Activities of Mikael GUSTAFSSON related to 2013/2058(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the EU 2013 Report on Policy Coherence for Development PDF (164 KB) DOC (66 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission Staff Working Document on the EU Plan of Action on Gender Equality and Women´s Empowerment in Development 2010-2015 (SEC (2010) 265) and to the Council Conclusions of 14 June 2010 on the Millennium Development Goals in which the respective EU Plan of Action is endorsed,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that data and statistics, broken down by gender and reflecting women’s roles and concerns, shall be collected in all areas of the statistical system and that effective use of the gender statistics shall be made in development policy processes;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the need for PCD to ensure the active participation of civil society, including women’s groups, empowerment of women in decision-making processes as well as full involvement of gender experts;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers it important to include a strong gender component in all EU policies and practices in its relations with developing countries taking into account that this cross-cutting approach to gender issues needs to be incorporated in every development project;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Notes with great concern that women continue to undergo gender-based violence and discrimination, including such severe forms of it as gendercide and female-genital mutilation, as well as women continue to be victims of violence during conflicts; stresses the need to prioritise combatting gender based violence in the development assistance policies;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Points out that women in many developing countries still lack the ability to own land or inherit property and continue to be more vulnerable to poverty than men due to persistent gender inequalities in their control over property or earned income; emphasises the need to actively promote female entrepreneurship and property rights for women in PCD;