2012/2036(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3

– having regard to its recommendation of 8 June 2011 to the Council on the 66th Session of the UNGA, as well as to its resolution of 11 May 2011 on the EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations1, __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA- PROV(2011)0229.

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas common international values and norms aim to ensure peace, the protection of human rights, security and prosperity in the world, and to share the benefits of globalisation among all on a more equitable basis;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab

(ab) to focus on social and economic inclusion, democratic transition and political/electoral processes, capacity- building, the strengthening of civil society, the participation of young people in parliamentary democracy and the improvement of women's rights, including in terms of their participation in public and political life;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab a (new)

(ab a) to assure that the mandates of peacekeeping missions reflect the need to support electoral observation missions and to provide them with the necessary means to ensure the security of the observers on the ground;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ac

(ac) to better integrate democracy support into European external action; ~~to enable EU delegations to support democratic governance by financial means and human resources;~~ to work with partners globally and locally to enhance the rule of law, foster independent media and build and strengthen democratic institutions that can deliver;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ac

(ac) to better integrate democracy support into European external action; ~~to enable EU delegations~~ to support democratic governance ~~by financial means and human resources~~through its different financial instruments and using the resources of the EU delegations whenever possible; to work with partners globally and locally to enhance the rule of law, foster independent media and build and strengthen democratic institutions that can deliver;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ac

(ac) to better integrate democracy support into European external action; to enable EU delegations to support democratic governance by financial means and human resources, provided that this involves no increase in the budget of the EU or its EEAS; to work with partners globally and locally to enhance the rule of law, foster independent media and build and strengthen democratic institutions that can deliver;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ac

(ac) to better integrate democracy support into European external action; to enable EU delegations to support democratic governance by financial means and human resources; to work with the UN and partners globally and locally to enhance the rule of law, foster independent media and build and strengthen democratic institutions that can deliver;

Amendment 107 #

Jo LEINEN, Elmar BROK, Corina CREȚU, Andrew DUFF, Kinga GÁL, Sir Graham WATSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ac a (new)

(ac a) to recognize institutionalized democratic participation of citizens through elected representatives in the UN system as an important aspect to enhance the effectiveness and credibility of democracy promotion at the international and national levels;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 9 a (new)

Climate change and sustainable development

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ad

(ad) to contribute to enhancing policy coherence infor development and to improving the effectiveness of development aid, since these remain key issues for achieving the MDGs;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the UN ishould be at the centre of global governance, while at the same time ~~it is~~also pursuing its own reforms in order to boost its transparency, effectiveness and efficiency;

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ad

(ad) to contribute to enhancing policy coherence in development and to improving the effectiveness of development and aid, as it was agreed in the Busan final declaration, since these remain key issues for achieving the MDGs;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ad a (new)

(ad a) to influence the debate on the future of global development cooperation in the post-2015 scenario, bearing in mind that the EU and the international community must remain committed to end poverty;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ad b (new)

(ad b) to speed up the progress in order to achieve the MDGs, with only three years remaining; to lead the final effort in the UN, pursuing the goals on which lack of progress remains severe;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ad a (new)

(ad a) to mainstream EU development- related policies at all levels, in order to avoid contradictions between pro- development policies on the one hand, and obstacles to partner countries' development in bi-, pluri- and multilateral agreements and fora on the other; to pay particular attention to human rights and development implications in free trade agreements, and during negotiations at WTO level;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ad a (new)

(ad a) to work towards the definition of the ambitious post-2015 MDGs Agenda taking into account the progress made but also remaining challenges as many poverty-reduction targets will not have been met;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ad a (new)

(ad a) to make a decisive contribution to the fight against food speculation and to solving the urgent problem of poverty and hunger;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae

(ae) to ensure that the share of overall ~~European~~Member State aid channelled through the EU budget ~~is not reduced~~remains relatively stable, taking full account of the financial situation of the Member States, and retains a poverty focus; to consider earmarking 20 % of all EU assistance for basic social services as defined by the UN, with a special focus on free and universal access to primary health care and basic education, taking into account the EU's support for the ‘Education for All’ initiative and its commitments to playing a role in global health;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae

(ae) to ensure that the share of overall European aid channelled through the EU budget is not reduced and retains a poverty focus; to ensure that the goal of reserving 0,7% of GDP for Official Development Aid is met, and that possible financial contributions to measures of mitigation and adaptation to climate change in developing countries, in accordance with the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, are not included but add up to those 0,7% of GDP; to consider earmarking 20 % of all EU assistance for basic social services as defined by the UN, with a special focus on free and universal access to primary health care and basic education, taking into account the EU's support for the ‘Education for All’ initiative and its commitments to playing a role in global health;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae

