[{"bbox": [97, 153, 1134, 260], "category": "Text", "text": "as well as a number of affiliated agencies including, but not limited to, the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), Uganda Railways Corporation (URC), the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA);\nAdditional Ugandan organisations of potential relevance."}, {"bbox": [97, 285, 273, 310], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**International level:**"}, {"bbox": [97, 338, 1134, 420], "category": "Text", "text": "**Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI):** The EITI seeks to address the key governance issues in the extractive sectors. Uganda became an EITI member in 2020, and as such committed to strengthening transparency and accountability of their extractive sector management by implementing the EITI Standard."}, {"bbox": [97, 444, 1134, 655], "category": "Text", "text": "**International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR):** The EU's *Renewed EU Great Lakes Strategy: Supporting the transformation of the root causes of instability into shared opportunities*, approved by the EU council on 20 February 2023, names the ICGLR as the EU's main implementation partner for this strategy. The ICGLR has developed an internationally recognised Regional Certification Mechanism for 3TG minerals (tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold) in the Great Lakes Region, with Uganda recently having become the fifth country in the region to issue the certificate. As part of the ICGLR Regional Certification Mechanism, the Government of Uganda is required to support the mining sector in implementing digital traceability systems and set up a national database on minerals flows."}, {"bbox": [97, 682, 1134, 842], "category": "Text", "text": "This Action will complement **GIZ's ongoing project in Uganda whose objective is to improve mineral-resource governance to promote peace and security in Africa's Great Lakes Region.** The project aims at providing strategic, technical and management advice to support the ICGLR restructuring process, promoting sustainable mineral resource supply chains, and assisting in the establishment of a mediation coordination mechanism and the development of integrated training content on Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support (MHPSS)."}, {"bbox": [97, 868, 1134, 922], "category": "Text", "text": "Furthermore, the Action aims to leverage existing relationships with the **OECD** and the **Responsible Mineral Initiative (RMI)** for compliance with international responsible mineral sourcing standards."}, {"bbox": [85, 1005, 604, 1038], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [85, 1071, 508, 1102], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [97, 1117, 1134, 1171], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Overall Objective** (Impact) of this action is to enhance Uganda's economic development through infrastructure investment and sustainable development of its mining sector."}, {"bbox": [97, 1196, 602, 1224], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Specific Objectives** (Outcomes) of this action are:"}, {"bbox": [108, 1250, 1134, 1330], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Ensure that mining actors in Uganda contribute to sustainable economic development of the sector in accordance with national, regional, and international standards and good practices from a human rights-based, and gender equality approaches."}, {"bbox": [108, 1355, 1134, 1383], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Position the EU as a partner of reference in Uganda, in line with Global Gateway and Team Europe Initiatives."}, {"bbox": [97, 1408, 887, 1436], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Outputs** to be delivered by this action contributing to the Specific Objectives are:"}, {"bbox": [144, 1437, 788, 1462], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 1.1: Enhanced conditions for investments in the mining sector."}, {"bbox": [144, 1463, 1134, 1516], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 1.2: Increased formalisation of the artisanal and small-scale mining sector, with a particular focus on women in all their diversity, in accordance with national legislation."}, {"bbox": [144, 1516, 983, 1542], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 1.3: Increased capacities of mining actors for mineral processing and value addition."}, {"bbox": [144, 1542, 1134, 1595], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 1.4: Increased capacities from an HRBA and gender perspective of relevant authorities to exercise oversight over the mining sector."}, {"bbox": [144, 1595, 955, 1622], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 1.5: Improved application of responsible sourcing standards in the mining sector."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 25"}]