2012/2143(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Reiterates that in situations where R2P is applied it is of the utmost importance to maintain ~~the~~a very clear distinction of mandates between military and humanitarian actors, in order to safeguard the perception of the neutrality and impartiality of all humanitarian actors and to avoid putting at risk the effective delivery of aid, access to beneficiaries and the personal safety of field-based humanitarian personnel, including European Humanitarian Aid Corps volunteers; points out, in this connection, that R2P remains closely linked to developments in humanitarian law;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that effective regional cooperation in preventing the occurrence of these four crimes and protecting civilians against them is of crucial importance to the implementation of R2P; calls, therefore, for steps to be taken to enhance regional capacity for identifying and implementing effective policies for the prevention of these four crimes;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that R2P is primarily a preventive doctrine and that military intervention should be the last recourse in R2P situations; calls for R2P, whenever possible, to be carried out first and foremost through diplomatic and long-term developmental activities that focus on capacity-building in the fields of human rights, good governance, the rule of law, ~~conflict prevention~~the reduction of poverty and emphasis on education and health, conflict prevention, effective arms control and prevention of illicit arms trade, and the strengthening of early warning systems; furthermore, recalls that there are many non-military coercive alternatives, such as sanctions, accountability mechanisms and mediation;

Amendment 13 #

Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that R2P is primarily a preventive doctrine and that military intervention should be the last recourse in R2P situations; calls for R2P, whenever possible, to be carried out first and foremost through diplomatic and long-term developmental activities that focus on capacity-building in the fields of human rights, good governance, the rule of law, conflict prevention and the strengthening of early warning systems; furthermore, recalls that there are many non-military coercive alternatives, such as preventive diplomacy, sanctions, accountability mechanisms and mediation;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that R2P is primarily a preventive doctrine and that military intervention should be the last recourse in R2P situations; calls for R2P, whenever possible, to be carried out first and foremost through diplomatic and long-term developmental activities that focus on capacity-building in the fields of human rights, good governance, the rule of law, conflict prevention through education and the expansion of trade, and the strengthening of early warning systems; furthermore, recalls that there are many non-military coercive alternatives, such as sanctions, accountability mechanisms and mediation; emphasises that the EU must continue to play a leadership role in the field of conflict prevention;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Bearing in mind that human security is the precondition of development, stresses that our commitment to R2P to protect should take place within our commitments to achieving the MDGs and any post-2015 Framework; this includes using all the tools that we have at our disposal that aim at strengthening democratic institutions, poverty reduction and sustainable development;

Amendment 16 #

Michael CASHMAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Recalls that cooperation with regional organisations is an important dimension of R2P work; notes that the forthcoming EU-Africa Summit in 2014 provides a good opportunity to show support to AU leadership and promote African ownership of R2P;

Amendment 17 #

Louis MICHEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Points out that R2P includes a responsibility to combat impunity and that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has jurisdiction to try individuals for three of the four serious crimes on which the UN member states have chosen to focus the concept of ‘Responsibility to Protect’, namely genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. stresses that R2P approach must be included to our actions in post-conflict operations whereby we must ensure the responsibility is upheld even in times following conflict and peace-building;

Amendment 19 #

Michael CASHMAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls ~~for lesson~~on the HR/VP, Member States and international partners to be drawn lessons from R2P in Libya in 2011 and from the current inability to take action in Syria in order to increase the consistency of application of R2P in specific cases.;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the development of the UN concept of ‘Responsibility to Protect’ (R2P), which clarifies and strengthens the existing obligations of states to ensure the protection of civilians against genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, where necessary with the assistance of the international community; stresses that this concept, born from the international community’s failures in Rwanda in 1994, is critical for the survival of the community of nations;

Amendment 20 #

Michael CASHMAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the High Representative/Vice President (HR/VP), Member States with a seat on the UN Security Council and all international partners to ensure full consistency of possible further developments of the R2P concept with IHL and to advocate for and monitor the full respect of IHL in future cases where R2P is applied;

Amendment 3 #

Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the development of the concept of ‘Responsibility to Protect’ (R2P), which clarifies and strengthens the existing obligations of states to ensure the protection of civilians; stresses that this concept, born from the international community’s failures in Rwanda in 1994, is critical for the survival of the community of nations; calls for further development of the concept and asks the EU to work towards its universality, as an essential part of a collective security model based on multilateralism and the primacy of the United Nations;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls upon the European Commission to elaborate and propose policies and programmes both to enhance the Union's role at a regional and global level and promote the necessary means in order to successfully accomplish its humanitarian task in terms of preventive policy;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls, however, that international humanitarian law (IHL) is the prime body of law in times of armed conflict and that its improved implementation should be the focus of the international community; emphasises that, although R2P is not a legal concept, it is grounded in international law and is narrowly focused on the four crimes of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, whether in armed conflicts or in peacetime;

Amendment 6 #

Mikael GUSTAFSSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls, however, that international humanitarian law (IHL) is the prime body of law in times of armed conflict and that its improved implementation should be the focus of the international community; emphasises that R2P is not a legal concept and is narrowly focused on the four crimes of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, whether in armed conflicts or in peacetime; stresses the need to integrate a strong gender equality perspective into the R2P framework;

Amendment 7 #

Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls, however, that international humanitarian law (IHL) is the prime body of law in times of armed conflict and that its improved implementation should be the focus of the international community; emphasises that R2P is not a legal concept and is narrowly focused on the four crimes of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, whether in armed conflicts or in peacetime; calls on the EU to promote the R2P principle at the UN, together with the strengthening of the International Criminal Court.

