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REPORT on the EU and the global development framework after 2015 PDF (235 KB) DOC (166 KB)
Amendments (122)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action at the Fourth World Conference on Women in September 1995 and the subsequent outcome documents adopted at the UN Beijing +5, Beijing +10 and Beijing +15 Special Sessions on further actions and initiatives to implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, adopted on 8 June 2000, 11 March 2005 and 2 March 2010 respectively,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the implementation of the Programme for Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) adopted in Cairo in 1994 and the outcomes of the International Conference on Population and Development +20 review in the Post- 2015 sustainable development framework,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
Citation 5 c (new)
- having regard to the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 d (new)
Citation 5 d (new)
- having regard to the UN ‘Gender Chart 2012’, which measures improvements regarding the gender equality aspects of the eight MDGs,
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas every year, 14 million girls are forced into marriage; whereas one woman out of every three in the world is assaulted, abused, raped, or suffers some other form of ill-treatment; and whereas violence and rape constitute a greater risk to women aged between 15 and 44 than cancer, road accidents, war, or malaria;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the Global Strategy and Plan of Action on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property of the WHO from May 24, 2008,
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas 62 million girls in the world do not attend school;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 34 a (new)
Citation 34 a (new)
- having regard to the Joint ACP-EU Declaration on the Post-2015 Development Agenda of 20 June 2014;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas the maternal mortality rate is 15 times higher in developing countries than in developed countries;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas Article 208 of the TFEU establishes that the reduction and, in long term, eradication of poverty is the primary objective of EU development policy;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas access to information about sexual and reproductive rights, including contraception and abortion, is central to women’s empowerment, and whereas, compared with health assistance as a whole, family planning assistance has been cut back over the past ten years;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Recital D e (new)
Recital D e (new)
De. whereas women are harder hit by military conflicts as well as by economic and climate crises, and whereas they are accounting for a growing proportion of migration, now making up half the number of migrants;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas access to high quality education and training for every child, young person and adult is an essential prerequisite for breaking cycles of inter- generational poverty and inequality;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas gains made toward achieving the MDGs related to health have been greatly based on R&D investments made years earlier;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the new development framework offers an opportunity to secure the broad involvement of local authoritieall stakeholders involved such as civil society, communities local authorities and national Parliaments;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Maintains that a gender perspective needs to be mainstreamed in all future sustainable development goals and that, alongside these, specific targets should be set as regards women’s rights.
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the private sector provides 90 % of jobs in developing countries, and thus is an essential partner in the fight against povertycan be an essential partner in the fight against poverty when clear accountability mechanisms are put in place and international human rights regulations are fully respected;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas creation of decent jobs and social protection floors are fundamental for poverty and inequalities’ reduction, strengthening economic growth and enhancing human development;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas Africa exports substantially more capital to the world in comparison to what it receives in terms of international aid and remittances;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas income inequality between and within countries represents a major development challenge, and that inequalities have increased in both developed and developing countries, becoming especially pronounced in Middle Income Countries;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Maintains that all girls should be given easier access, free of charge, to good primary and secondary education, paying particular attention to the most marginalised groups.
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the EU should become a leading voice promoting especially the human rights-based approach, based on equality, non-discrimination, participation and inclusion in the design and implementation of the framework;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls for the goal of universal access to reproductive health to be further pursued within the new global development framework and treated as a priority, and for financial support for family planning to be provided on a commensurate scale.
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the global landscape has changed over recent years, including major shifts in the global economic and political balance, as has the nature of poverty, and that although some developing and emerging economies have experienced relevant economic growth and they now account for most of global GDP, they still face high and increasing levels of inequality;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that whereas poverty reduction should remain a top priority for the new framework, socio-economic inequality, other forms of marginalisation and environmental degradation are becoming more problematic and pose a serious threat to the progresses achieved so far;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Considers that the eradication of all forms of violence against women is essential in order to bring about more egalitarian societies and calls, therefore, for this to be made a priority objective.
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Points to the importance of gathering age- and gender-specific data for the purpose of implementing such policies as might be shown to be appropriate.
