Activities of Norbert NEUSER related to 2021/2163(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
New orientations for the EU’s humanitarian action (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT on new orientations for the EU’s humanitarian action
Amendments (6)
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas this funding gap makes it imperative to improve the efficiency and, effectiveness, visibility, risk sharing, transparency and accountability of the humanitarian system and to ensure that aid meets the needs of the populations affected, as highlighted most recently by Grand Bargain 2.0, which focuses on localisation and quality financing as key enabling priorities;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with concern the sharp increase in the humanitarian funding gap, as major donors are reducing funding at a time of growing needs; underlines the stark differences in contributions both at a global level and from within the EU; calls for the EU to provide a robust annual budget for EU humanitarian aid to guarantee timely, predictable and flexible funding for humanitarian aid from the start of each financial year and to keep a ring-fenced envelope within the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve (SEAR) for humanitarian crises outside the Union; calls for the EU to advocate for greater international responsibility-sharing and an increase in humanitarian funding; urges the Member States to lead by example and contribute a fixed share of their gross national incomes to humanitarian aid; calls on the Commission to report annually on the amount of humanitarian funding disbursed from within the EU and at a global level;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to closely monitor international humanitarian law violations and to include international humanitarian law violations as a criterion for listing individuals or entities in the relevant EU sanctions regimes; notes that sanctions and restrictive measures must comply with international humanitarian law and must not hinder the provision of humanitarian assistance; underlines the need to consistently include humanitarian exceptions in regimes of restrictive measures and to provide the necessary support and guidance to partners to apply these exceptions effectively;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EU and its Member States to swiftly fulfil the commitments made at the World Humanitarian Summit and as part of the Grand Bargain; highlights the importance of making humanitarian aid more efficient and effective by increasing multiannual and multi-country funding, reducing the administrative burden for humanitarian partners, funding national and local actors, and promoting innovative solutions, among other endeavours;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the concrete achievements of the EU Humanitarian Air Bridge and the idea of creating a European Humanitarian Response Capacity to plug the gaps in the EU’s humanitarian response; calls for the Member States and humanitarian partners to be consulted on any new Commission initiatives, which should build on – not duplicate – existing capacities of humanitarian actors and EU mechanisms such as the civil protection mechanism;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the fact that while humanitarian aid seeks to tackle immediate, life-threatening situations, crises are caused by drivers that require long-term solutions; calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service to adopt a communication developing a clear policy on a humanitarian-development-peace nexus in order to bridge the gaps between the individual policy areas, strengthening resilience and promoting sustainability of response; calls for the EU and the Member States to swiftly implement this nexus approach, with a particular focus on preventing conflicts, tackling hunger, providing education and livelihood opportunities, and building resilience, while protecting the rights of vulnerable groupincluding gender-sensitive analysis by context, while protecting the rights of vulnerable groups, and to implement complementary, flexible and multi-year programmes, suited to local contexts, need-based and people-centred; calls for sharing lessons and a thorough assessment of the nexus implementation in the EU pilot countries;