Activities of Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY related to 2014/2143(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The EU and the global development framework after 2015 (A8-0037/2014 - Davor Ivo Stier) ES
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the EU and the global development framework after 2015 PDF (235 KB) DOC (166 KB)
Amendments (50)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the GPEDC High Level Meeting in Mexico outcome document, of April 2014,
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) of 18 December 1979;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
– having regard to the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in September 1995, the Declaration and Platform for Action adopted in Beijing and the subsequent outcome documents of the United Nations Beijing +5, +10 and +15 Special Sessions on further actions and initiatives to implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted on 9 June 2000, 11 March 2005 and 2 March 2010 respectively;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
– having regard to the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) that took place in Cairo in 1994, where the global community recognized and affirmed that sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights are fundamental to sustainable development;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
Citation 5 c (new)
- having regard to the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in September 1995, the Declaration and Platform for Action adopted in Beijing and the subsequent outcome documents of the United Nations Beijing +5, +10 and +15 Special Sessions on further actions and initiatives to implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted on 9 June 2000, 11 March 2005 and 2 March 2010 respectively,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 d (new)
Citation 5 d (new)
- having regard to the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) that took place in Cairo in 1994, where the global community recognized and affirmed that sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights are fundamental to sustainable development,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) of 18 December 1979,
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas globally, women and girls constitute a majority of those living in extreme poverty, women predominate in the world’s agricultural production (50- 80%), but own less than 10% of the land;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas women’s poverty and gender inequalities are also root cases and push factors in trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation, and whereas women and girls are exploited in sex industries in all regions of the world;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas lack of comprehensive sexuality education, youth-friendly reproductive health services and measures to prevent early and forced marriages, sexual harassment and violence prevent in particular girls from attending school and completing their education, driving gender inequalities and poverty;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas inequality rates are still huge in both LICs and MICs;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas women’s poverty and gender inequalities are also root cases and push factors in trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation, and whereas women and girls are exploited in sex industries in all regions of the world;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas lack of comprehensive sexuality education, youth-friendly reproductive health services and measures to prevent early and forced marriages, sexual harassment and violence prevent in particular girls from attending school and completing their education, driving gender inequalities and poverty;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the new development framework offers an opportunity to secure the broad involvement of local authorities and civil society;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that the post-2015 framework must eliminate the root causes of poverty by promoting equality of outcome and empowerment for all, especially for those living in poverty, and marginalised and under-served populations, with an explicit focus on women, girls, and youth.
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises that girls and young women are particularly disadvantaged and at risk, and that specific focus is needed to ensure girls access to education, to live lives free from violence, to remove discriminatory legislation and practices, and to empower girls and young women globally.
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas domestic resource mobilisation is an essential element in the fight against poverty and inequality;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas aid continues to have a unique role in poverty reduction and as game-changer in developing countries;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for human rights principles to underpin the post-2015 framework, which must address, in particular, issues of inequality and discrimination, participation and the empowerment of marginalised and disadvantaged people in society – with a special attention to the rights of women, youth, migrants, people living with HIV, LGBTI persons and persons with disability.
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Emphasises that universal respect for and access to SRHR contributes to the achievement of all the health-related MDGs: prenatal care and the ability to avoid high-risk births, reduce infant and child mortality; points out that family planning, maternal health and safe abortion services are important elements to save women’s lives.
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls for a new global framework that creates a more equitable and sustainable trade scheme based on dialogue, transparency and respect that seeks greater equity in international trade; takes the view that Fair Trade is an example of a successful partnership, involving many stakeholders around the world and at different stages along a supply chain, that ensures market access for disadvantaged producers, in particular women, guarantees sustainable livelihoods, respects labour standards, phases out child labour and encourages environmentally sustainable farming and production practices.
