8 Amendments of Maria ARENA related to 2017/2206(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on all statesHaving regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and other United Nations human rights treaties and instruments, in particular the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), adopted by the General Assembly on 13 December 2007; having regard to International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention No 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, as adopted on 27 June 1989; having regard to the UN Resolution adopting the Outcome Document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples; calls on all the Member States and the European Union to legally recognise the rights of indigenous peoples to their ancestral territories; stresses the special connection between indigenous women and their ancestral territories, especially in relation to traditional practices for the sustainable management of natural resources, the model of community support and resilience; expresses its deep concern about the consequences of land grabbing and resource extraction on indigenous communities, particularly on indigenous women;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the direct impact that climate change has on indigenous women, forcing them to abandon their traditional practices or to be displaced; calls onasks all states and international organisations to actively include indigenous women in the design and implementation of climate mitigation and adaptation policie, including the EU and the Member States, to include indigenous peoples and rural communities in their strategies for tackling climate change, taking account of gender-specific factors;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that women are not only victims but also powerful agents of change who can formulate and execute efficient climate strategies and/or solutions in relation to adaptation and mitigation and can build climate resilience as a product of their diverse areas of experience and practical knowledge; asks the Commission and the Member States, therefore, in their foreign policy, to support women as major players in the fight against climate change;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes with concern that women with children and girls are the most vulnerable groups in climate-change- related population movements, where they are exposed to violations of their fundamental rights; asks the Commission, therefore, to set up an expert group to draft a definition on the basis of which an international legal framework can be established for persons displaced through the effects of climate change; advocates too that the international community address the issue of climate-related migration with a view to producing a shared definition, given the current absence of agreed provision for it in international law;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Takes note of the alarming findings of the study published by the UN in 2010 indicating that the incidence of violence and rape affecting women members of indigenous populations is higher than that for the female population globally; calls, therefore, on the Member States and the EU to condemn unequivocally the use of violence, including sexual violence, against indigenous women; considers that special attention should be given to women and girls who are victims of violence, ensuring that they have access to emergency medical and psychological support;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Calls therefore on the Commission, in the context of its foreign policy, to work together with civil society and human rights organisations to ensure that the human rights of indigenous peoples in reception centres are upheld, particularly in respect of vulnerable women and girls;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Notes, too, the many risks that indigenous populations face, including from poverty, a poor level of education and problems of access to health care; calls on all states to commit themselves to ensuring that indigenous peoples and particularly girls and women have proper access to health and education, to promoting intercultural public policies, to incorporating indigenous languages and cultures into their school programmes and to developing initiatives to raise awareness in civil society of the rights of indigenous peoples, in order to combat stereotyping;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recommends that greater prominence be given to this issue in the EU’s foreign policy, including in its human rights dialogues with third countries and in EU policy documents as well as in trade, cooperation and development agreements negotiated or concluded with other countries; calls, therefore, on the Commission to take steps to ensure that the environmental and social standards contained in the sustainable development chapters of the free-trade agreements currently in negotiation are binding, so that penalties can be imposed if a third country does not comply with them.