[{"bbox": [156, 154, 1119, 209], "category": "Text", "text": "activities. This action will support and promote the adoption of climate smart technologies where applicable."}, {"bbox": [159, 277, 698, 304], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls"}, {"bbox": [166, 305, 1108, 504], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as G1. Given that, the desired impact of this action will not be realised without systematically applying gender mainstreaming to all of its activities: policy development, capacity building and awareness raising activities which will put a particular emphasis on the active participation of and inputs from women, in all their diversity. Therefore, particular attention will be paid to those patriarchal societal structures (gender norms, systemic gender-based violence and intersectionality – multiple inequalities and discriminations) that are part of the dynamics that violent extremism poses in the particular context of Kenya."}, {"bbox": [166, 521, 1093, 578], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will contribute to the Gender Action Plan III (GAP III)⁶, especially to the thematic objective “Addressing the challenges and harnessing the opportunities offered by the digital transformation”."}, {"bbox": [156, 642, 301, 668], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [156, 686, 1115, 873], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action is aligned with the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024⁷, on harnessing opportunities and addressing challenges of digital technologies. The activities are underpinned by a human rights-based approach, but also specifically work towards the realisation of specific human rights. The intervention contributes to the 2030 Agenda which is anchored in international human rights namely towards SDG 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions). The action will implement the five working principles in all phases: i) respect to all human rights, ii) participation, iii) non-discrimination iv) transparency and v) accountability."}, {"bbox": [156, 899, 1108, 1156], "category": "Text", "text": "A clear human-rights-based approach will be incorporated throughout the different stages of the project cycle (project design/formulation; monitoring of implementation; evaluation) on the basis of the operational guidance developed to this end by the European Commission.⁸ Any potential flow-on risk on the respect of human rights should be constantly monitored and mitigating measures need to be foreseen, including in relation to the human rights record of security and intelligence actors, issues of gender responsiveness and possible lack of independence of the criminal justice system. Also, Pillar IV of the UN Global Counterterrorism Strategy reaffirms that the promotion and protection of human rights is essential to all measures against terrorism. It also recognises that counterterrorism measures and the protection of human rights are not conflicting goals, but rather complimentary and mutually reinforcing."}, {"bbox": [156, 1220, 253, 1246], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disability"}, {"bbox": [156, 1265, 1120, 1349], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D1. This implies that in line with the EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities, this action will strive to ensure systematic inclusion."}, {"bbox": [156, 1445, 402, 1471], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Reduction of inequalities"}, {"bbox": [144, 1517, 725, 1542], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁶ (https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_20_2184)"}, {"bbox": [144, 1541, 415, 1564], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁷ JOIN (2020) 5 final of 25.03.2020"}, {"bbox": [144, 1565, 1116, 1616], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁸ (https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/operational-human-rights-guidance-eu-external-cooperationactions-addressing-terrorism-organised_en)."}, {"bbox": [998, 1667, 1115, 1691], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 12 of 26"}]