2014/2143(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to the GPEDC High Level Meeting in Mexico outcome document, of April 2014,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)

- having regard to the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, defining what constitutes discrimination against women and setting up an agenda for national action to put an end to such discrimination,

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Underlin~~Welcomes the fact that the new ~~development~~sustainable development framework recognises that poverty eradication and sustainable development are mutually reinforcing, interlinked and require a global response; emphasises that the new framework must be universal in its nature, while also taking into account different national circumstances, capacities, policies and priorities;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the fact that the new development framework must be universal in its nature~~, while also~~ and applicable in all countries, including EU Member States, and hence needs to be relevant and fair for both developed and developing countries, while being based on national ownership and taking into account different national circumstances, capacities, policies and priorities;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the fact that the ~~new~~global development framework after 2015 must be universal in its nature, while also taking into account different national circumstances, capacities, policies and priorities;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the fact that the new development framework must be universal in its nature~~, while also taking into account different national circumstances, capacities, policies and priorities~~;

Amendment 104 #

Joachim ZELLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the fact that the new development framework must be universal in its nature, while also taking into account different national circumstances, capacities, policies and priorities; In this respect calls for the EU to indicate which concrete actions and commitments it can suggest to respond domestically and internationally to the principle of universality;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Emphasises that the post-2015 development framework should advocate structural economic transformation by all countries focussed on sustainable progress, serving the prosperity of all citizens and respecting the ecological boundaries of the planet. Structural transformation relates to production and consumption systems, and to fair fiscal, trade and social policies;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that mutual accountability and transparency should be the axis of the new development framework, and that it is important that national governments and other actors, including the private sector, are held accountable for the implementation of the framework;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that universality, mutual accountability and transparency should be at the heart of the new framework;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Considers that the new framework should have a small number of goals, allowing strategies for action to be established and their achievement monitored; emphasises that the goals have to be consistent with one another and that this should be a balanced agenda for human development; stresses that accountability and transparency should be promoted at all levels;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Stresses that the framework should be based on key principles of human rights, such as universality, equity, solidarity and gender equality;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 d (new)

- having regard to the UN ‘Gender Chart 2012’, which measures improvements regarding the gender equality aspects of the eight MDGs,

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Underlines the framework needs to be evidence-based and to include financial targets and robust monitoring and accountability mechanisms at all levels, and that engaging multiple stakeholders including civil society, women’s, youth and other groups representative of diverse constituencies is central to the implementation of the post- 2015 agenda;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading I a (new)

II. Global Partnership

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for the EU to continue to ~~lead~~be one of the leading players in the process and welcomes the consensus that the post-2015 agenda needs a ren~~ovat~~ewed global partnership;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for the EU to continue to lead the process and welcomes the consensus that the post-2015 agenda needs a renovated global partnership; stresses the importance of involving new players in development cooperation policy, in particular emerging states;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for the EU to ~~continue to lead the process~~actively lead the process towards the definition of a new sustainable development framework, through dialogue with other regions such as the ACP and Africa, and welcomes the consensus that the post-2015 agenda needs a renovated global partnership;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls ~~for the EU to continue~~on the adoption of a development framework based on an holistic approach on poverty eradication that reflects the outcome and follow-up of the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development; calls on the EU to lead the process and welcomes the consensus that the post-2015 agenda needs a renovated global partnership;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for the EU to continue to lead the process and ~~welcomes the consensus that the post-2015 agenda needs a renovated global partnership~~to work towards the adoption of a single, comprehensive and integrated global development framework after 2015, with clear benchmarks incorporating the key development and sustainability issues; welcomes the consensus that the post-2015 agenda needs a renovated global partnership; underlines that a reshaped and reinvigorated global partnership for development will be essential for implementing the post-2015 agenda and for ensuring effective accountability mechanisms at all levels;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for the EU to continue to lead the process and welcomes the consensus that the ~~post-2015 agenda needs a renovated global partnership~~new global development agenda needs to strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Welcomes the conclusions of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, and considers that any efforts towards the definition and eventual summarization of the new sustainable development framework should not be to the detriment of the more ambitious and innovative goals, such as the stand-alone goal on reducing inequalities or on gender equality;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Urges the EU to lead with one strong voice the discussion on the new sustainable development framework, formulating united and ambitious position for the intergovernmental negotiations that lie ahead;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 d (new)

