9 Amendments of Jean ROATTA related to 2013/2090(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas South Sudan’ is highly reliancet on oil production, which accounts for approximately 88 % of national revenue, and which is currently entirely dependent on the Republic of the Sudan for its export is not only economically unviable but also serves as a tool exerting pressure on, and whereas this over-reliance puts the new country, thereby’s economy at risk, causing additional tensions and even conflict, particularly with Sudan and between ethnic groups, as has been demonstrated over the past two years; whereas South Sudan has concluded agreements with neighbouring Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti to explore the possibility of two new pipelines linking its oil fields to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the international community has given important political and material support to South Sudan’s independence and viability and its economic and social development and whereas the EU has played a very positive, although not always fully recognised role; whereas the EU and its Member States pledged, on the occasion of South Sudan’s independence, to develop a close and long-term partnership with the Republic of South Sudan and its people;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the international community and international humanitarian organisations have been very responsive to the need to relieve the suffering of people in the region and to which, even though they are barred from certain areas by rebel groups and by the Sudanese Government, and whereas the EU has provided and continues to provide substantial levels of humanitarian aid, including EUR 110 million in 2012 alone;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Proposes that the governments of Sudan and South Sudan consider referring the outstanding problems with regard to the border between the two countries to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) so that they may be resolved legally and peacefully;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on all groups and parties within South Sudan to develop a joint vision for their country and its peaceful, prosperous and equitable development; proposes that the Government of South Sudan consider setting up a reconciliation commission or launching an inclusive national debate with a view to ending inter-ethnic conflict and envisaging peaceful relations;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on South Sudan to ratify without delay the international agreements protecting human rights;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the state not to prevent NGOs from reaching people in conflict zones; points out that impeding NGOs in this way constitutes a breach of international humanitarian law;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the South-Sudanese Government to set out a national action plan to end child marriages, in particular by improving young people’s access to education and promoting the role of women in society;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Points out that the custom of child marriage is widespread in South Sudan but that certain traditional practices constitute discrimination against women; calls on the state to put a stop to such practices and to work with NGOs on providing human-rights training for law- enforcement personnel;