8 Amendments of José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA related to 2008/2097(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Notes that peace and stability are beneficial forsult in development progress; notes and that the absence of hostilities that marks post-conflict situations does not automatically lead to entrenched and lasting stability; stresses, therefore, that peace, security and durable stability are basic prerequisites for national reconstruction in post-conflict situations;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it vitally important that causes of instability only be tackled by development measures that are in accordance with the Millennium Development Goals and other social and economic measures aimed at eliminating poverty and fostering economic and social development that canand post-conflict problems be tackled by the adoption of a series of institutional, economic and social reforms; such measures should be targeted on creating institutional and administrative capacities, improving the quality of life of the population and consolidating the rule of law, with a view to createing the environment required to prevent the resurgence of conflict;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2b. Stresses the vital need for the support of the international community for the authorities of states in process of reconstruction, the need being to assume a major responsibility and establish the rule of law; emphasises that such support is fundamental for the construction of the national constitutional and political system as such;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Notes that many African countries have the basic natural resources required for their development; hHighlights the need for the proper management and redistribution of thesenatural resources, as a fundamental element of reconstruction; deplores the implication of various (local, regional, international and trans-national) actors in the misappropriation and exploitation of these resources (e.g. diamonds in Angola and Sierra Leone and coltan in the Democratic Republic of Congo); draws attention to the need for transparency in the extractive industries and welcomes initiatives such as the Kimberley process in avoiding major conflict potential;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that international donors should take account of regional and local circumstances when devising a policy of reconstruction for stability and democracy, starting out from the experience acquired in promoting economic development in post-conflict societies;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that there should be no military component to development aid and that the aid should always be in accordance with international law and in line with the United Nations; notes with interest the experience of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission; expresses its concern at the current approach adopted by donors who do not take local views into account but work on the basis of Western models; considers that African solutions should be applied to African problems.aid for post-conflict reconstruction should be rationalised on a basis of coordination among the donors, in accordance with international law and in line with the United Nations; advocates closer coordination, in the interests of effectiveness, between military and police actions;