17 Amendments of Barbara LOCHBIHLER related to 2011/2030(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a major transformation of the international order is taking place, challenging the European Union to engage more actively and in a more unified way with current and emerging world powers and with other bilateral and multilateral partners in order to promote effective solutions to problems which affect both EU citizens and the world at large,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the effects of climate change become ever more clearly the biggest challenge to security and well-being for the majority of citizens on this planet and demand bold and innovative collective action,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to enhance global governance and to seek sustainable solutions to the issue of the relationship between the G-formations and the UN system, on which basis thematic debates and the economic dimension could usefully be covered by those groups, provided that the UN retains its central role and remains the only legitimate body for global actiongovernance; at the same time, to consider the G8 and G20 as important fora for the definition of global responses to which the EU must actively contribute through coordinated positions; to support the UNGA President's initiative to organise General Assembly debates with the G20 Presidency before and after G20 summits,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Crisis management, mediation, peacekeeping and peacebuilding
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) to work towards achieving consensus on and developing a more operational approach towards the doctrine of Responsibility to Protect (RtoP); whilst stressing its importance in preventing and peacefully mediating conflicts, to encourage the implementation of RtoP, inter alia, by strengthening the role of regional organisations such as the African Union (AU), by strengthening early-warning mechanisms within the UN and the UN's mediation capacities like the Mediation Support Unit (MSU) of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), and by better defining the roles of relevant UN bodies; welcomes UNSC Resolution S/2011/95 1970(2011)of 26 February 2011, in which called on the Government of Libya to meet its responsibility to protect its population, the very first time that the RtoP doctrine has been mentioned in a formal UNSC statement in reference to an ongoing crisis, for the very first time all permanent members of the Security Council agreed to call on the International Criminal Court to open an inquiry against an acting government on the basis of alleged crimes against humanity and in the name of the RtoP doctrine in reference to an ongoing crisis; equally welcomes UNSC Resolution 1973(2011) in which the Security Council authorised the protection of the population and a no-fly zone over Libya under the concept of RtoP; regrets however that still far too many lives have been destroyed in this less then perfect process; strongly believes that the mechanisms for the application of the RtoP have to be further refined; emphasizes that the recourse to military force must clearly be the very last resort, and that the formal procedures and mediation efforts to be applied should be strenghtened in the future,
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) to promote security and stabilisation through conflict prevention, mediation, dialogue and post-conflict peacebuilding, whilst stacklbilizing peacebuilding itself through through a smooth transition from short and medium term peacebuilding to longer-term development efforts and by ensuring that peacekeeping isbuilding and development policies are both planned and implemented within the framework of a comprehensive single UN strategy, which takes account of peacebuilding needs and the future transition to a longer-term- strategy early on in both the planning and implementing stages and on which the EU bases its own measures; given that the stabilisation of a conflict-torn country requires more complex action, including trade for the medium and long term, and an integrated approach, and not merely troops, the necessary capacities should be orchestrated by means of such a strategy, in order adequately to address the root causes of conflict, given that half the countries in which military peacekeeping operations are deployed lapse back into conflict within 10 years of the departure of the peacekeeping forces,
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) to consider it an EU strategic priority to strengthen international crisis-management partnerships and to enhance dialogue with other major crisis-management actors, such as the UN, NATO and the AU, and third countries, such as the USA, Turkey, Norway and Canada and third countries; to synchronise actions on the ground, share information and pool resources in the fields of peacekeeping and peacebuilding, including cooperation on crisis management and, in particular, maritime security, and the fight against terrorism under international law; to improve coordination, in this regard, with the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and bilateral donors,
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) to help with the task of enabling the UN peacebuilding architecture to live up to the expectations which accompanied its establishment, by taking forward the recommendations of the PBC review process, also with the aim of further improving the PBC's effectiveness; to support the emergence of a sound overall peacebuilding architecture on the basis of a partnership between developing and developed countries, whilst paying particular attention to improving delivery on the ground, enhancing relations with the IFIs – in order to create jobs and address economic issues - and fostering a more organic relationship between peacekeeping and peacebuilding; to promote a more structured relationship between the PBC, the European External Action Service's (EEAS) Managing Directorate for global and multilateral issues, especially its directorate on conflict prevention and security policy and the UNGA, the UNSC and the Economic and Social Council with a view to creating greater synergy between peacekeeping and peacebuilding and development actions on the ground; to seek ways of strengthening the PBC's advisory role vis-à-vis the UNSC, to which it is accountable, of enhancing the PBC's cooperation with the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) and of strengthening links with regional organisations and IFIs,