(ae) to ensure that the share of overall European aid channelled through the EU budget is not reduced and retains a poverty and hunger focus; to consider earmarking 20 % of all EU assistance for basic social services as defined by the UN, with a special focus on free and universal access to primary health care and basic education, taking into account the EU's support for the ‘Education for All’ initiative and its commitments to playing a role in global health;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae a (new)

(ae a) to continue working towards putting people at the centre of the development process; to follow up the UN declaration on the right to development, focusing in practical steps towards its implementation;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas there is a growing need for common rules and decision-making mechanisms in certain areas in order to jointly address emerging global challenges and the negative impact of the global economic crisis;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae a (new)

(ae a) to push for a widespread ratification of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security; in general, to address more intensively the issue of land grabbing and its consequences on the right to food, including by highlighting and countering the causal link between land grabbing and European policies and practices in areas such as the production of bio fuels, industrial livestock farming and the consequent massive import of protein crops;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae a (new)

(ae a) to seek an improvement in political control in the area of sustainable development by strengthening the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) within the UN system and actively to take up at a political level the proposal for the establishment of an international criminal court for crimes against the environment with the aim of improving the worldwide enforcement of environmental policy legislation;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae a (new)

(ae a) to follow up on and to work towards the full implementation of the outcome of the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development, inter alia by promoting sustainable development as the guiding principle for long-term global development and by advocating a more institutionalised approach to sustainable development governance;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae a (new)

(ae a) to push the joint AU and EU position in favour of upgrading the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to a specialized UN agency with its headquarter in Nairobi, Kenya; within this new institutional framework, to address the issues of financing, technology transfer and capacity-building for sustainable development;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae a (new)

(ae a) to take the lead in the area of global climate governance and international cooperation on climate change;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae b (new)

(ae b) to focus on strong political commitments with third countries and to further develop a dialogue with other key actors, such as the United States, the BRICS countries as well as developing countries, given that climate change has become a key element of international relations and a major threat to the achievement of the MDGs; to contribute to an institutional architecture that is inclusive, transparent, equitable and provides for balanced representation of both developed and developing countries on relevant governing bodies;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae b (new)

Sustainability and Climate Change (ae b) to seize the chance of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012, as a unique opportunity for world leaders to set the sustainability agenda for the next 10 years while reaffirming the need for global solidarity and by being present at the highest level of the EU and the EU Heads of States and/or Governments;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae b (new)

(ae b) to play an active role in ensuring that the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development being held in Rio de Janeiro can be concluded with specific agreed goals and measures for a binding sustainability agenda and a responsible environmental policy for the coming decade;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae c (new)

(ae c) to use the Rio+20 summit to set specific and concrete goals and ways of measuring and monitoring them; to insist that a 'green economy' be understood as the entire economy functioning within the limits of sustainability in respect to biodiversity, maintaining ecosystem services, climate protection and use of natural resources;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae c (new)

(ae c) to cooperate strategically and to be more responsive to the needs of third countries while further developing the EEAS's capacities to build up a climate diplomacy policy;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the EU needs to strengthen its cohesion in order to remain a key player in an increasingly multipolar world in need of global concerted action; whereas EU Member States are obliged to coordinate their action in international organisations and at international conferences;eleted

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae d (new)

(ae d) to support the active participation of the Commission in the ongoing debate on Protection Gaps and Responses launched by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the framework of the 2010 High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges, which aims to improve the existing international protection framework for forcibly displaced and stateless people; to participate actively in the debate on the term 'climate refugee' - intended to describe people who are forced to flee their homes and seek refuge abroad as a consequence of climate change - including a possible legal definition of this term, which is not yet recognised in international law or in any legally binding international agreement;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae d (new)

(ae d) to improve the governance, and strengthen the protection, of the marine environment, marine biodiversity and oceans; to integrate seas and oceans as one of the key pillars of the Rio Framework, alongside climate and biodiversity protection;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae e (new)

(ae e) to continue to empower citizens in environmental governance through the effective global implementation of Rio Principle 10; in this context, to expand the provisions of the Aarhus Convention beyond the United Nations Commission for Europe (UNECE) through a global convention or by opening the Aarhus Convention to parties outside UNECE;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae f (new)

(ae f) to act on the recommendations of the FAO1, IFAD2, IMF3, OECD4, UNCTAD5, WFP6, the World Bank, the WTO7, IFPRI8 and the UN HLTF9 to the G20 for states to remove provisions in current national policies that subsidise or mandate biofuels production or consumption, at least until guarantees for removing the competition with food production, biodiversity and climate protection are in place; __________________ 1 Food and Agriculture Organization. 2 International Fund for Agricultural Development. 3 International Monetary Fund. 4 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. 5 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. 6 World Food Programme. 7 World Trade Organization. 8 International Food Policy Research Institute. 9 UN High Level Task Force.

