2 Amendments of Kathalijne Maria BUITENWEG related to 2007/2274(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Council and the Commission to appoint an EU Special Envoy for Women’s Rights in charge of defending women's rights both inside and outside the EU; the Special Envoy should also be in charge of strengthening the EU’s commitment to the empowerment of women in EU foreign and development policy, and would promote the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals by focusing on equality between men and women worldwide, on reducing maternal mortality and on fighting poverty;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Considers that empowering women by ensuring full access to sexual and reproductive health information, services and supplies would put them in a better position to negotiate safe sex and protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS;