27 Amendments of Norica NICOLAI related to 2017/2041(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to the UN human rights conventions and the optional protocols thereto,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
– having regard to the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations , which grants the EU the right to intervene in the UN General Assembly, to present proposals and amendments orally which will be put to a vote at the request of a Member State, and to exercise the right to reply,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU’s commitment to effective multilateralism and good global governance, with the UN at its core, is an integral part of the EU’s external policy and is rooted in the conviction that a multilateral system founded on universal rules and values is best suited to addressing global crises, challenges and threats;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU should play a proactive part in building a United Nations that can contribute effectively to global solutions, peace and security, human rights, sustainable development, democracy and a rule-of-law-based international order; whereas EU Member States need to make every effort to coordinate their action in the organs and bodies of the United Nations system in accordance with the mandate contained in Article 34(1) TEU;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU and its Member States remain collectively the single largest financial contributor to the UN system, providing almost 50% of all contributions to the UN, with the EU Member States contributing around 40% of the UN’s regular budgetprimary aims of eradicating poverty, promoting long-term peace and stability, and combating social inequalities, and provides humanitarian assistance to populations, countries and regions that are confronted with all types of crises, whether natural or human- made; whereas EU contributions to the UN should be more visible;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the EU works for environmental sustainability, notably in the fight against climate change by promoting international measures and actions to preserve and improve the quality of the environment and the sustainable management of natural resources;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the EU is one of the most dedicated defenders and promoters of human rights, fundamental freedoms, cultural values and diversity, democracy and the rule of law;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU’s security environment is increasingly unstable and volatile owing to a large number of longstanding or newly emerging internal and external challenges, including violent conflicts, terrorism, organised crime, unprecedented waves of migration and climate change, which are impossible to address at national level and require regional and global responses;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a
Paragraph a
(a) to continue to call for the full respect of internationally recognised borders and the territorial integrity of all Eastern European and South Caucasus countries, including Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, in light of the violations of international law in these areas; to support and reinvigorate diplomatic efforts for a peaceful settlement of theseall ongoing and frozen conflictsprotracted conflicts, including the conflict in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh; to urge the international community to implement fully the policy of non- recognition of the illegal annexation of Crimea; to actively increase pressure on Russia, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, in order to resolve the conflict in Ukraine;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b
Paragraph b
(b) to push for stronger multilateral commitments to find sustainable political and peaceful solutions to current conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly in Syria, Yemen and Libya; to continue to support UN special envoys’ work, actions and initiatives aimed at solving these conflicts; to call for continued humanitarian, financial and political assistance from the international community in order to address the humanitarian situation and to work towards the immediate cessation of violence; to urge all UN Member States to make all necessary financial and human resources available to assist the population in conflict areas; to support efforts deployed by the UN to find a sustainable resolution to the conflict in Syria and to continue to back the EU’s role in the humanitarian field and the EU’s regional initiative; to strongly condemn the widespread human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law in Syria; to support the UN peace plan initiative in Yemen and to tackle the ongoing humanitarian crisis as a matter of urgency; to call for stronger support for the UN-backed government in Libyaon all parties to respect the human rights and freedoms of all Yemeni citizens, and to stress the importance of improving the security of all those working on peace and humanitarian missions in the country; to call for stronger support for the UN-backed government in Libya and to play a central role in the stabilisation of Libya under the framework of the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA); to reiterate the urgent need to unite all armed forces under the control of the legitimate civilian authorities as set out in the LPA and to work for stability and preservation of the country's unity and territorial integrity;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph c
Paragraph c
(c) to call for a stronger empowerment of Iraqi institutions and for the need to work towards a more inclusive society and the reintegration of all the ethnic and religious minorities that have been displaced; to reiterate the critical importance of sustained protection of civilians and respect of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) during the military strategies in Iraq, in particular in the outgoing West Mosul operation;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph e
Paragraph e
(e) to work with the international community as a whole to solve security crises threatening the African continent, in particular in Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, the Central African Republic, Mali and Nigeria, Nigeria, Burundi and the Great Lakes Area in general; to encourage UN Member States to step up support for increasing the role and own capacities of the African Union in mediation and crisis management, while striving for complementarities with the efforts of the UN Peace- Building Support Office;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j
Paragraph j
(j) to increase Member State support for UN peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations that include a human rights component and clear exit strategies, in particular by contributing personnel and equipment, and to enhance the EU’s role as a facilitator in this respect; to ensure better visibility for this support and contribution; to further develop procedures for the use of EU Common Security and Defence Policy in support of UN operations while paying sufficient attention to the several dimensions of complex crisis management, such as human rights, sustainable development, and the root causes of mass migration;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph k