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae g (new)

(ae g) to establish a tax on financial transactions at international level in order to use the additional revenues to support biodiversity and climate protection in the developing countries in line with the objectives set under UNFCCC and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD);

Amendment 135 #

Jo LEINEN, Elmar BROK, Corina CREȚU, Andrew DUFF, Kinga GÁL, Sir Graham WATSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af

(af) to promote interaction on global issues between governments and parliaments and foster debate on the global role of parliaments~~; to strengthen the democratic nature, accoun~~ and on the estabili~~ty and transparency of global governance and allow for greater public and parliamentary participation in the activities of the UN~~shment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA);

Amendment 136 #

Jo LEINEN, Elmar BROK, Corina CREȚU, Andrew DUFF, Kinga GÁL, Sir Graham WATSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af a (new)

(af a) to advocate the establishment of a UNPA in order to strengthen the democratic nature, accountability and transparency of the UN system and global governance and allow for greater public and parliamentary participation in the activities of the UN;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the EU needs to strengthen its cohesion in order to remain a key player in an increasingly multipolar world in need of global concerted action; whereas EU Member States are obliged by the treaties to coordinate their action in international organisations and at international conferences;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the EU is committed to effective multilateralism with a strong UN at its core, since this is essential in order to address global challenges such as the protection of the universality and indivisibility of human rights, poverty reduction, climate change, environmental degradation and peace;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the EU and its Member States are the largest financial contributors to the UN system; whereas the EU~~-27~~ and its Member States fund 39 % of the UN's regular budget and more than 40 % of UN peace-keeping operations;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas a solid and stable EU-UN partnership is fundamental to the work of the UN under all three pillars - peace and security, human rights and development ~~- and is also key to the EU's role as a global actor~~;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas human rights and democracy are founding values of the EU and principles and objectives of European external action, including international trade; whereas respect for, and the promotion and safeguarding of, the universality and indivisibility of human rights are cornerstones of European unity and integrity;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

I a. whereas justice and the rule of law are pillars of sustainable peace, guaranteeing human rights and fundamental freedoms; whereas the Rome Statute of the ICC makes a decisive contribution to the upholding of human rights, to international law and to the fight against impunity;

Amendment 2 #

Konrad SZYMAŃSKI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to the resolution of 19 December 2011 of the UNGA on combating intolerance, negative stereotyping, stigmatisation, discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against persons based on religion or belief1, __________________ 1 UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/66/167.

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas all countries and all citizens as well as the international community itself ~~coul~~do benefit from continued support for democratic processes; whereas they are confronted with challenges of building, restoring and preserving democracies;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) to put across unified positions ~~and to strengthen the coherence and visibility of the EU as a global actor at the UN~~; to meet the expectations of UN members regarding the ability of the EU to act and deliver in a timely fashion on substance;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) to coordinate to the fullest extent possible and to put across unified positions and to strengthen the coherence and visibility of the EU as a global actor at the UN; to meet the expectations of UN members regarding the ability of the EU to act and deliver in a timely fashion ~~on substance~~;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) to put across unified positions and to strengthen the coherence and visibility of the EU as a global actor at the UN; to meet the expectations of UN members regarding the ability of the EU to act and deliver in a timely fashion on substance; to adopt a broad and flexible approach to Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) positions at the UN level in order to give the EU the capacity to act in a swift and comprehensive manner on CFSP-related issues;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) to put across unified positions by delivering one single message when possible and to strengthen the coherence and visibility of the EU as a global actor at the UN; to meet the expectations of UN members regarding the ability of the EU to act and deliver in a timely fashion on substance;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(a a) to reach a common interpretation without delay of the UNGA resolution on the participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to enhance its contribution to the work of the UN by working with partners towards fully implementing the UNGA resolution on the modalities of the EU's participation in the work of UNGA; continue to support, including financially, the work of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(b a) to present a report to the European Parliament on the implementation of the UNGA resolution on the participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) to develop a strategy targeting UN membership in order to better explain the specific nature of the EU; to pursue a stronger public diplomacy on UN affairs and to communicate the EU's global role to the European public in a more effective fashion;Deleted

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) to develop a long-term strategy targeting UN membership ~~in order to better explain the specific nature of the EU; to pursue a stronger public diplomacy on UN affairs and to communicate the EU's global role to the European public in a more effective fashion~~and to pursue a stronger public diplomacy on UN affairs;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

- having regard to the resolution of 31 March 2010 of the UNGA on the Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development1, __________________ 1 UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/64/236.