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that, although the MDGs have made a profound difference in people’s lives, key issues such as human rights violations, armed conflicts and terrorism, climate change, food insecurity, man-made and natural disasters, migration, unemployment, inequalities, demographic changes, lack of access to health care and basic education, gender inequality, corruption, resource constraints, unsustainable growth, and financial and economic crises still pose extremely complex and interrelated challenges for the next decades;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Maintains that women must be viewed as having a role to play in development and must therefore be consulted, not least through civil society.
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Points to the need to establish effective specific protection arrangements for migrant women.
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4h. Maintains that the EU should significantly reduce the inequalities between women and men as regards access to, and control of, climate change adaptation resources and in decision- taking at all levels concerning weather- related disasters.
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 i (new)
Paragraph 4 i (new)
4i. Maintains that women have a key role to play in conflict prevention and peace- building and that it is therefore imperative for them to be involved in peace talks.
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that, while having the advantage of being straightforward, the MDGs did not address underlying structural factors that lead to poverty such as inequalities, were missing key issues related to governance, peace and security, and focused on quantity rather quality of services provided;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls that, although part of the MDGs are in a positive trends towards achievements, progresses have been unequally shared, and that inequalities of both opportunities and income have grown between and within countries;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the new sustainable development framework to deliver on the unfinished business of the current MDGs and go further in its ambition to address inequity with particular attention to the poorest, most vulnerable and marginalised people everywhere;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the new framework should respond effectively to these challenges and tackle important issues such as respect for the dignityhuman rights of every human being, justice, equality, good governance, democracy, the rule of law, peace and security, climate change, disaster risk management, inclusive and sustainable growth, health and social protection, education, research and innovation, and the central role of women, children, youth and minorities in the new development framework;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the new universal framework needs to be transformational and to respond adequately to the new challenges integrating the three dimensions of sustainable development (economic, social and environmental), addressing their inter-linkages to have a more integrated and less fragmented framework, and recognising that poverty eradication and sustainable development are mutually reinforcing;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that a transformative framework shall put people and the planet first, by achieving structural economic transformation and moving beyond business as usual, addressing the root of causes of the challenges faced today and respecting planetary boundaries for us and future generations;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the fact that the new development framework must be universal in its nature, while also and applicable in all countries, including EU Member States, and hence needs to be relevant and fair for both developed and developing countries, while being based on national ownership and taking into account different national circumstances, capacities, policies and priorities;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that mutual accountability and transparency should be the axis of the new development framework, and that it is important that national governments and other actors, including the private sector, are held accountable for the implementation of the framework;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines the framework needs to be evidence-based and to include financial targets and robust monitoring and accountability mechanisms at all levels, and that engaging multiple stakeholders including civil society, women’s, youth and other groups representative of diverse constituencies is central to the implementation of the post- 2015 agenda;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading I a (new)
Heading I a (new)
II. Global Partnership
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EU to continue to lead the processactively lead the process towards the definition of a new sustainable development framework, through dialogue with other regions such as the ACP and Africa, and welcomes the consensus that the post-2015 agenda needs a renovated global partnership;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the conclusions of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, and considers that any efforts towards the definition and eventual summarization of the new sustainable development framework should not be to the detriment of the more ambitious and innovative goals, such as the stand-alone goal on reducing inequalities or on gender equality;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Urges the EU to lead with one strong voice the discussion on the new sustainable development framework, formulating united and ambitious position for the intergovernmental negotiations that lie ahead;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Points out that trade can be a fundamental driver of poverty reduction and sustainable growth, and urges the EU to ensure that its trade policy is coherent with the new sustainable development framework;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Stresses that the EU should be able to contribute to the effective implementation of the SDGs in partner countries, as well as to define how the SDGs will be pursued domestically;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Reiterates that PCD should move beyond a ‘do no harm’ perspective towards a more integrated approach where international trade, environment and international financial architecture are understood as global public policies that help to enhance global development objectives;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Insists that the definition of the future agenda must be guided by the full participation and ownership of the developing and middle-income countries; while the new responsibilities and burdens generated need to be equally but justly shared between all countries;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading II
Heading II
III. Priority areas Poverty eradication and sustainable development
