Activities of Eugen FREUND related to 2018/2040(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
73rd Session of the UN General Assembly (debate)
73rd Session of the UN General Assembly (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly PDF (402 KB) DOC (82 KB)
Amendments (30)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to the UN Human Rights Conventions and the optional protocols thereto,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Security Council Resolutions 1325, 1820, 1888,1889, 1960, 2106, 2122 and 2242 on Women, Peace and Security,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 c (new)
Citation 7 c (new)
- having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas EU Member States need to make every effort to coordinate their action in the organs and bodies of the United Nations system with a united voice based on international human rights law and the core values of the EU;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the international order based on cooperation, dialogue, and human rights is being put into question by several nationalist and protectionist movements around the world;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas democracy, human rights, and the rule of law are coming under increasing threat in different regions of the world, and with civil society space shrinking in many UN Member States; whereas human rights defenders and civil society activists are facing increasing threats and risks around the world for their legitimate work;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the world is facing a range of global challenges related to ongoing and emerging conflicts and their consequences, as climate change and terrorism, which need to be tackled on a global scale;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas the three pillars of the UN are peace and security, development, human rights and the rule of law;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas the international community and the European Union must step up their efforts to provide protection and support for human rights defenders, and uphold international norms of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law; especially with regard to the rights of those belonging to minority groups or those in vulnerable situations including women, children, youth ethnic, racial or religious minorities, migrants, refugees and IDPs, people with disabilities, LGBTI people and indigenous people;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) to ensure that all UN forces have the same minimum education and competence requirements, and that it must include a clear gender, LGBTI, and anti-racist perspective, with zero tolerance for all forms of sexual exploitation and violence and including an effective whistle-blower function within the UN to anonymously report offenses committed by UN personnel against both UN personnel and locals alike;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) to call for the EU and its Member States to speak with one voice; supports efforts made by the EEAS, the EU Delegations in New York and Geneva and the Member States to improve the coordination of EU positions and to reach common EU stance when voting, in order to improve EU coherence and credibility at the UN;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
(fb) to advocate the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) within the UN system in order to increase the democratic character, the democratic accountability and the transparency of global governance and to allow for better citizen participation in the activities of the UN and in particular to contribute to the successful implementation of the UN Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
(ib) to continue to promote a broad definition of the human security concept and of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and to further promote a strong UN role in their implementation;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i n (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i n (new)
(i n) to call on all Member States to support the full implementation of the Secretary General’s 30 March 2017 Report’s recommendations on UNRWA financing, given UNRWA’s severe financial crisis in 2018 which threatens both the well-being of millions of Palestinian refugees and regional stability, and to reiterate the EU’s essential support for the important work of UNRWA;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i q (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i q (new)
(i q) to reiterate its strong support for the JCPOA and its significance for regional stability; to underline the importance of making sure that the EU`s commitment to lifting sanctions is combined with reforms in Iran which should increase the transparency of its financial system, this also includes the fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism in order to guarantee that the positive effects of the JCPOA are felt in the Iranian economy;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
(la) to support the implementation of UN Security Council's resolution 2242 on Women, Peace and Security, which makes women the central component in all efforts to address global challenges, including rising violent extremism, conflict prevention and mediation, humanitarian crises, poverty, climate change, migration, sustainable development, peace and security;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
(oa) to recall the significant contributions of the EU (external financing instruments) to the UN system, including global peace, the rule of law and human rights and the development agenda;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point o b (new)
(ob) to strongly support the Secretary General's proposals to render the UN Development System more effective and to define a supportive position in view of the proposed funding compact in return for increased effectiveness, transparency and accountability;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
(ra) to pay special attention to the technological progress in the field of weaponisation of robotics and, in particular, on armed robots and drones and their conformity with international law; to establish a legal framework on drones and armed robots in line with the existing international humanitarian law to prevent this technology from being misused in illegal activities by state and non-state actors;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point t a (new)
(ta) to continue to encourage all UN Member States to sign and ratify the different human rights conventions and to comply with their reporting obligations under these instruments;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point t b (new)
(tb) to strengthen the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the international criminal justice system in order to promote accountability and to end impunity; to provide the ICC with strong diplomatic, political and financial support;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u e (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u e (new)
(ue) to request the EU and its Member States to work with partners on the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, including adoption and implementation of National Action Plans (NAP); to renew its call to the EU and its Member States to be actively and constructively engaged in formulating, as soon as possible, a legally binding international instrument that regulates, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises in order to prevent, investigate, redress and provide access to remedy to human rights violations whenever these occur;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u f (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u f (new)
(uf) to strongly condemn the judicial harassment, detention, killings, threats and intimidation of human rights defenders around the world for doing their legitimate human rights work; to push for international efforts to provide protection and support for human rights defenders at risk, and enable them to carry out their work;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u n (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u n (new)
(u n) to ensure that women have access to family planning and the full range of public and universal sexual and reproductive health and rights, including modern contraception and safe and legal abortion; underscores the fact that universal access to health, in particular sexual and reproductive health and the associated rights, is a fundamental human right; thereby countering the Global Gag Rule which was reinstated by the United States government in early 2017;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u o (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u o (new)
(u o) to consider that the Roma people are among the most discriminated against minorities in the world and that the discrimination is getting worse in several countries; to remind that Roma people live on all continents and thus it is a global concern; to call on the UN to install a special rapporteur on Roma issues to raise awareness and to safeguard that the UN programs will also reach Roma people;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u p (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u p (new)
(u p) to call for the UN Member States, including the EU Member States, to implement the recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subheading 7 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – subheading 7 a (new)
Sustainable development
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point -z a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -z a (new)
(-za) to implement the ambitious UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z
Paragraph 1 – point z
(z) to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to the Paris Agreement and to stress the need to implement the Paris Agreement globally to preserve our habitat for future generations; to reaffirm the need for an ambitious EU climate policy and its readiness to improve the existing EU Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) for 2030 as well as the necessity of developing a long-term strategy for 2050 in a timely manner;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point aa
Paragraph 1 – point aa
(aa) to insist on the need tostep up its climate diplomacy efforts by developing a comprehensive strategy for EU climate diplomacy strategy and to integrate climate into all fields of EU external action, including trade, development cooperation, humanitarian aid and security and defence; to form a strong alliance of countries and actors that will continue to support and contribute to the objectives of limiting global warming to well below 2°C while pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C;