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7
Nuclear disarmament and non- proliferation, reform of the IAEA, NPT review, fight against terrorism and organised crime
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point -l a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -l a (new)
(-la) as a consequence of the nuclear disaster in Japan, to thoroughly reform the IAEA by terminating its dual function of controlling nuclear energy use while promoting it and to limit the IAEA's responsibilities to overseeing the nuclear energy industry as well as to checking compliance with the Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT); additionally, recommends that safety standards from now on be set and controlled by the World Health Organisation; Member States will be required to legally comply with those standards and the WHO will be equipped with the necessary staffing for the additional tasks,
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point -l a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -l a (new)
International Criminal Justice (-la) to consider it an EU priority to further strengthen the international criminal justice system, to promote accountability and to put an end to impunity, to further promote the important work of the ICC as the only permanent and independent judicial institution with jurisdiction over the most serious crimes of international concern, covering genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes; to encourage a strong and close relationship between the ICC and the UN in line with Article 2 of the Rome Statute, and to encourage the global ratification of the Rome Statute,
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) to promote the implementation of the recommendations of the 2010 NPT review, in particular to seek a safer world for all and to achieve peace and security in a world without nuclear weapons by fully implementing the 22 specific actions towards full nuclear disarmament of the Final Document without delay, by encouraging both EU nuclear weapons states to take further steps towards nuclear disarmament and to report, as agreed in Action 5, undertakings to the Preparatory Committee in 2014, by urging EU Member States, the US and Russia to establish a nuclear weapons free zone in Europe inter alia by withdrawing US tactical nuclear weapons from European territory and the same category of weapons from the Western part of Russia and by urging the UN Secretary-General and the co-sponsors of the 1995 Middle East Resolution to convene a conference on a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction in 2012 as agreed, to further enhance transparency so as to increase mutual confidence, to achieve faster genuine progress towards nuclear disarmament, to take effective nuclear disarmament measures which are consistent with the fundamental principles of transparency, verification and irreversibility, to encourage nuclear- weapons states to report regularly on the implementation of their commitments, and to review implementation,
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) to further develop cooperation channels and mechanisms with the EU's external partners, especially the US, in the field of combating terrorism and organised crime, particularly with a view to implementing the UN global counter-terrorism strategy, by participating in the G8 Roma/Lyons Group and the Counter-Terrorism Action Group and by strengthening and adjusting the relevant global agreements; to engage with these partners more effectively and in a more structured way, on both a strategic and a practical level; to show leadership and set an example and to reconsider in this context the need for the dysfunctional UN terrorist list system; to show leadership and set an example by addressing still ongoing human rights violations, including by OECD countries, in the treatment of terror suspects and terrorists such as the continuation of extraterritorial prisons and indefinite arrests without charge, as well as by consolidating respect for fundamental rights and the rule of law as the core of the EU's approach to countering terrorism,
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) to continue its endeavours in the UNGA Third Committee on a large number of resolutions, in particular on the call for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, which has received support from more countries, on the rights of the child, and on religious intolerance; to support all efforts to eradicate torture; to particularly encourage the adoption of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on Torture and on abolishing torture,
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 12
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 12
Environment and Climate change
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point -t a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -t a (new)
(-ta) to recognize the need for a transition to a sustainable post-carbon resource and energy-efficient world without nuclear energy,
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) to exercise leadership in the area of global climate governance and international cooperation on climate change, to focus on strong political engagement with third countries and to further develop a dialogue with other key actors, such as the United States, Russia, the emerging powers (China, Brazil, India) and developing countries, given that climate change has become a key element of international relations and a major threat to the achievement of the MDGs; to lay down solid foundations for the next meeting negotiations, which will take place in late 2011 in South Africa (COP17); to initiate a debate on a legal definition of the term "climate refugee", referring to people forced to flee their homes and seek refuge abroad as a consequence of climate change, which is not yet recognised in international law or in any legally binding international agreement; to cooperate more strategically and to be more responsive to the needs of third countries; to contribute to an institutional architecture that is inclusive, transparent, equitable and provides for balanced representation of both developed and developing countries on relevant governing bodies,