Activities of Paavo VÄYRYNEN related to 2014/2143(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the EU and the global development framework after 2015 PDF (235 KB) DOC (166 KB)
Amendments (24)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
– having regard to the reportoutcome of the UNnited Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 and its to the report of its follow-up Conference on Sustainable Development, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 20 to 22 June 2012,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17
Citation 17
– having regard to the 1986 Declaration on the Right to Development,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the urban population is predicted to grow from the present 3,6 billion to over 6 billion and the biggest cities are predicted to grow into megacities with over 100 million inhabitants; whereas too strong urbanization is undermining sustainability of development in all its dimensions,
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that economic sustainability has not always been created since private sector development has been neglected; poverty reduction has been most effective in countries with strong economic growth; results in promoting MDG 1 (eradication of extreme poverty and hunger) have been meagre since the development of agriculture and other countryside industries have been neglected;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new) just after heading II and before subheading 1
Paragraph 5 a (new) just after heading II and before subheading 1
5a. Reminds that poverty eradication must remain the main priority of the global development agenda after 2015, as well as addressing the intertwining pillars of the economic, ecological, and social sustainability, and strengthened global partnership;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Ending poverty in all its forms, promotion of sustainable development and reducing all forms of inequality, including gender inequality, everywhere within and among countries are the key priorities which are the key factors and goals for EU to focus on. Stresses that poverty eradication together with sustainable development should be the underlying theme of the new development framework;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for the promotion of ecologically sustainable development in all countries, both developed and developing, by sustainable use of renewable natural resources and by protecting the environment;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for the EU to build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation; to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls for promotion of sustainable agriculture and rural development;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Stresses the need of promoting sustainable development by balancing regional development by promoting the development of smaller towns and cities and preventing too strong growth of the big cities;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Emphasises the importance of improving the possibilities of people to participate in the decision making on local, provincial and national levels as well as through civil society organizations;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that climate change mitigation and adaption needs to be effectively mainstreamed in the post-2015 development framework, taking into consideration the strong linkages with several other priorities;as a cross- cutting issue that affects the most vulnerable and marginalised in developing countries the most.
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Emphasises the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy as crucial instruments for fighting climate- change and eradicating poverty, whilst acknowledging the important role that universal access to safe, clean affordable and reliable energy can play in development.
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the need to protect, restore and promote sustainable use of ecosystems, sustainable management of forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Points to the need to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Points out EU's need to take urgent action in reducing use of hazardous chemicals and preventing all kind of pollution
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Underlines that biodiversity is essential to the existence of human life and the well-being of societies, both directly and indirectly through the ecosystem services it provides; therefore calls for urgent action to halt the loss of biodiversity and stresses the need for better integration of biodiversity protection in key policy areas such as fisheries and agriculture;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Highlights the huge importance of continuing to work on improving access to water, sanitation and hygiene as a cross-cutting issue that affects the attainment of other goals in the post-2015 agenda, including health, education and gender equality.
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the fact that empowerment of women was recognised as a priority in the post-2015 framework;, highlighting the clear link between the empowerment of women and the achievement of the other goals, and calls upon the UN to include the empowerment of women and the protection of the human rights of women and girls as a stand-alone goal as suggested by the OWG
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses the need for enhancing global macroeconomic stability and policy coherence for sustainable development while respecting each country's policy space and leadership to establish and implement policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Recognises the requirement to promote a universal, rules-based open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the WTO and increase significantly the exports of developing countries;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recalls the importance of maintaining the current levels of ODA; calls for the EU to continue to work closely with other donors on developing further innovative financial mechanisms and new partnershipStresses the need for strengthening the financial resources for development through domestic resource mobilization and full implementation of the ODA commitments and mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources;
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Points out the assistance of developing countries in attaining long- term debt sustainability and implement investment promotion regimes for LDCs;
Amendment 463 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Calls for the Council and the Commission to consider possibilities to cluster the SDGs into a hierarchical structure where they would be divided under the five main goals of poverty eradication, economic sustainability, ecological sustainability, social sustainability and strengthening global partnership;