2 Amendments of Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ related to 2013/2020(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Asserts that the addressing of security- related concerns across the Sahel region as defined in the European Union Strategy for Security and Development in the Sahel of 2011 is a precondition for the framing of development policies; points out, however, that in order to make the region secure it is essential to invest in development assistance so that the population is given sufficient resources allowing increased stability in the area; states that this would prevent much of the trafficking and illegal activities which stem from the extreme poverty and lack of resources and alternatives there;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the various conflicts in the Sahel region have led not just to greater population displacement within those states, but also to an increase in the number of refugees; calls on the EU, the Sahel countries, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the AU and ECOWAS to coordinate their refugee policies with a view to ensuring healthy and dignified living conditions for refugees, guaranteeing the safety of the most vulnerable refugee groups and establishing self- sufficiency programmes; points out that, in addition to providing shelter and protection, efforts must be made to ensure that, as far as possible, both refugees and internally displaced persons can go back to where they come from;