Paragraph k
(k) to continue to support the efforts to further operationalise R2P and to support the UN in continuing to play a critical role in assisting countries in the implementation of R2P in order to uphold the rule of law and of international humanitarian law;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m
Paragraph m
(m) to support the UN in making counter-terrorism a key element of its prevention agenda in line with the EU’s engagement in preventive measures to combat terrorism and counter violent extremism; to strengthen joint EU-UN efforts in combating the root causes of terrorism, particularly in countering hybrid threats and developing research and capacity-building in cyber defence; to promote education as a main tool for preventing violent extremism and to rely on the existing initiatives set up by local partners to devise, implement, and develop approaches to counter radicalisation and terrorist recruitment;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph p
Paragraph p
(p) to support UN efforts to prevent non-state actors and terrorist groups from developing, manufacturing, acquiring or transferring weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems; to insist on full compliance with the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological Weapons Convention and to actively take steps towards global disarmament;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t
Paragraph t
(t) to promote greater support for the work of UNHCR in implementing its international mandate to protect refugees; to stress the substantial funding gap between UNHCR’s budgetary needs and funds received and to demand greater global solidarity; to call for political engagement, funding and concrete acts of solidarity in support of the NY Declaration for refugees and migrants;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t a (new)
Paragraph t a (new)
(ta) to call for a strengthening of the child protection systems and to support concrete measures in the best interests of the child refugees and migrants, based on the Convention on the rights of the child;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v a (new)
Paragraph v a (new)
(va) to demand greater protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in every dimension of their expression, including in the context of new technologies; to call for protection of all persons in all countries from any human rights violations, in accordance with international human rights conventions promoting universality, impartiality, objectivity, non-selectivity, constructive dialogue and cooperation;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w
Paragraph w
(w) to continue to advocate freedom of religion or belief; to call for greater efforts to protect the rights of religious and other minorities; to call for greater protection of religious and ethnic minorities against persecution and violence; to call for the repeal of laws criminalising blasphemy or apostasy, which serve as a pretext for the persecution of religious minorities and non-believers; to support the work of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief; to actively work for UN recognition of the genocide of religious and other minorities committed by ISIL/Daesh, and for referral to the ICC of cases of suspected crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide; to support the work of UN against torture and other cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment or punishment, mass executions, executions including for drug- related offences;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w a (new)
Paragraph w a (new)
(wa) to continue promote equality and non-discrimination between women and men and to actively support further actions against violation of LGBTI rights;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w b (new)
Paragraph w b (new)
(wb) to reiterate its unequivocal condemnation of any act of violence, harassment, intimidation or persecution of human rights defenders, whistle- blowers, journalists or bloggers; to advocate for the appointment of a Special Representative to the United Nations Secretary-General for the safety of journalists;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x
Paragraph x
(x) to recall the obligation of the General Assembly, when electing the membership of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), to take into account the respect of candidates for the promotion and protection of human rights, the rule of law and democracy; to call for the establishment of clear human rights performance-based criteria for membership of the UNHRC;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph y
Paragraph y
(y) to strengthen the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the international criminal justice system in order to promote accountability and to end impunity; to call on all UN member states to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) by ratifying the Rome Statute and to promote the ratification of the Kampala amendments;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph aa
Paragraph aa
(aa) to underline the leading role of the EU in the process that led to the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Agenda 2030) and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the General Assembly in September 2015; to urge countries to fully implement Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development in their policies in order to reach the SDGs; to take concrete steps to ensure the efficient implementation of Agenda 2030 and the 17 SDGs as important instruments for prevention and development;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph aa a (new)
Paragraph aa a (new)
(aaa) to work determinedly for eradicating poverty and to promote ecologically, economically and socially sustainable development all over the world; to fight against social inequalities and to provide humanitarian assistance to populations, countries and regions that are confronted with all types of crises, whether natural or human-made;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph ad
Paragraph ad
(ad) to support actively a comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council on the basis of a broad consensus; in order to better reflect the new world reality and to more effectively meet present and future security challenges; to promote the structural and functional reform of the economic and social council and to develop it into a body capable to enhance sustainable global development in a comprehensive and coordinated way; to promote the revitalisation of the work of the General Assembly, and improved coordination and coherence of the action of all UN institutions, which should enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, legitimacy, transparency, accountability, capacity and representativeness of the system;