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Emphasizes the need of shifting the manner in which we approach R2P to protect which should involve integrating it within all our schemes that relate to development cooperation, humanitarian aid and crisis management, and building upon programmes that embrace rather than exclude R2P; stresses that clear prioritisation must be made of our objectives under a strict policy of neutrality;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Reiterates that in situations where R2P is applied it is of the utmost importance to maintain the distinction of mandates between military and humanitarian actors, in order to safeguard the perception of the neutrality and impartiality of all humanitarian actors and to avoid putting at risk the effective delivery of aid and medical or any other assistance, access to beneficiaries and the personal safety of field-based humanitarian personnel;

source: PE-504.200

2013/03/04 AFET 137 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading 1

on the UN principle of the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ ("RtoP" or "R2P")

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

– having regard to the report 'The Responsibility to Protect' (2001) by the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty, the report 'A more secure world: our shared responsibility'1 (2004) by the High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change, and the report 'In larger freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all'2 (2005) by the UN Secretary General, __________________ 1 http://www.un.org/secureworld/report3. pdf. 2 A/59/2005.

Amendment 100 #

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

(db) to strengthen linkages between early warning, policy-planning and high-level decision-making in the EEAS and the Council, and create clear lines of personal accountability for mobilising action in response to warnings about potential crisis situations involving the four specified crimes and violations;

Amendment 101 #

Nadezhda NEYNSKY, Elisabeth JEGGLE

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

(dc) to include a systematic assessment of the risk factors of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity in regional and country strategy papers, and include their prevention in dialogues with third countries that are at risk of these specified crimes and violations;

Amendment 102 #

Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN

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

(da) to make greater efforts within the UN Security Council and in cooperation with the USA, Turkey and the Arab League to continue to consider all options in connection with the ‘responsibility to protect’ with a view to helping the Syrian people and bringing about an end to the bloodshed in Syria;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

(e) to train EU and Member States' delegation and embassy staff, as well as civilian and military missions, in international human rights and humanitarian law and ~~further professionalise and str~~the principle of R2P; to ensure that EU Special Representatives uphold R2P whenever necessary; to broadeng then mandate of the EU Special Reprevsentative ~~diplomacy and mediation~~on Human Rights to include R2P issues; to establish national focal points for R2P in EU Member States;

Amendment 104 #

Barbara LOCHBIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

(e) to train EU and Member States' delegation and embassy staff in international human rights ~~and~~, humanitarian law and international criminal law and further professionalise and strengthen preventive diplomacy and mediation;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

(e) to train EU and Member States' delegation and embassy staff in international human rights, and humanitarian law and in the capacity of detecting potential situations involving the four specified crimes and violations including by regular exchanges with the local civil society, and further professionalise and strengthen preventive diplomacy and mediation;

Amendment 106 #

Raimon OBIOLS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

(e) to better cooperate and train EU and Member States' delegation and embassy staff in international human rights and humanitarian law and further professionalise and strengthen preventive diplomacy and mediation;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

Amendment 108 #

Barbara LOCHBIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) to speedily ratify the amendments to the ~~ICC Statutes defining~~Rome Statute of the ICC, adopted in 2010, related to the prohibition of the use of certain weapons in a non-international armed conflict, and to the crime of aggression, since the Court ~~can play~~has a central role, within the international justice system, in the prevention of mass atrocit~~y crim~~ies, as well as in efforts to ensure accountability;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) to ensure speedily ratifyication by all EU Member States of the amendments to the ICC Statutes defining the crime of aggression, since the Court can play a central role in the prevention of mass atrocity crimes, as well as in efforts to ensure accountability;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4

– having regard to the Paragraphs 138 and 139 of the UN 2005 UN World Summit Outcome ~~Document,~~1, __________________ 1 A/RES/60/1.

