Activities of Tunne KELAM related to 2011/2007(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Progress on mine action (short presentation)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the Convention on Cluster Munitions of 3 December 2008, which entered into force on 1 August 2010,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
- having regard to its most recent resolution from 6 July 2010 on the entry into force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) and the role of the EU,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
M a. whereas there are clear indications on inefficient use of allocated funds for mine action,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Strongly welcomes the fact that 156 countries have now acceded to the Mine Ban Treaty including 26 EU member states but regrets that some 37 countries have still not signed; calls on all non-party states to accede the Mine Ban Treaty and the Convention on Cluster Munitions with no delay;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the EU to actively facilitate negotiations with the goal to achieve the accession of more countries and especially of all its Member States to the Mine Ban Treaty and the Convention on Cluster Munitions;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is concerned that that China and Russia have the largest stockpiles of APL with an estimated 100 million and 24.5 million respectively; urges the EU to include in the negotiations with Russia and China the issue of destroying their existing stockpiles and rapid accession to Mine Ban Treaty;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that some $80 million was donated by the international community for mine action in Afghanistan in 2009; underlines the need to focus on victim assistance and mine risk education;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Is deeply concerned by the many structural problems highlighted by the European Commission's 2009 evaluation, for example the inefficiencies of the €2.7 million spent on 22 personnel at CNIDAH; urges the EU to monitor, control and evaluate the effective use of money and to ensure that the allocated budget is used in efficient and targeted manner to achieve the needed result of cleared land;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recognises that the lives and livelihoods of APL/ERW/IED casualties are blighted for ever, that these innocent victims often come from the poorest elements in some of the poorest countries, and require highly specialised and continuing support and assistance, and; underlines that this will be necessary evenessential in short and long term perspective, also when there are no further casualties anymore;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Underlines the need for targeted victim assistance and mine risk education for children and their needs;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Is concerned that some of the countries which suffer from APL affliction are relying too much on international financial assistance for mine action and not deploying sufficient of their own resources in manpower or revenue; calls on the EU to ensure greater involvement of the affected countries and to remind those countries of their responsibilities;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Urges donors to maintain funding with more effective targeting, monitoring and evaluation;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Calls for donors to standardise their methods of monitoring and evaluating the cost effectiveness of mine actions, so that they are more open to comparison and scrutiny on a country by country basis, and through the agency of MASG, to identify and propagate best practice;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41 a. Underlines that mine action should form a compulsory element of country strategies where mines are known to exist and/or to be stockpiled;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Is convinced that through better international coordination and prioritisation, improved management, survey and demining practices, better monitoring and reporting, and more astute and better use of funds, a world free of the APL threat to life, livelihood and economic development, is a realistic possibility within a finite period;