6 Amendments of Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA related to 2011/2009(INI)
Amendment 4 #
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B. whereas, in many developing countries, women'’s property righsecured access to land and other property rights like inheritance and access to savings and credits are not legally enforceable or socially recognised,
Amendment 9 #
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C. whereas women'’s rights tosecured access to land and other property rights in developing countries are being violated through the increasing incidence of large- scale land acquisition for commercial or strategic purposes such as agricultural productivity, food security, and energy and bio-fuel production,
Amendment 13 #
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1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to allocate sufficient financial resources, in their development assistance, for closing the gender gap in secured access to land and other property rights and ownership, including through the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women under the law;
Amendment 20 #
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2. Emphasises that the strengthening of policies to increase women's’s equal access to propertysavings, credit and insurance in developing countries needs to be accompanied by the requisite financial support mechanisms (such as savings, credit and insurance) and by the empowerment of women and NGOs, which includes improving women'’s legal and financial literacy, increasing the dissemination and accessibility of information, and establishing supporting legal services;
Amendment 27 #
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3. Asks the Commission and the Member States, in their development assistance policies, to take account of large-scale land acquisition processes, with a view to protecting women and children from impoverishment and famine and to address the issue of large- scale land acquisition by foreign investors, which is affecting local farmers and which has a devastating impact on women and children;
Amendment 34 #
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4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to give particular consideration to women's property rightempower women in their rights and access to land, inheritance, access to credits and savings in post-conflict situations.