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) to speedily ratify the amendments to the ICC Statutes defining the crime of aggression, since the Court can play a central role in the prevention of mass atrocity crimes, as well as in efforts to ensure accountability, if all UN member states ratify the Rome Statute and when it is implemented in an universal and non- discriminatory manner;

Amendment 111 #

Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ

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

(fa) to launch and promote the EU internal debate on the reform of the United Nations Security Council, which is the only internationally legitimate body that can sanction R2P interventions without the consent of the target state;

Amendment 112 #

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

(fa) to involve and train representatives of civil society and NGOs, who could play a role in informal, or ‘track II’, diplomacy with a view to promoting exchanges of good practice in this field;

Amendment 113 #

Nadezhda NEYNSKY, Cristian Dan PREDA, Elisabeth JEGGLE

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

(fa) to strengthen cooperation with regional and sub-regional organisations, including by improving their prevention, capacity-building and response measures in relation to R2P;

Amendment 114 #

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

(fa) to ensure the respect of the ICC clause in its agreements with third countries and consider reviewing agreement with countries who do not comply with ICC arrest warrants;

Amendment 115 #

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

(fb) to espouse a dual track approach, which includes promoting the universal acceptance of R2P, while at the same time encouraging states to support and assist the ICC;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point -a (new)

(-a) to contribute actively to a differentiated debate on the principle of R2P building on the existing international human rights and humanitarian law enshrined in the Geneva Conventions with a view to strengthening the international community's focus on the R2P's prevention component reducing all those misleading and detrimental interpretations which equate the R2P with military intervention;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a

(a) to support the efforts of the UN Secretary-General to f~~ine-tun~~urther develop and materialize the principle of R2P and to cooperate with other UN members who wish to improve the capacities of the international community to prevent and respond to mass atrocity crimes covered by the R2P principle;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a

(a) to support the efforts of the UN Secretary-General to fine-tune and enhance the understanding of the implications of the principle of R2P and to cooperate with other UN members who wish to improve the capacities of the international community to prevent and respond to mass atrocity crimes;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a

(a) to support the efforts of the UN Secretary-General to fine-tune the principle of R2P and to cooperate with other UN members who wish to improve the civilian capacities of the international community to prevent and respond to mass atrocity crimes;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5

– having regard to the ~~regular informal interactive dialogues of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) which are anticipated by~~ reports of the UN Secretary-General~~, notably~~ on ‘Implementing the Responsibility to Protect’ of 20091 , ’Early warning, assessment and the responsibility to protect' of 20102 , ~~and~~ ‘The role of regional and subregional arrangements in implementing the responsibility to protect’ of 20113 ,and the 'Responsibility to protect: timely and decisive response' of 20124, __________________ 4 A/66/874/-S/2012/578.

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a a (new)

(aa) to take into account the proposal 'Responsibility while Protecting' and to contribute to the necessary development of criteria to be followed when acting to implement in particular the third pillar of R2P, including the proportionality of the scope and duration of any intervention, a thorough balance of consequences, ex- ante clarity of the political objectives and transparency in the intervention's reasoning; whereas the monitoring and review mechanisms of adopted mandates should be strengthened, including through the UN Secretary-General's Special Advisors on the Prevention of Genocide and on R2P, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and should be conducted 'fairly, prudently and professionally, without political interference or double standards'1; __________________ 1 Art. 51 in: Responsibility to protect: timely and decisive response, Report of the Secretary-General, 25 July 2012 (A/66/874-S/2012/578).

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a a (new)

(aa) to advise the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to adopt a voluntary code of conduct to limit the use of the right of veto to cases other than where there is a major humanitarian crisis;

Amendment 122 #

Cristian Dan PREDA, Nadezhda NEYNSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a a (new)

(aa) to prevent the concept of R2P becoming a dead letter given its predominantly military connotation, and to focus on the development of a broad international consensus and the universal application of the non-coercive tools, and to develop a concrete action plan to that end;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a a (new)

(aa) to engage with the EU's regional partners in order to spell out more clearly the role of regional and sub-regional organizations when applying the R2P;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a a (new)

(aa) to work towards establishing R2P as a new norm of international law, within the scope agreed to by UN member states in the 2005 World Summit;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a b (new)

(ab) to advise the Security Council that enshrining the R2P, now an emerging standard, as a standard of international law would not limit its decision-making capacity;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a b (new)

(ab) to not lose sight of the fact that R2P also comprises the need to rebuild;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a c (new)

(ac) to call on the Security Council to adopt the Brazilian initiative on ‘responsibility while protecting’, which lays down a set of fundamental principles, guidelines and procedures with a view to ensuring that the R2P is as effective as possible and causes the least possible harm;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a d (new)

(ad) to call on the five permanent members of the Security Council – in close coordination with the Secretary General – to promote the R2P doctrine, particularly ‘responsibility while protecting’, given that the latter initiative provides guarantees which may persuade countries that are currently reticent about or opposed to the R2P doctrine of its usefulness as a key instrument in bringing about fair and decent international relations in which neocolonial ambitions play no part;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a e (new)

(ae) to urge the Security Council, particularly in its dealings with the BRICs (some of which aspire to become permanent members of the Security Council of a reformed UN), to stress the importance of the aforementioned values, guarantees and requirements enshrined in the ‘responsibility while protecting’ initiative;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5

– having regard to the regular informal interactive dialogues of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) which are anticipated by reports of the UN Secretary-General, ~~notab~~specifically on ‘Implementing the Responsibility to Protect’ of 20091 , ’Early warning, assessment and the responsibility to protect' of 20102 , and ‘The role of regional and subregional arrangements in implementing the responsibility to protect’ of 20113 ,

