25 Amendments of Heléne FRITZON related to 2019/2167(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the principle of equality between women and men is a core value of the EU, and gender mainstreaming should therefore be implemented and integrated into all EU activities and policies; whereas the EU should contribute to creating a world in which all people, regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, race and ability can live peacefully, enjoying equal rights and the same opportunity to realise their potential;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas women and girls are particularly affected by physical, psychological and sexual violence, poverty, armed conflicts and the impact of the climate emergency; whereas there is a growing global trend towards authoritarianism and an increasing number of fundamentalist groups, both of which are clearly linked to a backlash against women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights; whereas any understanding of security that focuses on States rather than human beings is defective and will not lead to peace;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls, including harmful traditions such as child marriage and FGM; inadequate access to basic sectors and social services, for example health, education, clean water, sanitation, and nutrition; restricted access to sexual and reproductive health and rights services; unequal participation in public and private institutions, as well as in political decision-making and in peace processes are contributory factors leading to discrimination and marginalisation;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas gender analysis and a gender perspective constitute a foundation of effective and sustainable conflict prevention, stabilisation, peacebuilding, post-conflict reconstruction, governance and institution building; whereas the dominant narrative around women and girls is one of victimization that deprives women and girls of their agency and erases their capacity as agents of change; whereas, an increasing body of evidence illustrates that participation of women and girls in peace processes plays a significant role in determining its durability and success, since they put on the table issues such as political reform and its implementation, tackling social inequalities etc.;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas girls are disproportionately disadvantaged as a consequence of their gender and age; whereas refugee and migrant girls are particularly vulnerable; whereas girls protection from violence, discrimination and access to education, information and health services, including SRHR, are particularly important for girls’ full enjoyment of human rights;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas countries such as Sweden, France, Canada and Mexico have recently adopted and implemented frameworks to advance towards a feminist foreign policy; whereas a policy of this type questions the existing balance of power and aims to define its interactions with other States and movements in a manner that, firstly, gives priority to gender equality, protects and promotes the human rights of women and other traditionally marginalised groups; secondly, aims to guarantee their fair access to social, economic and political resources and their participation at all levels; thirdly, allocates significant resources to achieve that vision and seeks through its implementation to disrupt male- dominated power structures across all of its levels of influence; and finally, is informed by the voices of women human rights defenders and civil society; whereas any future EU foreign and security policy should aim to achieve these goals;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the Gender Equality strategy 2020-2024has set the objective to reach gender balance of 50% at all levels of the Commission’s management by the end of 2024;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the EEAS, the relevant Commission services, all the European agencies who are working outside European Union’s borders, and the Member States to systematically integrate gender mainstreaming and an intersectional perspective into the EU’s foreign and security and enlargement policy;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to organise ex-ante and ex-post gendered impact assessments of the different programmes financed by the EU, containing a variety of modalities including budget support and to report back to the European Parliament;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the European Commission and EU Member States to advocate for the inclusion of women’s rights organisations, as well as women led organisations and defenders of women’s human rights, in humanitarian coordination and decision-making structures; moreover calls on Commission to ensure that local funding mechanisms such as pooled funds are accessible to these women’s organisations; EU Delegations and Member States’ Embassies should especially engage local feminist activists and women’s rights organisations, as they are instrumental to creating ownership and ensuring impact in partner countries;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Recalls that greater inclusion of women in the labour market, better support for female entrepreneurship, safeguarding equal opportunities and equal pay for men and women and promoting work-life balance are key factors for achieving long-term sustainable and inclusive economic growth, combating inequalities, and encouraging women’s financial independence;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Recalls that the negotiation of trade agreements, and especially of Trade and Sustainable Development chapters which cover labour rights, represents an important tool for advancing gender equality and empowering women in third countries; therefore calls on DG TRADE to include, for all EU trade agreements, girls’ and women’s rights and gender equality as drivers of economic growth, and to respect the ILO core conventions on gender and labour rights, including on forced and child labour; recalls the need to monitor the impact of EU trade policies on women’s political and economic empowerment and gender equality;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Stresses that achieving gender equality is not possible without the inclusion of men and boys in the process to advancing gender equality, men and boys must be invited to