Activities of Barbara LOCHBIHLER related to 2017/2041(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Recommendation to the Council on the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly (debate) DE
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council concerning the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly PDF (311 KB) DOC (63 KB)
Amendments (47)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 16 March 2017 on the EU priorities for the Human Rights Council sessions in 2017,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
– having regard to its report on the Annual Report on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter 2015,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU’s commitment to effective multilateralism, with the UN at its core, is an integral part of the EU’s external policy and is rooted in the conviction that a multilateral system founded on universal rules and values is best suited to addressing global crises, challenges and threats; whereas the very future of this multilateral system is facing unprecedented questioning, including from some of its hitherto strongest supporters;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU should play a proactive part in building a United Nations that can contribute effectively to global solutions, peace and security, human rights, democracy and a rule-of-law-based international order; whereas EU Member States need to make everycontinue their effort to further coordinate and fuse their actions in the organs and bodies of the United Nations system in accordance with the mandate contained in Article 34(1) TEU;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the continued close cooperation between the EU and the United Kingdom on the UN level should be an important goal to be achieved during Brexit negotiations in the interest of both;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the fact that in the future France will be the only EU member with a permanent seat in the Security Council, can open a path for the country to profile itself as the champion of a collective European approach;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU and its Member States remain collectively the single largest financial contributor to the UN system, providing almost 50% of all contributions to the UN, with the EU Member States contributing around 40% of the UN’s regular budget; whereas EU contributions to the UN should be more visible; whereas the current overall level of funding to the UN system remains grossly inadequate in order to allow the Organization to implement its mandate and to face the current global challenges; whereas US President Trump's announcement to severely cut funding for UN agencies represents a severe backlash, in times when the UN needs more not less financial support;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU’'s security environment is increasingly unstable and volatile owing to a large number of longstanding or newly emerging challenges, including violent conflicts, terrorism, organised crime, unprecedented waves oflarge movement of refugees and migrationnts and climate change, which are impossible to address at national level and require regional and global responses;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
to support the strengthening of the coherence, synergies and complementarities of the UN peacebuilding architecture and of UN Security Council Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security; to support the implementation of the UN Security Council's resolution 2242 on women, peace and security, which makes women the central component in all efforts to address global challenges, including rising violent extremism, climate change, migration, sustainable development, peace and security;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)
Subheading 1 b (new)
stresses the importance of women's equal and full participation as active agents and the incorporation of a gender analysis in all areas concerning prevention and resolution of conflicts, notably peacekeeping operations, humanitarian operations, post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation processes in line with landmark UNSC resolutions 1325, 1820, 1888, 1889, 1960, 2106, 2122 and 2242 on women, peace and security; calls for the development of indicators to measure progress on the participation of women in peace and security building;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 c (new)
Subheading 1 c (new)
to remind of the impact of sexual violence in conflict on the maintenance of peace and security and recalls that sexual violence such as rape is used as a tactic of war and constitutes a war crime, in this context to ensure that safe medical attendance to female war rape victims are provided in line with the Commission's review of its humanitarian aid policy;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a a (new)
Paragraph a a (new)
(aa) to uphold the nuclear agreement between Iran and the Security Council members plus Germany as an important success of international and notably EU diplomacy and to continue pressure on the United States to deliver on the practical implementation;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a b (new)
Paragraph a b (new)
(ab) to use all instruments at its disposal to enhance compliance by state and non-state actors' actions with international humanitarian law (IHL); to support efforts led by the International Committee of the Red Cross towards the establishment of an effective mechanism for strengthening compliance with IHL;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b
Paragraph b
(b) to push for stronger multilateral commitments to find sustainable political solutions to current conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly in Syria, Yemen and, Libya and Israel/Palestine; to continue to support UN special envoys’ work, actions and initiatives aimed at solving these conflicts; to call for continued humanitarian, financial and political assistance from the international community in order to address the humanitarian situation, to hold to account those responsible for violations of international humanitarian and human rights law and to work towards the immediate cessation of violence; to support efforts deployed by the UN to find a sustainable resolution to the conflict in Syria and to continue to back the EU’s role in the humanitarian field and the EU’s regional initiative; to support the UN peace plan initiative in Yemen and to tackle the ongoing humanitarian crisis as a matter of urgency; to call for stronger support for the UN-backed government in Libya; to call for the implementation of the resolutions of the UN Security Council, including the latest Resolution 2234 (2016) and of the UN Human Rights Council on the Occupied Palestinian Territory;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b a (new)
Paragraph b a (new)
