Activities of Jasenko SELIMOVIC related to 2017/2594(RSP)
Plenary speeches (1)
Resilience as a strategic priority of the EU external action (debate)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 6 #
Recital A
A. whereas, according to the OECD, 1.6 billion people live in 56 countries identified as fragile4 ; whereas situations of fragility increase the vulnerability of populations due to various factors including conflict and insecurity, forced displacement, extreme poverty, food insecurity, economic shocks, poor governance and weak institutions, and natural disasters exacerbated by the impact of climate change; whereas fostering resilience is particularly important in situations of fragility which the OECD defines along five different and interlinked dimensions – economic, environmental, political, security and societal; _________________ 4 OECD (2016), States of Fragility 2016: Understanding violence, OECD publishing, Paris
Amendment 30 #
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Reaffirms the need for EU member states to respect their Official Development Assistance commitments and strengthen resilience through their strategy and planning processes as regards to development and humanitarian aid; underlines in that matter the importance of the OECD's resilience systems analysis framework that helps to translate strategies into more effective cross-sectoral and multidimensional programme plans;
Amendment 39 #
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that building resilience in partner countries is a long-term process and that this therefore needs to be integrated into development programmes and financial commitments; stresses that the new Joint Communication should recognise this and support the promotion of resilience as essential element of the sustainable development strategies of partner countries, particularly in fragile states; notes that these strategies need to be context-specific and in line with the principles of effective development including country ownership and shared accountability to European citizens and those from partner countries; underlines in this regard the important monitoring and scrutiny role of the European Parliament and of national parliaments and of the civil society;
Amendment 45 #
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Urges the Commission to integrate resilience and its multidimensional character as a core element into its policy dialogue with developing countries;
Amendment 46 #
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Recalls that poor people are the ones most likely to continue to feel the significant consequences of disasters in terms of income and welfare; insists on that matter that the primary and overarching objective of EU development cooperation is the eradication of poverty in the context of sustainable development in order to ensure dignity and a decent life for all;
Amendment 64 #
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Notes, however, that fragile states are characterized by low resilience, partly because of political identity fragmentation and weak national institutions; underlines in that matter that a community´s capacity to withstand exogenous shocks is highly dependent of its social cohesion and its set of shared institutions; calls therefore on the EU to promote, through its development aid, greater social cohesion and inclusiveness at both national and local level and help to foster state institutions that encourage these;
Amendment 74 #
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Underlines the need to strengthen and develop education in the context of disasters and crises and to improve the dissemination, compilation and communication of information and knowledge that will help build community resilience and promote behavioural changes and a culture of disaster preparedness;
Amendment 76 #
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Encourages increased collaboration between the public sector and the private sector on resilience, recalls in that matter the importance of the Commission Communication on "A Stronger Role of the Private Sector in Achieving Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Developing Countries"; calls on the Commission to further facilitate the involvement of the private sector by creating incentives and the right environment for private entities to get involved on building resilience and reducing risk in partner countries;
Amendment 78 #
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Stresses that our European societies could learn from developing countries' experience in withstanding and recovering from internal and external crises, particularly in the context of the recent terrorist attacks in Europe;