td>Weak capacity of MoWCA for inter-ministerial coordination and inform cross-government action</td><td>High</td><td>Medium</td><td>UN Women is supporting MoWCA in building the ministry's technical expertise to position them as a strong lead on gender equality within GoB. Further, the Action will include training on improving Coordination and Governance of Coordination mechanisms for local government actors.</td></tr><tr><td>External environment</td><td>Underreporting of GBV due to lack of systematic and comprehensive data</td><td>Medium</td><td>Medium</td><td>UNFPA intends to provide technical support to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics to carry out a survey on GBV in 2023. However, goB may decide to publish the report only after the elections in January 2024.</td></tr><tr><td>External environment</td><td>Barriers to change</td><td>Medium</td><td>High</td><td>Social norms, power imbalances and discrimination prevent progress in eliminating GBV. Key components of the</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 12 of 27"}]