11 Amendments of Gabriel MATO related to 2020/2128(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy adopted by the General Assembly in September 2006, which is soon to be updated for the seventh time,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the United Nations this year celebrates its 75th anniversary; whereas the UN has proved to be an essential forum for international consensus -building on peace and security, sustainable development and respect for human rights and international law, as well as being a key provider of support for fragile states and vulnerable communities; whereas, in a context where the achievements and indispensable role of the UN are often overlooked in a quest by some countries to advance unilateral decisions, it is important for the EU and its Member States – as principal financial contributors to the UN – to ensure that the UN remains an efficient and effective forum for the benefit of the international community and can continue to deliver on present and future global challenges, which can only be achieved through multilateral solutions;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) take the view that, in a multipolar context where some countries are promoting selective multilateralism rather than effective multilateralism anchored in universal values, the EU must seek to promote further an unconditional commitment by UN members to universal values, a rules-based system and the primacy of human rights in all policy areas; calls for the promotion of the mainstreaming of such values across all policy and programming areas of the UN, in close cooperation with like-minded countries, with a view to advancing policy dialogue and policy solutions, implementation and mainstreaming capacity; urges the Council to intensify its contacts with the new US administration with a view to working in tandem with the USA, as a long-standing ally, to tackle the many global challenges within the framework of the UN; also calls on the Council to seek dialogue and close cooperation with the United Kingdom, a permanent member of the UN Security Council with whom we share many values and interests despite the Brexit decision;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) support a thoroughgoing reform of the UN Security Council to improve its representativeness on the basis of a broad consensus so as to ensure it can respond more swiftly and effectively to international threats to peace and security; in particular, takes the view that the Security Council should be reformed through a significant restriction of the right of veto, or by regulating the right of veto, especially where there is evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity, as the decision-making process has been obstructed by the right of veto; takes the view, furthermore, that the composition of the Security Council should also be changed by consensus so that it provides a more accurate reflection of the global order, with the European Union being given a permanent seat;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) continue to seek greater synergies between the work of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the UNGA and the UNSC; commends the work of the EU in supporting the work of the HRC, in the context of the need to mainstream respect for human rights across all decision- making and policy areas of the UN; also highlights the work of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in reporting breaches of human rights; insists that there be a guarantee of impartiality for all organisations involved in defending and upholding human rights, in particular to protect them from potential interference by states suspected of breaching or failing to uphold human rights;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) act immediately to press for a reform of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), banning countries with proven track records of human rights breaches from joining, and promoting membership for countries with proven track records of democracy and upholding and safeguarding human rights; regrets the fact that countries with autocratic regimes and which have repeatedly breached human right have been able to join the UNHRC; regrets Venezuela’s involvement as a full member of the UNHRC between 2020 and 2022, when the UN itself, in its 2020 report, has endorsed reports of crimes against humanity committed by the Venezuelan Government, and points out that there is a clear lack of consistency in this situation;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) continue to expand its diplomacy and outreach toolbox, with particular regard to climate diplomacy, peace and security, fair globalisation, climate diplomacy and the capacity to pursue policy dialogue and policy consensus, not onessentially with UN members but also with relevantnot forgetting other interlocutors such as cities, regions, academia, civil society and the private sector;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) promote efforts in the UN to combat terrorism by implementing and updating the four pillars of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy approved by the General Assembly in September 2006; points out that it is almost 20 years since the Security Council passed its landmark resolution 1373 in September 2001, and yet terrorism is still one of the most serious threats to international peace and security;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) expand further the trilateral cooperation between the EU, the AU and the United Nations; stresses the importance of continuing to develop the AU’s capabilities of the AU and of African states as regards crisis prevention, crisis management and conflict resolution on the African continent, as well as capabilities in other policy areas of relevance for Africa’s security and stability, including in economic and environmental terms and with regard to access to public goods; in that regard, emphasises the need to pay particular attention to the situation in the Sahel, given the increasing levels of instability in the region; takes the view that the EU can have a tremendous capacity of appeal with its ability to deliver on the partnership aspirations of the African continent and its institutions; underlines the importance of closer political and policy dialogue with the EU’s partners in Africa, including within parliamentary dimensions; emphasises the need to intensify dialogue and cooperation, within the framework of the UN, with African countries in the Southern Mediterranean neighbourhood in order to address shared challenges;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) forge closer cooperation with the countries of Latin America – a region with which we share many ties and values and which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic – in order to tackle common challenges in a coordinated manner within the framework of the UN;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) support the UN Secretary-General’s call for an affordable and accessible COVID-19 vaccine, to be considered a global public good; within the framework of the UN and building on the experience gained in the international response to the COVID-19 pandemic, strive to improve global mechanisms for preventing and combating pandemics;