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b

(b) to help strengthen the framework and capacities at UN level for mediation, ~~double-~~two- track diplomacy and exchange of best practices on the peaceful resolution of emerging conflicts and de-escalation, such as those of the Mediation Support Unit of the Department of Political Affairs; to strengthen the Office of the Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide and the Special Advisor on the Responsibility to Protect;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b

(b) to help strengthen the framework and capacities at UN level for mediation, double-track diplomacy ~~and~~, exchange of best practices on peace and de-escalation and early warning systems, such as those of the Mediation Support Unit of the Department of Political Affairs; to strengthen the Office of the Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide and the Special Advisor on the Responsibility to Protect; to engage the Human Rights Council in the debate on R2P;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b

(b) to help strengthen the framework and capacities at UN level for mediation, ~~double-track~~ diplomacy and exchange of best practices on peace and de-escalation, such as those of the Mediation Support Unit of the Department of Political Affairs; to strengthen the Office of the Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide and the Special Advisor on the Responsibility to Protect;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

(ba) to work together with the EU's international partners on identifying working methods and measures, including the obligation of public explanations on vetoes, that would make decreasing the suffering of the populations concerned the principal aspect of discussions at the UNSC when deciding on the adoption of a resolution authorising coercive measures under the R2P's third pillar; to countervail forcefully and publicly the blocking of such resolutions due to unrelated arguments based on, for example, domestic or geostrategic considerations, considering in such situations working towards an empowerment of the UNGA to adopt a resolution on behalf of the UNSC; to address the issue of a single EU seat in the Security Council and of a communalized budget for CFSP missions under UN mandate;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point c

(c) to integrate women leaders and women's groups much more in all conflict prevention and mitigation, as well as ind resolution efforts in accordance with UNSC Resolutions 1325 and 1820;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point c

(c) to integrate women, including women leaders and women's groups, much more in all conflict mitigation and resolution efforts in accordance with UNSC Resolutions 1325 and 1820;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

(ca) to work with the UN towards the establishment of a clear link between the implementation of the R2P and fight against impunity for the most serious crimes covered by this concept;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls on the HR/VP: (a) to present to the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs a concrete plan of action within three months of the adoption of the present Recommendation, on the follow- up of the Parliament's proposals, notably outlining the steps towards achieving a 'Consensus on R2P';

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7

– having regard to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1674 of April 2006 ~~on ‘~~and UNSC Resolution 1894 of November 2009 on 'Protection of civilians in armed conflict’'4 ,

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

– having regard to the 2001 report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS),

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8

– having regard to the UNSC Resolution 1973 of 17 March 2011 on ~~Lib~~the situation in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, which for the first time ~~in history~~ authoriszed ~~the use of force agai~~Member States to take all means necessary to protect civilianst a ~~country~~nd civilian populated areas, with an explicit reference to ~~R2P, followed by~~ the principle of the responsimbil~~ar references in UNSC Resolution 1975 on the Ivory Coast,~~ity to protect, and as reaffirmed in UNSC Resolution 1975 on Côte d'Ivoire, recalled in the UNSC Resolution 1996 on the Sudan and UNSC Resolution 2014 on Yemen,

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8

– having regard to the UNSC Resolution 197~~3 of 17 March 2011 on Libya, which~~ 0 of 26 February 2011 on Libya referencing the R2P and authorising several non-coercive measures to prevent the escalation of atrocities, and to the UNSC Resolution 1973 of 17 March 2011 on Libya, which contained an explicit reference to the R2P's first pillar for the first time in history and authorised the use of force against a country with an explicit reference to R2P, followed by similar references in UNSC Resolution 1975 on the Ivory Coast, UNSC Resolution 1996 on Sudan and UNSC Resolution 2014 on Yemen,

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9

– having regard to the most recent report by the UN Secretary-General on the ‘Responsibility to protect: timely and decisive response’ of 25 July 20125 , which focuses on the third pillar of R2P, __________________ 5deleted A/66/874/-S/2012/578.

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10

– having regard to the UN Secretary- General's Internal Review Panel on UN Action in Sri Lanka of November 2012, enquiring into the failure of the international community to protect civilians from large-scale violations of humanitarian and human rights laws and making recommendations regarding future UN action to respond effectively to similar situations involving mass atrocity crimes,deleted

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1

– having regard to the proposal for a recommendation to the Council by Frieda Brepoels, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the UN principle of the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ (R2P) (B7- 0191/2012),deleted

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

– having regard to the EU priorities for the 65th United Nations General Assembly of 25 May 201011, __________________ 1 10170/10.

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12

– having regard to its recommendation to the Council of 8 June 2011 on the 66th session of the UNGA1 and of 13 June 2012 on the 67th session of the UNGA12 , __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0255.

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 16 February 2012 on the 19th Session of the UN Human Rights Council1, __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2012)0058.

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

– having regard to the Charter of the United Nations,

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)

– having regard to the 'European Consensus on Development'1 and the 'European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid'2, __________________ 1 OJ C 46, 24.2.2006, p. 1. 2 OJ C 25, 30.1.2008, p. 1.

