5 Amendments of Renate WEBER related to 2017/2012(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas 2018 marks the seventieth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and the principle of equality forms the core of the human rights vision of the Charter, which states that human rights and fundamental freedoms should be available to all human beings 'without discrimination on the basis of race, sex, language or religion';
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has been signed by 195 countries, has the status of law and of binding nature and is an essential instrument to deal with the vulnerable situation and the need for special protection and care for girls;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas gender equality features among the common values on which the European Neighbourhood Policy is based, though clear objectives and specific action points on this matter are lacking; whereas the levels of political participation and representation of women in the EU’s neighbouring countries are low;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the empowerment of girls and women has been at the centre of EU external action through the Global Strategy for Common Foreign and Security Policy; welcomes the designation within the EEAS of a Principal Adviser on Gender and on the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security; recalls that empowerment cannot be linked to labour market access only as progress needs to be made in many other fields such as political representation, legal protection, health and particularly through education;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Draws attention to the European Commission’s commitment to mainstreaming and integrating gender analysis and perspectives across all instruments; calls on this approach to be reflected in all EU tools in particular in the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights;