[{"bbox": [96, 153, 1135, 420], "category": "Text", "text": "Bissau's internal security governance through more effective, accountable, and human rights compliant police services; and enhance effective and inclusive access to justice, notably towards equitable provision of quality justice services, including in the regions outside Bissau and for women and vulnerable groups. The Outputs under Outcome 1 will be related to reviewing and developing strategies, policies and plans on the modernisation of the internal security sector and fight against crime and Prevention/Countering Violent Extremism, to strengthening capacities of internal security institutions focusing on internal governance, and to improving trust and partnerships between police forces and the population. Under Outcome 2, the emphasis will be on institutionally and operationally enhancing justice institutions, on improving justice services, especially for women and girls living in remote areas, and lastly on enhancing justice and police services and social support to victims of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and human trafficking."}, {"bbox": [96, 445, 1135, 604], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will be implemented through three different and interlinked components – justice (EUR 6 000 000), security (EUR 5 000 000) and human rights (EUR 3 000 000). The first aims to guarantee equitable access to justice and high-quality services for vulnerable groups, based on synergies between customary and formal systems and by supporting institutionalisation and application of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms with a human rights-based approach, and gender perspective. It will also contribute to fighting impunity and corruption by improving the governance of judicial institutions."}, {"bbox": [96, 630, 1135, 843], "category": "Text", "text": "The second component will focus on strengthening legal and policy frameworks, institutional capacities and internal governance of key institutions to allow for the proper execution of mandates and delivery of quality public services to the population. The third component will work to create crime and Prevention/Countering Violent Extremism state resilience and community resilience. It will also support both public authorities and communities to forge police-public partnerships to address the root causes of migration, crime, violent extremism and radicalisation. And provide inputs to the legal revisions, Also, it will sensitize, train and monitor justice, police and social services to victims of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and trafficking in human beings and provide social support to these vulnerable groups."}, {"bbox": [85, 870, 323, 902], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 2 RATIONALE"}, {"bbox": [126, 936, 275, 963], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 2.1 Context"}, {"bbox": [96, 981, 1135, 1303], "category": "Text", "text": "Guinea-Bissau is a small country located on the west coast of Africa, covering 36,125 km² and with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to the north and Guinea-Conakry to the south. The country is ranked in the Human Development Index at number 177th (out of 191 countries), 192nd in the Worldwide Governance Indicators (out of 209), and 161st with regards to corruption perception level (out of 180 countries) – being considered one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Also, the private sector is stagnated and embedded in political interests which made the country rate 174th (out of 190) in the World Bank's Doing Business index. In Guinea-Bissau, poverty and inequality remain widespread, with increasing rural-urban disparities and with human development indicators that remain amongst the lowest in the world.³ According to the World Bank, in 2018 the poverty rate at national poverty lines was 47.7%.⁴ In 2021, the Human Development Index (HDI) was 0.483, decreasing to 0.306 when adjusting for Inequality (Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index).⁵ The Gini Index in 2018 was 34.8. Following the latest available data from the World Bank (2018) almost 59% of the population pertaining to the poorest 40 per cent lives in rural areas⁶⁷."}, {"bbox": [96, 1313, 1135, 1448], "category": "Text", "text": "The overall situation in Guinea-Bissau continues to be fragile, with a weak rule of law, which “allows” for the influence of the political, defence and security sectors’ forces in the economic powers, persistent socio-economic vulnerability and climate change related issues. It also faces challenges linked to transnational organised crime in a context of porous borders with Senegal and Guinea-Conakry and especially in the remote islands of the Bijagós’ Archipelago."}, {"bbox": [85, 1509, 1141, 1551], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³ World Bank (2023) In Guinea-Bissau, Economic Growth Depends on Strengthening Gender Equality and Education. Available at: https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/guineabissau/publication/in-guinea-bissau-economic-growth-depends-on-strengthening-gender-equality-and-education"}, {"bbox": [85, 1550, 1074, 1570], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁴ World Bank (2018) Guinea-Bissau Country Profile. Poverty and Inequality Platform. Available at: https://pip.worldbank.org/country-profiles/GNB."}, {"bbox": [85, 1569, 1130, 1606], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ UNDP (2021) Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (HDI) database. Available at: https://hdr.undp.org/inequality-adjusted-human-development-index#/indicies/HDI."}, {"bbox": [85, 1606, 1074, 1627], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁶ World Bank (2018) Guinea-Bissau Country Profile. Poverty and Inequality Platform. Available at: https://pip.worldbank.org/country-profiles/GNB."}, {"bbox": [85, 1626, 1074, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁷ World Bank (2018) Guinea-Bissau Country Profile. Poverty and Inequality Platform. Available at: https://pip.worldbank.org/country-profiles/GNB."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1682, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 4 of 33"}]