22 Amendments of Charles GOERENS related to 2015/2044(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the High-Level Task Force for the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) policy considerations for financing sexual and reproductive health and rights in the post-2015 era 1 a; ________________ ________________ 1a http://icpdtaskforce.org/resources/HLTFF inancingSRHRBrief.pdf
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD), which will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 13 to16 July 2015, must create the necessary conditions for financing and implementing the post-2015 agenda, and whereas the success of the post-2015 agenda will be determined by the level of ambition demonstrated at that conference;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas there can be no sustainable development without peace and without security;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas it is essential to introduce tax systems in developing countries which are based on citizens' ability to pay and on a fair return for transparent exploitation of natural resources;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas many less developed countries are vulnerable, or have been made vulnerable, as a result of external events such as armed conflicts, epidemics such as Ebola, and natural disasters, and whereas they need greater support;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas there is an urgent need to introduce a robust health system in developing countries;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas it is essential to back the establishment of the rule of law based on impartial institutions; whereas poverty reduction, economic growth and security depend to a large extent on the ability of a state to perform its sovereign functions, to provide basic public services such as access to health care, including as regards sexual and reproductive health, to justice, to education and to administration, and to guarantee and safeguard individual rights and fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges that the provision of EU development aid and that of its Member States should not be subject to restrictions imposed by other partner donors;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 23 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Budget support
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Recalls that budget support is the best instrument to enable each country to fully take control of its own development;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Stresses that budget support enables recipient countries to decide their own priorities, make political choices and be genuine architects pursuing the attainment of economic and social goals, that budget support imparts meaning to the political dialogue between partners with equal rights and obligations, and enables the recipient to escape from the relationship of dependence on the donor;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Stresses the importance of defining cross-cutting sustainable development objectives such as security, gender equality and greater autonomy for women; stresses the need to incorporate the new objectives which have been ignored by previous managers, such as promoting and exploiting culture as an instrument of development;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 26 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Reinforcing the health system
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses the need for developing countries to assign priority in their budget funding to establishing sound health systems, constructing sustainable health infrastructure and providing basic services and quality care;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Recalls the importance of increasing research capacities to combat disease through global epidemiology, affording access to vaccines, improving the sexual and reproductive health of women and establishing social security systems and mutual societies concerned with health in developing countries;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Supports the idea of launching a ‘Marshal Plan’ for health;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 d (new)
Paragraph 26 d (new)
26d. Urges the Commission to submit as soon as possible a programme for establishing universal health cover, which will guarantee the mutualisation of health risks;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 e (new)
Paragraph 26 e (new)
26e. Peace and security
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 f (new)
Paragraph 26 f (new)
26f. Stresses the need for sustainable financing of programmes for the consolidation of peace and the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts in developing countries;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 g (new)
Paragraph 26 g (new)
26g. Stresses the importance of supporting an effective and lasting antiterrorist policy in developing countries;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 j (new)
Paragraph 26 j (new)
26j. Urges the Commission to support the development of regional systems for managing conflicts, such as the African Rapid Response Force;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for an agreement at the Addis Ababa conference on a robust monitoring and accountability framework for effective follow-up of the implementation of the SDG commitments and objectives; calls for an international initiative to improve the quality of statistics, data and information, including data and information on age, gender and income; asks all parties to ensure transparent and efficient implementation of aid and financing in line with human rights and gender equality obligations, in particular by signing and effectively implementing the provisions of the UN Convention against Corruption;