Activities of Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU related to 2013/0238(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year of Development (2015)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The disproportionate impact of poverty on women and girls is the result of systematic discrimination that disfigures societies and deprives millions of people from their most basic rights, including their access to water and proper sanitation, education and satisfactory health care.
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In 2000, the international community undertook to take concrete steps by 2015 to fight poverty, with the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals, objectives which were accepted by the Union and its Member States. The promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women are seen as effective ways to combat poverty, hunger and disease and to encourage a sustainable development.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The Millennium Development Goals called for no individual or nation to be denied the opportunity to benefit from development and moreover that equal rights and opportunities to be assured for both men and women.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Continued support for development cooperation is vital in a rapidly changing world. Around 1.3 billion people still live in extreme income poverty and the human development needs of many more are still not being met. It should be seriously taken into consideration in the EU development assistance programmes that women and girls are most vulnerable to poverty, hunger, illiteracy, illness and all kinds of exploitation. Inequalities within countries have increased in most parts of the world. The natural environment is under increasing pressure and the developing countries are hit particularly hard by the effects of climate change. These challenges are universal and inter-related and need to be addressed by all countries acting together.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The European Year of Development should raise awareness on all forms of gender discrimination faced by women and girls in various regions, particularly in terms of access to education, jobs, and health systems as well as on forced marriage, sexual exploitation and genital mutilation and other malpractices.