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)

– having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 c (new)

– having regard to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 9 December 1948,

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 d (new)

– having regard to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court,

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 e (new)

– having regard to the 2001 report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS) on "The Responsibility to Protect",

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

– having regard to the Brazilian initiative submitted to the United Nations on 9 September 2011 entitled ‘Responsibility while protecting: elements for the development and promotion of a concept’,

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas paragraphs 138 and 139 of the UN World Summit Outcome Document ~~establish at the same time the obligation of~~recognises that states toshould protect their citizens against genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity and the ~~obliga~~responsibility to use first of all appropriate diplomatic, humanitarian and other peaceful means in accordance with Chapters VI and VIII of the Charter but also collective action of the international community ~~to react~~ should states fail to protect their citizens against these four specified crimes and violations;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the principle of R2P, embedded in paragraphs 138 and 139 of the UN World Summit Outcome Document ~~establish at the same time~~, represents an important step forward towards a more peaceful world by establishing the obligation of states to protect their citizens against genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity ands well as the obligation of the international community to react should states fail to protect their citizens against these four specified crimes and violations;

Amendment 32 #

Arnaud DANJEAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~paragraphs 138 and 139 of the~~the 2005 UN World Summit Outcome Document provides for the first time a common definition of the principle of R2P; whereas paragraphs 138 and 139 of the UN establish at the same time the obligation of states to protect their citizens against genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity and the obligation of the international community to react should states fail to protect their citizens against these four specified crimes and violations;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas paragraphs 138 and 139 of the UN World Summit Outcome Document establish at the same time the obligation of states to protect their ~~citize~~populations against genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity and the obligation of the international community to help states assume this responsibility as well as to react should states fail to protect their citizens against these four specified crimes and violations;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas paragraphs 138 and 139 of the UN 2005 World Summit Outcome Ddocument establish at the same time the obligation of states to protect their citizens against genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity and the obligation of the international community to react should states fail to protect their citizens against these four specified crimes and violations;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the principle of R2P is based on three pillars: (I) the ~~protection responsibilities of each individual state~~state bears the primary responsibility to protect its population from genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing; (II) the international ~~assistance and capacity- bu~~community must assist states in fulfildling t~~o assist states; (III) a timely and decisive collective response;~~ heir protection obligations; (III) when a state manifestly fails to protect its population or is in fact a perpetrator of these crimes, the international community has a responsibility to take collective action;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas an actual case of violence or threats of violence against civilians must be deemed to be a threat to global peace and security;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the principle of R2P shall be further defined by encompassing the components of the responsibility to prevent (R2prevent), the responsibility to react (R2react) and the responsibility to rebuild (R2rebuild)~~, as introduced in the report on R2P by the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS) in 2001~~;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas, according to the work on R2P preceding the agreement on the World Summit Outcome Document in 2005, in the report on R2P by the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS) in 2001, the principle of R2P shalls been further defined byto encompass~~ing~~ the components of the responsibility to prevent (R2prevent), the responsibility to react (R2react) and the responsibility to rebuild (R2rebuild)), as introduced in the report on R2P by the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS) in 2001;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas, in cases where the Security Council has authorised the use of legitimate force, violence, damage and institutional disruption should be kept to a minimum;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 19 February 2009 on the European Security Strategy and ESDP,

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas, in such cases, legitimate force should only ever be used in a prudent, proportionate and limited manner;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas, if the R2P doctrine to be receive widespread support among UN member states, it must be used to guard against, prevent or halt possible genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes or crimes against humanity, but never as a pretext for regime change;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas ~~the emergence of the principle of R2P represents an important step forward towards a more peaceful world, to which effect~~ it is crucially important that early warning and assessment be conducted fairly, prudently and professionally and that the use of force remains the measure of last resort;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the ~~emergence~~development of the principle of R2P ~~represent~~is an important step ~~forward towards a more peaceful world~~towards anticipating, preventing and responding to genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity and upholding fundamental principles of international law, in particular international humanitarian, refugee and human rights law; whereas the principles should be applied as consistently and uniformly as possible, to which effect it is crucially important that early warning and assessment be conducted fairly, prudently and professionally and that the use of force remain the measure of last resort;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the emergence of the principle of R2P represents an important step forward towards a more peaceful world, to which effect it is crucially important that early warning and assessment be conducted fairly, prudently and professionally ~~and that the use of force remain the measure of last resort~~in order to mediate and/or coordinate and if necessary initiate purely civilian and neutral actions of conflict resolution;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas more than a decade after the emergence of the "Responsibility to Protect"(R2P), and eight years after its endorsement by the international community at the UN world summit of 2005, recent events have brought again to the fore the importance and challenges of timely and decisive responses to the four core crimes covered by this concept, as well as the necessity to further operationalize this principle in order to implement it effectively and prevent mass atrocities;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the development of the principle of R2P - particularly its prevention component - can advance global efforts towards a more peaceful world as many mass atrocity crimes occur during periods of violent conflict and require effective capacities for structural and operational conflict prevention, thus minimising the need for the use of force as the last resort;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas using all tools available under Chapters VI, VII and VIII of the Charter, ranging from non-coercive responses to collective action, is of fundamental importance for the further development and legitimacy of the principle of R2P;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the ~~most effective form of prevention lies in the~~ promotion of good governance, inclusiveness, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, gender equality, and democratic values and practices are important forms of preventing violence and human suffering;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the most effective form of prevention lies in the promotion of good governance, inclusiveness, respect for human rights ~~and~~, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law, gender equality, and democratic values and practices;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 11 May 2011 on ‘the EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations’,