- having regard to the UN ‘Gender Chart 2012’, which measures improvements regarding the gender equality aspects of the eight MDGs,

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Points out that trade can be a fundamental driver of poverty reduction and sustainable growth, and urges the EU to ensure that its trade policy is coherent with the new sustainable development framework;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5d. Stresses that the EU should be able to contribute to the effective implementation of the SDGs in partner countries, as well as to define how the SDGs will be pursued domestically;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)

5e. Reiterates that PCD should move beyond a ‘do no harm’ perspective towards a more integrated approach where international trade, environment and international financial architecture are understood as global public policies that help to enhance global development objectives;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)

5f. Insists that the definition of the future agenda must be guided by the full participation and ownership of the developing and middle-income countries; while the new responsibilities and burdens generated need to be equally but justly shared between all countries;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading II

III. Priority areas Poverty eradication and sustainable development

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading II

II. Priority areas Poverty eradication, inequality reduction and sustainable development

Amendment 126 #

Davor Ivo STIER, Paavo VÄYRYNEN

Motion for a resolution
Heading II

II. Priority areas Poverty eradication, reduction of inequalities and sustainable development

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new) just after heading II and before subheading 1

5a. Reminds that poverty eradication must remain the main priority of the global development agenda after 2015, as well as addressing the intertwining pillars of the economic, ecological, and social sustainability, and strengthened global partnership;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that poverty eradication ~~together with sustainable development~~, primary objective of EU development cooperation, together with sustainable social and environmental development and fight against inequalities, which hamper economic development and poverty reduction efforts, should be the underlying theme of the new sustainable development framework;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that poverty eradication together with sustainable development should be the underlying theme of the new sustainable development framework;

Amendment 13 #

Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Catherine BEARDER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8

– having regard to the ~~report~~outcome of the UNnited Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 and its to the report of its follow-up Conference on Sustainable Development, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 20 to 22 June 2012,

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Ending poverty in all its forms, promotion of sustainable development and reducing all forms of inequality, including gender inequality, everywhere within and among countries are the key priorities which are the key factors and goals for EU to focus on. Stresses that poverty eradication together with sustainable development should be the underlying theme of the new development framework;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that poverty eradication together with sustainable development should be the underlying theme of the new development framework; Underlines the need for a target on ending extreme poverty at the level of 2 dollars a day, if the framework is to be truly transformational;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that poverty eradication together with sustainable development should be the underlying theme of the ~~new~~global development framework after 2015;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that poverty eradication together with inequality reduction and sustainable development should be the underlying theme of the new development framework;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that poverty eradication and reduction of inequalities together with sustainable development should be the underlying theme of the new development framework;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that while poverty eradication together with sustainable development should be the underlying theme of the new development framework, its focus should be on people;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that poverty eradication together with sustainable development and equality increase between people should be the underlying theme of the new development framework;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Underlines the fundamental link between poverty eradication and sustainable development; stresses that eradicating poverty requires the sustainable use, management and protection of natural resources and halting the loss of biodiversity;

Amendment 138 #

Joachim ZELLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recognises that the Post 2015 agenda should address the interconnected economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development, as well as issues of governance, and should promote inter-linkages across all goals and targets. Therefore calls the EU to strongly support this comprehensive approach and indicate how inter-linkages can be effectively achieved;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. The focus for post-2015 must be on improving everyone´s access to resources, capabilities, choices, security and power and on creating well-being for all, measured according to an international agreed set of indicators;