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) to work with ~~EU Member States towards improving coordination in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the defence of the positions and interests of the EU in the UNSC by the~~the UK and France, the only two EU Member States wh~~ich~~o are permanent members of th~~at body; to re~~e UN Security Council, inf or~~ce the EU's impact on UNSC decisions and to raise the profile of the EU at the UN on crucial UNSC matters~~der to improve coordination in the Security Council;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) to work with EU Member States towards improving coordination, transparency and exchange of information in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the defence of the positions and interests of the EU in the UNSC by the Member States which are members of that body, or, alternatively, by an EU representative upon invitation of the Chair; to reinforce the EU's impact on UNSC decisions and to raise the profile of the EU at the UN on crucial UNSC matters;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) to work with EU Member States and the EU Delegation to the UN towards improving the coordination in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the defence of the positions and interests of the EU in the UNSC by the Member States which are members of that body; to reinforce the EU's impact on UNSC decisions and to raise the profile of the EU at the UN on crucial UNSC matters;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

(d a) to ensure strong EU representation throughout all UN institutions and specialized agencies;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

(e) to advance effective multilateralism as ~~the~~an overriding strategic concern of the EU, by enhancing the representativeness, transparency, accountability, efficiency and effectiveness of the UN, with the aim of improving its delivery on the ground;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

(e) to advance effective multilateralism as the overriding strategic concern of the EU, by enhancing the representativeness, transparency, accountability, efficiency and effectiveness of the UN, with the aim of improving its delivery on the ground; to recall the need to strike a new institutional balance between the emerging role of the G-20, the UN and its agencies as well as the International Financial Institutions (IFIs); in this regard, to enhance global governance and to seek solutions to further improve coordination between the G-formations and the UN system, whereby the economic dimension could usefully be covered by these groups, provided that the UN maintains its central role and remains the legitimate body for global action;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) to engage more actively with strategic and other bilateral and multilateral partners in order to promote effective solutions to problems which affect both EU citizens and the world at large, ~~including~~especially the poorest and most vulnerable;

Amendment 38 #

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Barbara LOCHBIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) to engage more actively with strategic and other bilateral and multilateral partners, especially with the USA, in order to promote effective solutions to problems which affect both EU citizens and the world at large, including the poorest and most vulnerable;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) to ~~emphasise the need f~~actively support a comprehensive reform of the UNSC in order to strengthen its legitimacy, regional representation and effectiveness; in leading by example, to enact concrete steps towards achieving a common EU seat in a reformed UNSC in the foreseable future, and towards the abolition of the veto right of whichever UNSC member;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

- having regard to the remarks by the President of the European Council following his meeting with the United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) on 16 April 2012,

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) to emphasise the need for a comprehensive reform of the UNSC in order to strengthen its legitimacy, regional representation and effectiveness; to recall that an EU seat in an enlarged UNSC remains a central, long-term goal of the European Union; to take the initiative, by the Vice-President/High Representative (VP/HR), to develop a common position of the Member States to that end; in order to achieve that goal in the future, to work on prior coordination of positions in the Council of the EU on the introduction of new members of the UNSC and on the reform of the UNSC's decision-making towards the possible use of super qualified majority;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) to emphasise the need for a comprehensive and consensual reform of the UNSC in order to strengthen its legitimacy, regional representation and effectiveness;

Amendment 42 #

Mario MAURO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) to emphasise the need for a comprehensive reform of the UNSC in order to strengthen its legitimacy, regional representation, accountability and effectiveness;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

(ha) to actively pursue the call for the establishment of a parliamentary assembly at the United Nations, first made by the European Parliament in 1993 and last reiterated in 2010, and to table a debate on the implementation of this demand during the forthcoming UN General Assembly;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) to help revitalise the UNGA, inter alia by supporting the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group, by facilitating more ~~in- depth and~~ result-oriented thematic debates on topical, important issues, and through closer engagement of the UNGA with other stakeholders, including civil society and other international and regional organisations; ~~to stress the need for further streamlining the agendas of the UNGA and its main committees;~~

