[{"bbox": [94, 152, 1137, 287], "category": "Text", "text": "This Action contributes to the Gender Action Plan III (GAP III) 2021-2025³⁹, more specifically to its thematic area of engagement “Integrating the women, peace and security agenda”, which stresses the need to understand gender inequality as a driver and root cause of conflict and fragility, and to ensure women’s participations and gender perspective in all peace and security-related contexts. The Action will also contribute to Ghana National Action Plan (2020-2025) for the implementation of UNSCR1325 on Women, Peace & Security."}, {"bbox": [98, 318, 244, 344], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [96, 369, 1134, 530], "category": "Text", "text": "The proposed action is fully aligned to the existing EU human rights strategies and action plans. The action will aim at striking an informed balance between engaging with the security sector and strengthening its contribution to peace and security, and holding a constructive dialogue on the importance of human rights protection for conflict prevention and peacebuilding. In this sense, the action will ensure that human rights become an integral part of the training and capacity building for Ghana security personnel. It will also work towards integrating human rights issues into early warning, dialogue and mediation efforts."}, {"bbox": [98, 561, 194, 588], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disability"}, {"bbox": [96, 614, 1134, 722], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D0. This implies that the action is not considered relevant for inclusion of persons with disabilities. However, the specific needs of disabled beneficiaries will be duly addressed, as applicable. In addition, stakeholders will be encouraged to take into consideration people living with disabilities as part of the activities supported by the project."}, {"bbox": [98, 752, 343, 780], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Reduction of inequalities"}, {"bbox": [96, 804, 1134, 885], "category": "Text", "text": "The action is not considered relevant for the reduction of inequalities. However, particular attention will be paid to ensuring the linkage between this component and other ongoing interventions, including EU-funded interventions, that focus on creating sustainable livelihoods, thus addressing the root causes of conflict."}, {"bbox": [98, 917, 211, 943], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Democracy"}, {"bbox": [96, 968, 1134, 1207], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will take a deliberate approach aiming at supporting the law enforcement authorities of Ghana to adhere to the principles of good governance, thus contributing to democracy. As with other illicit markets, arms trafficking is enabled by corruption and a lack of accountability, one major factor leading to failings in democratic processes. Thus, awareness-raising on anti-corruption will be integrated across capacity-building efforts and advocacy activities. Similarly, terrorism threatens democracy: measures taken by States to respond to terrorist threats, in addition to the violence perpetrated by the terrorist organisations on the populations, can generate restriction to civil liberties and citizens' participation in political life. Activities proposed in this action aim at improving governance as well as combating criminal activities, thus contributing to promote the democratic functioning of societies."}, {"bbox": [98, 1239, 487, 1267], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [94, 1291, 1134, 1372], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will adopt a conflict sensitive approach by gaining a sound understanding of the two-way interaction between activities and context, acting to minimise negative impacts (“Do No Harm” approach) and maximise positive impacts of the intervention."}, {"bbox": [96, 1387, 1134, 1547], "category": "Text", "text": "A “Do No Harm” approach will be applied that relies on the understanding/analysis of the impact of aid on existing conflicts, and its interactions within the local context, with the goal to limit or prevent unintended negative effects on the social fabric, the economy and the environment. The action will adopt a deliberate approach to conflict sensitivity across all activities, including solid baseline analysis, application of good conflict sensitivity practice in the implementation of the action, monitoring of conflict sensitivity. The action will also help to resolve current conflicts and prevent future ones in several particularly sensitive areas of the country, where women, children and"}, {"bbox": [86, 1604, 757, 1630], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³⁹ See online: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_20_2184"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 14 of 30"}]