Amendment 14 #

Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

- having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses that fighting inequalities must be a key priority in the new sustainable development framework, as a matter of social justice and sustaining long-term economic growth, and calls on the EU and its Member States to support the call of the Open Working Group for a stand- alone goal with a clear set of targets and indicators on reducing inequality within and between countries;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses that improving everyone’s access to resources, capabilities, choices, security and power and on creating well- being for all, measured according to an internationally agreed set of indicators should be a central focus for post 2015;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Underlines the need for a target on ending extreme poverty at the level of $2 a day, if the framework is to be truly transformational;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Since the framework is to be universal, all countries must work to ensure that no person falls below the national poverty line of their country. A poverty goal and accompanying targets must therefore be appropriate for universal framework which applies to all countries;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines the fact that the future framework should address the multi- dimensional aspects of poverty, including child poverty, and inequality, which go beyond a lack of income and are manifested in shortage of resources, capabilities, choices, security and power;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines the fact that the future framework should address the multi- dimensional aspects of poverty and inequality, for which ~~go beyond a lack of income~~income redistribution is needed;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines the fact that the future framework should address the multi- dimensional aspects of poverty and inequality, which go beyond a lack of income, but which involve human beings in their dignity and in all their dimensions, including the social ones; stresses that poverty should not be assessed in accordance with income alone, but also in relation to indicators of well-being, and not just GDP;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines the fact that the future framework should address the multi- dimensional aspects of poverty and inequality, which go beyond a lack of income; stresses the need for resilience to be included as a key element of the new framework, emphasising the importance of the populations most vulnerable to rights violations of all kinds being made less so;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recommends that support be given to state-building by means of increased general and/or sector-specific aid conditional on good governance criteria;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls for the EU to promote equitable access, sustainable use and good governance of natural resources as a priority throughout the post-2015 agenda, hence contributing to poverty eradication, equity and sustainable development;

Amendment 15 #

Catherine BEARDER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

- having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Equitable access to all resources is crucial for achieving equality – including financial and natural resources – through redistributive measures and other means to create a level playing field;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Underlines the fact that more inclusive and equal societies are more likely to live peacefully, to generate long- term and sustainable economic development and to recover faster from economic downturns. The benefits of economic development should be widely shared for the benefit of all members of society. Income and wealth disparities should be addressed. The post-2015 agenda needs to promote adequate investment in all people, particularly the most disadvantaged, on the basis of equal rights and opportunities, by providing income security, income redistribution and universal and non-discriminatory access to social services;

Amendment 152 #

Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Reiterates that poverty eradication, equality and sustainable development is only possible if all vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, are explicitly taken into account;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recalls that rising levels of social and economic inequality are weakening efforts to eradicate poverty and in the long term hinder economic growth; stresses that high levels of inequality are linked to high rates of violence, crime, social discontent and with the poorest groups in society being excluded from democratic participation;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Stresses that inequality hampers economic development and poverty reduction efforts; in particular, recalls that high levels of inequality make it difficult to construct broad-based, redistributive and fiscally sustainable social welfare systems that are grounded on principles of social solidarity, while high levels of inequality may raise crime levels or cause violent conflict, especially in multi-ethnic societies; accordingly, insists upon the need to tackle the root causes of poverty to enable a transformative change of society;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Stresses that in many countries, and especially in some medium-income countries, development with equity is the main challenge and has to be specifically taken into account by establishing national goals and indicators for the performance of fiscal policy and the provision of appropriate social protection in order to reduce inequality;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Deems that the adoption of an holistic approach to confront inequalities entails among others to address the impact of the liberalisation agenda on poverty and inequality; recalls for instance that Least Developed Countries (LDCs) face difficulties to compensate for the decline of trade taxes as a result of trade liberalisation; likewise, underlines that in a largely globalised economy, labour’s bargaining power has been reduced through liberalisation, which jeopardises in return fulfilment of the rights listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights & the Decent Work Agenda; accordingly, urges the EU to frame its trade policy strategy in such a way to maintain and protect high social and environmental standards, while discouraging any forms of social and environmental dumping;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Considers that for substantial progress to be made on reducing inequalities, the Agenda has to establish objectives and goals applicable to the whole population and which address at the very least universal access to basic social services, fair access to natural and productive resources, and access to public areas and to governability;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that there is an important interconnection between good governance, sustainable economic gpro~~wth~~gress and the reduction of social inequalities;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that there is an important interconnection between good governance, sustainable economic growth, respect of individual rights and access to basic social services such as health and education and the reduction of social inequalities;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

- having regard to the Global Strategy and Plan of Action on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property of the WHO from May 24, 2008,