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that poverty eradication together with sustainable development, primary objective of EU development cooperation, together with sustainable social and environmental development and fight against inequalities, which hamper economic development and poverty reduction efforts, should be the underlying theme of the new sustainable development framework;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that fighting inequalities must be a key priority in the new sustainable development framework, as a matter of social justice and sustaining long-term economic growth, and calls on the EU and its Member States to support the call of the Open Working Group for a stand- alone goal with a clear set of targets and indicators on reducing inequality within and between countries;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Underlines the need for a target on ending extreme poverty at the level of $2 a day, if the framework is to be truly transformational;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the fact that the future framework should address the multi- dimensional aspects of poverty, including child poverty, and inequality, which go beyond a lack of income and are manifested in shortage of resources, capabilities, choices, security and power;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the EU to promote equitable access, sustainable use and good governance of natural resources as a priority throughout the post-2015 agenda, hence contributing to poverty eradication, equity and sustainable development;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that there is an important interconnection between good governance, sustainable economic growth, respect of individual rights and access to basic social services such as health and education and the reduction of social inequalities;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that global and national averages exclude large numbers of the world´s poor, and hence calls for a broader definition of poverty than one based on gross domestic product (GDP) alone, encompassing broader measures of progress;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls, in this connection, to move away from a measurement of poverty based on income alone towards one based on well-being, as measured by an agreed composite well-being indicator including, apart from income security, access to food, shelter, quality basic services, decent work, security and clean environment;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Underlines that no target should be considered met unless it is met for all social and economic groups;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the inclusion of the promotion of a human rights-based and people-centred approach among the Sustainable Development Goals; expresses concern, however, at the fact that a more ambitious approach has so far not been embraced, and stresses that such an approach is essential for tackling the roots of poverty, social exclusion and economic inequality;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the universality, indivisibility and interdependence of all human rights of all people without discrimination on any grounds, with particular attention to the human rights of women and girls; minorities, including LGBT people and disabled people;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. References to equal access to justice for all individuals, human rights-based justice systems and effective remedies for violations of human rights, particularly for women and girls, marginalized groups and vulnerable people, as well as the protection of human right defenders;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the EU to emphasise the importance of prioritising within the post- 2015 agenda the adoption and implementation of an appropriate legal framework and the fact that national and local policies should fight corruption and impunity, ensuring equal access to judicial institutions that are impartial and independent;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to redouble efforts aimed at ensuring, in the upcoming inter-governmental negotiations, that a human rights-based approach becomes the underpinning concept of the post-2015 development framework, and hence will include the principles of universality and inalienability, indivisibility, inter- relatedness, equality and non- discrimination, and participation and inclusion;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Emphasises the key role of the individual’s rights and in particular the right to access basic social services such as health and education as a major facts of sustainable development and stability in a country; stresses that the human rights-based approach cannot be achieved without respect and fulfilment of each individual’s rights, regardless of their age, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, migrant status, ethnicity or religion and the effective implementation of a zero tolerance policy;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the post-2015 framework should reflect the peace- building and state-building goals agreed in Busan; welcomes the fact that the promotion of conflict-free societies is one of the priorities of the EU and that it is evolving as an important element of the new development agenda;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that the Post-2015 needs to address the underlying drivers of conflict and fragility, from global factors to grass- root level power dynamics, which serve to perpetuate human rights violations, poverty and inequality and fuel continuous cycles of conflict; therefore calls for targets on governance, accountability and promotion of democratic institutions in fragile states as well as on global cooperation on cross- border influences;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Stresses that humanitarian assistance and disaster reduction should be incorporated as a major element in a post-2015 international development framework in order to strengthen international assistance, coordination and resources for emergency response, recovery and reconstruction in supporting government-led efforts in post-disaster situations; Mainly by ensuring early warnings systems , assistance for the evacuees and reinforcing their capacity for initiating recovery as early as possible and facilitate a smooth transition from disaster response to recovery situation based on sound assessments;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading II -subheading 4
Heading II -subheading 4
Climate-change mitigation, sustainable use and protection of natural resources and disaster- risk reduction
