Activities of Miguel URBÁN CRESPO related to 2023/2000(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on how to build an innovative humanitarian aid strategy: spotlight on current and forgotten crises
Amendments (36)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
– having regard to the UN Security Council Resolution 2664 (2022) on a Humanitarian Exemption to asset freeze measures imposed by United Nations Sanctions Regimes;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
– having regard to the Climate and Environment Charter for humanitarian organizations led by the IFRC and ICRC and the Donors’ Declaration on climate and the environment of March 2022;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 23 October 2020 on Gender Equality in EU’s foreign and security policy (2019/2167(INI));
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 b (new)
Citation 23 b (new)
– having regard to the Constitution of the World Health Organization;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas humanitarian crises are becoming more protracted and complex, and are causing global spillover effects; whereas increasing numbers of conflicts, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic have created more economic vulnerability and displacement, resulting in even greater needs; whereas there is an increased SRH risk in humanitarian settings, including armed conflict, which requires specific attention from a human rights perspective;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas in fragile and conflict affected settings, parties in conflict fail to comply with their responsibility and obligations under IHL, impacting on the protection of civilians and the ability of humanitarian organisations and workers to access and address the needs of people, exacerbating and prolonging humanitarian needs;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas innovative structural solutions are needed to address global humanitarian challenges and ensuring the humanitarian system is more agile, prepared for and responsive to humanitarian crisis, more gender- inclusive, locally-led and accountable; whereas these solutions should focus on ensuring sufficient and quality funding, implementing effectively the humanitarian- development-peace nexus (triple nexus) approach and creating an enabling humanitarian environment for humanitarian workers and organisations; whereas efforts to address current and future humanitarian challenges must be guided by a people-centred approach that addresses the diverse humanitarian needs of all people and communities and the protection of their rights under international humanitarian law; whereas the role and participation of local actors and first responders in humanitarian responses must be recognised and supported;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas climate change, COVID- 19 pandemic, and increasing number of conflicts have severely disrupted the provision and continuation of essential and lifesaving healthcare services;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls urgently on the Commission and the Member States to substantially increase their humanitarian aid budgets and to include a gender-transformative approach in all its internal and external policies to respond to humanitarian needs, which are at a record high; reiterates its call on the Member States to allocate a fixed share of their gross national incomes to humanitarian aid; supports, in this regard,trongly supports the Council conclusions of 22 May 2023 encouraging the Member States to devote 10 % of their official development assistance to humanitarian action and calls for their swift implementation;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that closing the funding gap is a global responsibility; reiterates, therefore, the need to expand the humanitarian resource base by promoting the greater involvement of non-traditional donor countries with major economic potential and by mobilising private funding, in full respect of humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence; calls on EU Delegations and all Member State embassies to prioritise human development in their joint programming;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the revision of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) to include a substantial increase in the humanitarian aid budget to match the new humanitarian landscape and needs, including the specific needs of women and girls; is concerned that the funds earmarked for external crises under the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve (SEAR) were already exhausted in the first quarter of 2023; suggests splitting the SEAR into two separate parts, reflecting the internal and external dimensions, and equipping each part with adequate funding; urges the EC and the Council to ensure that all remaining funds on each 1st of September are allocated to crises which are external to the EU; and that at least 35% of the end-of-year cushion, available from the 1st of October, is allocated to external crises;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about the imbalances in funding between crises and within sectors and warns of the consequences of chronic underfunding on the most vulnerable; notes that in 2022, only 27.7 % of the humanitarian appeal for El Salvador was funded compared to 94.5 % of the humanitarian appeal for the Central African Republic, reflecting that funding imbalances can result in some appeals receiving as much as three times more funding than others; notes the critical and continuous underfunding of the protection and gender based violence sectors, which highly impacts on access to services of people in need; calls for more equitable, needs-based distribution of funding to ensure that no one is left behind; calls on the Commission to develop a more harmonised approach to forgotneglectend crises and to report on its commitment to allocate 15 % of its initial annual humanitarian budget to forgotneglectend crises; calls on the Council to better coordinate the Member States’ attention and support for these crises;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Expresses profound concern regarding MINURSO’s financial situation; calls upon the EU and the international community to increase their support to Sahrawi refugees, providing the Agency with the necessary financial resources to fulfil its mandate and ensure the uninterrupted provision of vital services to one of the most vulnerable populations;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the EC commitment to allocate 25% of humanitarian funding to local and national actors and responders; calls on the EC and Member States to monitor and report on the implementation of this commitment on annual basis;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Expresses profound concern regarding UNRWA's financial situation; calls upon the EU and the international community to increase their support to Palestine refugees, providing the Agency with the necessary financial resources to fulfil its mandate and ensure the uninterrupted provision of vital services to one of the most vulnerable populations in the Middle East;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Theransform humanitarian financing to support triple nexus programming
