[{"bbox": [98, 153, 542, 180], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Environmental Protection & Climate Change"}, {"bbox": [98, 206, 408, 233], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Outcomes of the SEA screening"}, {"bbox": [98, 233, 1059, 259], "category": "Text", "text": "The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) screening concluded that no further action was required."}, {"bbox": [98, 284, 1098, 340], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Outcomes of the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) screening (relevant for projects and/or specific interventions within a project)"}, {"bbox": [98, 340, 1123, 392], "category": "Text", "text": "The EIA (Environment Impact Assessment) screening classified the action as Category B (not requiring an EIA, but for which environment aspects will be addressed during design."}, {"bbox": [98, 418, 1129, 472], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Outcome of the CRA (Climate Risk Assessment) screening (relevant for projects and/or specific interventions within a project)"}, {"bbox": [98, 472, 1112, 523], "category": "Text", "text": "The Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) screening concluded that this action is no or low risk (no need for further assessment)."}, {"bbox": [98, 550, 637, 578], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls"}, {"bbox": [98, 578, 1133, 684], "category": "Text", "text": "As per the OECD Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as G1. This implies that gender equality is a significant and deliberate objective, but not the principal reason for undertaking the action. The action will have a strong focus on the empowerment of women in its design and implementation, including by:"}, {"bbox": [134, 684, 1133, 737], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Ensuring gender sensitivity, acceptability and access to programme interventions, whether due to location, timing, cultural suitability or need for identification documents which may affect participation."}, {"bbox": [134, 737, 852, 765], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Strengthening inclusive economic recovery and livelihoods programming."}, {"bbox": [134, 765, 626, 793], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Championing women's roles in entrepreneurship."}, {"bbox": [98, 816, 1133, 898], "category": "Text", "text": "The design and the implementation of the Action is informed by the main findings of the study on 'Economic empowerment of women and youth in Yemen' and by the EU Gender Action Plan (GAP III). Economic empowerment is an area that is more likely to pave the way towards social and political empowerment."}, {"bbox": [98, 927, 243, 954], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [98, 954, 1133, 1141], "category": "Text", "text": "In line with the 2021 \"Updated Tool-box for placing rights-holders at the centre of EU's Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation\"⁸ and the respective Council Conclusions⁹, the action will be designed and implemented following a human rights-based approach, encompassing all human rights, which will be particularly relevant for people in vulnerable and disadvantaged situations, including IDPs and those living in rural and marginalised areas. The action will take into account the following working principles: (i) applying all human rights for all (ii) meaningful and inclusive participation, (iii) non-discrimination and equality, (iv) accountability and rule of law, (v) transparency and access to information."}, {"bbox": [98, 1141, 1133, 1194], "category": "Text", "text": "The actions will be aligned with the EU's Human Rights and Democracy Country Strategy for Yemen¹⁰, which was developed in partnership with EU Member States in 2021."}, {"bbox": [98, 1225, 195, 1252], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disability"}, {"bbox": [98, 1252, 1133, 1332], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D0. This implies that persons with disability are not specifically targeted, although individual actions funded under this action may have a specific focus on inclusion and economic empowerment of people with disabilities."}, {"bbox": [98, 1362, 343, 1390], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Reduction of inequalities"}, {"bbox": [98, 1390, 1133, 1496], "category": "Text", "text": "In Yemen all segments of the population do not enjoy equal access to resources and well-being. Cultural, political and conflict dynamics drive the exclusion of particular groups, women, older people, people with disabilities, refugees and migrants, and internally displaced persons (IDPs). Inclusion of these populations is vital in ensuring that assistance meets the needs of the entire population, and leaves no one behind."}, {"bbox": [85, 1563, 862, 1583], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁸ https://international-partnerships.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2021-07/swd-2021-human-right-based-approach_en.pdf"}, {"bbox": [85, 1583, 1143, 1623], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁹ Council conclusions on a rights-based approach to development and Tool-box – a rights-based approach encompassing all human rights for EU development co-operation: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/142682.pdf"}, {"bbox": [85, 1623, 576, 1645], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁰ EU Human Rights and Democracy Country Strategy for Yemen, 2021."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1682, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 9 of 24"}]