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that climate change mitigation needs to be effectively mainstreamed in the post-2015 development framework, taking into consideration the strong linkages with several other priorities, particularly with an ambitious sustainable energy path which is crucial for poverty eradication and climate mitigation;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that since many poor communities in developing countries are already living with the realities of climate change while bearing the least responsibility for causing global greenhouse emissions, this is an extreme global injustice requiring urgent action to reduce emissions and help for the poorest to adapt to climate change;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises the importance of including in the new framework capacity- building and bottom-up participatory measures to effectively reduce disaster risk and strengthen resilience and adaptation to climate change;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the fact that sustainable use of natural resources is strongly present and integrated in the outcome of the Open Working Group, including the foreseen goals on oceans and seas as well as on biodiversity and forests;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Stresses that sustainable management of oceans provides economic and social benefit to humankind; calls for key action to ensure healthy oceans through an ecosystem-based approach to the management of all human activities an impact on oceans and the application of the precautionary principle, and to promote sustainable fisheries;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Underlines that biodiversity is an essential element of earth's life support system, and is particularly threatened by climate change; calls for action to reduce the rate of loss of all natural habitats and of threatened species and to mainstream biodiversity into key policy areas, including agriculture and fisheries;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13e. Reiterates that current patterns of production and consumption are not sustainable and calls for key actions relating to sustainable consumption, including promoting the use of energy and resource efficient and environmentally friendly products, gradually eliminating environmentally harmful subsidies and sustainable procurement;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)
Paragraph 13 f (new)
13f. Similarly calls for key actions relating to sustainable production, including promoting innovative and resource-efficient production, corporate sustainability reporting, product life cycle assessment, sustainable construction, waste and chemicals management and the promotion of eco-entrepreneurship and eco-innovation.
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the fact that food and nutrition security is emerging as a priority area for the new development agenda; stresses, in this connection, the importance of addressing the linkages with improving the productivity of sustainable agriculture and fisheries leading to reduced loss and waste of food, transparent management of natural resources, adaptation to climate change;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underlines that additional efforts should be undertaken to eradicate hunger and end malnutrition, with special emphasis on children;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Stresses the necessity of food security, nutrition and water and sanitation in realising the right to health for all;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that the health sector is crucial to the economic and social development of societies; calls for the EU, therefore, to focus on promoting equitthe right to achieve the highest attainable stand universal health protection in the post-2015 agendaard for health as universal right belonging to everyone, and calls on the EU to push for an ambitious target on eradicating preventable maternal, new-born and child deaths;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Recognises health as a human right and a global public good and therefore encourages the EU to put the emphasis on the international community, national governments and other stakeholders as duty-bearers;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Stresses the importance of the key notion of universal access to quality health care services, and to safe, effective, quality, and affordable medicines and vaccines for all, including universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services and education which must be youth-friendly; reiterates that early childhood development and sexual and reproductive health and rights are critical to prevent child mortality, unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections such as HIV and AIDS;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Stresses that the health goal should be measured through concrete targets such as 100% access to prevention, treatment, care and support and sexual and reproductive health care, and no one is denied health care due to their HIV status, sexual orientation and identity or substance abuse;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Calls the EU to put special emphasis on reaching the poor, most vulnerable and marginalised in the health goal in order to address discrimination, prevent the exclusion of vulnerable groups and implement universal health coverage for all;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that development goes hand in hand with education;, underlines the importance of early childhood development and urges that access to all levels of high quality education including in emergencies be reflected in the new sustainable development framework; stresses the need to foster participatory citizenship through the full exercise of civic and political rights and building knowledge-based and innovative societies should be the underlying concept of the post-2015 agenda;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Strongly supports getting to zero in preventable deaths of children under five, including targets to end preventable maternal, new-born and child deaths;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the fact that gender equality, respect of human rights and empowerment of women wasand girls were recognised as a priorityies in the post-2015 frameworkOpen Working Group outcome document;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to support the call of the Open Working Group for a stand-alone goal on gender equality;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 8
Heading II – Subheading 8
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines the fact that inclusive and sustainable growth, accompanied byat decent jobs creation, resource efficiency and climate change mitigation, is crucial to the success of the post-2015 agenda and social inclusion for all are key drivers of inclusive and sustainable growth;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for the establishment of nationally-defined social protection floors in developing countries and for an end to all forms of child labour;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 9
Heading II – Subheading 9
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that, while the private sector should be a keycan be one of the drivers of inclusive and sustainable growth, it is the main responsibility of the state to provide basic quality services to its citizens, and thereby contribute to fighting poverty;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Requests the EU to review its policy in favour of sustainable development policies including fair trade, redistribution of wealth and social justice so as to improve the living and working conditions of the whole population, both in urban and in rural areas;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Calls for transparent and fair rules in accessing local and international markets, giving equal opportunities to local communities and local farmers to get adequate income from their work;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 10
Heading II – Subheading 10
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 11
Heading II – Subheading 11
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading II a (new) – Subheading 1 (new)
Heading II a (new) – Subheading 1 (new)
