6 Amendments of Ivo BELET related to 2014/2216(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child and the European Parliament resolution on the 25th anniversary of the Right of the Child adopted on the 27th November 2014;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a (new)
Paragraph 70 a (new)
70a. Reiterates its call on the Commission to propose an ambitious and comprehensive Child Rights Strategy and Action Plan for the next five years, as requested in its resolution on the 25th Anniversary of the Right of the Child of 27 November 2014;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
Paragraph 71
71. Welcomes the EU’s cooperation with UNICEF and other organizations and NGOs committed to children rights, which has resulted in a toolkit for the mainstreaming of children’s rights in development cooperation; welcomes the use of the Nobel Prize money awarded to the EU to assist children in conflict situations; welcomes the EU’s participation in the October 2013 Third Global Conference on Child Labour held in Brasilia, and its participation in the negotiation of the tripartite declaration on child labour;in particular the Child Rights Manifesto and encourages more Members of the European Parliament, as well as national parliamentarians, to sign the Manifesto and become 'child rights champions'; welcomes the use of the Nobel Prize money awarded to the EU to assist children in conflict situations; ; recalls the importance of providing psychological support for children who have been exposed to violent events or are victims of war; underlines the importance of ensuring access to education for children affected by conflicts; welcomes the EU’s participation in the October 2013 Third Global Conference on Child Labour held in Brasilia, and its participation in the negotiation of the tripartite declaration on child labour; (The Child Rights Manifesto was co- authored by Unicef, Eurochild, World Vision, Children of Prisoners Europe, European Federation for Street Children, European Youth Forum, European Falcon Movement (IFM -SEI), International Juvenile Justice Observatory, Missing Children Europe, Plan EU office, PICUM, Save the Children, SOS children's villages, Terre des Hommes, Alliance for Childhood)
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
Paragraph 72
72. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to continue to take action regarding the rights of the child, with a specific focus on violence against children, including torture, as cases of torture and detention of children have been reported by organisations such as UNICEF and Amnesty International; calls for particular focus on the issues of forced child labour, child marriage, enlistment of children in armed groups and their disarmament, rehabilitation and subsequent reintegration, as well as placing the issue of child witchcraft on the agenda of human rights dialogues with the countries concerned; stresses the importance of prioritising children’s rights within EU external policy, development cooperation and humanitarian aid ,in order to ensure adequate funding and increase the level of protection for children in emergency situations; calls on the VP/HR to report annually to Parliament on the results achieved with regard to child-focused EU external action;
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
73. Reiterates the need to step up efforts to implement the Revised Implementation Strategy of the EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict; encourages the EU to further deepen its cooperation with the UN Special Representative for Children affected by Armed Conflicts; calls for the universal ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and notably the third Optional Protocol which will allow children to submit their complaints to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child; Calls on the Commission and the High representative/Vice President of the Commission to explore ways for the EU to accede unilaterally to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child;
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 a (new)
Paragraph 74 a (new)
74a. Considers that migrant children are particularly vulnerable, especially when they are unaccompanied; recalls that unaccompanied children are above all children and that child protection, rather than immigration policies, must be the leading principle when dealing with them, thus respecting the core principle of the best interests of the child.