[{"bbox": [82, 147, 1167, 574], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td></td><td>private sector circles.</td><td></td><td></td><td>-Maintain regular political and policy dialogue with government and other key stakeholders, including civil society, on the topics covered by the action</td></tr><tr><td>(5) Communication and information</td><td>Lack of Government led donor coordination in the sector leading to overlap and duplication</td><td>Low</td><td>Medium</td><td>-Advocate for the relevant authorities to proactively coordinate the support received from donors and ensure ownership.<br/>-EU Delegation will continue maintaining an open channel of communication and exchange with all donors/partners and relevant project interventions in the sector to ensure complementarity of actions.</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [92, 576, 253, 601], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Lessons Learnt:"}, {"bbox": [92, 621, 1163, 821], "category": "Text", "text": "This is the first time for the EU to engage in the justice sector in Mongolia as one of key sector under its 7-year strategy in Mongolia. Previously the EU has provided some small-scale support through a human rights and rule of law project and a project on increasing children's access to justice. In March 2023, EU also organised a 2-weeks TAIEX mission in Mongolia in cooperation with the Supreme Court of Mongolia, the Judicial General Council and the Judicial Disciplinary Committee, and with representative judges and advisors from Italy, Austria and Estonia. All participants focussed on digitalisation matters and accountability of judges/disciplinary actions. This Action therefore tries to build on the concise lessons learnt from these projects and also from other donor interventions.¹⁵¹⁶"}, {"bbox": [92, 838, 1163, 1236], "category": "Text", "text": "Some of the key lessons learnt so far are: 1) justice landscape is very dynamic in Mongolia and progress in the reforms towards enhanced independence remains a big topic of discussion under close scrutiny by the public. This explains the need for close monitoring of political developments, flexibility/adaptability, constructive political dialogue and long-term engagement; 2) importance to maximize EU presence on the ground and engage in regular interactions with the key national stakeholders to build trust and ensure ownership of EU-funded initiatives; 3) the high value that the Government and the judiciary place in engaging in peer-to-peer relations with their counterparts in EU Member States; 4) the need to focus on gender equality within the justice sector as there are still significant gaps as far as gender-sensitive approach and awareness in the sector; 5) the importance to work at different levels of the justice chain (holistic approach) and to focus on a multi-stakeholders approach in terms of partners and beneficiaries, building partnerships not only with public institutions, but also with civil society organisations, private sector, the media and the local communities, as well as with other donors/partners or relevant projects to ensure complementarity of actions; 6) the opportunity to have a good government led coordination mechanism on the ground given the limited actors engaging in the sector; 7) the attention to be paid in a clear separation of powers between executive and judiciary since blurriness exacerbates citizens' lack of trust to rule of law."}, {"bbox": [86, 1601, 530, 1624], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁵ The draft report of this TAIEX mission is being finalised"}, {"bbox": [86, 1623, 681, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁶ For instance, from projects implemented by GIZ, IDLO, Embassy of Canada."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 17 of 30"}]