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that there is an important interconnection between good governance, sustainable economic ~~growth~~development and the reduction of social inequalities; stresses that in order to address and redress income inequality, the post-2015 Development Agenda must focus on employment and welfare, which includes decent jobs, minimum wage legislation and universal access to social protection;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that there is an important interconnection between good governance, sustainable economic growth and the reduction of social inequalities; considers that reducing inequality should not be viewed solely in economic terms but should also focus on equal opportunities and rights; emphasises that economic growth and the policies surrounding it have to be directed at development that is equitable and socially just;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Highlights the crucial economic and social importance of a strong, stable middle class; stresses the need to involve the middle class more closely in the political process, thus promoting inclusive growth;

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses that social dialogue and collective bargaining play a crucial role in tackling social inequalities and eradicating poverty;

Amendment 164 #

Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Catherine BEARDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses that global and national averages exclude large numbers of the world´s poor, and hence calls for a broader definition of poverty than one based on gross domestic product (GDP) alone, encompassing broader measures of progress;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls for the promotion of ecologically sustainable development in all countries, both developed and developing, by sustainable use of renewable natural resources and by protecting the environment;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Deems that the implementation of the PCD principle is essential to the fulfilment of Sustainable Development Goals; urges accordingly the EU to ensure that its trade, migration, agricultural and energy policy, to name a few, are consistent with this goal, as enshrined in the Article 208 of the Lisbon Treaty;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. The removal of all forms of discriminatory policies and practices in every field is a sine qua non for the narrowing of gaps between people;

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Calls, in this connection, to move away from a measurement of poverty based on income alone towards one based on well-being, as measured by an agreed composite well-being indicator including, apart from income security, access to food, shelter, quality basic services, decent work, security and clean environment;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Calls for the EU to build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation; to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)

- having regard to the June 2012 UN Report to the UN Secretary General entitled ‘Realizing the future we want for all’,

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Furthermore, takes the view that policy coherence should move beyond a ‘do no harm’ perspective, both in Europe and beyond, towards a more integrated approach where international trade, environment, international financial architecture are understood as global public policies that help to enhance global development objectives;

Amendment 171 #

Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Catherine BEARDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Underlines that no target should be considered met unless it is met for all social and economic groups;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Calls for promotion of sustainable agriculture and rural development;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)

8d. Stresses the need of promoting sustainable development by balancing regional development by promoting the development of smaller towns and cities and preventing too strong growth of the big cities;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Welcomes the inclusion of the promotion of a human rights-based approach among the Sustainable Development Goals; expresses concern, however, at the fact that a more ambitious approach has so far not been embraced, and stresses that such an approach is essential for tackling the roots of poverty and economic inequality; emphasizes that it is essential to incorporate the key pillars of the human-rights based approach in the design, implementation and monitoring of the post-2015 development framework;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Welcomes the inclusion of the promotion of a human rights-based and people-centred approach among the Sustainable Development Goals; expresses concern, however, at the fact that a more ambitious approach has so far not been embraced, and stresses that such an approach is essential for tackling the roots of poverty, social exclusion and economic inequality;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Welcomes the inclusion of the promotion of a human rights-based approach among the Sustainable Development Goals; expresses concern, however, at the fact that a more ambitious approach has so far not been embraced, and stresses that such an approach, which includes the key HRBA pillars of non- discrimination, participation, empowerment and accountability, is essential for tackling the roots of poverty and economic inequality;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Welcomes the inclusion of the promotion of a human rights-based and people-centred approach among the Sustainable Development Goals proposed by the UN Open Working Group; expresses concern, however, at the fact that a more ambitious approach has so far not been embraced, and stresses that such an approach is essential for tackling the roots of poverty ~~and economic~~, social exclusion and inequality;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Considers that human-rights-based policies and gender-responsive policies, such as the promotion of universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, including voluntary family planning and to education, including comprehensive sexuality education, is crucial for sustainable development;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses the universality, indivisibility and interdependence of all human rights of all people without discrimination on any grounds, with particular attention to the human rights of women and girls; minorities, including LGBT people and disabled people;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17

– having regard to the 1986 Declaration on the Right to Development,

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses that the post-2015 UN development agenda and its targets shall respond to a human-rights based approach, which encompasses social and economic rights, while also including civil and political rights related to peace and security, as well as the right to development;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls for human rights principles to underpin the post-2015 framework, which must address, in particular, issues of inequality and discrimination, participation and the empowerment of marginalised and disadvantaged people in society - with a special attention to the rights of women, youth, migrants, people living with HIV, LGBTI persons and persons with disability;

