20 Amendments of Charles GOERENS related to 2012/2289(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
– having regard to the work of the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda and the outcome of the Rio+20 conference,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
– having regard to the Commission communication of 12 April 2005 entitled ‘Policy Coherence for Development’ (COM(2005)0134), and the Council conclusions 'Policy Coherence for Development', 3166th Foreign Affairs Council meeting of 14 May 2012,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the European Consensus for Development, signed by the Commission, the Council and the Parliament is an acquis; recalling the importance and scope of this document, which enshrines the European Roadmap for development, as well as the acquis and the guidelines arising from it;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas global challenges remain – hunger, restricted access to medication, insufficient health care, lack of proper and safe sanitation, insufficient levels of primary education, and gender inequality;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas it is projected that in 2015 more than 600 million people will still be using unimproved water sources which pose a risk to health and that one billion people will be living on less than USD 1.25 per day; whereas declaring 2015 the European Year for Development will thus help raise public awareness in Europe of the importance of the new MDGs;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the achievement of the MDGs before the deadline will depend largely on the fulfilment of the Global Partnership for Development, and whereas the EU and its Member States should stick to their commitments and not allow the current economic and financial crisis to halt the progress that has been made;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the lack of peace, security, democracy, respect of human rights and political stability, together with corruption, prevents poor countries from fulfilling their development potential;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the situation in middle-income countries (MICs) should not be overlooked when reviewing the MDGs while taking into account the principle of differentiation as agreed in the new development agenda;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Considers that this unified approach requires due coordination between the EU and its Member States before the New York Autumn Summit presentation and high visibility during the negotiation process under the leadership of the European Commissioner for Development; calls on the EU, which is the major donor worldwide, to fully assume its role as the main actor on the post-2015 agenda;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a renewed approach to poverty eradication which takes into consideration the importance of inclusive growth, decent work, professional training, fair redistribution of wealth, environmental sustainability, human rights and good governance;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the international community to pay special attention to creating an environment enabling civil society organisations (CSOs) to– which are basic service providers – to take on their responsibility for framing policies and monitoring their implementation and thus play a proper role in the post-2015 framework;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that promoting universal access to safe water and modern, reliable, affordable, climate-friendly and sustainable energy services for all is a key driver of poverty eradication and inclusive growth;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls the commitment made to allocate 0.7 % of gross national income (GNI) to official development assistance (ODA) by 2015; stresses that this level should at leasthas to be maintained in a future framework;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Recalls the focus on poverty reduction as the main element of development and cooperation policies; recalls the proper implementation of the differentiation principle enshrined in the new development agenda; urges the emerging countries to assume their responsibility in redistributing wealth between their citizens in order to get them out of the poverty gap;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21 b. Recalls that the challenge of climate change has to be phased by allocating additional financial means;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Calls on the private sector to set up a code of conduct to ensure responsible financial standards and inhibit tax avoidance;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Calls on the EU to develop relevant baselines, indicators and targets for measuring the impact of PCD;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the EU to continue to pay particular attention to the clear linkages between PCD and, ensuring that PCD is firmly incorporated into the post-2015 MDGsframework, in particular into the following priority areas: trade and finance, climate change, agriculture, health care, food security, migration, energy, and peace and security policies;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 – point a
Paragraph 39 – point a
a. the architecture of the post-2015 development agenda should reflect new global and national realitprovide answers for a world that has fundamentally changed and in which the gap between rich and poor in every country continues to widen, particularly in developing countries;