Amendment 50 #

Nadezhda NEYNSKY, Cristian Dan PREDA, Elisabeth JEGGLE

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the most effective form of prevention lies in the promotion of equal social-economic rights, poverty eradication, fair distribution of economic wealth worldwide, fair trade, good governance, inclusiveness, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, gender equality, and democratic values and practices;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the most effective form of prevention lies in the promotion of good governance, the rule of law, economic development, poverty reduction, inclusiveness, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, gender equality, and democratic values and practices;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the most effective form of prevention lies in the promotion of good governance, human security, rule of law, inclusiveness, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, gender equality, and democratic values and practices;

Amendment 53 #

Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the most effective form of prevention lies in the promotion of good governance, inclusiveness, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, gender equality, and democratic values and practices, the reduction of economic inequalities, and the enforcement of the rule of law;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the most effective form of prevention lies in the promotion of good governance, inclusiveness, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, gender equality, the primacy of law, and democratic values and practices;

Amendment 55 #

Cristian Dan PREDA, Nadezhda NEYNSKY

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the 2011 military intervention in Libya has shown the need to clarify the role of regional and sub- regional organizations when applying the R2P; whereas these organizations can be both legitimizers and operational agents for the implementation of the R2P but they often lack capacities and resources;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas human rights are of the utmost importance in international relations;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas ~~a more~~ cons~~equ~~istent implementation of R2P's prevention component (R2prevent), including mediation measures and preventive diplomacy at an early stage, wcould reduce ~~conflicts~~violence and help avoid ~~their~~ escalation;

Amendment 58 #

Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas a more consequent implementation of R2P's prevention component (R2prevent), including mediation measures and preventive diplomacy at an early stage, would reduce the potential for conflicts and help avoid their escalation and thus might help prevent international intervention under the responsibility to react (R2react);

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas a more consequent implementation of R2P’s prevention component (R2prevent), including mediation measures and preventive diplomacy at an early stage, would reduce conflicts and help avoid their escalation; whereas informal, or ‘track II’, diplomacy is an important tool in preventive diplomacy which brings the human dimension to bear on conciliation;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2

– having regard to the ~~guiding principl~~values, objectives, principles and policies of the European Union as, inter alia, enshrined in articles 2, 3 and 21 of the Treaty on European Union,

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas a more consequent implementation of R2P's prevention component (R2prevent), including mediation measures and preventive diplomacy at an early stage, would ~~reduce~~prevent or reduce the number of conflicts and help avoid their escalation;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the ICC and R2P are interlinked as both aim to prevent genocide crimes against humanity, war crimes; whereas on the one hand R2P bolsters the ICC's mission to fight impunity by advocating for states to respect their judicial responsibility while, on the other, R2P reinforces the complementarity principle of the ICC, in which the main responsibility to prosecute lies with states;

Amendment 62 #

Raimon OBIOLS

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the EU has always been an active promoter of R2P at the international stage; whereas the EU must strengthen its role as a global political actor to uphold human rights and humanitarian law for reflecting this political support on its own policies;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the International Criminal Court plays a fundamental role not only in crime prevention but also in the reconstruction of countries and in mediation processes;

Amendment 64 #

Raimon OBIOLS

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Fb. whereas EU Member States have also endorsed the R2P principle; whereas only a few of them have incorporated the concept into their national documents;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the UN Guidelines for Effective Mediation identify the dilemma that arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), sanctions regimes and national and international counter-terrorism policies also affect the manner in which some conflict parties may be engaged in a mediation process; whereas only an universal and non-discriminatory implementation of the Rome Statute guarantees an efficient ICC regime, provided that all sovereign states have signed and ratified the statute;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas more recent experiences with specific crises such as those in Sri Lanka, Ivory Coast, Libya and Syria have ~~produced mixed results in terms of the international capacity and a lack of common will~~demonstrated the persistent challenges in arriving at a common understanding of how to implement the principle of R2P as well as in generating the common political will and effective capacity to prevent or stop genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity committed by national and local authorities or non-state actors;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas more recent experiences with specific crises such as those in Sri Lanka, Ivory Coast, Libya and Syria have produced mixed results in terms of the international capacity ~~and a lack of common will to~~to timely and effectively prevent or stop genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, either committed by national and local authorities or non-state actors, leading to large numbers of civilian casualties;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas more recent experiences with specific crises such as those in Sri Lanka, Ivory Coast, Libya and Syria have produced mixed results in terms of the international capacity and a lack of common political will to prevent or stop genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity committed by national and local authorities or non-state actors;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas no consensus in the UNSC has been reached on the application of the concept of R2R after the adoption of UNSC Resolution 1973 and its execution; whereas the risk of a de facto moratorium on R2P is looming;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

