18 Amendments of Janina OCHOJSKA related to 2023/2000(INI)
Amendment 21 #
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, natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic have created more economic vulnerability and displacement, resulting in even greater needs;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas there is no universally agreed official definition of a 'forgotten crisis'; the term 'forgotten crisis' is often used to describe situations where humanitarian crises receive limited attention, media coverage, or international response, despite the severity of the situation and the impact on affected populations. These crises are often overshadowed by other high-profile emergencies or ongoing conflicts that garner more media and public attention;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide more quality, predictable, flexible funding through unearmarked, softly earmarked and multiannual funding that is tailored to local contexts, needs-based and people-centred; highlights the need to harmonise and simplify donors’ contracting procedures;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)
Subheading 2 a (new)
Role of media
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recognizes the critical role of media in raising awareness and generating public support for crises; Encourages media organizations to ensure accurate and timely reporting on these crisis and allocate dedicated resources for in-depth reporting, which includes providing journalists with access to affected areas, facilitating interviews with affected populations, and supporting investigative journalism to uncover underlying causes and dynamics of crises;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Emphasizes that media organizations should not abandon coverage of conflicts, even if they are deemed 'prolonged' or 'forgotten', as continued reporting is essential for keeping the international community informed, maintaining pressure on relevant stakeholders, and supporting efforts towards conflict resolution and peacebuilding;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Recognizes that media organizations bear a responsibility in contributing to the phenomenon of forgotten crises through selective coverage and inadequate follow-up reporting; strongly encourages media outlets to reflect on their role and actively address this issue by prioritizing sustained and comprehensive reporting on all humanitarian crises, irrespective of their duration or geographical location, to prevent the marginalization of affected populations and ensure their voices are heard;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks the Commission to better addresssses, address and monitor the needs of vulnerable groups in humanitarian responses, including minorities, children, women, the elderly, and particularly persons with disabilities to ensure that those are met; 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;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Strongly supports the Commission’s initiative of integrating education in emergencies; emphases the need for supporting child protection and quality education and training at all levels including in crisis situations to prevent children from dropping out of the school, especially in cases of long-lasting conflicts; recalls in this regards the importance of the nexus approach and the strong cooperation between humanitarian and development actors;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Recognises the urgent need for facilitating the effective humanitarian assistance in conflict zones by establishing a diplomatic provision for humanitarian visas, this provision shall enable humanitarian organizations to gain access to conflict areas for the purpose of providing essential aid and assistance to affected populations;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly condemns war crimes and serious violations of international humanitarian law; calls for all perpetrators to be held accountable and for victims to receive reparations; deplores the rise in attacks on humanitarian and medical personnel worldwide and insists on the need to increase protection measures for humanitarian workers; condemns discriminatory policies, such as the ban on female humanitarian workers in Afghanistan;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Points out that all humanitarian workers involved in conflict situations, regardless of their nationality or country of origin, shall be entitled to equal protection and support during evacuation operations; no distinction shall be made based on the workers' origin or any other discriminatory factors;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls for the establishment of an EU coordination mechanism in order to monitor violations and advocate for ensuring that human rights as well as international humanitarian law is respected, including by using the relevant political, trade and economic levers in the EU’s external action; calls on the Commission and the Member States to include international humanitarian law violations as a criterion for listing individuals or entities in the relevant EU sanctions regimes;
Amendment 166 #
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 facilitate humanitarian activities in contexts affected by armed conflict, as required by international humanitarian law;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines the important role of civil society, humanitarian organisations and local partners in identifying the needs on spot and delivering humanitarian aid directly to those in need; calls however for enhanced coordination of assistance distributed among NGOs and other donors to secure predictability of aid and to avoid fragmentation of aid as well as overlapping actions;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Recognizes that civil society organizations from Central and Eastern Europe have been insufficiently involved in Commission-funded humanitarian assistance, which has resulted in low awareness among the public about humanitarian assistance projects implemented by the Commission, emphasizes the importance of building a network of key partners integrating both international and local humanitarian NGOs from all over the EU to promote and deliver effective humanitarian aid;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Highlights the need of reducing the administrative burden for humanitarian organisations by enhancing harmonisation and simplification of donor proposal and reporting requirements;