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) to help revitalise the UNGA and to increase its efficiency, inter alia by supporting the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group, by facilitating more in- depth and result-oriented thematic debates on topical, important issues, and through closer engagement of the UNGA with other stakeholders, including civil society and other international and regional organisations; to stress the need for further streamlining the agendas of the UNGA and its main committees; to underline that revitalization can only be ensured when the UNGA takes relevant and appropriate action on issues of common concern to the international community;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) to help revitalise the UNGA, inter alia by supporting the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group, by facilitating more in- depth and result-oriented thematic debates on topical, important issues, and through closer engagement of the UNGA with other stakeholders, including civil society and other international and regional organisations and fora; to stress the need for further streamlining the agendas of the UNGA and its main committees;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) to reconfirm its commitment to ensuring that UN financial resources are managed efficiently and effectively, according to the principles of budgetary discipline and coherence and in conformity with the highest international standards; to explicitly support gender mainstreaming by coordinating Member States' voluntary contributions to UN Women;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) to reconfirm its commitment to ensuring that UN financial resources are adequate and managed efficiently and effectively, according to the principles of budgetary discipline and coherence and in conformity with the highest international standards;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point -k a (new)

(-k a) to strengthen the operational partnership and promote the strategic coherence and effectiveness of the collective peace-building efforts, inter alia through the work of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 17 November 2011 on EU support for the International Criminal Court (ICC): facing challenges and overcoming difficulties3, __________________ Texts adopted, P7_TA-PROV(2011)0507.

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

(k) to advance cooperation and build partnerships in the area of conflict prevention and civilian ~~and military~~ crisis management with the UN, the OSCE, the African Union (AU), the Arab League and other international and regional organisations, as well as with civil society; to improve regional organisations’ peace- building capacities~~, inter alia through the proposed EU–UN–AU and EU–UN– ECOWAS tri-partnerships~~;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

(k) to advance cooperation and build partnerships in the area of conflict prevention and ~~civilian and military~~ crisis management with the UN, the OSCE, the African Union (AU), the Arab League and other international and regional organisations, as well as with civil society; to improve regional organisations‘ peace- building capacities, inter alia through the proposed EU–UN– AU and EU–UN– ECOWAS tri- partnerships;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

(k) to advance cooperation and build partnerships in the area of conflict prevention ~~and~~, civilian and military crisis management, and conflict resolution with the UN, the OSCE, the African Union (AU), the Arab League and other international and regional organisations, as well as with civil society; to improve regional organisations‘' peace- building capacities, inter alia through the proposed EU–UN–AU and EU–UN– ECOWAS tri- partnerships;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

(l) to promote the collaboration of different actors in the peace-building architecture, notably between the UN Secretariat, the UNSC, the UNGA, and the UN mMember sStates involved in peace-building missions; to pursue efforts to ensure that EU Member States contribute to UN peace missions with special capacities, such as transport and logistics, and training; to consider the option of launching a military operation under CSDP including the possible deployment of a battlegroup to precede a UN peace mission if requested by the UN; to support the development of conflict management capacity at national and subnational levels;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

(l) to promote the collaboration of different actors in the peace-building architecture, notably between the UN Secretariat, the UNSC, the UNGA, and the UN member states involved in peace-building missions; to pursue efforts to ensure that EU Member States contribute to UN peace missions with special capacities, such as transport and logistics, and training; to consider the option of launching a military operation under CSDP including the possible deployment of a battle group to precede a UN peace mission if requested by the UN on the basis of Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter; to support the development of conflict management capacity at national and subnational levels;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

(l) to promote the collaboration of different actors in the peace-building architecture, notably between the UN Secretariat, the UNSC, the UNGA, and the UN member states involved in peace-building missions; to pursue efforts to ensure that EU Member States contribute to UN peace missions with special capacities, such as transport and logistics, and training; to consider the option of launching a military operation under CSDP including the possible deployment of a battlegroup to precede a UN peace mission if requested by the UN, while paying special attention to the protection of all the members of peace keeping missions, as well as eventual battlegroups; to support the development of conflict management capacity at national and subnational levels;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

(l) to promote the collaboration of different actors in the peace-building architecture, notably between the UN Secretariat, the UNSC, the UNGA, and the UN member states involved in peace-building missions; to pursue efforts to ensure that EU Member States contribute to UN peace missions with special capacities, such as transport and logistics, and training; to consider the option of launching a military operation under CSDP including the possible deployment of a battlegroup to precede a UN peace mission if requested by the UN; to support the development of conflict management capacity at national and subnational levels; to promote the exchange of know-how and good practices among partners;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

