19 Amendments of Luisa MORGANTINI related to 2008/2097(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the development of a European Action Plan on the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 and asks the European Commission to urge partner countries and EU Member States to develop National Action Plans; suggests a review of EU guidelines on the defence of human rights in order to ensure full compliance with UNSCR 1325;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas violent conflicts, beyond having a tragic impact on development and human rights, also deter foreign investors, substantially reducing growth,
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the stimulation of private economic initiative must take place through the application of the principles of competition, low taxation, minimal regulationsound institutional framework and stable currencies,
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the concept of "Responsibility to Protect" must be considered as a form of enhancing the national sovereignty of citizens and not as a means of reducing itshould focus on actions of prevention, use of civilian means and support to partner countries in order for them to be able to protect their own populations;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Strongly believes that every effort must be made to ensure minimum standards of basic services for those populations affected by conflict, in particular in relation to access to food, clean water and sanitation, medicines, health care (including reproductive health) and personal security;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4a (new)
Paragraph 4a (new)
4a. Calls the European Commission, the Council and Member States to effectively implement the European Strategy to combat illicit accumulation and trafficking of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and their ammunition;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that local ownership of the peace building process is an essential tool for ensure lasting institution buildingsolutions and long-term stability; stresses that institutions, electoral processes, voter registration and electoral rolls, voter identification and anti- corruption mechanisms must be as transparent and accountable as possible, as they are a prerequisite for defending the rule of law, human rights, democratic institutions, and the dignity of the population as well as for economic development, investment and trade;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that societies are best built from "the bottom upwards"; therefore political and financial support to local communities, families, civil society organisations including women's organisations, micro-credit organisations and local networks are preconditions for any successful development policy;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that justice for victims of conflict is essential and that national courts, as long as the judicial system is functioning, independent and impartial, are better placed than international war crime tribunals to ensure ownership of national judicial processes and punishment of perpetrators; takes the view that judicial reform may be required so as to implement properly the rule of law and ensure transparency; in this framework proposes, in post conflict contexts, to explore the possibility of carrying out a mapping of past human rights violations perpetrated during the conflict;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers it crucial to end impunity of gender-based crimes of violence and to exclude these crimes, where feasible, from amnesty provisions; also considers that every effort must be made to prosecute the perpetrators of sexual violence, ensuring that all victims, particularly women and girls, have equal protection under the law and, equal access to justice, full access to sexual and reproductive health services and to sensitisation programmes which will support those women in tackling the stigmas they face;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13a (new)
Paragraph 13a (new)
13a. Welcomes the adoption of UNSC resolution 1820, in particular its recognition that sexual violence is a threat to international peace and security;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Member States to continue the fight against impunity as the most effective means of preventing future human rights abuses also by supporting the operation of internationally established tribunals;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that relevant civil society organisations can be used as a forumfacilitators for dialogue among conflicting groups when twinned with training in nonviolent conflict resolution and peace education;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the need for a conflict sensitive approach when designing development programmes on the basis of the ownership of the partner country, in order to improve their efficiency and take into account the dynamicthroughout the entire cycle of planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating of development programmes, in order to maximise their positive and minimise their negative impacts on the conflict dynamics; emphasises the importance of systematically carrying out conflict analysis and understanding the key drivers of a conflicts; considers that the introduction of benchmarks is a useful tool in the evaluation of the impact of development cooperation actions;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19a (new)
Paragraph 19a (new)
19a. Calls on the European Commission to designate conflict prevention as a cross-cutting issue in development cooperation and to integrate conflict sensitivity and conflict analysis into existing and new policies, into Country and Regional Strategy Papers, and into all the relevant financial instruments for external cooperation;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21a (new)
Paragraph 21a (new)
21a. Stresses that all EU missions (mediation and negotiation teams, police and peace-keeping forces etc) should include gender advisers, gender mainstreaming training and at least 40% of women at all levels, including at the most senior levels;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers it crucial that the EU direct resources to building necessary capacities including internal audit offices reporting to national parliaments, so that they are empowered to monitor EU budgetary support, particularly in post conflict countries where conflict sensitivity to EC programming is high;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23a (new)
Paragraph 23a (new)
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23b (new)
Paragraph 23b (new)
23c. Recommends the enforcement of the code of conduct for UN personnel serving in post-conflict zones and calls for zero- tolerance of sexual violence committed by peacekeepers or NGO staff;