Activities of Mikael GUSTAFSSON related to 2012/2289(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Millennium Development Goals – defining the post-2015 framework PDF (297 KB) DOC (191 KB)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Millennium Development Goals – defining the post-2015 framework
Amendments (48)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) of 18 December 1979,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
– having regard to the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in September 1995, the Declaration and Platform for Action adopted in Beijing and the subsequent outcome documents of the United Nations Beijing +5, +10 and +15 Special Sessions on further actions and initiatives to implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted on 9 June 2000, 11 March 2005 and 2 March 2010 respectively,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
– having regard to the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo (ICPD) in 1994,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 a (new)
Citation 26 a (new)
- having regard to the European Commission Communication of 27 February 2013 entitled " A decent life for all: Ending poverty and giving the world a sustainable future" (COM(2013) 92),
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the United Nations to enhance the importance accorded to women's rights and gender equality by making them the subject – as has hitherto been the case – of at least one specific goal in the post- 2015 MDG framework and emphasising their status as cross-cutting issues within development cooperation programmes as a whole;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that the current MDG's framework has not been able to effectively address the underlying structural causes of gender inequality and the multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination experienced by women and girls around the world; recognises that women should be central players in the development of the post-2015 framework but also central actors in its implementation, monitoring and evaluation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to emphasise the need to identify equality between women and men as a stand alone goal and a precondition to achieving other development goals;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas global challenges remain as inequalities between and within countries still exist – lack of access to quality health care for all – hunger, lack of proper and safe sanitation, insufficient levels of primary education, high unemployment – particularly youth unemployment, lack of social protection and gender inequality;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the post-2015 MDG framework to set ambitious targets for women's rights and gender equality in terms of women's empowerment and well-being, women's full and equally participation in decision- making in public life, be this in the political, economic, social or environmental sphere, combating violence against women, access to goodquality education (at primary, secondary, and higher level) and training, access to effectivequality health care, universal access and improvements in sexual and reproductive health and rights, quality and stability of employment, equal pay, career development, the representation of women in politics and economic activity, and ownership and inheritance rights;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls for the post-2015 MDG framework to ensure a participatory approach and robust accountability framework rooted in human rights, equality and equity principles by establishing measures and mechanisms to track political, programmatic and financial accountability for commitments made for human rights;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas an estimated 140 million girls will become child brides by 2020 if current rates of early marriage continue;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 h (new)
Paragraph 3 h (new)
3h. Calls for the post-2015 MDG framework to eliminate all forms of violence against women and harmful practices against women and girls, including sexual abuse, prostitution, female genital mutilation/cutting and early enforced marriages by including a specific target on eradicating violence against women and girls;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas worldwide about 150 million people a year face catastrophic health- care costs because of direct payments such as user fees, while 100 million are driven below the poverty line;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 j (new)
Paragraph 3 j (new)
3j. Urges the UN to take a human rights- based approach, when assessing the MDGs after 2015, and ensure that legal and enforcements measures are put in place to protect women' rights, without any form of discrimination, coercion or violence on any grounds, regardless of age, sex, race, ethnicity, culture, religion, marital status, disability, HIV status, national origin, migration status, language skills, sexual orientation, gender identity or other factors and status through adequate legislation, any legal, policy, regulatory barriers and punitive provision must be removed, such as prohibiting school for pregnant adolescents;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas it is projected that in 2015 more than 600 million people will still be using unimproved water sources and that one billion people will be living on less than USD 1.25 per day and 70% of them are women;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas currently almost 200 million people are unemployed – about 74 million of those are between the ages of 15 and 24 and only 20% of the world's population has adequate social security coverage, while more than half lack any coverage at all;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the specific situation in middle- income countries (MICs) that are home to most of the poor people in the world despite their economic growth, should not be overlooked when reviewing the MDGs;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls for the goals of the post-2015 development framework to include the MDGs as well as the SDGs and promote prosperity and well-being for all and signify the direct and active involvement of developing countries and all development actors, especially civil society, in its construction;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Stresses that the commitments are common but differentiated; takes the view that there must be genuine flexibility to set national targets according to capacity; points out that rich countries must make strong commitments, both related to their own development, i.e. sustainable use of natural resources (production and consumption patterns), and to their policies that affect other countries;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges that poverty eradication and the achievement of sustainable development within the planetary boundaries be the imperative global priorities for the post- 2015 development agenda;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Urges in this regard for 'time poverty' to be introduced as an indicator taking into account women's and girls' unpaid care work that prevents them from accessing opportunities;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a renewed approach to poverty eradication which takes into consideration the importance of human rights, gender equality, inclusive growth, environmental sustainability, human rights and good governance;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls, in this connection, for gender inequality to be addressed in all targets across the entire post-2015 framework;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls, in this connection, for a broader definition of poverty than one based on gross domestic product (GDP) alonewhich takes into account more than just GDP when considering its priorities, including other measures of well-being such as a vulnerability index, the Human Development Index, the Gender Inequality Index and the Gini Coefficient;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Health and educa, education and social protection
