15 Amendments of Véronique DE KEYSER related to 2008/2111(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the results of the Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity held from 19 to 30 May 2008 in Bonn,
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital E e (new)
Recital E e (new)
Ee. whereas the UN General Assembly decided to hold on 4 and 5 October 2007 the High-level Dialogue on interreligious and intercultural cooperation for the promotion of tolerance, understanding and universal respect on matters of freedom of religion or belief and cultural diversity, in coordination with other similar initiatives in this area,
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital E f (new)
Recital E f (new)
Ef. whereas 2008 is the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue,
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) urges the Members State to support efforts by UN Secretary-General in the process of implementation of the concept of ‘responsibility to protect’, as endorsed at the 2005 World Summit; calls on Member States to participate actively in this process,
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) calls on all EU Member States to remain engaged in the preparations for the 2009 Durban Review Conference and to ensure that the Conference provides the opportunity for all stakeholders to renew their determination and commitment to fight racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and relatedall other forms of intolerance and to adopt concrete benchmarks with a view to the eradication of racism,
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point t a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point t a (new)
(ta) invites the Council and the Member States to encourage contributions to the UN Peacebuilding Fund in order to ensure that it is provided with sufficient resources,
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point w f (new)
Paragraph 1 – point w f (new)
(wf) considers that maternal mortality rates remain unacceptably high in many developing countries, with more than 500 000 women dying each year from treatable and preventable complications relating to pregnancy and childbirth; therefore urges EU Member States to dramatically step up efforts and funding so as to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health information and services which are essential for the attainment of the health MDGs, gender equality and the fight against poverty,
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point x
Paragraph 1 – point x
(x) calls on the Council to continue its efforts and to fulfil its commitments to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the target date of 2015 and is, in this context, concerned by the scale of the current food crisis and the impact it could have on the achievement of the MDGs; calls on the Council to ensure that the UN is granted the means necessary to tackle this crisis,
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
(xa) calls on the UN General Assembly to hold discussions highlighting the importance, in 2008 and thereafter, of advancing the Alliance of Civilisations – an initiative officially sponsored by the United Nations – in particular by discussing initiatives such as the development of joint multi-stakeholder initiatives at the regional level, with a view to promoting better intercultural understanding, preventing the mounting of tensions and the rise of extremism, contributing to the upgrading of the intercultural dialogue between the countries bordering the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean Sea, and launching a number of activities within the framework of active city diplomacy,
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point x b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point x b (new)
(xb) urges the Member States to participate actively in the High Level Meeting on Africa’s Development Needs (NEPAD) to be held on 22 September 2008 and in the United Nations High Level meeting on the MDGs to be held on 25 September 2008 in New York,
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point y a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point y a (new)
(ya) appeals to the Council to actively support the central role of the UN in the creation of a post-2012 global climate change agreement; calls on the Member States to actively participate in the comprehensive global negotiations leading to the conclusion of a long-term international climate change agreement by the end of 2009,
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point y b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point y b (new)
(yb) calls on the Council to promote energy efficiency as well as the global use and development of renewable energies and to support the UN in its central role in fighting and mitigating climate change,
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point z
Paragraph 1 – point z
(z) regretstakes note of the fact that the United Nations Secretary-General has so far refrained from recognising the EULEX mission as part of the international civilian presence in Kosovo; is worried about the repercussions which this delay in recognition could have on the implementation of the mission and on the stability of the region, and calls on EU Member States, who have unanimously endorsed the launch of EULEX, to invite the UN Secretary-General to review his positionurgently look for a pragmatic solution as regards the work of EULEX in Kosovo,
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point aa a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point aa a (new)
(aaa) calls on the Council to encourage all activities and appropriate financing aimed at the mainstreaming of gender issues into all aspects of the UN’s activities,
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point aa b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point aa b (new)
(aab) urges the Council to support all activities aimed at combating the extinction of species and protection of the environment as well as mobilising the necessary financial resources;