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. References to equal access to justice for all individuals, human rights-based justice systems and effective remedies for violations of human rights, particularly for women and girls, marginalized groups and vulnerable people, as well as the protection of human right defenders;

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Highlights that the respect of international human rights and labour standards, in line with the fulfilment of the ILO Decent Work Agenda, and the setting-up of a universal social protection floor shall be a cornerstone of the post 2015 development agenda;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. Stresses upon the need to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; more broadly, reiterates its call for the establishment of legally binding obligations for foreign investors operating in developing countries to respect human rights and environmental and ILO core labour standards;

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls for the EU to emphasise the importance of prioritising within the post- 2015 agenda the adoption and implementation of an appropriate legal framework and the fact that national policies should fight corruption, ensuring access to judicial institutions and social services that are impartial and independent;

Amendment 186 #

Maria HEUBUCH, Heidi HAUTALA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls for the EU to emphasise the importance of prioritising within the post- 2015 agenda the adoption and implementation of an appropriate legal framework and the fact that national and local policies should fight corruption and impunity, ensuring equal access to judicial institutions that are impartial and independent;

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls for the EU to emphasise the importance of prioritising within the post- 2015 agenda the adoption and implementation of an appropriate legal framework and the fact that national policies should fight corruption, ensuring access to judicial institutions that are impartial and independent; stresses that a post-2015 framework should also ensure good governance, democracy and the rule of law;

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Emphasises the importance of improving the possibilities of people to participate in the decision making on local, provincial and national levels as well as through civil society organizations;

Amendment 189 #

Catherine BEARDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Emphasises the importance of this human rights-based approach as a way of protecting and assisting the most vulnerable, including people with disabilities;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

- having considered that 2014 is the International Year of Family Farming,

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Commission to redouble efforts aimed at ensuring, in the upcoming inter-governmental negotiations, that a human rights-based approach becomes the underpinning concept of the post-2015 development framework, and hence will include the principles of universality and inalienability, indivisibility, inter- relatedness, equality and non- discrimination, and participation and inclusion;

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the EU to redouble efforts aimed at ensuring, in the upcoming inter- governmental negotiations, that a rights- based approach becomes the underpinning concept of the new framework; stresses the importance of keeping SDG 16 as a standalone goal in the new global development framework;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Emphasises the key role of the individual’s rights and in particular the right to access basic social services such as health and education as a major facts of sustainable development and stability in a country; stresses that the human rights-based approach cannot be achieved without respect and fulfilment of each individual’s rights, regardless of their age, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, migrant status, ethnicity or religion and the effective implementation of a zero tolerance policy;

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 2 a (new)

Good governance

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Recalls that studies demonstrate that there is a strong causal relationship from good governance to better development outcomes, such as higher per capita incomes, lower infant mortality and higher literacy; accordingly, deems that the post-2015 framework shall include a good governance indicator to achieving sustainable development goals;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Stresses that the new development framework should reflect a broader approach of ‘aid effectiveness’ so as to lead to a genuine ‘development effectiveness’ agenda, which is country- driven and reflect the commitment of all national stakeholder, in line with the principle of ‘democratic ownership’; takes the view that turning the ‘aid effectiveness’ into a ‘development effectiveness’ agenda implies a combination of development aid, assistance for the provision of global public goods and adaptation of existing global governance structures in order to increase their capacity to respond to global challenges;

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that the ~~post-2015 framework should reflect~~global development framework after 2015 should reflect the New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States and the peace- building and state- building goals agreed in Busan; welcomes the fact that the promotion of peaceful societies is one of the priorities of the EU and that it is evolving as an important element of the new framework;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that the post-2015 framework should reflect the peace- building and state-building goals agreed in Busan; welcomes the fact that the promotion of conflict-free societies is one of the priorities of the EU and that it is evolving as an important element of the new development agenda;

