[{"bbox": [84, 145, 1142, 1646], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td>progress on the EU benchmarks set out in the Council Conclusions on Afghanistan of 21 September 2021.</td><td>towards EU staff and EU partners.</td><td></td><td></td><td><ul><li>Engagement at technical level by the implementing partners with the Taliban de facto authorities for them to allow aid implementation.</li><li>Humanitarian/basic needs assistance is delivered in a way that strictly avoids any accrual of benefits to persons/entities included in the sanctions lists.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Human resources</strong><br>The brain drain following August 2021 and gaps in human resources continue to increase, particularly for women.</td><td><ul><li>Institutional capacity weakens further.</li><li>Mainly male staff and/or non-qualified human resources are retained in institutions, private sector and civil society.</li></ul></td><td>M</td><td>H</td><td><ul><li>Decentralisation of recruitment to provide more autonomy to implementing partners for recruitment of female staff from local communities.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Social norms</strong><br>Unequal social norms against women and vulnerable groups is increasing.</td><td><ul><li>Women cannot participate in livelihoods activities nor have access to basic services (in particular education).</li><li>Increased stigma and discrimination of people with mental disorders, other forms of disability and substance dependency issues.</li></ul></td><td>H</td><td>H</td><td><ul><li>A systematic gender-sensitive approach will be implemented including a specific gender analysis and specific activities for women. It will be important to avoid a negative impact of an \"all women focus\" and a possible backlash on women if men are not properly involved in decision-making.</li><li>GESI analyses will be conducted in specific sectors (Health, WASH, education and protection) at the beginning of the intervention to document power relations (between women and men, persons with and without disabilities, children and adults, etc.).</li><li>CSOs, women-centred organisations and organisations promoting the rights of girls, boys, women and groups in vulnerable situations (e.g. minorities) will take part of awareness rising to work on social norms.</li><li>Awareness rising and advocacy campaigns through community based, youth organisations and engagement with the private sector to help (re-) integrate those stigmatised socially and economically.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Financial resources and accountability</strong><br>The availability of funding from the international community poses significant risks in terms of creating fiscal space for low priority expenditures financed from Taliban de facto authorities.</td><td><ul><li>Substitution of public investments by international aid.</li><li>Continued aid dependency and no accountability by de facto authorities.</li></ul></td><td>M</td><td>M</td><td><ul><li>Ensuring effective coordination with international partners to avoid segmentation, overlap and inefficiencies.</li><li>Gauging, to the extent possible, and pushing for Taliban de facto authorities' timely sharing of spending intentions, so as to ensure that international support does not lead to crowding out effects. This might entail a closer definition of respective financing responsibilities of the international community and the Taliban de facto authorities</li></ul></td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 20 of 33"}]