4 Amendments of Barbara MATERA related to 2011/2009(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph B a (new)
Paragraph B a (new)
Ba. whereas more than 60 % of chronically hungry people are women and girls and, in the developing countries, 60- 80% of food is produced by women;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the strengthening of policies to increase women’s access to property in developing countries needs to be accompanied by the requisite financial support mechanisms (such as savings, credit including grants, microcredits and insurance) and by the empowerment of women and NGOs, which includes improving women’s legal and financial literacy, increasing the dissemination and accessibility of information, and establishing supporting legal services;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for the European Union’s Delegations in the developing countries to monitor women’s property rights to ensure they are not breached, thereby protecting women from the risk of falling into poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls that 15 October is the International Day of Rural Women and calls on the European Union and the Member States to promote awareness- raising campaigns in the developing countries;