Activities of Beata KEMPA related to 2020/2118(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the role of the EU’s development cooperation and humanitarian assistance in addressing the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic
Amendments (9)
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas school closures due to the pandemic have deprived vulnerable children of school feeding and nutrition services that are essential to their health; whereas due to school closures children are more exposed to violence and abuse;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas improved coordination, capacity sharing and cooperation is needed of international efforts to promote an efficient and resilient humanitarian- development-peace nexus;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU’s global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which demonstrates its ambition to lead and show solidarity with all partner countries; points out, however, that current funds are essentially reallocated from other budget lines and that the challenge of aid front-loading has to be tackled; calls, therefore, for substantial new funds to be mobilised to assist developing countries worldwide in fighting the direct and indirect consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and addressing the critical needs of developing countries in health governance and epidemiological surveillance; stresses that making safe vaccines available globally in a fast and affordable manner, as well as an efficient vaccination strategy must be one of the first steps;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the already extremely serious problem of food insecurity in East Africa and the Middle East caused by the locust infestation, as coronavirus restrictions are delaying the delivery of pesticides and equipment to control the locusts; emphasizes the need for increased cooperation to help countries in East Africa and the Middle East cope with the crop loss;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to address the specific needs of refugees, upholding the guiding principle of public health networks of leaving no-one behind and refraining from blocking front-line humanitarian workers from having direct contact with the migrants and refugees they serve; stresses the absolute need for equal access to COVID-19 treatment and other health services and safety net programmes for all affected people, regardless of nationality, migrant/refugee status, origin, sex, gender identity or any other characteristic;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need to catch up on routine immunisation programmes as soon as possible and to provide adequate funding for initiatives such as Gavi, the vaccine Alliance, and CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations; calls on the Commission to ensure that the EU global response to the COVID-19 pandemic does not undermine EU funding for other vital health programmes, including the Minimum Initial Services Package for sexual and reproductive health and programmes targeting the health of women and pregnant women; urges all countries and the Commission to continue to provide services related to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as well as; urges all countries and the Commission to continue to provide routine immunisation services, while ensuring the safety of communities and health workers;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Supports the important work of the WHO and points out its central role as the leading and coordinating authority on the COVID-19 response, while recognising the need for its reform after the acute crisis has been managed, particularly in terms of transparency;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the especially severe consequences of COVID-19 lockdowns and the collateral damage that has been suffered by women, girls and children, in particular the rise in gender-based violence, but also the exposure of women to COVID-19 due to their disproportionately high representation in the global health workforce; calls for action to counterbalance the disproportionate care burden borne by women and any potential roll-backs in safety, health, emancipation, economic independence and empowerment, and education, through specific programmes such as the spotlight initiative and by re- focusing European support; calls for meaningful participation of women in the decisions that impact their health and working lives; underlines the need to include the gender perspective in the EU’s COVID-19 response, to advocate for inclusive decision-making bodies and collect sex- and age-disaggregated data for gender analysis;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Emphasises the need for effective action to mitigate learning losses and to rebuild education systems that suffer from the consequences of the pandemic in order to ensure equitable access to education and continuity in the learning process between schools and communities;