(l) to promote the collaboration of different actors in the peace-building architecture, notably between the UN Secretariat, the UNSC, the UNGA, and the UN member states involved in peace-building missions; to pursue efforts to ensure that EU Member States contribute to UN peace missions with special capacities, such as transport and logistics, and training; to consider the option of launching a military operation under CSDP including the possible deployment of a battlegroup to precede a UN peace mission if requested by the UN; to support the development of conflict ~~management~~prevention and management as well as mediation, peacekeeping and peacebuilding capacity at national and subnational levels;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m

(m) to provide support to the UN Civilian Capacity Review in identifying practical ways of matching demand with supply in critical civilian capability areas; to expedite recruitment and avoid ~~overlapping~~duplication when deploying civilian ~~CSDP~~EU capabilities in support of UN actions; to explore options for the joint deployment of civilian crisis response teams within a UN operation in cases where rapidly deployable capacities are required;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m

(m) to provide support to the UN Civilian Capacity Review in identifying practical ways of matching demand with supply in critical civilian capability areas; to expedite recruitment, eliminate operational incompatibilities, and avoid overlapping when deploying civilian CSDP capabilities in support of UN actions; to explore options for the joint deployment of crisis response teams within a UN operation in cases where rapidly deployable capacities are required;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 7 July 2011 on EU external policies in favour of democratisation1, __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA- PROV(2011)0334.

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n

(n) to focus on the need to emainsutre ~~the participation of women at all stages of peace processes and to systematically engage them in preventive diplomacy, early warning and security monitoring;~~ am gender perspectives with regard to conflict prevention, peace negotiations and agreements, peacekeeping operations, humanitarian assistance, post-conflict reconstruction and DDR1 initiatives as stated in the UNSCR 1325/2000 on Women Peace and Security; to engage them in preventive diplomacy, early warning and security monitoring; __________________ 1 Disarmament, demobilization, reinsertion and reintegration.

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n

(n) to focus, in line with UNSC Resolution 1325, on the need to ensure the full participation of women at all stages of peace processes and to systematically engage them in preventive diplomacy, early warning and security monitoring;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n

(n) to focus on the need to ensure the participation of committed men and women at all stages of peace processes and to systematically engage them in preventive diplomacy, early warning and security monitoring;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n

(n) to focus on the need to ensure the participation of women at all stages of peace processes and to systematically engage them in preventive diplomacy, early warning and security monitoring; actively to seek the implementation of Resolution 1325 of the UN Security Council by all Member States of the United Nations;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)

(n a) to cooperate with the UN to tackle the current global threats such as climate change, nuclear weapons proliferation, organized crime and terrorism, and pandemics;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)

(n a) to insist on the need to further strengthen the UN capability to protect civilians in armed conflicts;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o

(o) to contribute to the successful outcome of and follow-up to the 2012 UN Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty and the 2012 Review Conference on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons; and to work to ensure that key decisions are reached in negotiations in line with UN procedure, that a consensus is achieved if, after thorough consultation, a large majority agrees to work to ensure that the Arms Trade Treaty sets the highest possible legally binding common international standards for the approval and control of the import, export and transfer of weapons, their financing and licensing, that all types of conventional weapons and their individual components are encompassed in the Treaty and that a strong revision mechanism is put in place to enable new types of weapons to be included;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)

(oa) to take active steps to ensure that the conference planned by the UN for this year on a weapons of mass destruction free zone in the Middle East is convened promptly and that all the countries in the region, the EU, the USA, the Russian Federation and other interested international players work in harmony together with the intermediary appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations in order successfully to prepare the conference;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p

(p) to declare readiness to assist states in fulfilling their responsibilities towards protecting their populations, but at the same time to strongly reconfirm the commitment of the EU to the concept of the Responsibility to Protect, as agreed at the 2005 UN World Summit; to stress the need for timely and adequate international action to prevent and halt genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes and crimes against humanity and to highlight the role of the ICC in fighting impunity;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p

(p) to acknowledge the importance of the political and institutional progress in the implementation of the R2P concept and to assist states in fulfilling their responsibilities towards protecting their populations, within the UN system;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 c (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 11 May 2011 on the EU as a global actor: its role in the multilateral organisations1, __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA- PROV(2011)0229.

