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REPORT on EU-African security cooperation in the Sahel region, West Africa and the Horn of Africa
Amendments (77)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the Council's 'EU Concept for ESDP support for Security Sector Reform (SSR)' of 13 October 2005, the Commission Communication 'A Concept for European Community support for security sector reform' of 24 May 2006, the Joint Communication 'Elements for an EU-wide strategic framework to support security sector reform' of 5 July 2016 and to the Council conclusions on an 'EU-wide strategic framework to support Security Sector Reform (SSR)' of 14 November 2016,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
- having regard to the strategic framework for the Horn of Africa of 11 November 2011, and to the EU Horn of Africa regional action plan 2015-2020,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 c (new)
Citation 6 c (new)
- having regard to the EU strategy on the Gulf of Guinea of 2014,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 d (new)
Citation 6 d (new)
- having regard to the EU strategy for security and development in the Sahel of 2011 which was presentedby the High Representative and the Commission, upon the Council's request,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 e (new)
Citation 6 e (new)
- having regard to the Annual Joint Consultative Meetings of the Political and Security Committee of the European Union and of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 f (new)
Citation 6 f (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 7 June 2016 on Peace Support Operations – EU engagement with the UN and the African Union,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 g (new)
Citation 6 g (new)
- having regard to the Plan of Action to enhance EU CSDP support to UN peacekeepingof 14 June 2012 and on Strengthening the UN-EU Strategic Partnership on Peacekeeping and Crisis Management: Priorities 2015-2018’of 27 March 2015,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 h (new)
Citation 6 h (new)
- having regard to the Joint Africa- EU Strategy (JAES) agreed at the 2nd EU-Africa Summit held in Lisbon on 8-9 December 2007and the JAES Roadmap 2014-2017 agreed at the 4th EU-Africa Summit held in Brussels on 2-3 April 2014,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 i (new)
Citation 6 i (new)
- having regard to the European Court of Auditors’ Special Report No 3 on The Efficiency and Effectiveness of EU Contributions channelled through United Nations organisations in Conflict-affected Countries of 2011,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 j (new)
Citation 6 j (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2010 on the 10th anniversary of UN Security Council resolution 1325(2000) on Women, Peace and Security,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 k (new)
Citation 6 k (new)
- having regard to the EU Strategic Approach to Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and its Action Plan 2019-2024,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 l (new)
Citation 6 l (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 22 November 2012 on the role of the Common Security and Defence Policy in case of climate-driven crises and natural disasters,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 m (new)
Citation 6 m (new)
- having regard to the 2011 and 2012 reports of the United Nations Environment Programme entitled ‘Livelihood security: Climate change, conflict and migration in the Sahel’,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 n (new)
Citation 6 n (new)
- having regard to the Council’s Concept on Strengthening EU Mediation and Dialogue Capacities of 10 November 2009,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 o (new)
Citation 6 o (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 12 March 2019 on building EU capacity on conflict prevention and mediation,
Amendment 34 #
A. whereas security is a preconditiondevelopment and sustainable peace will only be achieved by addressing the root causes of poverty and hunger; whereas human security is a key factor for development; whereas without development and poverty eradication, there will be no sustainable peace; whereas in order to ensure its security and development, each country must have or acquire adequate capacities in all essential sectors, including security and defence andn efficient, effective, transparent, accountable, democratically controlled security sector which is able deliver security for its citizens based on the rule of law and in full compliance with international humanitarian law and international human rights law; whereas this will not only stabilise that country, but will also enable it to contribute constructively to peace, stability and crisis prevention in its region;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the security and development approach promotes an economic vision of development (employment, infrastructure construction) and risks obscuring the important dimensions of food and nutrition insecurity, failing governance and lack of access to essential services, human rights violations, climate change, unequal wealth distribution and gender inequality;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to contend withsome regions of Africa are affected by conflicts, poverty, climate challenges, such as historical underdevelopment compounded by the destruction of the traditional agro- pastoral economy as a result of climate change, population growth and deforestationfood and nutrition insecurity, lack of access to basic social services, poor governance, inequalities and inappropriate agricultural models in which Europe has its share of responsibility; whereas another major challenge is the emergence of new forms of mafia economy, including human and drug trafficking and the uncontrolled export of gold deposits, which, combined with the abandonment, inefficiency and corruption of the administration, is producing a hybridisation between terroristarmed groups, traffickers and traditional community and regional conflicts, with the phenomenon of jihadist religious extremism appearing as a false response for the societies concerned;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the nature of security challenges, violent conflicts and political violence varies between different African regions, countries and provinces; while in the Sahel or the Horn of Africa regions, armed Islamist groups and terrorism, but also to a minor degree security forces, various criminal groups and militia cause major casualties in particular amongst civilians; whereas the situation is very different in most of West Africa's 19 countries, where some countries experience lasting stability and security, others political violence or ethnic conflict;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas poverty and insecurity feed off each other and push young people to migrate to Europe in search of a better life, impoverishing states by depriving them of their best human resourcelarge groups of young people to flee and leave their homes and families for safer regions or, exceptionally, other continents;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas according to reports of the United Nations Environment