9 Amendments of Andrey KOVATCHEV related to 2017/2041(INI)
Amendment 24 #
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, development, human rights, 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 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b a (new)
Paragraph b a (new)
(ba) to support the Intra-Syrian Talks that are guided by the Security Council resolution 2254; to stress that the sides should aim at a framework agreement containing a political package so that a negotiated transitional political process can be implemented in accordance with the clear sequencing and target timelines set out in resolution 2254; to underline that to achieve this goal, a clear agenda has emerged consisting of four baskets; to express its concern that the continuous fighting in Syria is undermining the ceasefire regime that came into effect on 30 December 2016, with significant negative consequences for the safety of Syrian civilians, humanitarian access and the momentum of the political process; to support the call of the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Syria on the guarantor-States of the ceasefire in Syria to undertake urgent efforts to uphold the ceasefire regime;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b b (new)
Paragraph b b (new)
(bb) to make certain the UN General Assembly provides, in cooperation with the EU and the USA, all instruments to ensure that a two-state solution, on the basis of the 1967 borders, with Jerusalem as capital of both States and with the secure State of Israel, with secure and recognised borders, and an independent, democratic, contiguous and viable State of Palestine living side by side in peace and security, is sustainable and effective;
Amendment 106 #
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; to further strengthen the role of R2P as an important principle in UN Member States' work on conflict resolution, human rights and development;
Amendment 199 #
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 take concrete steps to ensure the efficient implementation of Agenda 2030 and the 17 SDGs as important instruments for prevention and development; to work towards improving the lives of future generations and to encourage and support countries to take ownership and establish national frameworks for the achievement of the 17 goals; to encourage UN member states to meet their commitments on development aid spending and to call for the adoption of a solid framework of indicators and the use of statistical data to monitor progress and ensure the accountability of all; to insist that the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on sustainable development should become the main decision-making body competent for ensuring the follow-up and review of the implementation of the SDGs and to present a common EU position on the implementation of Agenda 2030;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph aa a (new)
Paragraph aa a (new)
(aaa) to recall that development is not possible without peace, nor peace without development, stressing the importance of the SDG 16 on peace, justice and governance, which should be one of the priorities in development cooperation financing; to call on the UN to systematically integrate capacity-building and good governance into long-term development strategies;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph ac
Paragraph ac
(ac) to underline the importance that EU Member States attach to coordinating their action in the organs and bodies of the United Nations system; to strengthen the communication and to ensure that Member States' positions at the EU level are ever more coordinated; to strive for alignment of positions with candidate countries, partner countries and other likeminded states;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph ad a (new)
Paragraph ad a (new)
(ada) to strongly support the newly elected UN Secretary General's reform agenda; to encourage the impetus for a reform of the UN peace and security architecture, the functioning and architecture of the Secretariat through simplification, decentralization and flexibility and the support to Member States in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and the objectives of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph ad a (new)
Paragraph ad a (new)
(ada) to foster a debate on the topic of the role of parliaments and regional assemblies in the UN system and on the topic of establishing a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) in order to increase the democratic profile and internal democratic process of the organisation and allow world civil society to be directly associated in the decision- making process;