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that the post-2015 framework should duly reflect the peace- building and state-building goals agreed in Busan, focusing on the special attention required with regards to fragile states; highlights that, taking into account that approximately a third of the world’s poor live in fragile states, it is imperative to engage in structural, intensive and long term partnerships that prioritise security sector reform and the establishment of the rule of law and democratic institutions;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that the post-2015 framework should reflect the peace- building and state-building goals agreed in Busan; Urges the EU to prioritise child protection and ensure all girls and boys live a life free from violence through pressing for a specific target;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action at the Fourth World Conference on Women in September 1995 and the subsequent outcome documents adopted at the UN Beijing +5, Beijing +10 and Beijing +15 Special Sessions on further actions and initiatives to implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, adopted on 8 June 2000, 11 March 2005 and 2 March 2010 respectively,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 a (new)

- having considered that the FAO State of Food Insecurity report indicate that still 805 million people are estimated to be chronically undernourished,

Amendment 200 #

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Kostas CHRYSOGONOS, Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that the post-2015 framework should reflect the peace- building and state-building goals agreed in Busan, the New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States;

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that the post-2015 framework should re~~flect the peace- building and~~ly on peaceful purely civilian conflict resolution strate~~-building goals agreed in Busan~~gies involving local and regional civil society and reject any military interventions, which will not improve the humanitarian situation, but serve economic and geostrategic interests of western countries and companies;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that the post-2015 framework should reflect the peace- building and state-building goals agreed in Busan; emphasises that good governance has to be one of the pillars underpinning the new agenda, particularly given its link to the causes of poverty; emphasises that this dimension is missing in the MDGs;

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Notes that development aid has a major role to play in conflict prevention and makes it possible to tackle the underlying causes of conflicts; calls for the European institutions to put in place more responsive procedures in post- conflict situations and adopt a strategy enabling development aid to serve security objectives as effectively as possible;

Amendment 204 #

Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Elly SCHLEIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Stresses the need to redouble the efforts towards the protection of civilians, especially children, affected by armed conflicts and strengthen the link between relief, rehabilitation and development (LRRD) in the new global framework;

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Stresses that the Post-2015 needs to address the underlying drivers of conflict and fragility, from global factors to grass- root level power dynamics, which serve to perpetuate human rights violations, poverty and inequality and fuel continuous cycles of conflict; therefore calls for targets on governance, accountability and promotion of democratic institutions in fragile states as well as on global cooperation on cross- border influences;

Amendment 206 #

Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Elly SCHLEIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Considers that the establishment of well governed institutions should be included, along with transparency, accountability and putting an end to corruption; stresses that the new framework should include the building up of all public policies that promote sustainable human development;

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Stresses that humanitarian assistance and disaster reduction should be incorporated as a major element in a post-2015 international development framework in order to strengthen international assistance, coordination and resources for emergency response, recovery and reconstruction in supporting government-led efforts in post-disaster situations; Mainly by ensuring early warnings systems , assistance for the evacuees and reinforcing their capacity for initiating recovery as early as possible and facilitate a smooth transition from disaster response to recovery situation based on sound assessments;

Amendment 208 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Asks that the measures aimed at social and economic development be accompanied by measures promoting international security and peace as a global public good; recalls that there cannot be peace without development or development without peace;

Amendment 209 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading II -subheading 4

Climate-change mitigation, sustainable use and protection of natural resources and disaster- risk reduction

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 b (new)

- having regard for the World Health Assembly targets on Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition adopted in 2012,

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading II -subheading 4

Climate-change mitigation, protection of the environment, and disaster- risk reduction

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading II -subheading 4

Climate-change ~~mitigation~~ and disaster- risk reduction

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that climate change mitigation and adaptation needs to be effectively mainstreamed in the post-2015 development framework, taking into consideration the strong linkages with several other priorities;

Amendment 213 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that climate change mitigation needs to be effectively mainstreamed in the post-2015 development framework, taking into consideration the strong linkages with several other priorities; particularly with an ambitious sustainable energy path which is crucial for poverty eradication and climate mitigation;

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that climate change mitigation needs to be effectively mainstreamed in the post-2015 development framework, taking into consideration the strong linkages with several other priorities, particularly with an ambitious sustainable energy path which is crucial for poverty eradication and climate mitigation;

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that climate change mitigation needs to be effectively mainstreamed, in a visible and ambitious manner, in the post-2015 development framework, taking into consideration the strong linkages with ~~sever~~all other ~~priorities~~areas of development;