Programme climate change has had and is having negative effects in particular in the Sahel region; whereas climate change effects are a risk factor of destabilization, violence and conflict;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas gender equality is a prerequisite for peace, security and sustainable development; whereas the EU Strategic Approach to Women, Peace and Security stresses the need of integration of a gender perspective into all fields and activities in the domain of peace and security in order to ensure the effectiveness of EU’s policies;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas after years of training, some of the above-mentioned EU missions have been hampered in their sustainability and effectiveness due to restrictions on their mandate, training programmes, and a lack of basic equipment, including weapons, ammunition and vehiclesthe fact that they were not incorporated in a wider comprehensive and strategic approach aiming at building a reliable security sector which first and foremost aims at delivering security benefits to the entire local population while respecting the rule of law and in particular international humanitarian law;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas there are there are only a very limited number of EU financed activities in the field of conflict prevention, mediation, dialogue and reconciliation in the Sahel region, West Africa and the Horn of Africa; whereas unfortunately the EU plans to reduce its financial means for such actions for 2021-2027;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas neither the Somali army, nor the Malian army nor the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) have been able to contribute effectively to the fight against jihadists or hold and secure the ground cleared with the aid of friendly international forces, the result being that the local populations feel abandbecame sustainable security actors able to act aloned and fear being accused of collaborating with the government by the jihadists or the armed groups in the CAR once they return and reoccupy the space from which they were expelledfter years of EU training and divers EU investments;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas after years of involvement in the above-mentioned civil and military missions, the general situation has become worse and worse and a new and comprehensive strategy therefore needs to be implementedin the Sahel region and some other theatres while others have improved, and a new and comprehensive strategy therefore needs to be implemented with regards to those places where the EU engagement has not been effective or even been counterproductive; whereas this strategy should address the root causes of the crisis, including failed governance, equal access to resources and services, improve the existing asymmetric civil- military dialogue in the region further exacerbating already fragile humanitarian access to communities;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas Russia has sent hundreds of instructors to train and arm FACA soldierssince many years foreign, but also African private military and security companies have often played a very negative role, in particular in regions with a lot of mineral resources, in particular rare earth; whereas recently Russia has sent hundreds of instructors to train and arm FACA soldiers; whereas China has installed its first military base abroad in Djibouti in 2017; whereas also Gulf countries and Turkey have increased their presence on the continent;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the European Development Fund and the African Peace Facility (APF) provide support to the African Union, financing, among other things, the operational cost of military peacekeeping operations in Africa, in particular of AMISOM in Somalia;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the European Union’s development and security missions and programmes should be coordinated by the VP/HR under the authority of the Council in accordance with Article 43(2) of the TEU a; reminds that a centralised doctrine centre should be established coverthe VP/HR has the duty according to the Treaty, as Vice-President of the Commission, as chair of the Commissioners’ Group on a ‘Stronger Europe ing the Military Planning and Conduct Capability and the Civilian PWorld’, and the chair of the Foreign Affairs Council, and as highest authority as regards all civilian and military CSDP planning and Cconduct Capability training missions, and projects supporting or reforming thestructures in the EEAS, to design a coherent and consistent approach for an effective and sustainable security cooperation with African partners which comprises as dimensions of security sector;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Repeats its call for a White Book on European Defence, which designs and outlines very precise scenarios for possible EU military interventions and underlying doctrines in compliance with the military tasks of Article 43(1) TEU;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Strongly believes that only security assistance which puts human security at its centre will be effective in the medium and long term as without tangible security gains for the local population all civilian and military assistance will sooner or later fail or even produce negative unintended consequences;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Strongly believes that the EU should invest to a maximum in processes aiming at conflict prevention by triggering a multitude of very concrete mediation, dialogue and reconciliation processes and projects in parallel to other security measures; underlines the need to also pursue non-state centric approaches aiming at fostering stability and security, in particular as regards inter-Community tensions;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the revision of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 in the light of the grave and profound degradation in the security conditions in the region and in order to fill any gaps in EU missions and projects wTakes note of the Commission proposal and the ongoing inter- institutional negotiations aiming at establishing a regulation entitled Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) comprising all tasks of the current Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP), in particular Communithy a view to supportctions ing the capacity- building of partners in the security sector, including through funding for military spending and the provision of weapons, ammunition or lethal equipment, transport and training essential for improving the combat capability of African armed forces fighting against jihadism; supportfield of peace, security, stability, security sector reform (SSR), demobilisation, disarmament and reintegration (DDR), peacebuilding, counter-terrorism, organised crime, child soldiers, conflict prevention, mediation, reconciliation and the provision of non- lethal military capacity building (CBSD); notes the Joint Communication of the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 28 April 2015 entitled ‘Capacity building in support of security and development – Enabling partners to prevent and manage crises’4 ; _________________ 4; JOIN(2015)0017.
