34 Amendments of Patrizia TOIA related to 2014/2143(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having considered that 2014 is the International Year of Family Farming,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 a (new)
Citation 32 a (new)
- having considered that the FAO State of Food Insecurity report indicate that still 805 million people are estimated to be chronically undernourished,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 b (new)
Citation 32 b (new)
- having regard for the World Health Assembly targets on Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition adopted in 2012,
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that, although the MDGs have made a profound difference in people’s lives, key issues such as human rights violations, gender-based violence, armed conflicts and terrorism, climate change, food insecurity, migration, unemployment, demographic changes, corruption, resource constraints, unsustainable growth, and financial and economic crises still pose extremely complex and interrelated challenges for the next decades;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EU to continue to lead the process and welcomes the consensus that the post-2015 agenda needs a renovated global partnership; stresses the importance of involving new players in development cooperation policy, in particular emerging states;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that poverty eradication together with sustainable development should be the underlying theme of the new development framework; Underlines the need for a target on ending extreme poverty at the level of 2 dollars a day, if the framework is to be truly transformational;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the fact that the future framework should address the multi- dimensional aspects of poverty and inequality, which go beyond a lack of income, but which involve human beings in their dignity and in all their dimensions, including the social ones; stresses that poverty should not be assessed in accordance with income alone, but also in relation to indicators of well-being, and not just GDP;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the inclusion of the promotion of a human rights-based approach among the Sustainable Development Goals; expresses concern, however, at the fact that a more ambitious approach has so far not been embraced, and stresses that such an approach, which includes the key HRBA pillars of non- discrimination, participation, empowerment and accountability, is essential for tackling the roots of poverty and economic inequality;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the post-2015 framework should reflect the peace- building and state-building goals agreed in Busan; Urges the EU to prioritise child protection and ensure all girls and boys live a life free from violence through pressing for a specific target;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that climate change mitigation needs to be effectively mainstreamed in the post-2015 development framework, taking into consideration the strong linkages with several other priorities; particularly with an ambitious sustainable energy path which is crucial for poverty eradication and climate mitigation;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises the importance of including in the new framework capacity- building and bottom-up participatory measures to effectively reduce disaster risk and strengthen resilience and adaptation to climate change;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Urges the EU and its Member States to acknowledge and halt, through targeted legislative measures, the problem of land grabbing, which besides creating food insecurity, is also leading to mass deforestation, loss of wildlife and conflicts in local communities;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the fact that food and nutrition security is emerging as a priority area for the new development agenda; stresses, in this connection, the importance of addressing the problems of child malnutrition and ‘hidden hunger’, as well as the linkages with improving the productivity of sustainable agriculture and fisheries;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Draws attention to the dangers of ‘hidden hunger’ – micronutrient deficiencies that can have an irreversible long-term impact on health – and to the socio-economic effects of the reduced productivity of those affected, which will impact on the economies of the countries concerned;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the need to go beyond food security and considers food as a basic human right, in order to be able to set a clear "Zero Hunger" goal and to end the scandal of hunger by 2025;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Stresses the importance to increase access to nutritious foods by endorsing targeted social safety nets and support for the poorest, especially focusing on pregnant or lactating women, infants under two and adolescents;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Underlines the importance to increase support for improved access to local markets and the development of local food processing facilities;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Emphasises the importance to create an enabling environment to improve access to and local availability of micronutrient-rich foods. It is fundamental to develop long-term strategies that ensure nutritious foods are available locally. It is necessary that international organizations, the donor community, national and regional governments invest more in sustainable and diversified productivity increases for a range of foods.
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14e. Stresses the importance for the less developed countries to shift from conventional, monoculture-based and high-external-input-dependent industrial production toward mosaics of sustainable, regenerative production systems that also considerably improve the productivity of small-scale farmers;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the importance of implementing in every single country the Rio+20 commitments on land degradation and the FAO guidelines on the Right to Food and on Land Tenure;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Views the right to water as a universal, unalienable right and accordingly believes that the EU and its Member States should assist developing countries by ensuring their access to drinking water and basic sanitation;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 6
Heading II – Subheading 6
Health and educationlearning
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that development goes hand in hand with education; urges that access to all levels of quality education be reflected in the new development framework, with the switch being made from an ‘education for all’ approach to the ‘learning for all’ approach already adopted in a number of international initiatives;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Underlines the importance to ensure that all girls have a transition to a completely free secondary school of high quality, giving priority to the most marginalized; to ensure that all girls achieve recognized and measurable learning standards; to eliminate violence, sexual exploitation and harassment at school;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Stresses the importance to reduce the number of girls who become pregnant before age 18 by 50% by 2030 and to end harmful traditional practices, including female genital mutilation for all girls;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Underlines the importance to eliminate child marriage globally by 2030;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)
Paragraph 20 d (new)
20d. Stresses the importance to increase girls´ savings and access to financial services by 50% by 2030
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 e (new)
Paragraph 20 e (new)
20e. Underlines the importance of enhancing girls´ access to education and removing gender barriers to learning, which can allow girls to become more empowered as women. Women play a key role in ensuring household food security and fostering household members´ health and nutrition;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that the private sector should be a key driver of inclusive and sustainable growth, and that there should be a special focus on green investment;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recognises the crucial role which civil society organisations (CSO) play as enablers of development; stresses the importance of engaging in dialogue with organisations on the ground and facilitating the direct participation of people experiencing poverty and marginalisation as part of the process of shaping the new development framework;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recalls the importance of maintaining the current levels of ODAUrges member states to meet their commitment to allocate at least 0,7% GNI as ODA, including at least 0,2% GNI to LDCs and other highly vulnerable states; calls for the EU to continue to work closely with other donors on developing further innovative financial mechanisms and new partnerships;
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses that accountability in the post- 2015 agenda should be towards people experiencing poverty and marginalisation to deliver people-centred development, and that accessible, appropriate and available reliable data is crucial for devising appropriate policies on the new development agenda and for holding governments and the international community to account;
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Underlines the need for strong accountability mechanisms and recognises the vital role that people and parliaments play in holding states to account for their commitments;
Amendment 451 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Stresses the importance of policy coherence for development (PCD) in the shaping of the post-2015 Agenda;