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6 Amendments of Ryszard CZARNECKI related to 2021/2055(INI)

Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that churches, faith- based organisations (FBOs) and religious associations have a major role in the social fabric of developing countries, are important partners in delivering humanitarian assistance to hard-to-reach communities and greatlybecause they are on the front line, work closely with people on the ground and know their needs best, and are therefore best placed to deliver aid and make a significant contributeion to sustainable development and to achieving the SDGs, in particular SDGs 3 and 4; further notes that churches and FBOs deliver in social sectors where shortcomings in state services are experienced;
2021/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that churches and FBOs are frequently the only providers of healthcare and other social services in remote areas of Syria, Iraq and sub-Saharan Africa, and in conflict-prone settings such as northern Mozambique and other crisis zones;
2021/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the activities of churches and religious leaders in the field of conflict management and mediation, and in fostering reconciliation, dialogue and peace; highlights that inter-religious dialogue is crucial, notably in conflict areas, to foster peace and reconciliation; stresses that religious and faith-based organisations are now present at every stage of the conflict-transformation cycle as they work in peace education and conflict prevention, in mediation and conflict resolution, in inter-religious dialogue, in building networks of local leaders for peace, in post-settlement social reconstruction and trauma work, and in the academies and courts where human rights, including religious freedom, are given theoretical depth and cross-cultural grounding;
2021/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Council to make the fight against the persecution of religious minorities – in particular the persecution of Christians, who are currently the most frequently persecuted religious group in the world – a priority in the programming of activities related to EU development assistance, in line with the areas of cooperation for geographic and thematic programmes of NDICI-Global Europe;
2021/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to link the issue of religious freedom with trade treaties concluded between the European Union and its external partners;
2021/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Emphasises that, as the first organisations on the ground with many years of experience, FBOs provide essential social services and remain on the ground when many other actors leave; calls on the Commission to adopt special guidance on partnership and cooperation with churches and FBOs when it comes to development- and humanitarian assistance;
2021/09/07
Committee: DEVE