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the triple nexus is key to addressing the underlying causes and context-specific needs in complex and protracted crises, in strict line with humanitarian principles; insists on more visibility and knowledge-sharing among stakeholders when applying the triple nexus approach, including through better involvement of local actors;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to ensure the effective implementation of the triple nexus across its policies and structures and to regularly report on its implementation; calls for the promotion of more joint assessments, analysis and planning across different funding instruments, especially at country level; notes the potential of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation – Global Europe instrument (NDICI-GE) to put the triple nexus approach into practice; calls for better coordination between the Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships and Directorate- General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations in implementing the rapid response pillar of NDICI-GE, in order to ensure that their responses complement one another;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for climate funding to be scaled up in order to prevent, mitigate and respond to the alarming impact of climate change on humanitarian crises; is concerned that NDICI-GE expenditure with a climate objective falls far short of the commitment that such expenditure should represent 30 % of NDICI-GE’s overall financial envelope; calls on the Commission to scale this up without delay, focusing in particular on locally-led adaptation in least developed countries;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for humanitarian actors to sign onto and implement the Climate Charter for humanitarian organisations, to maximise the environmental sustainability of their work; calls for donors and Member States to adopt and implement the Humanitarian Aid Donors’ Declaration on Climate and the Environment by increasing their funding for disaster prevention, preparedness, anticipatory action, and response;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need to localise disaster risk reduction, climate preparedness, adaptation and response, build the capacities of local actors and communities and ensure the climate resilience of the most vulnerable groups; calls on the Commission to ensure political, financial and technical support to CSOs providing community-based service delivery, thereby making sure that those who are the most vulnerable are reached by tailored and appropriate services;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of building human resilience by enhancing protection and minimizing the risks people face in a crisis and ensuring full respect of their rights while supporting access to education and health services; emphasises the need to involve the affected people and local communities in implementing early warning systems, conducting needs assessments and determining and monitoring the humanitarian response;
Amendment 120 #
13. Asks the Commission to better address the needs of the most vulnerable groups in humanitarian responses, including minorities,the most marginalised people such as children, women and girls, the elderly, and particularly persons with disabilities; encourages the use of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s disability marker to track the progress made in humanitarian action; calls on the Commission to update the EU guidelines on children and armed conflict and ensure their implementation; calls on the Commission and Member States to prioritise the support for local women and girls’ rights organisations, including SRHR organisations, who have extensive experience and reach in delivering care and protecting health and safety for the most marginalised people, including women and girls;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the number of forcibly displaced persons worldwide is at a record high; calls for the EU and the global community to support refugees, internally displaced people and their host communities and to work for durable solutions, in particular in forgotten crisesneglected crises; calls on the Commission and Member States to report on and reiterate the commitments made under the Global Compact for Refugees to ensure that the global responsibility to host refugees is shared more fairly;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for the EU and the Member States to take decisive and positive action on gender mainstreaming in humanitarianto ensure humanitarian interventions across all sectors are truly needs-based, gender transformative actions, given that women and girls are the most likely victims of conflicts and natural disasters; underlines the need to accelerate the implementation of the EU Gender Action Plan; deplores the increase in gender-based violence in humanitarian settings and stresses the need to prevent itand support the meaningful participation of women’s organisations in humanitarian decision-making spaces, across design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of humanitarian response, in line with the Grand Bargain commitments; underlines the need to accelerate the implementation of the EU Gender Action Plan III across all of the EU’s external action;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Alerts that existing structural gender inequalities are exacerbated during crises and that therefore, women and girls, as well as the most marginalised groups that suffer different and intersecting forms of discrimination – such as people with disabilities, LGBITIQ+ or elderly people – are disproportionately affected by conflicts, natural disasters or climate change hazards; deplores the increase in gender- based violence in humanitarian settings and stresses the need to prevent it; underlines that the specific needs and rights of these groups should be addressed in all humanitarian responses;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Reiterates the need for the appropriate and timely SRH services to be prioritised and made available in the immediate humanitarian response, such as the Minimum Initial Service Package for reproductive health in emergencies and transition to comprehensive, as the situation allows;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls for the removal of restrictions to civil society’s space and prevent violations of the rights of human rights defenders, including smear campaigns, threats and attacks against them, and other attempts to hinder their work; calls for the European Union and its Member States, to allow for the provision of humanitarian assistance, unhindered by administrative and criminal proceedings;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2664 (201622) introducing a humanitarian exemption in UN sanction regimes; calls for the EU to further align with the global standard set by UN Security Council Resolution 2664 (201622) and to adopt standing humanitarian exemptions in its autonomous sanction regimes in order to facilitatensure humanitarian activitiessistance and support to basic human needs in contexts affected by armed conflict, as required by international humanitarian law;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the importance of supporting local actors in line with the Grand Bargain commitment to making principled humanitarian action as local as possible; invitpraises the Commission and the Member States to furole that local and national organisations and first responders play in humanitarian responses and the support they provide to people in the most acute needs; welcomes the EC guidance note on equitable parthner developships and ECHO’s commitment to advance their localisation strategies in close collaboration withagenda in the Grand Bargain discussions; calls on the European Commission and Member States for the full and meaningful implementation of the commitments enshrined in guidance note, ensuring accountability for the commitments made, a proper support to its partners as well as a fair sharing of risks with intermediate and local partner organisations; humanitarian partners, and to ensure an adequate sharing of risks;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on all humanitarian actors to promote more equitable partnerships and to open and create spaces and opportunities for organisations representing the most marginalized crisis affected people of all genders and in all their diversity so they may directly participate and speak in relevant advocacy national, regional and global fora;