Joint Programming
Status
Joint Strategy
Progress status:
YES
Expected new submission date:
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Progress status:
Date:
YES
Team Europe has been working on Joint Programming in Cambodia since 2014. In 2021, the European Partners finalised the drafting of the second Joint European Strategy (JES, 2021-2027), initiated in 2020. For the period 2021 – 2027, the participating donors are the European Union, Belgium, the Czech Republic, the European Investment Bank, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Sweden and Switzerland.
The JES focuses on six areas of cooperation where the European priorities and comparative advantages meet with Cambodia’s priorities and fit into cooperation areas of the EU-ASEAN strategic partnership. These priority areas are:
Engagement with Civil Society
Team Europe’s engagement with civil society will aim at fostering an improved enabling environment, especially through support to accelerated reform and service delivery. Building on positive trends, Team Europe will maximise entry-points across all priority areas and will continue to engage directly in a partnership dialogue with CSOs, academia and the private sector on all six priority areas.
Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Team Europe will integrate a gender dimension in the implementation of the JES, fostering gender equality, the empowerment of women and girls and the eradication of gender-based violence. This commitment aligns with the global EU Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Action Plan III (GAP III, 2021–2025), which aims to curb the rise of inequalities in the difficult context created by the COVID-19 health and socio-economic crisis, and to accelerate progress on gender equality and women’s empowerment as a key aspect of building back better. The GAP III emphasises the importance of working together with EU Member States and in close cooperation with all partners, including civil society, especially women’s and youths’ organisations and movements.
The JES implementation period, 2021-2027, allows for dynamic alignment as national policy priorities evolve in line with 2030 agenda.