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that climate change mitigation needs to be effectively mainstreamed in the post-2015 global development framework, taking into consideration the strong linkages with several other priorities;

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that climate change mitigation needs to be effectively mainstreamed in the post-2015 development framework, taking into ~~consideration the strong linkages with several other priorities~~account historic emissions and the associated responsibilities, by guiding development in such a manner that it does not promote climate change any further and aims at reducing climate change in the long term, taking into consideration the strong linkages with several other priorities; however, stresses that the mainstreaming process should not lead to the diversion of ODA to climate policies that do not achieve direct poverty alleviation; warns also against using the mainstreaming process of climate change into development aid to avoid having to provide new and additional funding;

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that climate change ~~mitigation~~ needs to be effectively mainstreamed in the post- 2015 development framework~~, taking into consideration the strong linkages with several o~~ as a cross cutting issue. The emergency of adapting to and mitigating climate change must be integrated across all relevant goals and targets, with special attention given to ther p~~riorities~~oorest and most marginalised;

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that climate change mitigation and adaptations needs to be effectively mainstreamed in the post-2015 development framework, by including measures to address the effects of the current devastating impact of climate change and by supporting a wide range of measures and finance to preserve a liveable planet, and reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere from its current level of 400 parts per million to below 350 ppm to create the solution that will ensure a better future for the new generation through a focus on carbon free strategies, taking into consideration the strong linkages with several other priorities;

Amendment 22 #

Catherine BEARDER, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Louis MICHEL, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY

Motion for a resolution
Citation 34 a (new)

- having regard to the Joint ACP-EU Declaration on the Post-2015 Development Agenda of 20 June 2014;

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that climate change mitigation and adaption needs to be effectively mainstreamed in the post-2015 development framework, ~~taking into consideration the strong linkages with several other priorities;~~as a cross- cutting issue that affects the most vulnerable and marginalised in developing countries the most.

Amendment 221 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Considers that since many poor communities in developing countries are already living with the realities of climate change while bearing the least responsibility for causing global greenhouse emissions, this is an extreme global injustice requiring urgent action to reduce emissions and help for the poorest to adapt to climate change;

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Stresses that moving towards an energy efficient and renewable based economy can lead to huge gains in poverty eradication and sustainable economic development and is a central element of efforts to mitigate climate change. The key challenges include access to sustainable and renewable energy, improving energy efficiency and resilient infrastructure. An important concern is to address harmful fuel subsidies, which do not support the poorest but promote unsustainable energy systems;

Amendment 223 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Considers the importance for the EU to promote low carbon development pathways across all relevant areas and sectors and calls the EU to propose sustainable production and consumption patterns, including indications on ways the EU plans to reduce consumption and to decouple economic activity from environmental degradation;

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Stresses the importance for the EU to be more ambitious within the Post 2015 framework in setting Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency targets at international, regional and national level, which are technologically and economically feasible today, and in phasing out fossil fuel subsidies;

Amendment 225 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)

12c. Believes the EU should strongly support universal access to clean, reliable and affordable energy services as a key element of the post 2015 framework;

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises the importance of including in the new framework capacity- building and bottom-up participatory measures to effectively reduce disaster risk and strengthen resilience and adaptation to climate change;

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 228 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises the importance of including in the new framework capacity- building ~~measures to effectively reduce disaster risk and~~and disaster risk preparation measures and of strengthening resilience;

Amendment 229 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises the importance of including in the new framework capacity- building measures to effectively reduce disaster risk, climate migration and strengthen resilience;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas Article 208 of the TFEU establishes that the reduction and, in long term, eradication of poverty is the primary objective of EU development policy;

Amendment 230 #

Catherine BEARDER, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Louis MICHEL, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Welcomes the fact that sustainable use of natural resources is strongly present and integrated in the outcome of the Open Working Group, including the foreseen goals on oceans and seas as well as on biodiversity and forests;

Amendment 231 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Emphasises the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy as crucial instruments for fighting climate- change and eradicating poverty, whilst acknowledging the important role that universal access to safe, clean affordable and reliable energy can play in development.