participate and contribute actively in promoting healthier gender norms; recalls in particular the role and responsibility of men and boys in combating sexual and gender-based violence;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Regrets that the number of women working in CSDP missions and especially in military operations remains very low; recalls that gender diversity in CSDP is important for implementing many operational tasks and effective executing of the duties such as increasing situational awareness, reaching out to different groups in society, or further strengthening training and monitoring;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Urges the EEAS to promote the need for a binding political commitment to increase the number of women in the EU’s crisis management missions and operations; urges the Member States to look at ways to strengthen recruitment and retention policies and promote women’s participation in peacebuilding and peacekeeping missions and to present more women candidates to serve as Heads of Delegations, EUSRs and Heads of Missions and Operations;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Stresses the importance of applying a zero-tolerance policy regarding cases of sexual or gender-based harassment and of supporting institutional structures focused on preventing sexual or gender-based violence; Regrets that only a few EU CSDP missions provide training on sexual or gender-based harassment and calls on the EEAS and the Member States to support all efforts to combat sexual or gender-based violence in international peacekeeping operations and to ensure that whistle-blowers and victims are effectively protected;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Prioritising the protection and advancement of women’s and girls’ rights and women’stheir participation
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the VP/HR, the EEAS and the Member States to ensure full implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, and to adopt an annex aiming to recognise and develop additional strategies and tools to respond better and more effectively to prevent the specific situation, threats and risk factors faced by defenders of women’s human rights, including girls and young women activists;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the EU Delegations to monitor the backlash against gender equality and SRHR and the tendency towards shrinking space for civil society, and to take specific steps to protect them; urges the Commission, the EEAS, the Member States and Heads of EU Delegations to ensure political and financial support to local CSOs, including women’s organisations and human rights defenders, and to make cooperation and consultation with them a standard element of their work; urges the Commission and Member States to support initiatives that aim to challenge and transform negative gender norms and stereotypes in all contexts that lead to discrimination and marginalisation such as FGM and child marriage;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recognises the fact that humanitarian crises intensify the need for sexual and reproductive health and rights services (SRHR), as crises bring an increased risk for women and girls, including particularly vulnerable groups such as refugee and migrant girls, to be exposed to sexual and gender-based violence, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual exploitation and unwanted pregnancies; Calls therefore on the European Commission and Member States to give a high priority to the full spectrum of age sensitive, sexual and reproductive health services in their humanitarian aid response, and to ensure continuity of support for family planning services along the humanitarian-to- development continuum; Calls for a stronger action on SRHR as a precondition for gender equality and empowerment of women and girls, as well as the need for appropriate tools to measure progress with regard to ensuring universal access to SRHR, as agreed in accordance with the EU’s commitment to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences, as per SDG 5.6; Stresses the necessity of conducting and supporting efforts to preventing SGBV through gender awareness activities involving boys and men;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Stresses the need to pay more attention on the inclusion of women in climate change decision-making processes, as women and girls are disproportionately affected by climate change, notably due to persistent cultural and structural gender inequalities; urges that GAP III make clear links to the Paris Agreement and also commit to ensure access of women’s organisations to international climate funds;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Calls on the EU to promote the increased participation of women in peacekeeping and peacebuilding processes and EU military and civil crisis management missions; highlights the importance of women’s role in promoting dialogue and building trust, building coalitions for peace and bringing different perspectives on meanings of peace and security, in particular in post-conflict reconstruction, conflict prevention and resolution; notes that the promotion of women’s rights in crisis or conflict-ridden countries fosters stronger and more resilient communities;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the EU Delegations to recognize girls and young women as drivers of change, and to support their safe, meaningful and inclusive participation in civic and public life; stresses the positive impact girls, and women of all ages have in achieving sustainable peace and social cohesion, including through local girls and women- led initiatives in conflict prevention and peacebuilding;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)
Paragraph 15 e (new)
15e. Stresses that the new EU Gender Action Plan should explicitly cover protection, participation and advancing women’s rights in all contexts, regardless of GDP and including fragile states and conflict contexts;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 f (new)
Paragraph 15 f (new)
15f. Stresses that the new EU Gender Action Plan should cover the protection, participation and advancing of girls, including particularly vulnerable groups such as refugee and migrant girls, and to secure the protection from violence and discrimination of girls as well as their access to education, information and health services, including SRHR;