[{"bbox": [96, 154, 1133, 327], "category": "Text", "text": "There are still cultural, legal, economic and political restrictions that prevent women from accessing equal opportunities. Today, only 19.4% of parliamentarians are women and 2.9% are women mayors. This situation is exacerbated when we look at indigenous women. On the other hand, the monthly income of Guatemalan women is 67% of the average income of men. This gap widens considerably when analysed by ethnic group: Indigenous women earn 26.3 per cent of what non-indigenous men earn. In terms of unpaid work, women still spend 23.5% of their time on this type of work, which puts them at a clear disadvantage in terms of economic empowerment⁶."}, {"bbox": [96, 353, 1133, 592], "category": "Text", "text": "Concerning people with disabilities, there is scarce information on the barriers faced by them in Guatemala. This lack of disaggregated information in the social, economic, and political spheres is an important gap since it is challenging to demonstrate the need for inclusive policies and legislation, accessibility measures, reasonable accommodations, and affirmative action measures, in the absence of data. Specifically, there is little information about children, youth and elderly with disabilities, indigenous people, and particularly indigenous women and girls with disabilities in rural areas, migrants with different types of disabilities, among the most underrepresented groups in Guatemala. The lack of information on these groups is reflected in their limited inclusion in public policies and government plans, particularly with respect to Covid-19 response and recovery, and their eligibility for and access to the overall national social protection system."}, {"bbox": [96, 617, 1133, 703], "category": "Text", "text": "The XII Guatemalan Population Census and VII Housing Census of 2018 (Census) indicate that 10.4% of the population presents difficulties in at least one of the six domains of functionality evaluated by the Washington Group's set of questions. That is, 1,408,736 people possess some type of difficulty, of which 53% are women⁷."}, {"bbox": [96, 732, 1133, 904], "category": "Text", "text": "In this context, the EU seeks to provide support to the new Government in dealing with the most immediate and significant problems for the country contained in the Government Plan of the elected authorities. This action is therefore aligned with the ambitious reform agenda of the Arevalo government. Given the diversity and complexity of policy areas targeted by these reform processes, this programme will provide the necessary means for the Delegation to effectively accompany Guatemala in this endeavour, and rolling out GGIA, using this moment of opportunity."}, {"bbox": [96, 931, 1133, 1191], "category": "Text", "text": "The country is in the process of implementing the MIP 2021-2027 presenting a variety of sectors, activities, and implementation methods. The GGIA has been defined but specialised technical support concerning engagement with the private sector and the design of activities able to unlock additional investment as well as ensure the engagement with the EFSD+ guarantees programmes are needed in the three flagships (Green Transition in Petén, Last km connectivity and Water and sanitation in the Motagua River basin). The proposed action responds to the need to support the implementation of current actions or speed up formulation and implementation of future ones, including studies, events organization, campaigns or formulation exercises, seminars, workshops, dialogue spaces, etc. It aims to contribute to address possible challenges and inspire a greener, more sustainable, and inclusive development model in Guatemala."}, {"bbox": [96, 1219, 1133, 1362], "category": "Text", "text": "On the other hand, there is a need to enhance public awareness, understanding and support for the EU's partnership with Guatemala, to increase synergies among different EU activities and with EU member states/European actors in Guatemala, to support long-term initiatives with key stakeholders and partners and to communicate the EU's priorities, values, and impact in an effective way. This includes by supporting the initiatives that aim at discussing and implementing the EU EOM recommendations, which are a result of the EU's commitment to the country."}, {"bbox": [96, 1415, 759, 1442], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Identification of main stakeholders (duty bearers and right holders):"}, {"bbox": [96, 1467, 1133, 1521], "category": "Text", "text": "Key stakeholders include the Government of Guatemala, Local Authorities, Members of Congress, Supreme Electoral Tribunal, Civil Society, Private sector (both European and local), Indigenous peoples, and Academia."}, {"bbox": [85, 1570, 819, 1620], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁶ https://www.undp.org/es/guatemala/blog/igualdad-de-genero-para-el-2030#:~:text=Pero%2C%20ning%C3%BAn%20pa%C3%ADs%20ha%20alcanzado"}, {"bbox": [85, 1620, 514, 1645], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁷ CR_Guatemala_2021-50a.pdf (unprpd.org)"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 6 of 17"}]