Amendment 70 #

Mario MAURO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q

(q) to generate further progress on R2P in UN organs, particularly in the UNSC, the UNGA and the UNHRC; to facilitate the debate on how the UN bodies, in particular the UNSC, could utilise this concept to ensure greater cooperation between UN member states in case of crisis; to advance the positive role of regional organisations~~, including the Arab League,~~ in developing and applying an operational approach to R2P;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q

(q) to generate further progress on R2P in UN organs, particularly in the UNSC, the UNGA and the UNHRC, drawing conclusions and taking lessons both from the intervention in Libya and the inability of swift action in the case of Syria; to facilitate the debate on how the UN bodies, in particular the UNSC, could utilise this concept to ensure greater cooperation between UN member states in case of crisis; to advance the positive role of regional organisations, including the Arab League, in developing and applying an operational approach to R2P;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)

(q a) to initiate the elaboration of an inter-institutional "Consensus on R2P and a common Conflict Prevention Policy" between the EEAS, the European Parliament and the EU Member States in parallel to the already existing 'Consensus on Humanitarian Aid' and 'Consensus for Development', that could ensure more EU consistency on those issues in UN fora;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)

(q a) to contribute to the discussion concerning the concept on "Responsibility while Protecting" and to propose initiatives in this regard;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r

(r) to work with partners to ensure that this concept ~~becomes part of prevention and post-conflict reconstruction, and to assist states in building capacities to this effect~~primarily focuses on prevention, but also on post-conflict reconstruction, in line with the tripartition of R2P into responsibility to prevent, to protect and to rebuild; to assist states in building capacities to this effect, among others by strengthening early-warning mechanisms within the UN and the UN's mediation capacities like the Mediation Support Unit (MSU) of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO); to encourage, in cooperation with UN member states, the establishment of focal points to monitor emerging conflict situations, and to build relevant capacities in EU delegations;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r

(r) to work with partners to ensure that this concept becomes part of prevention and post-conflict reconstruction, and to assist states in building capacities to this effect; to encourage, in cooperation with UN member states, the establishment of focal points to monitor emerging conflict situations~~, and to build relevant capacities in EU delegations~~;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6

Mediation and Preventive Diplomacy

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

(t) to provide adequate resources for mediation in a timely manner ~~and to further develop mediation capacities both at EEAS headquarters and in EU delegations, based on the Concept of Strengthening EU Mediation and Dialogue Capacities~~;

Amendment 78 #

Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

(t) to pr~~ovide adequate resources for mediation in a timely manner and to further develop mediation capacities both at EEAS headquarters and in EU delegations~~ioritize and develop the implementation of this tool and to further develop mediation capacities within the EEAS, based on the Concept of Strengthening EU Mediation and Dialogue Capacities;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u

(u) to cooperate closely with the UN and other actors in mediation; to strive for synergies in mediation activities with the UN Department for Political Affairs (DPA); to advance partnerships and cooperation of international, regional and subregional organisations with the UN, with each other and with civil society; to improve information-sharing, cooperation and coordination in order to ensure the coherence and complementarity of the efforts of actors involved in specific mediation; to encourage the contributions of civil society actors active in mediation, and to help strengthen local infrastructures for peace and establish domestic capacities for dialogue and constructive negotiation;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2010 on the 10th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security1, __________________ 1 OJ C 099 E, 3.4.2012, p. 56.

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u

(u) to cooperate closely with the UN and other actors in mediation; to strive for synergies in mediation activities with the UN Department for Political Affairs (DPA); to advance partnerships and cooperation of international, regional and subregional organisations with the UN, with each other and with civil society, for example, an EU-UN joint partnership on mediation capacities; to improve information-sharing, cooperation and coordination in order to ensure the coherence and complementarity of the efforts of actors involved in specific mediation; to encourage the contributions of civil society actors active in mediation, and to help strengthen local infrastructures for peace and establish domestic capacities for dialogue and constructive negotiation;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)

International Justice (u a) to enhance efforts to promote a better understanding of the mandate of the ICC as the first permanent judicial body capable of trying individual perpetrators for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, when national courts are unable or unwilling to do so;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u b (new)

(u b) to strengthen the ICC through political, diplomatic, financial and logistical support; to encourage all UN member states to join the Court and foster strong cooperation by the UN and its bodies and agencies with the Court;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7

HInternational justice and human rights

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point -v a (new)

(-v a) to strengthen the international criminal justice system, to further promote and financially support the ICC as the only permanent court with jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes; to work towards the widespread ratification of the Rome Statute and the Kampala Protocol; to support also existing country-specific UN criminal courts as a temporary means to tackle the most serious crimes committed in specific circumstances; to fight impunity at all levels;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v