– having regard to the EU Programme for the Prevention of Violent Conflicts (Gothenburg Programme) of 2001 and the annual reports on its implementation,

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas when R2P is to be used and whereas clear guidelines for the implementation of the third pillar, including how a protection mandate should look like, are crucial elements to be spelled out in order to promote coherent and effective collective action against mass atrocities;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the proposal initiated by Brazil on the ‘Responsibility while Protecting’ is a welcome contribution to the necessary development of criteria to be followed when implementing an R2P mandate, including the proportionality of the scope and duration of any intervention, a thorough balance of consequences, ex- ante clarity of the political objectives and transparency in the intervention's reasoning; whereas the monitoring and review mechanisms of adopted mandates should be strengthened, including through the UN Secretary-General's Special Advisors on the Prevention of Genocide and on R2P, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and should be conducted ‘fairly, prudently and professionally, without political interference or double standards’7 ; __________________ 7 Art. 51 in: Responsibility to protect: timely and decisive response, Report of the Secretary-General. 25 July 2012 (A/66/874-S/2012/578).deleted

Amendment 72 #

Arnaud DANJEAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the proposal initiated by Brazil on the ‘Responsibility while Protecting’ is a welcome contribution to the necessary development of criteria to be followed when implementing an R2P mandate, including the proportionality of the scope and duration of any intervention, a thorough balance of consequences, ex-ante clarity of the political objectives and transparency in the intervention's reasoning; whereas the development of such criteria should not, however, come at the expense of effective and rapid decision-making when intervention is required; whereas the monitoring and review mechanisms of adopted mandates should be strengthened, including through the UN Secretary-General's Special Advisors on the Prevention of Genocide and on R2P, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and should be conducted ‘fairly, prudently and professionally, without political interference or double standards’7 ;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the proposal initiated by Brazil on the ‘Responsibility while Protecting’ is a welcome contribution to the necessary development of criteria to be followed when implementing an R2P mandate, including legitimacy, the proportionality of the scope and duration of any intervention, a thorough balance of consequences, ex- ante clarity of the political objectives and transparency in the intervention's reasoning; whereas the monitoring and review mechanisms of adopted mandates should be strengthened, including through the UN Secretary-General's Special Advisors on the Prevention of Genocide and on R2P, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and should be conducted ‘fairly, prudently and professionally, without political interference or double standards’7 ;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas the definition in international law of crimes which demand an immediate reaction by the international community has made considerable progress since the ~~creation of the ICC~~establishment of the International Criminal Court as well as the ratification of the Rome Statute and its protocols, although an independent assessment mechanisms of when these definitions a~~pply are~~re met is still, crucially, missing;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas the definition in international law of crimes which demand an immediate reaction by the international community has made considerable progress since the creation of the ICC, although independent assessment mechanisms of when these definitions apply are still, crucially, missing and the Rome Statute has regrettably not been signed and ratified by all states of the international community;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has an important function in awareness-raising on ongoing cases of mass atrocity crimes; whereas the UN Human Rights Council is playing an increasingly important role in implementing the R2P, including by authorising fact-finding missions and commissions of inquiry to gather and assess information relating to the four specified crimes and violations, and by its increasing readiness to refer to R2P in crisis situations such as in Libya and Syria;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas ~~a narrow but deep approach to implementing R2P should restrict~~the implementation of the R2P norm its ~~application to~~pertinent in the case of the four crimes and violations specified and should exclude the use of the principle to obtain humanitarian access; whereas humanitarian action should not be used as a substitute for political action, and whereas humanitarian space needs to be respected by all actors involved;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas a narrow but deep approach to implementing R2P should restrict its application to the four crimes and violations specified ~~and should exclude the use of the principle to obtain humanitarian access; whereas humanitarian action~~; whereas R2P should not be used as a substitute for political action, and whereas humanitarian space needs to be respected by all actors involved;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas a narrow but deep approach to implementing R2P should restrict its application to the four mass atrocity crimes and violations specified ~~and should exclude the use of the principle to obtain humanitarian access~~; whereas humanitarian action should not be used as a ~~substitut~~n excuse for political action, and whereas humanitarian space needs to be respected by all actors involved;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3

– having regard to the 2012 Nobel Peace Price which not only honours the EU's historical contribution to a peaceful Europe but also raises expectations as to its future engagement towards a more rule-based and peaceful world order,deleted

Amendment 80 #

Cristian Dan PREDA, Nadezhda NEYNSKY

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas a narrow but deep approach to implementing R2P should restrict its application to the four specified crimes and violations specified and should exclude the use of the principle to obtain humanitarian access; whereas humanitarian action should not be used as a substitute for political action, and whereas humanitarian space needs to be respected by all actors involved;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas comprehensive assistance has to be offered for post-conflict situations; whereas more efforts are needed in order to ensure accountability for serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law and the fight against impunity;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)

