[{"bbox": [171, 153, 1165, 287], "category": "Text", "text": "in one or more area. The penal code still criminalizes consensual same-sex relations. Indigenous peoples have the highest overall poverty rates and face issues of recognition of their land title rights. The rights of migrants and of forcibly displaced people are challenged. Malaysia hosts over 188,000 refugees and asylum-seekers; nine out of ten are from Myanmar. A substantial number of stateless persons also live in Malaysia, and statelessness among children is of particular concern."}, {"bbox": [135, 311, 1165, 710], "category": "List-item", "text": "- **Reduction of inequalities and SDG dialogue:** despite an ongoing post-pandemic recovery, Malaysia's poverty rate has not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels. Absolute poverty stood at 6.2 percent in 2022, with nearly 490,000 Malaysian households living below the national poverty line. Income inequality, measured by the Gini index based on per capita net income, declined to 40.7 percent in 2022, from 41.2 percent in 2019. This trend varied across states, with some like Kelantan, Pulau Pinang, and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur experiencing a widening income gap. Meanwhile, progress in overall provision of basic amenities in Malaysia has been remarkable, but although access to basic amenities is impressive on average, there are still gaps across the country, both between rural and urban households and between states. For example, nearly 20 percent of households in Sabah and Sarawak did not have access to secondary schools within five kilometres, five times higher than the national average of 4.7 percent households that are lacking such access. The female labour force participation rate remains the third lowest in ASEAN, and under-performing when compared to countries of similar income level. Women are leaving the labour force and not returning when they reach the child-bearing age of 30 years and above. To achieve high-income status, it is imperative to ensure all of Malaysia's educated and experienced talent pool can remain productive as long as possible and contributing to the labour market."}, {"bbox": [135, 736, 1165, 789], "category": "List-item", "text": "- **Security sector dialogues** could include cyber-security, maritime security, trafficking of people, fighting disinformation, combating radicalisation."}, {"bbox": [97, 791, 1138, 844], "category": "Text", "text": "Identification of main duty bearers and rights holders, and corresponding institutional and/or organisational issues (mandates, potential roles, and capacities) to be covered by the action:"}, {"bbox": [97, 869, 1165, 1056], "category": "Text", "text": "The Cooperation Facility will continue to engage and benefit a wide range of stakeholders as appropriate and in line with HRBA principles. It will respond and seek to facilitate cooperation with all the stakeholders whose engagement may benefit the EU-Malaysia partnership, including for example: government at national and subnational levels as duty-bearers; civil society and non-governmental organisations; business and industry associations, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), financial institutions; education, scientific and cultural institutions; the media; youth, women and marginalised groups as rights holders (people with disabilities, LGBTI persons, indigenous people, etc.); EU Member States; other like-minded/development partners."}, {"bbox": [86, 1084, 604, 1116], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [86, 1150, 508, 1181], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [97, 1196, 1133, 1249], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective of this action is to strengthen the EU-Malaysia partnership and cooperation for sustainable and inclusive development for all."}, {"bbox": [97, 1275, 508, 1301], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific Objectives of this action are to:"}, {"bbox": [171, 1302, 877, 1328], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Enhance the effectiveness of the dialogue between the EU and Malaysia;"}, {"bbox": [171, 1329, 1165, 1407], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. More closely align the interests, principles, policies and values of the EU and Malaysia, including on human rights and gender equality, focussing on the 2030 Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Gateway;"}, {"bbox": [171, 1408, 1005, 1435], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. Increase the approval of the EU and of its role in the country, the region and the world."}, {"bbox": [97, 1460, 1017, 1487], "category": "Text", "text": "The Outputs to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives are:"}, {"bbox": [171, 1488, 1165, 1541], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1 contributing to Outcome 1 (or Specific Objective 1): Broadened scope and inclusiveness of the policy dialogues on a wide range of issues relevant to EU-Malaysia relations."}, {"bbox": [171, 1542, 1165, 1594], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.1 contributing to Outcome 2 (or Specific Objective 2): Strengthened cooperation with a diversity of stakeholders, including civil society and the private sector."}, {"bbox": [1035, 1680, 1145, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 17"}]