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that health and educa, education, gender equality and social protection are key drivers of poverty eradication and sustainable economic growth;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Emphasises that sexual and reproductive health and rights are necessary within any future health goal;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Stresses that the post-2015 MDG framework includes a specific goal on the elimination of all forms of violence against women;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that universal health coverage (UHC) and quality education should be considered to be major goals a means to realise the right to health with a comprehensive package of quality, affordable and accessible services which focus on health promotion, prevention and curative interventions including sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV/AIDS and access key elements of the post- 2015 agenda;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Recognizes that decent work opportunities enable poor households to lift themselves out of poverty and are key vehicles for individuals and families to gain self-esteem, a sense of belonging to a community and a way to make a productive contribution; calls for full and productive employment and decent work to be a central goal of the post-2015 development agenda and calls for this goal to be supported through the implementation of well-designed national social protection floors for poverty reduction and resilience;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls for the post-2015 MDG framework to advance women's empowerment and gender equality by closing gender gaps at all levels of education with specific targets including universal access to and completion of quality education (at primary, secondary, and higher level) and vocational training with youth friendly job creation policy environment, the elimination of female illiteracy, access to comprehensive sexuality education, in and out of school;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the international community to pay special attention to creating an environment enabling civil society organisations (CSOs) to play a proper role in the post-2015 frameworkdiscussion, writing and implementing phase of the post-2015 framework, especially ensuring women's participation on equal terms in all fields of society;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Urges further that youth, and especially girls and young women, be enabled to play a key role in the post-2015 framework, recalling that youth participation in governance can have broad benefits, including the fostering of democratic decision-making structures and processes and improvement of the well-being of young people and their communities;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for human rights principles to underpin the post-2015 framework, which must address, in particular, issues of inequality and discrimination, participation and the empowerment of marginalised and disadvantaged groupspeople in society - with special attention to the rights of youth, women, migrants, people living with HIV, LGBT-persons and persons with disability;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls, in this connection, for a stand-alone goal to address the persistent inequalities facing women and girls, fostering the necessary political will, resources and ownership to create sustainable and effective action;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls, in this connection, for the prioritisation of capacity building in conflict-affected and fragile states; emphasises the key role of women in state-building, consolidation, conflict resolution and pacification and calls for the participation of women at negotiations and in political decision-making processes;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recognises the inseparable links between energy, water, sustainable land use, natural resources efficiency, marine protection and biodiversity, deforestation and climate change mitigation, sustainable production and consumption, social inclusion and decent work in the anti- poverty framework;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Recognises the importance of adopting a holistic view on sustainability where all human development can and has to take place within planetary boundaries; points out that the rich countries bear much of the responsibility for the possibility of global development within the planetary boundaries;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Calls for an integrated approach to sustainable development by setting WASH-related (water, sanitation and hygiene) success indicators for any post- 2015 goals or targets whose achievement can be influenced by access to water and sanitation, such as in relation to violence against women, women's empowerment, gender equality in education and women's and maternal health;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that promoting universal access to water and modern, reliable, affordable, climate-friendly and sustainable energy services for all is a key driver of poverty eradication and inclusive growthdevelopment;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the EU to continue to support developing countries in establishing effective fiscal policy and strengthening the skills and qualifications of their administrations with a view to tackling illicit financial flows, tax avoidance, tax evasion and fraud;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Underlines the importance of an international binding framework to be strengthened within OECD and the UN to prevent capital flight and tax avoidance;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Points out that a new set of indicators other than GDP is necessary in order to overcome new challengesreach prosperity and development, and should therefore include the human development index, the poverty headcount ratio, the poverty gap index, the vulnerability index, the Gender Inequality Index and the Gini coefficient;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Points out that clear and measurable indicators are crucial for monitoring and reporting on progress achieved in respect of, inter alia, poverty eradication and economic and social development, and should include gender equality, employment, social protection (e.g. access to health care and pensions, protection against the risks of unemployment, and protection against the special livelihood deprivation of women, children and the elderly) disability, migration and minority status;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Emphasises that sustainable economic growth should contribute to decent job creation and social inclusion for all; calls for the establishment of anationally defined social protection mechanismfloors in developing countries;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 – point c
Paragraph 39 – point c
c. it is essential to respect the principles and ensure that they are mainstreamed in the future agenda of mutual responsibility, accountability, democracy, human rights, ownership, good governance, the rule of law, equity and justice, and gender equality;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 39 – point d a (new)
d a. particular attention should be devoted to accelerating gender equality and the empowerment of girls and women at all levels of society;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 – point e
Paragraph 39 – point e
e. it is indispensable to mobilise all possible financial recourses and innovative financing mechanisms for development, paying particular attention to: i) the fight against corruption, tax havens and tax evasion and avoidance; ii) the responsibilities of emerging economies in the development agenda; iii) the improvement of monitoring mechanisms; and iv) PCD;