Kb. whereas the principle of R2P should not be applied in the context of humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters; whereas humanitarian action should not be used as a substitute for political action, and whereas humanitarian space needs to be respected by all actors involved;

Amendment 83 #

Nadezhda NEYNSKY, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Addresses the following recommendations to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission (HR/VP), the EEAS, the Commission, the Member States and the Council:

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) to ~~agree to the establishment of an inter-institutional working group charged with preparing the basis for~~reconfirm the EU's commitment to R2P by adopting an inter- institutional ‘'Consensus on R2P~~’ to be adopted~~' jointly by the Council, the EEAS, the Commission and the European Parliament;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) to agree to the establishment of an inter-institutional working group ~~charged with~~to discuss the implications of R2P for the EU's external action and the role its actions and instruments can play in situations of concern with a view to preparing the basis for an inter- institutional ‘'Consensus on R2P’' to be adopted jointly by the Council, the EEAS, the Commission and the European Parliament;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) to agree to the establishment of an inter-institutional working group, open to stakeholder participation, charged with preparing the basis for an inter- institutional ‘Consensus on R2P’ to be adopted jointly by the Council, the EEAS, the Commission and the European Parliament, and to be presented at the UN;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to cooperate with the European Parliament in the organisation of a series of meetings with concerned interest groups and civil society actors with the goal of integrating the proposals for initiatives and improvements into the ‘Consensus on R2P’ document;deleted

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to cooperate with the European Parliament in the organisation of a series of meetings with concerned interest groups ~~and~~, civil society actors and other non- governmental organizations with the goal of integrating the proposals for initiatives and improvements into the ‘Consensus on R2P’ document;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to cooperate with the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee in the organisation of a series of meetings with concerned interest groups and civil society actors with the goal of integrating the proposals for initiatives and improvements into the ‘Consensus on R2P’ document;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3

– having regard to the 2012 Nobel Peace Pricze which not only honours the EU’s historical contribution to a peaceful Europe and world but also raises expectations as to its future engagement towards a more ~~rule-based and~~ peaceful world order based on the rules of international law,

Amendment 90 #

Nadezhda NEYNSKY, Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) to ~~institutionalise the practice of producing an~~add to the current annual CFSP report a chapter on the EU's successes and failures in conflict prevention and mitigation in applying the principle of R2P, to be prepared jointly by the EEAS and the Commission in cooperation with the EU Special Representative for Human Rightsactions in reference or based on the principle of R2P, as well as international cooperation to that end;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) to in~~stitutionalise the practice of producing an annual report~~clude a chapter onf the EU's successes and failures in conflict prevention and mitigation in applying the principle of R2P~~, to be prepared jointly by the EEAS and the Commission~~ in the Annual Report from the High Representative to the European Parliament on the Common Foreign and Security Policy, to be prepared in cooperation with the EU Special Representative for Human Rights;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) to institutionalise the practice of producing an annual report on the EU's successes and failures in conflict prevention and mitigation in applying the principle of R2P, to be prepared jointly by the EEAS and the Commission in cooperation with the EU Special Representative for Human Rights and to be debated in a special session with the European Parliament; the report can build on the tradition of the annual reports on the Gothenburg programmes, adding an analysis of the usefulness of relevant instruments and administrative structures in implementing R2P, including identifying necessary revisions;

Amendment 93 #

Nadezhda NEYNSKY, Elisabeth JEGGLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) to institutionalise the practice of producing an annual report on the EU's successes and failures in conflict prevention and mitigation in applying the principle of R2P, to be prepared jointly by the EEAS and the Commission in cooperation with the EU Special Representative for Human Rights; notes that this report should take into account the various positions adopted by the European Parliament on specific issues regarding conflict prevention or human rights protection;

Amendment 94 #

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

(ca) to integrate the principle of the Responsibility to Protect in the EU's development assistance; to further professionalise and strengthen preventive diplomacy, mediation, crisis prevention and response capacities of the EU, especially information gathering and exchange as well as early warning systems; to improve the coordination between the various Commission, Council and EEAS structures dealing with all the aspects of R2P, and to inform the European Parliament on regular basis of initiatives taken in support of R2P;

Amendment 95 #

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

(ca) to identify an EU Focal Point for R2P in the EEAS within existing structures and resources, tasked notably with increasing awareness of the implications of R2P and ensuring timely information flows between all concerned actors on situations of concern;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) to adapt policy planning, operational concepts and capability development ~~within the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) for the Union's ability to fully implement the R2P~~in order to provide mediation service and purely peaceful and civilian conflict resolution;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) to ~~adap~~ensure sufficient policy planning, operational concepts and capability development within the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) for the Union's ability to fully implement the R2P in close international cooperation within the UN and regional organisations;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) to adapt policy planning, operational concepts and capability development goals within the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) for the Union's ability to fully implement the R2P;

Amendment 99 #