(ba) to act upon the ruling of the European Court of Justice on the Western Sahara and to support UN efforts to secure a fair and lasting settlement of the Western Sahara conflict, on the basis of the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people and in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions; to push for the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) to be provided with a human rights mandate, in line with all the other UN peacekeeping missions and that all the MINURSO staff be allowed to resume their functions;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph c
Paragraph c
(c) to call for a stronger empowerment of Iraqi institutions and for the need to work towards a more inclusive society and the reintegration of all the ethnic and religious minorities that have been displaced, including in Northern Iraq where following the end of the military operation in and around Mosul a peaceful and inclusive post-conflict solution must be found;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph h a (new)
Paragraph h a (new)
(ha) to actively support the call by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for a commission of inquiry over the killings and serious human rights violations in Rakhine State;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph i a (new)
Paragraph i a (new)
(ia) to urge the General Assembly and the Security Council to discuss the tensions in the South China Sea with the intension to bring all concerned parties to finalise the negotiation of a code of conduct;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j
Paragraph j
(j) to increase Member State support for UN peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations, in particular by contributing personnel and equipment, and to enhance the EU’s role as a facilitator in this respect; to ensure better visibility for this support and contribution; to further develop procedures for the use of EU Common Security and Defence Policy in support of UN operations; to ensure that all UN peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations have a human rights mandate and adequate staff to carry out this function;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j a (new)
Paragraph j a (new)
(ja) to urgently address all aspects of the 15 May 2015 UN Evaluation Report on Enforcement and Remedial Assistance Efforts for Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by the United Nations and Related Personnel in Peacekeeping Operations without delay and hold perpetrators to account; to investigate, prosecute and sentence any military and civilian personnel who committed acts of sexual violence without delay and with firmest resolve;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j b (new)
Paragraph j b (new)
(jb) to launch the reform of relevant structures in a way to end impunity of UN and EU personnel serving in military operations and civilian missions and to establish functioning and transparent oversight and accountability mechanisms; to urgently change the fact that currently legal actions regarding alleged abuses remain purely voluntary and depended of the troop-contributing country;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph k a (new)
Paragraph k a (new)
(ka) to support the UNSG in his efforts to increase UN involvement in peace negotiations.
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph l
Paragraph l
(l) to reiterate its unequivocal condemnation of terrorism and its full support for actions aimed at the defeat and eradication of terrorist organisations, in particular ISIL/Daesh, which pose a clear threat to regional and international security; insists that all measures taken in the fight against terrorism should be fully in line with international humanitarian and human rights law;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph l a (new)
Paragraph l a (new)
(la) to make meaningful progress towards the clarification and development of post-conflict obligations for the clearance and management of contamination from the use of depleted uranium weapons and, in light of their recently confirmed use in Syria during Operation Inherent Resolve; to dissuade coalition partners from any further use of depleted uranium munitions in either Syria or Iraq;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph o
Paragraph o
(o) to work with the UN General Assembly to combat the financing of terrorism and to build mechanisms to designate terrorist individuals and organisations and strengthen asset-freezing mechanisms worldwide, while upholding international standards on due process and the rule of law;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph o a (new)
Paragraph o a (new)
(oa) (P-) new, after subheading! to follow the Parliament's recommendation of 27 October 2016 on nuclear security and non-proliferation, in particular paragraph 7 which calls on all EU Member States to participate in the United Nations Conference to Negotiate a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, which began in March 2017 with the participation of 132 states among them Sweden, Austria, Ireland, Malta, Cyprus and the Netherlands; to actively participate in the upcoming negotiations between 16 June and 7 July;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph o b (new)
Paragraph o b (new)
(ob) (Before P) to criticise the fact that by not participating in the talks, the two EU member states in possession of a nuclear arsenal are in breach of their obligations under the NPT treaty to disarm;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q a (new)
Paragraph q a (new)
(qa) to reinforce existing, strict interpretations of an international legal framework which stipulates that the use of armed drones has to respect international humanitarian and human rights law;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s
Paragraph s
(s) to call for a strengthening of the global response to migration, byhuman rights based global response to migration, while underlining that global mobility should not be considered a threat but an opportunity; recalls in this context that saving lives at sea and ensuring rights of migrants must be of paramount importance and to building on the successful UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting to Address Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants of 19 September 2016 and addressing the challenges and security concerns that arise, such as illegal migration and human trafficking;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u
Paragraph u
(u) to demand that greater efforts be made to prevent irrreject "blanket" return policies without stipulating safegular migrationd clauses and to fight people smuggling and human trafficking, in particular by combating criminal networks through timely and effective exchange of relevant intelligence; to improve methods to identify and protect victims and to reinforce cooperation with third countries with a view to tracking, seizing and recovering the proceeds of criminal activities in this sector while respecting international human rights law; to insist at UN level on the importance of the ratification and full implementation of the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime and the Protocols thereto against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air and to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v