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the VP/HR to propose a Council decisionNotes the 18 June 2018 proposal of the High Representative onf the establishment of a specific service to oversee the supply and use of such equipment and training; calls for funding from the EU budget to be provided for the administrative expenditure arising from that Council decision, including for personnel; calls on the Council to charge the Member States for the expenditure arising from the supply and use of such equipment and training; calls on the Member States that do not participate in funding the supply and use of such material to abstain from the vote in the CouncilUnion for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, with the support of the Commission, to the Council for a Council Decision establishing a European Peace Facility (EPF); reminds that the EPF aims at incorporating the African Peace Facility and establishing a CBSD component which would allow the EU to transfer arms and ammunitions to partner countries, complementing the CBSD component under the NDICI; recalls its recommendation of 28 March 2019 on the establishment of the European Peace Facility; notes that since June 2018 Member States are working on a Council Decision establishing the EPF, latest in January 2021;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that in the context of EPF a new EU-level instrument would potentially deliver joint risk assessments prior to any decision to transfer arms and ammunitions to third countries in the context of the military capacity-building pillar of EPF, assess individual measures against the eight criteria of the Common Position, and establish safeguards and possible sanctions with a view on the end- user; is concerned about the potential effects of inadequate safeguards in this context;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Considers that the sustainability and effectiveness of EU civilian and military missions in Africa have been hampered by the lack of basic equipment in the countries affected and that it is therefore necessary:a comprehensive medium and long-term strategy which integrates those individual measures in a wider long-term security sector reform process;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a
Paragraph 5 – point a
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b
Paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Reminds that EU primary law prohibits the acquisition of arms and ammunitions via the Community’s budget; recalls numerous decisions of the ECJ in this respect; reminds that the legal services of Parliament, Council and Commission have reached different legal positions as whether even the financing by the Community of non-lethal military capacity building in the context of the current IcSP is compliant with EU primary law, in particular Article 209 TFEU, and ECJ case law;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that all funding instruments should be explored with a view to supporting the development of security capabilities in the affected African countries, as per Articles 209 and 212 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in the light of the very serious security crisis in the Sahel- Saharan region;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends that the EU considers contributing to the operational and logistical costs of the operations against jihadist terrorism conducted by the national armed forces of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad, within the framework of peacekeeping operations in the Sahel-Saharan area and by taking a similar approach to the one it takes to financing the G5 Joint Forces and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISON)supporting Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad, within the framework of peacekeeping operations in the Sahel-Saharan area in various and effective and sustainable ways in the area of security;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Is deeply concerned about the high amount of cases of very serious human rights abuses committed by Malian security forces, as investigated and reported by the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), which could amount to war crimes under humanitarian law; urges the VP/HR to suspend EUTM Mali and any other EU assistance to the Malian security sector until all crimes have been brought to justice and guarantees and mechanisms have been put in place which make sure that the EU’s partners strictly comply with international humanitarian and human rights law; calls on the EEAS to report to Parliament about all violations committed by EU military and security partners as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Notes the UN Evaluation Reports on Enforcement and Remedial Assistance Efforts for Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by the United Nations and Related Personnel in Peacekeeping Operations; is deeply shocked by the alarming scope of these crimes, and the failure to hold perpetrators to account; is equally shocked by sexual child abuse allegations against European and UN troops, in particular in the Central African Republic in 2016 and calls for justice; urges the UN, EU Member States and the EU's CSDP organs to investigate, prosecute and sentence any UN, national and EU personnel who committed acts of sexual violence without delay and with firmest resolve; stresses the urgent need to reform relevant structures in a way to end impunity of UN and EU personnel and by establishing functioning and transparent oversight and accountability mechanisms; finds it unacceptable that currently legal actions regarding alleged abuses remain purely voluntary and depended of the troop-contributing country; is convinced that also via training and education such grave crimes could be reduced and prevented; strongly; reminds the urgency to prevent such crimes in the future also in order to reinstate trust of the local population in international peacekeeping;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part
Paragraph 10 – introductory part
10. Calls for the format of the EUTM Mali, EUTM CAR and EUTM Somalia training missions to be redefined to better adapt them to the real needs of the armed forces of the beneficiary countries byand medium and long term security needs of the local population:
Amendment 280 #
