Pacific Partnership to End Violence Against Women and Girls Phase II <p>In line with the ambitions of the European Union (EU) Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024 and the Gender Action Plan III (2021¿2025), the <strong>¿Phase II Pacific Partnership to End Violence Against Women and Girls Programme (2024-2027)¿</strong> (hereafter, the Action or Phase II) is relevant to the 2017 European Consensus on Development and the new communication on the European Union Gender Action Plan III published in November 2020. It contributes to Agenda 2030, primarily to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 on gender equality (GE), while also supporting SDG 4 on education, SDG 10 on reduced inequalities, SDG 13 on climate action, and SDG 16 on peace, justice and strong institutions. The Action will support efforts to accelerate the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent, the revised Pacific Islands Leaders Gender Equality Declaration and the outcomes and cross cutting themes of the 14<sup>th</sup> Triennial Conference of Pacific Women (2021), along with the Pacific Plan of Action (PPA), regional commitments that collectively acknowledge gender-based violence (GBV) as a primary driver of GE in the region, driven by unequal gender power relations, privilege and patriarchy.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Phase II builds on the achievements of the ¿Pacific Partnership to End Violence Against Women Programme 2018-2023¿ (hereafter, Phase I) and of the Spotlight Initiative Pacific Regional Programme (2019-2023), which are comprehensive, multi-faceted programmes, grounded in an aligned theory of change. The Action is informed by the lessons and key recommendations of the Pacific Partnership Phase I Mid-Term Evaluation and the Spotlight Initiative Mid-Term Assessment. It expands on Phase I results and wide-ranging regional and national partnerships. It will complement and ensure harmonization with other GE programmes in the region, including the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) ¿Pacific Women Lead¿ and other major initiatives on GE and EVAWG.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The overall objective of the Action is to <strong>promote GE and prevent violence against women and girls</strong> (VAWG) in Pacific Island Countries and territories (PICTs). Elements of the Action will be delivered over four years in target PICTs, including Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands through activities that contribute to four key outcomes:</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Outcome 1</strong>: Regional and national political leadership ensures ending violence against women and girls (EVAWG) legislation and policies are in line with international standards and translated into implementation and action.</p><p><em>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</em><strong>Outcome 2</strong>: Favourable social norms, attitudes and behaviours are promoted at the individual, family, community, and societal levels to prevent VAWG<em>.</em></p><p><em>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</em><strong>Outcome 3:</strong> Women, girls and children who experience violence (including before, during and after emergencies), have access to coordinated and high quality, essential services (health, police and justice, social services) to recover from violence and perpetrators are held to account<em>.</em></p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Outcome 4:</strong> Women's rights groups, autonomous social movements and relevant civil society organizations (CSOs), including those representing youth and groups facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination/marginalization, influence and advance progress on GE, women's empowerment and EVAWG.</p>