10 Amendments of Neena GILL related to 2015/2104(INI)
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the EU carries the biggest financial burden in international development cooperation, since more than half of Official Development Assistance worldwide is provided by the EU and its Member States; whereas EU development policies have high quality by promoting effectively poverty reduction and economic, social and environmental sustainability; whereas increased activity of third actors like the BRICS in the field of global governance requires the EU to develop a strategic approach in order to ensure the effectiveness of its actions in this field;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the EU is the most dedicated defender and promoter of human rights, cultural values, democracy and the rule of law, whose provisions are included in all its bilateral partnerships and have a central position in its multilateral policy; whereas, however, the EU should continuously strive for enhancing the effectiveness of its actions in these fields, also taking into account the policies adopted in these fields by third actors;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
Ta. whereas the UN has failed to act decisively to end mass atrocities due to repeated paralysis over crises in the Security Council;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z a (new)
Recital Z a (new)
Za. whereas it is crucial that actions undertaken in the framework of the UN respect international law; whereas crimes perpetrated under a UN mandate are extremely harmful to the organisation's credibility and should not be met by impunity;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z b (new)
Recital Z b (new)
Zb. whereas many of those who have exposed wrongdoing in the organisation have complained about a lack of protection and even retaliation; whereas the protection of whistleblowers is crucial for tackling misconduct and corruption in the UN;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. With a view to ensure the necessary legitimacy, efficiency and effectiveness of the decisions that this Sustainable Development Council would take, considers that its status and composition should be similar to those of the Security Council with a few permanent members, including the EU, and rotating ones, reflecting geopolitical reality as well as ensuring a proper balance between developed and developing countries; considers however that no justification whatsoever can be found to entitle a country or a regional organisation to the right to stop any decision taken by a majority or a qualified majority of the members, and therefore rejects any form of veto right;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is of the view that the Sustainable Development Council should coordinate also the work of the World Bank Group, the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organisation, as well as consider the development of links with new institutions that are being established like the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, to ensure that their respective decisions are taken and actions are carried out in an efficient and coherent fashion; in the same spirit, is therefore of the opinion that the activities of the unofficial G-20 Group should be merged to those of this Council;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that besides these necessary reforms to be carried out within the UN a better achievement of EU foreign policy goals, including the promotion of fundamental values, implies a more effective coordination of the various dimensions of all its external policy, both bilateral and multilateral; underlines that this includes the need to strategically adapt its foreign policy to the advent of new strong actors on the global scene, including the BRICS;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Urges the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative to work towards the development of a common EU position on main issues where reform is needed within the UN system, including Security Council Reform, revitalization of the General Assembly, and management reform;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative to encourage the adoption of measures to ensure protection for whistleblowers, proper and independent investigation of allegations of crimes, including recent allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation perpetrated by UN troops in the Central African Republic, as well as full accountability for crimes, including by amending the legal regimes that govern personnel involved with peacekeeping missions;