10 Amendments of Urmas PAET related to 2017/2275(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas various international charters and laws prohibit the marriage of minors such as the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols; whereas early and forced marriage has a vern extremely negative impact on the personal development of the individuals concerned and on the children resulting from the marriage;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the EU is committed to promoting the rights of the child, and whereas child, early, and forced marriage is a violation of these rights; whereas the EU is committed to comprehensively protecting and promoting the rights of a child in its external policy;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas child-mothers are exposed to considerable risks and difficulties during pregnancy and childbirth, particularly owing to highly inadequate or non-existent medical support, frequently resulting in maternal mortality; whereas there is an increased risk of contracting viral infections such as HIV; whereas complications in pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death in girls aged 15-19 in low- and middle- income countries;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas ending CEFM is included as one of the priorities for the EU´s external action in the field of promoting women´s rights and human rights;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas the problem is present not only in third countries, but also in EU Member States;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas situations of armed conflict and instability significantly increase CEFM;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for the EU and Member States to meet the objectives of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda to combat harmful practices more effectively and to hold those responsible to account;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes it is important to tackle the multiple causes of early and forced marriage, including age-old traditions having little regard for gender equality and women’s affairs, the lack of educational opportunities and, very often, the endemic poverty in the communities concerned; calls in that regard for the EU and the Member States to work together with UN Women, UN Children´s Fund, UNFPA and other partners to bring attention to the issue of CEFM;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. stresses the need to guarantee the protection of children among refugees and asylum seekers in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child; calls on host countries to ensure that refugee children are given full access to education and to promote their integration and inclusion in national education systems;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the European Union to ensure that training is provided to law enforcement agencies so that they are better able to uphold the rights of girls exposed to forced and early marriage, domestic violence, the risk of rape and any other practice which undermines human dignity; stresses the need to give special training to social workers, teachers and other personnel in contact with potential victims on how to identify victims and how to assist them;