Activities of Philippe JUVIN related to 2009/2217(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A new strategy for Afghanistan (debate)
Amendments (30)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 bis (new)
Citation 16 bis (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) report of August 2010 on ‘Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict’,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20
Citation 20
– having regard to the work of the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and, in particular, its October 2009 report on ‘Addiction, Crime and Insurgency – the transnational threat of Afghanistan opium’ and its World Drug Report 2010,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the international community has implicitly recognised that nine years of war and international involvement have not succeeded in eliminating the Taliban insurgency and bringing peace and stability to the country,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas an impasse has been reached in Afghanistan: a coalition of occupying powers in place but unable to defeat the Talibanit is difficult to see an obvious end in sight, with an international coalition unable to defeat the Taliban through military means only, and an insurgency movement unable to prevail against these military forces; and whereas there is no obvious end in sight,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the overall security condisituations haves deteriorated over the last 2 years, along with the popular consensus the coalition's presence enjoyed at one stage; whereas this general assessment of the security conditions must be mitigated, given that most big cities and the majority of provinces are not facing any major violence,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas extremist groups have failed to obstruct the election process and numerous Afghans went to vote for their members of parliament on 18 September 2010, showing their courage and commitment to democracy-building in their country,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes, therefore, that a new EU strategy for Afghanistan will have to take as its starting point two premises: an acknowledgement of the continuing deterioration in securcontinuation of the international community’s and socio- economic indicators in Afghanistan despite almost a decade of internthe Afghan Government’s ongoing efforts to improve the security and socio-economic situational involvement and investment Afghanistan; and the need to encourage a profound shift in the mindset of the international community, which has all too often in the past shaped plans and decisions with scant regard for Afghan involvevolvement of Afghans in their country’s reconstruction and development;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Commends, in this regard, the progress accomplished in the elections held on 18 September 2010, such as the good technical preparation of the polls by the independent electoral commission, the increased role of the Afghan authorities, decreased violence and a higher participation rate (estimated at 40%) compared to last year's presidential election, as well as a higher number of candidates than in previous legislative elections;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that real progress has been achieved on women’s rights, as evidenced by the adoption of the Constitution in January 2004 and the increase since 2001 in the proportion of women among Members of the Afghan Parliament (27.7% in 2010) and at university (21% in 2010);
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that, despite the huge injections of foreign aid, more Afghans are dying through poverty than as a direct result of the armed conflict, and that, shockingly, since 2002 infant mortality has risen, and life expectancy at birth and encouraging progress is evident in the fields of health (where, in particular, infant mortality fell by 26% between 2005 and 2010 and the proportion of the Afghan population with access to basic health care increased from 8% in 2002 to 85% in 2010) and access to education (with a sixfold increase in the levels of literacy have declined markedly; since 2004, the population living below the poverty threshold has increased by 130%enrolment at school since 2001 and the renovation or construction of 4 480 schools since 2002);
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that these disappointing indicators are not compensated for by the limited progress made in infrastructuprogress has also been achieved in relation to infrastructure and public access to services (specifically, more than 13 000 km of roads have been repaired since 2001, electricity production has tripled since 2002, and the proportion of the population who are, telecommunications and basic education usually cited as achievements by donors and the Afghan Government; phone subscribers has risen from 0.1% in 2000 to 30% in 2010) as well as economic development (in particular, household income has risen by 53% as against 2008- 2009, while GDP grew by 22.5% between 2009 and 2010;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Equally, dDraws attention to the huge cost of the war prosecuted in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2009, estimated at over USD 300 billion and equivalent to more than 20 times Afghanistan’s GDP, and which, with the additional military ‘surge’ foreseen, is set to rise to over USD 50 billion per year;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Is appalled by the absence oflimited coordination among international donors and the lack of detailed evaluations on the impact of the international civilian and military intervention, by the lack of transparency and by the limited mechanisms for donor accountability;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Advocates a policy of increasing procurement within Afghanistan itself wherever possible rather than importing goods or services; commends General Petraeus' new guidelines aiming at using the purchasing power of coalition forces as a tool in the fight against the insurgency; hopes this change of orientation in contracting policy will be implemented quickly;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Fears that these errors have fuelled the resurgence of the Taliban in over halcertain parts of the country, exacerbating the deterioration in security;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Believes, too, that this, plus the poor performance of international aid and of the Afghan gGovernment in delivering it, and the increased use of lethal force by coalition troops, has further alienated ordinary Afghans;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Emphasises that, according to the latest report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, the Taliban are directly responsible for 76% of the civilian deaths and injuries in Afghanistan and that the number of civilian casualties caused by NATO and Afghan Government forces’ action was down by 29% in the first half of 2010 compared with the same period in 2009 – evidence of the increased emphasis on protecting civilians;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Draws attention to the many different police training missions present on the ground, and to the funding being invested in police training, with little to show for it; ; calls on all relevant actors to closely coordinate in order to avoid unnecessary duplication and to fulfill complementary tasks at strategic and operational levels;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Believes that one of the main factors behind the ineffectivenesunsufficient results of overall training has been the practice, predominantly by the US, of relying on private contractors to train the police;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
Paragraph 55
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 a (new)
Paragraph 55 a (new)
55 a. Commends EUPOL's initiative to cooperate closely with NATO in areas where EUPOL has specific expertise, for example in the setting-up of a Staff College to train the leadership of the ANP, in starting a Female Training Centre in Bamiyan, and in developing the Afghan Police Training Teams (APTTs);
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Notes, however, that the opium problem was not considered a priority by the Bush Administration, which preferred to cooperate with the warlords in the name of the war on terrorduction is still a key social, economic and security issue, and calls on the EU to consider this as a strategic priority in its policies towards Afghanistan;