[{"bbox": [158, 152, 1074, 419], "category": "Text", "text": "Gender equality is a central issue for the European Union, and a fundamental pillar in the relations with Colombia. The new EU Gender Action Plan (GAP III) 2021-2024 for Colombia seeks to accelerate progress on the empowerment of women and girls and to safeguard the gains made on gender equality in the 25 years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. In Colombia, the EU and its Member States have worked together to formulate a Country Level Implementation Plan (CLIP) that adopts a set of objectives and indicators for gender mainstreaming, as well as a set of four thematic areas oriented towards: 1) Ensuring a life free from sexual and all forms of gender-based violence, 2) Strengthening economic and social rights, 3) Integrating the Women, Peace and Security agenda and 4) Addressing the challenges and opportunities of Green Transition & Digital Transformation."}, {"bbox": [158, 429, 1074, 485], "category": "Text", "text": "For these reasons, the Facility will include the provision of technical assistance to mainstream a gender equality perspective into the activities supported. The Facility will prioritise support to:"}, {"bbox": [196, 495, 1074, 577], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Initiatives that include a strong focus on gender equality and women's empowerment, addressing intersectionality with other forms of discrimination while considering youth empowerment."}, {"bbox": [196, 587, 1074, 669], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Initiative that contributes to the implementation of the EU Gender Action Plan III in Colombia and considers the strategic priorities of the Youth Action Plan (YAP) whenever possible and appropriate."}, {"bbox": [158, 679, 306, 708], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [158, 718, 1074, 853], "category": "Text", "text": "Climate change and biodiversity loss threaten the attainment and realisation of human rights, posing a serious risk to the fundamental rights to life, health, food, and an adequate standard of living of individuals and communities. Vulnerable groups are especially at risk. Persons with disabilities are also impacted; recent research by OHCHR highlights the negative impact climate change has on the human rights of persons with disabilities."}, {"bbox": [158, 863, 1074, 969], "category": "Text", "text": "Human rights apply online just as they do offline. Digital technologies provide new means to exercise human rights but are too often used to violate them. Data protection and privacy issues, digital identity, the use of surveillance technologies, online violence, and harassment are of particular concern."}, {"bbox": [158, 981, 946, 1011], "category": "Text", "text": "This Action will finance activities that fully respect and protect human rights through:"}, {"bbox": [196, 1021, 1074, 1104], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Integration of public consultation when needed and participation processes (and when applicable free, prior, and informed consent protocols) with vulnerable and minority groups into developing, preparing, and implementing activities."}, {"bbox": [196, 1116, 1074, 1172], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Plan and implement activities, complying with national and international human rights legislation."}, {"bbox": [196, 1183, 1074, 1240], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Encourage a just transition analysis to measures and initiatives this action supports, including mitigating risks."}, {"bbox": [158, 1250, 257, 1279], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disability"}, {"bbox": [158, 1288, 1074, 1370], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labeled as D0. This implies that while this has not been identified as a significant objective, the action will seek to be inclusive in communicating with and including people with disabilities."}, {"bbox": [158, 1380, 407, 1409], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Reduction of inequalities"}, {"bbox": [158, 1419, 1074, 1554], "category": "Text", "text": "Colombia is one of the most unequal countries in the world, even more so after the COVID-19 shock, and one with very low social mobility. Income inequality in Colombia is the highest among all OECD countries and the second highest among 18 LAC countries. Social benefits do little to alleviate inequalities, and most social spending goes to the non-poor, particularly in the case of pensions. Large inequalities also exist between different population groups. A woman in Colombia is 1.7 times"}, {"bbox": [954, 1639, 1081, 1667], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 12 of 21"}]