6 Amendments of Patrizia TOIA related to 2011/2120(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the parliaments and governments of the ACP countries to take steps to tackle climate change that take account of the need to maintain growth, eradicate poverty and guarantee fair access to resources; calls in this respect on the Commission, in conjunction with the ACP governments and the JPA, to verify that the European Water Fund, established to provide the very poor in the ACP countries with a water supply and basis sanitation facilities, is being properly used and proving beneficial;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Urges the JPA, the European Commission, and the ACP parliaments and governments to uphold the full right to land and to take measures restricting the phenomenon of land hoarding that could lead to severe environmental damage, the migration of local smallholders and workers, exploitation of resources and the loss of means of subsistence and food security;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the necessity of upholding the media’s freedom and its independence, these being vital elements in ensuring pluralism and the involvement of democratic opposition groups and minorities in political life;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the European Union and the ACP countries to encourage citizens, and particularly women, to participate on issues such as gender violence or human trafficking, since the involvement of society is vital if progress is to be made in resolving these problems; acknowledges the problem-solving and conflict- resolution skills of women, and urges the Commission and the JPA to include more women in task forces and working groups dealing with issues such as family life, child care, education, etc.;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission and the JPA to promote equitable and sustainable development which incorporates the social dimension, supporting new forms of enterprises (i.e cooperatives);
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the JPA to continue to monitor the situation in Haiti and Madagascar and to send an observation mission to monitor the level and effectiveness of humanitarian aid to the populations struck by famine in the Horn of Africa;