Activities of Barry ANDREWS related to 2023/2000(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Innovative humanitarian aid strategy: spotlight on current and forgotten crises (short presentation)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on how to build an innovative humanitarian aid strategy: spotlight on current and forgotten crises
Amendments (19)
Amendment 30 #
Da. whereas the European Commission allocates at least 15% of its initial annual humanitarian budget to forgotten crises, and has lead by example in ensuring no diversion of aid in light of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. whereas humanitarian budgets around the world have, nonetheless, been squeezed as a result of the war, including those of EU Member States;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas reducing humanitarian need worldwide contributes to global and European security;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas humanitarian aid is unlike other forms of EU expenditure, in that it is life-saving;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas 83% of people in need live in countries that have had UN-backed emergency response appeals for at least five straight years; whereas almost three quarters of those in humanitarian need live in countries facing at least two of the key causes of crises: conflict, climate, or economic fragility;11a _________________ 11a https://devinit.org/resources/global- humanitarian-assistance-report-2023/
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Parliament and Council to substantially increase the Humanitarian Aid instrument in the context of the 2024 Annual Budget;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about the imbalances in funding between crises and warns of the consequences of chronic underfunding on the most vulnerable; notes that in 2022, only 27.7 % of the humanitarian appeal for El Salvador was funded compared to 94.5 % of the humanitarian appeal for the Central African Republic, reflecting that funding imbalances can result in some appeals receiving as much as three times more funding than others; calls for more equitable, needs-based distribution of funding to ensure that no one is left behind; calls on the Commission to develop a more harmonised approach to forgotten crises and to report on its commitment to allocate 15 % of its initial annual humanitarian budget to forgotten crises; calls on the Council to better coordinate the Member States’ support for these crises; urges to identify ways to better link short and long term support mechanisms, so called humanitarian - development nexus in disaster prone countries;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on HR/VP Josep Borrell, in his capacity as chair of the Foreign Affairs Council, to advocate against the diversion and reduction of humanitarian aid by the Member States; stresses that expanding the donor base globally will require extensive diplomatic and political efforts by the EU;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide more quality 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, as well as enable donors to design programmes to support governments and civil society to manage risk and respond to crises;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls to increase the volume of direct, quality funding to local actors, as well as enable better access to information, decision-making and coordination mechanisms, which is critical for ensuring effective crisis preparedness and response capacity;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Asks for a reinforcement of multi- annual, flexible funding, especially critical for resilience-building programming and remove some of the barriers local actors face in accessing funding; insists it is critical to ensure a more locally led and effective response;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Invites the Member States to work with the Commission to identify objectives and benchmarks for regional contexts in order to guide the future implementation of the triple nexus until the end of this MFFbeyond the current MFF; stresses that long-term funding is critical in ensuring sustainable humanitarian interventions; calls on the Commission and Member States to prioritise long term contracts with humanitarian partners;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines that humanitarian funding alone cannot resolve humanitarian needs, especially in forgotten crises; welcomes the European Commission’s ‘Basic Services Support’ programme in Afghanistan, focusing on maintaining education, sustaining livelihoods and protecting public health; calls on DG INTPA to release the hold on funding from 2022 contracts under this programme; requests that the Commission formalises the ‘Basic Services Support’ programme, and rolls it out at a global level;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for climate funding to be scaled up in order to prevent, mitigate and respond to the alarming impact of climate change on humanitarian crises; is concerned that NDICI-GE expenditure with a climate objective falls far short of the commitment that such expenditure should represent 30 % of NDICI-GE’s overall financial envelope; calls on the Commission to scale this up without delay, focusing in particular on adaptation in least developed countries and identify the best ways of reaching communities living in the most insecure and fragile environments;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the importance of improving reporting and the collection of data on gender-related funding, especially where funding supports gender- mainstreaming in humanitarian action;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Insists on the need to reinforce the centrality of international humanitarian law and humanitarian principles in the EU’s external action; invites the Commission to develop a humanitarian diplomacy strategy together with the Member States, ensuring that this strategy advocates compliance with international humanitarian law and respect for humanitarian principles, calls on the Commission to set up an EU framework to compensate victims for breaches of international humanitarian law;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to propose a media strategy for shining the spotlight on forgotten crises, which should include sponsored articles and posts in print and social media, as well as scholarships and training for journalists;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to establish a European Centre for Humanitarian Research and Innovation, bringing together experts from academia and practitioners to foster innovation in the humanitarian sector, notably on access to new sources of finance;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the importance of supporting local actors in line with the Grand Bargain commitment to making principled humanitarian action as local as possible; invites the Commission and the Member States to further develop their localisation strategies in close collaboration with humanitarian partners, and to ensure an adequate sharing of risks; is concerned that local actors struggle to gain access to finance, including pooled funds, due to bureaucratic impediments and lack of capacities; considers that local actors should be given maximum flexibility, especially as regards overheads’ thresholds; calls on the Commission and the Member States to push for a stricter enforcement of Grand Bargain commitments;