Amendment 81 #
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 inequality, human rights violations, armed conflicts and terrorism, climate change, food insecurity, migration, unemployment, demographic changes, corruption, resource constraints, unsustainable growth, tax fraud and tax avoidance and financial and economic crises still pose extremely complex and interrelated challenges for the next decades;
Amendment 92 #
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 dignity of every human being, justice, equality, good governance, democracy, the rule of law, peace and security, climate change, disaster risk management, inclusive and sustainable growthsustainability, health and social protection, education, research and innovation, and the central role of women in the new development framework;
Amendment 103 #
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 taking into account different national circumstances, capacities, policies and priorities;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading II
Heading II
II. Priority areas Poverty eradication, inequality reduction and sustainable development
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that poverty eradication together with inequality reduction and sustainable development should be the underlying theme of the new development framework;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The focus for post-2015 must be on improving everyone´s access to resources, capabilities, choices, security and power and on creating well-being for all, measured according to an international agreed set of indicators;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Since the framework is to be universal, all countries must work to ensure that no person falls below the national poverty line of their country. A poverty goal and accompanying targets must therefore be appropriate for universal framework which applies to all countries;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Equitable access to all resources is crucial for achieving equality – including financial and natural resources – through redistributive measures and other means to create a level playing field;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The removal of all forms of discriminatory policies and practices in every field is a sine qua non for the narrowing of gaps between people;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for human rights principles to underpin the post-2015 framework, which must address, in particular, issues of inequality and discrimination, participation and the empowerment of marginalised and disadvantaged people in society - with a special attention to the rights of women, youth, migrants, people living with HIV, LGBTI persons and persons with disability;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the post-2015 framework should reflect the peace- building andly on peaceful purely civilian conflict resolution strate-building goals agreed in Busangies involving local and regional civil society and reject any military interventions, which will not improve the humanitarian situation, but serve economic and geostrategic interests of western countries and companies;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading II -subheading 4
Heading II -subheading 4
Climate-change mitigation and disaster- risk reduction
Amendment 218 #
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 o as a cross cutting issue. The emergency of adapting to and mitigating climate change must be integrated across all relevant goals and targets, with special attention given to ther prioritiesoorest and most marginalised;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers the importance for the EU to promote low carbon development pathways across all relevant areas and sectors and calls the EU to propose sustainable production and consumption patterns, including indications on ways the EU plans to reduce consumption and to decouple economic activity from environmental degradation;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Stresses the importance for the EU to be more ambitious within the Post 2015 framework in setting Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency targets at international, regional and national level, which are technologically and economically feasible today, and in phasing out fossil fuel subsidies;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Believes the EU should strongly support universal access to clean, reliable and affordable energy services as a key element of the post 2015 framework;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the fact that food sovereignty 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;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that development goes hand in hand with education; urges that access to all levels of quality education - especially primary education- be reflected in the new development framework;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Recognises that girls and young women are particularly disadvantaged and at risk, and that specific focus is needed to ensure girls access to education, to live lives free from violence, to remove discriminatory legislation and practices, and to empower girls and young women globally;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Emphasises that universal respect for and access to SRHR contributes to the achievement of all the health-related MDGs: prenatal care and the ability to avoid high-risk births, reduce infant and child mortality; points out that family planning, maternal health and safe abortion services are important elements to save women's lives;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls for a new global framework that creates a more equitable and sustainable trade scheme based on dialogue, transparency and respect that seeks greater equity in international trade; takes the view that Fair Trade is an example of a successful partnership, involving many stakeholders around the world and at different stages along a supply chain, that ensures market access for disadvantaged producers, in particular women, guarantees sustainable livelihoods, respects labour standards, phases out child labour and encourages environmentally sustainable farming and production practices;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that the private sector shcould be a key driver of inclusive and sustainable growth if follow development effectiveness principles;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Urge the EU to prioritise Tax justice and domestic resource mobilisation in the post- 2015 agenda, as it should play a major role in transforming society, eradicating poverty and reducing inequalities;
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recalls the importance of maintaining the current levelachieving international commitments ofn ODA; calls for the EU to continue to work closely with other donors on developing further innovative financial mechanisms and new partnershipsenhance the Development Effectiveness Agenda and to;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for the EU to continue to work closely with developing countries in seeking to increase their domestic revenues and put in place just, sustainable and equitable tax systems;