Paragraph v
(v) to reiterate clearly and firmly that all human rights agreed under UN conventions are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated and that respect for these rights must be enforced; to continue to encourage all UN Member States to sign and ratify the different human rights conventions and to comply with their reporting obligations under these instruments; to draw attention to human rights violations and abuses worldwide; to call for the defence of the freedoms of opinion and expression; to emphasize the importance of a free press in a healthy society and the role of every citizen therein, and to defend the freedoms of association and assembly;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v a (new)
Paragraph v a (new)
(va) to urge all States, including the EU Member States to swiftly ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant of Economic Social and Cultural Rights establishing complaint and inquiry mechanisms;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v b (new)
Paragraph v b (new)
(vb) to call for further empowerment of women and girls and the eradication of all violence and discrimination against women and girls, including gender-based violence; to continue to support the work of UN women in its action and by taking into account discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v c (new)
Paragraph v c (new)
(vc) to strengthen UN and EU's actions against violence, killings, abuse and discrimination against LGBTI persons, to support close monitoring of the situation of LGBTI persons in countries with anti- LGBTI laws or where such laws have recently been introduced, by condemning these practices in accordance in full compliance with the international human rights law and with the EU Guidelines; stresses the importance of promotion and protection of LGBTI's Human Rights defenders through increased support including by launching awareness campaigns;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph y
Paragraph y
(y) to strengthen the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the international criminal justice system in order to promote accountability and to end impunity; to lead by example by urging the two European Union Permanent Members of the Security Council to finally ratify the Kampala amendments;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph z a (new)
Paragraph z a (new)
(za) to urge all States, including the EU Member States to swiftly ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant of Economic Social and Cultural Rights establishing complaint and inquiry mechanisms;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph z b (new)
Paragraph z b (new)
(zb) to support the further implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights by urging all countries, including EU Member States, to develop and implement National Action Plans, legally obliging businesses to ensure observance of human rights, including guarantees against land grabbing, and environmental and safety standards within their own supply chain;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph z c (new)
Paragraph z c (new)
(zc) to launch an initiative to promote an international framework on tools of torture and capital punishment, drawing on the experience of the EU regulation 1236/2005 on this issue;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph z d (new)
Paragraph z d (new)
(zd) to support UN efforts to put in place an international framework on sport and human rights, which facilitates the prevention, monitoring and provision of remedy to human rights abuses connected to mega sporting events;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph ab
Paragraph ab
(ab) to ensure that the EU remains at the forefront of the fight against climate change, and cooperates further with the UN in this area; to call upon all UN Members to uphold the Paris agreement and to ensure swift implementation of the decisions taken at the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference, notably swiftly phasing out fossil fuels as has been enshrined in the Paris Agreement, and making all the possible effort to limit global warming as closely as possible to 1.5C including through an increased efficiency of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS);
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph ab a (new)
Paragraph ab a (new)
(aba) to proactively address the most challenging consequences of climate change and to ensure due protection to its victims, namely through the recognition on a UN level of a climate refugee status;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph ab b (new)
Paragraph ab b (new)
(abb) to work closely with small island states and other countries facing the most serious consequences of climate change to ensure that their voice and their needs are taken into consideration in the different UN fora;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph ac
Paragraph ac
(ac) to underline the importance that EU Member States attach to coordinating their action in the organs and bodies of the United Nations system and to engage further to enhance the observer status of the EU in certain UN sub-organisations;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph ad
Paragraph ad
(ad) to support actively a comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council on the basis of a broad consensus; to promote the revitalisation of the work of the General Assembly, and improved coordination and coherence of the action of all UN institutions, which should enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, legitimacy, transparency, accountability, capacity and representativeness of the system; to invite France as the future only remaining EU permanent member in the Security Council to share its responsibility with the other EU members with the goal to progress towards a de facto EU seat in the Security Council in the future;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph ad a (new)
Paragraph ad a (new)
(ada) upon welcoming the new Secretary General for his election, to actively support his strive to enhance the role of multilateralism in a globalised world and his respective UN reform efforts, notably on streamlining the financial organisation of the UN as well as reducing department overlap;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph ad b (new)
Paragraph ad b (new)
(adb) to establish an effective system of protection for UN whistle-blowers;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph ad c (new)
Paragraph ad c (new)
(adc) to actively support the efforts by the Secretary General to appoint more women in senior management posts at the UN HQ level ; also for the EU and the UN to appoint more female police officers and soldiers to missions and operations; to push for gender advisors for individual missions and operations and specific action plans which design how UNSCR 1325 and 2242 are being implemented at the level of each mission and operation;