Activities of Barbara MATERA related to 2014/2143(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The EU and the global development framework after 2015 (A8-0037/2014 - Davor Ivo Stier) IT
Amendments (11)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the EU is committed to a Plan of Action on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Development 2010-2015, but the pace of implementation has been extremely slow, as was highlighted in the Council Conclusions from 19 May 2014;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Finds it regrettable that the current MDGs have notCalls for enhancing the implementation of the current MDGs in order to address more effectively addressed the structural causes of gender inequality and women empowerment and stresses the fact that this is caused not only by aby various obstacles such as a lack of resources, lack of political will, the prevalence of the masculine model in political life and elected government bodies, lack of party support for women, socio-economic obstacles, women’s lack of time resources but of political will as well, the role of social mass media and lack of sustained contact and cooperation with public organizations such as trade unions and women’s groups;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the United Nations to include gender equality, women’s rights and the empowerment of women as a stand-alone goal and aessential precondition for the achievement of other goals to be set, and to emphasise the importance ofequitable and inclusive sustainable development, as well as to ensure the integration of gender mainstreaming and gender-specific targets forand indicators across all goals under the post-2015 global development framework, with a special focus on women experiencing increased vulnerability and marginalization due to multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and inequalities;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for ambitious gender-specific targets to be set as regards ending the feminisation of poverty and closing gender gaps, including enhanced access for women and girls to quality education, universal access to quality health care, the enhancement of access for women to sexual and reproductive health and rights, the boosting of women’s social and economic independence, particularly in terms of employment and their participation in decision-making processes,; and the ending of all forms of violence against women and girls;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the importance of supporting educational systems that provides access to basic educational needs, with special attention to alphabetisation and professional training, in order to tackle the violation of the right of girls to have education;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls for enhanced policies on public systems to provide qualitative, sustainable and equal healthcare, with special attention to the elderly and persons with disabilities;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls for eliminating all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls, and therefore urges the United Nations to further set up measures to provide special attention to extreme forms of violence such as human trafficking, sexual exploitation and genital female mutilation, particularly to women in warzones, and its consequences such as the discrimination and vulnerability of women in the economy;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the fact that the EU should stress the importance of a participatory approach in the new development framework, aiming to involve at all times actors at all levels, including civil-society and, in particular, women’s organisations, as strong social accountability mechanisms at local level should report to national monitoring of development plans, leading to real inclusive governance at local, regional and national level.
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Condemns the lack of prosecution and punishments of aggressors towards women in conflicted areas; calls for more detailed data and statistics on impunity of aggressors accused of committing violence against women in conflicted areas.
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Insists on the important role of women in conflict prevention and peace-building, making it imperative that women are included in peace negotiations.
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Emphasises that the EU should insist on a gender equitable, participatory and rights-based approach guiding climate action, to ensure a tangible reduction in gender inequalities in access to and control over resources for adaptation to climate change, as well as a gender balance in climate and disaster-related decision-making processes at all levels.