III. Mobilising feans of Implementation Financial resources.
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recalls the importance of maintaining the current levels of ODA; calls for the EU to continue to work closely with other donors on developing further innovative financial mechanisms and new partnerships; Insists that the commitment made to allocate 0,7 % of gross national income (GNI) to official development assistance (ODA) should at least be maintained and introduced by Member States through binding legislation and the adoption of multiannual budget timetables to meet this commitment;
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls for the EU to continue to work closely with other donors on developing further innovative financial mechanisms, such as the Financial Transaction Tax and new partnership, notably with non OECD countries;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Reiterates its call to make combating corruption, money laundering, tax havens, illicit flows of capital and harmful tax structures an overriding priority of the EU's agenda in international finance and development institutions so as to enable developing countries to raise domestic revenues;
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls foron the EU to ensure thproperly evaluate the blending mechanisms are transparent and accountable and have a clear sustainable development impact; mechanism of blending loans and grants - particularly in terms of development and financial additionality, transparency and accountability, local ownership and debt risk - to boost financial resources for development and to promote microcredit, and calls on the European Commission to publish guidelines and precise criteria that are based on harmonised poverty reduction strategies and that have a clear sustainable development impact when these new arrangements are implemented;
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 (new) under Heading II a (new)
Subheading 2 (new) under Heading II a (new)
Private Sector
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Stresses that accountability mechanisms will need to be in place to ensure that laws and internationally agreed standards in the fields of environment, labour and human rights are met;
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Welcomes the Council recommendation to place an increased focus on supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises when these support broader sustainable development;
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)
Paragraph 29 c (new)
29c. Urges the EU to ensure that the principle aim of support to private sector is to lift people in developing countries out of poverty and play a major role in transforming developing societies towards inclusive green economies through innovation and investment in low-carbon and resource-efficient solutions;
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 d (new)
Paragraph 29 d (new)
29d. Calls on the EU to ensure that all aid flows for the private sector follow development effectiveness principles, particularly, in pursuing a development focus and in addressing developing country needs and priorities. This support should be predominantly directed at supporting micro, small and medium- sized enterprises and, when possible, institutions at the national level and national development banks should be the first option to channelling these resources;
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 (new) under Heading II a (new)
Subheading 3 (new) under Heading II a (new)
Civil Society, Local Authorities and National Parliaments
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 e (new)
Paragraph 29 e (new)
29e. Underlines the crucial role which civil society organisations (CSO) and communities play as enablers of development and promoters of universally, equity, inclusiveness, accountability and transparency; stresses the importance of engaging in dialogue with organisations on the ground as part of the process of reaching the most vulnerable and shaping the new development framework;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 f (new)
Paragraph 29 f (new)
29f. Underlines the importance of including local authorities and Parliaments in the new development framework; stresses that this would require a truly participatory process, conducted early on in the development phase; urges the EU to promote in the new framework the growing role, potential and needs of local authorities and elected Parliaments in developing countries;
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 g (new)
Paragraph 29 g (new)
29g. Stresses the importance of engaging in dialogue with organisation on the ground as part of the process of shaping the new development framework;
Amendment 430 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading IV (to be place under Heading II a (new))
Heading IV (to be place under Heading II a (new))
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses that reliable dataand disaggregated data (by gender, age, marital status, geographical location, disability status, education, ethnic or minority background and economic quintile) is crucial for devising appropriate policies on the new development agenda and for holding governments and the international community to account;
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the EU to assist the United Nations in developing mechanisms to effectively measure progresses towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular by developing both quantitative and qualitative measurements, disaggregating data by age, gender, ethnicity, race, caste, religion, belief, disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other status, social status, income quintile and geographical location; and prioritizing women and children, who have been largely unconcerned by progresses in MDGs, and believes that goals and targets should not be considered as achieved if higher gains are observed for the most vulnerable;
Amendment 445 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading V
Heading V
Amendment 446 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 456 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32