[{"bbox": [114, 185, 661, 212], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls:"}, {"bbox": [114, 237, 1136, 372], "category": "Text", "text": "As per the OECD Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as G0. This implies that gender is not targeted by specific activities or components in this Action. However, women and girls will benefit from the Action in terms of improved living conditions and a safer environment. Additionally, special attention will be paid to include women and youth organisation in all consultations, in order to address waste management policies and initiatives from a gender and inclusive perspective."}, {"bbox": [114, 396, 1136, 477], "category": "Text", "text": "This Action is also aligned with the EU GAP III ¹⁰ and its key priorities: “Addressing challenges and harnessing the opportunities offered by the green transition and the digital transformation” and in particular, to ensure that gender inequalities are not perpetuated or exacerbated by this Action."}, {"bbox": [114, 508, 262, 534], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [114, 534, 1136, 642], "category": "Text", "text": "The UN, on June 28th 2022, declared the access to a clean and healthy environment as a universal human right. This right recognises that all people should have the right to live in a safe and healthy environment, free of pollution and its devastating effects. With this Action, thousands of citizens should be closer to obtaining this right."}, {"bbox": [114, 642, 1136, 748], "category": "Text", "text": "A human rights-based approach will be applied throughout EU cooperation and will advance the goals set out in the EU's Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024¹¹, with particular attention to tackling inequalities, furthering women and girls' empowerment, as well as promoting the rights of vulnerable groups, including children, refugees, displaced people and migrants, and indigenous people."}, {"bbox": [114, 773, 1136, 906], "category": "Text", "text": "The private sector will be encouraged to follow the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (in particular, the rights of women, indigenous peoples, national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, children, persons with disabilities and migrant workers and their families as set out in the Principles13) and other internationally adopted responsible business guidance such as that of the OECD and ILO, also in relation to labour rights and decent work standards."}, {"bbox": [114, 937, 212, 963], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disability"}, {"bbox": [114, 964, 1136, 1041], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D1. This implies that persons with disabilities will benefit from the Action in terms of improved living conditions and a safer environment."}, {"bbox": [114, 1044, 1136, 1150], "category": "Text", "text": "In particular, their active participation in consultation processes with local communities and minorities will be promoted. Where possible, access to employment for persons with disabilities and support for initiatives led by persons with disabilities will also be supported. Finally, where possible, indicators will be disaggregated by disability."}, {"bbox": [114, 1153, 361, 1179], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Reduction of inequalities"}, {"bbox": [114, 1180, 1136, 1365], "category": "Text", "text": "Living conditions for a number of poor communities are threatened by the current waste situation: those that are close to the open dump at Riverton, are more likely to suffer from respiratory illnesses than anywhere else in the city due to smokes from fires. Other communities are living in the polluted areas close to the gullies and are exposed to the contaminated water and waste. A better SWM in vulnerable communities would directly reduce the spatial injustice created at these disadvantaged locations. By protecting mangroves that are nursing fishes and others species, local fishers communities will gain in opportunities for their livelihood. Cleaner beaches and water will give better conditions to local communities."}, {"bbox": [114, 1390, 1136, 1471], "category": "Text", "text": "In addition, it is important to ensure that the waste management system is equitable and accessible to all members of the community. This can include providing access to sanitation and waste collection services to those settlements that are currently underserved."}, {"bbox": [114, 1477, 229, 1503], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Democracy"}, {"bbox": [114, 1503, 1136, 1556], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action can contribute to direct democracy and rule of law, through active public participation strategies including community clean-ups, education and training, and working with local authorities to reduce the"}, {"bbox": [86, 1596, 850, 1622], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁰ https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/gender-action-plan-iii-towards-gender-equal-world_en"}, {"bbox": [86, 1622, 1058, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹¹ https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/eu_action_plan_on_humanRights_andDemocracy_2020-2024.pdf"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1682, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 10 of 23"}]