a) developing and applying an overarching security sector reform policy which has human security at its centre and puts the security needs of the entire population at the heart of all components; harmonising training methods and rules of procedure and engagement and ensuring they are unique;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 10 – point a a (new)
a a) training in how to apply humanitarian law and human rights law in war fighting in order to prevent war crimes and other serious crimes and therefore prevent that the EU finances security forces which generate negative unintended consequences;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point a b (new)
Paragraph 10 – point a b (new)
a b) training on gender equality and women’s rights, including the Women, Peace and Security agenda
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point b
Paragraph 10 – point b
b) ensuring that instructors are able, in coordination with the local military authorities, to select soldiers from among those proposed by the local governments, to train them to be capable fighters, knowledgably of IHL and IHRL, and to supervise and accompany them on the ground once they have finished their training in order to assess them and prevent units from disbanding and soldiers from dispersing;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point c
Paragraph 10 – point c
c) supplying training centres with both shared and individual equipment, including weapons (if the country concerned does not provide them), if the EU can put safeguards in place which guarantee compliance with the eight criteria of Common Position 944 when transferring arms to third countries, and if the EU can guarantee post-shipment control, end-use control and therefore prevent diversion to armed groups including terrorists, to make sure appropriate training can be given;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that the EU must conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the EUCAP Sahel Mali, EUCAP Sahel Niger, EUCAP Somalia and EUAM CAR civilian missions, adapting them to real needs in order to make them fully operational and effective; integrate them into a wider security sector reform effort at the service of the local population's security;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the Government of Somalia is unable to perform its duties and that the Somali army is also unable to counter al-Shabab’s terrorist activities and is not yet ready to take over from AMISOM; rRecalls that the Somali army was supposed to take over from AMISOM in December 2021; underlines that the achievement of that objective requires a new and comprehensive assistance programme;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Requires the Malian signatories to the Algiers agreementsAgreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali to abide by and implement them without further delay;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that the European Union should continue its financial support to AMISON via the APF, maintain the presence of the three but revised EU military missions (ATALANTA, EUTM Somalia and EUCAP Somalia), support democratic institutions and continue any training of the national army not linked to regional interestthe establishment of transparent, accountable and democratically controlled security sectors;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that the African states have to take responsibility for fulfilling their sovereign duties in all areas cleared of jihadists, traffickers and banditsunder their effective control by providing basic services (administration, water and power supply, health, justice, education), even if some of these services should be temporarily provided by the army or security forces, until such time as the civil administration takes over;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that coordination with the countries of North Africa is desirable as well as an effective contribution to peace and reconciliation in Libya in order to prevent it from becoming a hotspot for the spread of jihadism, arms and human traffickingof insecurity;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Believes that a comprehensive and medium to long term security policy for these regions should also focus on fostering resilience;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania to take a social and development approach to its military and security response; expresses its solidarity with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, countries that are deeply affected by terrorism; compliments the efforts and sacrifices of the international community, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, the Multinational Joint Task Force, the G5 and the French Armed Forces (Operation Barkhane), EUTM Mali and the Chadian Army, which is the essential force in the central and east sectors of the G5 requiring special support for its battalions;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages thNotes that some Member States to support and cooperate with the Barkhane and Takuba operations;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls foron the EU to pay particular attention to the spread of jihadviolent extremism, in particular Islamist terrorism, in areas such as the Indian Ocean and West Africa and to lend cooperation and establish aid programmes when required;
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. States that there can be no security strategy without joint development action; reminds the divers root causes of terrorism and armed conflict; calls for fostering human capital and human development, meeting the needs of the most vulnerable communities and building people’s resilience capacities;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Believes that the European Union should ensure that development plans are multi-sectoral and provide a global solution to the challenges of the region concerned; is of the opinion that these plans must be adopted by the administration in agreement with the local beneficiary communities and implemented with the participation of humanitariancontext-based and multisector; is of the opinion that these plans must be in line with the principles of aid effectiveness (local ownership, harmonization, inclusion of civil society organisations, to ensure effective coordinationransparency) reaffirmed in the European Consensus of Development;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point b
