7 Amendments of Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ related to 2015/2104(INI)
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas equality between women and men is a basic value of the EU that is recognised in its Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the EU has assumed the responsibility of integrating gender equality in all its activities and policy areas, including in external and development cooperation policies;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the EU carries the biggest financial burden in international development cooperation, since more than half of Official Development Assistance worldwide is provided by the EU and its Member States; whereas EU development policies have high quality by promoting effectively poverty reduction, women's economic empowerment, and economic, social and environmental sustainability;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the EU is the most dedicated defender and promoter of human rights, equality between women and men, cultural values, democracy and the rule of law, whose provisions are included in all its bilateral partnerships and have a central position in its multilateral policy;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on further development of preventive and early warning tools and enhanced mediation capabilities of the UN, and on more precise mandates and clear exit strategies for peacebuilding and peacekeeping operations; bearing in mind the recent atrocities and human rights violations perpetrated by some extremist groups, and ongoing sexual violence in conflict including rape as a weapon of war, urges the Security Council to define an ambitious set of tools and means to ensure effective prevention of these atrocities;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the conviction that the economic and social dimension of the UN System must be substantially strengthened, and that this could be achieved through the establishment of a Sustainable Development Council as the main decision making body for all sustainable development related matters (based on the three pillars, social, economic and environmental and recognising the importance of gender equality and women's empowerment across these three pillars), ensuring coordinated and efficient assessment of the needs, and adoption of necessary roadmaps, decisions and binding measures; stresses that this is necessary to effectively implement the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the UN Summit in September;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that this Council should also have a strong coordinative role in all other fields in the UN System but security; in light of the recurring human catastrophes linked to illegalrregular migrations, and considering that sustainable development of the countries of origin could facilitate in the long run a drying up of illegalrregular migration flows, is of the conviction that this Council should coordinate the work of all agencies related to this concern; believes that, as violence against women is a major obstacle to attaining any development goal, combatting it should be considered a priority by this Council;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is of the opinion that the European Parliament must be in position to address these challenges in the same comprehensive and overarching way, and organize its work accordingly; considers that the Committee on Foreign Affairs must be entrusted the coordination of all policy fields relevant to the external action of the EU, with other Committees being requested to express their opinion whilst systematically relying on the Parliament's internal structure that ensures gender mainstreaming;