(v) to strengthen international efforts aimed at ensuring that all human rights are considered universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated; to ~~help strengthen national capacities to deliver~~promote national implementation onf international human rights obligations;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v

(v) to strengthen international efforts aimed at ensuring that ~~all~~the human rights agreed within the framework of the United Nations Conventions are considered universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated; to help strengthen national capacities to deliver on international human rights obligations;

Amendment 87 #

Mario MAURO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v

(v) to strengthen international efforts aimed at ensuring that all human rights are considered universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated; to help strengthen national capacities to deliver on international human rights obligations; in this context, underlines the necessity of devoting particular attention to the right of freedom of religion for all, including Christians: this right is commonly recognised as one of the most central human rights guaranteed at an international level;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v a (new)

(v a) to support the decision by African Heads of State at the AU Summit in July 2011 and the recommendation of the Commission on the Status of Women of 8 March 2012 that the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM) should be taken up for consideration by the UNGA; to call on the VP/HR and the Commission to give the utmost priority and to undertake all necessary actions to ensure the success of the process currently underway aimed at the adoption in 2012 by the UNGA of a resolution banning FGM worldwide;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w

(w) to further promote the mainstreaming of human rights in all aspects of the UN's work, reaffirming the fact that human rights are inextricably linked to the UN's other goals on peace and security, and development;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas common international values and norms aim to ensure peace, security and prosperity in the world~~, and to share the benefits of globalisation among all on a more equitable basis~~;

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x

(x) to proactively participate in the work of the UNHRC~~, by co-sponsoring resolutions, issuing of statements and intervention in interactive dialogues and debates in order to ensure greater balance in the UNHRC's work~~;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z a (new)

(z a) to support the VP/HR, the Commission and the European Parliament in completing the planned Human Rights review of the EU, including the nomination of an EU Special Representative on Human Rights; to work towards defining the EUSR's role on all levels, including the UN and especially in the UNHRC;

Amendment 92 #

Barbara LOCHBIHLER, Ska KELLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z a (new)

(z a) to actively support the African-led initiative currently underway aimed at achieving the adoption of an UNGA resolution in 2012 to ban female genital mutilation (FGM) worldwide;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z b (new)

(z b) to address, on all UN levels including UNGA and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the issue of environmentally induced internal and cross-border displacement, in order to find common definitions and legal solutions for all kinds of displacement, be it after sudden-onset catastrophes, slow environmental degradation or the sinking of small island states; to adopt a human- rights-based approach in doing so, by analysing the numerous links between climate-induced displacement and different human rights, and the advantages that human rights offer in addressing environmentally induced displacement by bridging the different legal and scientific aspects of the issue;

Amendment 94 #

Barbara LOCHBIHLER, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z b (new)

(z b) to establish a UN commission of inquiry to investigate crimes against humanity in the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea, which - according to reports, including by the former UN Special Representative - continue to be committed with impunity and have been committed for decades;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z c (new)

(z c) to address, with a view to increasing EU credibility in the UN, particularly at UNHRC level, human rights violations committed within the EU or by EU actors, such as the running of secret prisons in the so-called 'fight against terrorism', the organisation of secret rendition flights in the same context, or the export of arms and dual-use technology to authoritarian regimes or regimes involved or in danger to get involved in armed conflicts or repression;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z d (new)

(z d) to continue its endeavours in the UNGA and its Committees on the call for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, which continues to receive increasing support from an ever-larger number of countries, on the rights of the child, free media and religious tolerance; to support all efforts to eradicate torture; to particularly encourage the adoption of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on Torture;

Amendment 97 #

Konrad SZYMAŃSKI, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point aa

(aa) to help ensure local ownership of the democratic process and the development of a culture of democracy and the rule of law; to expand democracy support beyond the election process in order to sustain it in the long term and be able to deliver tangible results to citizens; to ensure the inclusion to a greater extent of parliaments and political parties in programmes supporting democracy, to emphasize the importance of the independence of NGOs that can function freely for the development of a strong civic culture;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab

(ab) to focus on social and economic inclusion, democratic transition and political/electoral processes, capacity- building, the strengthening of civil society, the participation of young people in parliamentary democracy and the ~~improvement of women's rights~~protection of freedom of expression, freedom of conscience and freedom of religion, as well as of women's rights, both at the level of social practices and of legislation;

Amendment 99 #