Paragraph 25 – point b
b) empowering women by recognising their role as the centre of gravity of African families and promoting their participation in local and national institutions;
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point c
Paragraph 25 – point c
c) providing basic services such as health and educ, water, sanitation and hygiene, social housing and safety nets, mental health support and protection, education and support for the displaced population to increase people’s confidence in the state;
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 25 – point d a (new)
d a) tackling climate change effects by taking into consideration climate change mitigation and adaptation measures to ensure livelihoods become sustainably resilient to environmental threats;
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point d b (new)
Paragraph 25 – point d b (new)
d b) promoting sustainable agricultural practices like agro-ecology and supporting small scale producers and farmers;
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point d c (new)
Paragraph 25 – point d c (new)
d c) implementing a nutritional nexus to address all forms of malnutrition in all contexts and continue funding for activities bridging humanitarian and development interventions to tackle the root causes;
Amendment 451 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Expresses its deep concern that the current security crisis in Africa could lead to a massive displacement of the population, undermining North African states and affecting EuropeRecognize the impact of conflicts, poverty, inequalities and climate change on forced displacements and calls the European Union to facilitate regular, safe and dignified migration;
Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Calls for dedicated funding under the NDICI for the implementation of the EU Strategic Approach to Women, Peace and Security and its Action Plan; stresses the importance of focused EU actions on gender equality and women empowerment, including by ensuring the participation of African women in local, regional and national institutions;
Amendment 457 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26 b. Stresses that the NDICI should facilitate access to funds for small African NGOs, especially women’s organisations but also organisations focusing on young people, disabled, indigenous people, LGBTI people, and any discriminated and marginalised communities; stresses that many small organisations are unable to overcome the bureaucratic obstacles to apply for needed funding; recalls Parliament’s position to not support financing and investments operations which are linked to the military or state security sector or might result in violation of HR in partners countries;
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26 c. Calls for implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 2250 (UNSCR 2250) on youth, peace and security in EU-African security cooperation; emphasizes the importance of youth as agents of change in the maintenance and promotion of peace and security; calls for enabling young people’s meaningful and effective participation in conflict prevention and resolution, peacebuilding, post-conflict processes and humanitarian action; stresses the importance of EU actions to ensure youth participation in local, regional and national institutions; calls for training, dedicated funding under the NDICI and increased financial support to youth led peacebuilding initiatives for implementation of UNSCR 2250;
Amendment 464 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 d (new)
Paragraph 26 d (new)
26 d. Urges all military actors in the Sahel to respect International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and to implement a comprehensive response focusing on alleviating the suffering of the most vulnerable section of the population, in particular by considering the protection of civilians as a key indicator of success of any integrated security strategy; stresses the importance that the implementation of all security operations should not worsen the humanitarian situation; calls on all security actors to monitor the impact of their military operations and security measures on access to services – including food and nutrition - and forced displacement, with the aim of minimising their adverse effects on humanitarian needs;
Amendment 472 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Recommends that the EU, together with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, intervenes on a financial level to help; control debt and the payment of interest; alls on the EU and its Member States to abide by the call from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to suspend all debt payments by the poorest countries to other governments as well as the call of African Finance Ministers to suspend all interest payments in 2020, and all principal and interest payments by fragile states including for 2021; urges the Commission and Member States to develop anew debt relief initiative regarding the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries affected by COVID-19; recalls that rising debt levels limit the capacity of these countries to provide basic health care systems and services designed to guarantee basic human rights; accordingly, stresses the need to link debt relief measures with additional mobilisation of Official Development Aid (ODA); calls for the creation of a multilateral debt workout mechanism to address both the impact of the crisis and the financing requirements of the Agenda 2030; calls on the EU to help fighting corruption that hinders an important part of the financial aid to reach the population, thus preventing a lot of countries to develop in a sustainable way;
Amendment 483 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Recommends that the countries concerned adopt the necessary measures ensure accountability for IHL violations committed by all parties, to allow free access to humanitarian aid and basic services for people in need, including those living in territories outside government control, consider amending their anti-terrorist legislation to include humanitarian exemptions allow negotiations of humanitarian access with all parties to the conflict, and stresses the importance that the delivery of humanitarian aid be perceived as neutral and impartial to, and ensure the safety of humanitarian workers;