Amendment 232 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Welcomes the inclusion of a goal to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts in the report of the UN Open Working Group for Sustainable Development; stresses the need to limit absolute global warming to a global temperature increase not exceeding 2˚C compared with pre-industrial levels, in order to sustain livelihoods, increase well- being and overcome poverty globally;

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Urges the EU and its Member States to acknowledge and halt, through targeted legislative measures, the problem of land grabbing, which besides creating food insecurity, is also leading to mass deforestation, loss of wildlife and conflicts in local communities;

Amendment 234 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Stresses that sustainable management of oceans provides economic and social benefit to humankind; calls for key action to ensure healthy oceans through an ecosystem-based approach to the management of all human activities an impact on oceans and the application of the precautionary principle, and to promote sustainable fisheries;

Amendment 235 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Welcomes the inclusion of a goal to protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss as well as the inclusion of a goal to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development in the report of the UN Working Group for Sustainable Development;

Amendment 236 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13c. Underlines that biodiversity is an essential element of earth's life support system, and is particularly threatened by climate change; calls for action to reduce the rate of loss of all natural habitats and of threatened species and to mainstream biodiversity into key policy areas, including agriculture and fisheries;

Amendment 237 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)

13e. Reiterates that current patterns of production and consumption are not sustainable and calls for key actions relating to sustainable consumption, including promoting the use of energy and resource efficient and environmentally friendly products, gradually eliminating environmentally harmful subsidies and sustainable procurement;

Amendment 238 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)

13f. Similarly calls for key actions relating to sustainable production, including promoting innovative and resource-efficient production, corporate sustainability reporting, product life cycle assessment, sustainable construction, waste and chemicals management and the promotion of eco-entrepreneurship and eco-innovation.

Amendment 239 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 5

Food security, nutrition, sustainable agriculture, property rights and land tenure security, combating land degradation, water and sanitation

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the ~~level of achievement of MDGs varies, with visible positive effects on reducing extreme poverty~~MDGs have raised awareness of ending global poverty as an urgent challenge and a priority for global action; whereas the level of achievement of MDGs varies, with visible positive effects on reducing extreme poverty; but whereas the current MDGs did not address the root causes of poverty, and in particular fail to adequately address issues such as inequalities within and among countries, social exclusion, biodiversity, governance; and whereas such shortcomings need to be fully addressed in the definition of the Post- 2015 framework;

Amendment 240 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 241 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the fact that food and nutrition security is emerging as a priority area for the new development agenda; stresses, in this connection, the importance of addressing the linkages with improving the productivity of sustainable agriculture and fisheries; points out that land tenure security for smallholders, who constitute 95 % of potential landowners in developing countries, stimulates local economies, increases food security, decreases migration and slows down urban sprawl, with a particular reference to slums;

Amendment 242 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 243 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the fact that food and nutrition security is emerging as a priority area for the new development agenda; stresses, in this connection, the importance of addressing the linkages with improv~~ing~~ements to the productivity of sustainable agriculture and fisheries, based on resources that are available to both current and future generations, strengthening small-scale producers and local structures of distribution and consumption, leading to reduced loss and wastage of food, to transparent, equitable, sustainable and participatory management of natural resources, to the protection of land rights, to adaptation to climate change, and the reduction of harmful subsidies;

Amendment 244 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the fact that food and nutrition security ihas emerg~~ing~~ed as a priority area for the new global development ~~agenda~~framework; stresses, in this connection, the importance of addressing the linkages with improving the productivity of sustainable agriculture and fisheries leading to reduced loss and waste of food, transparent management of natural resources and adaptation to climate change;

Amendment 245 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the fact that food and nutrition security is emerging as a priority area for the new development agenda; stresses, in this connection, the importance of addressing the problems of child malnutrition and ‘hidden hunger’, as well as the linkages with improving the productivity of sustainable agriculture and fisheries;

Amendment 246 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the fact that food and nutrition security is emerging as a priority area for the new sustainable development agenda; stresses, in this connection, the importance of addressing the linkages with improving the productivity of sustainable agriculture and fisheries;

Amendment 247 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the fact that food sovereignty and nutrition security is emerging as a priority area for the new development agenda; stresses, in this connection, the importance of addressing the linkages with improving the productivity of sustainable agriculture and fisheries;

Amendment 248 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses the importance of food security, nutrition and water and sanitation in realising the right to health for all;

Amendment 249 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Underlines that additional efforts should be undertaken to eradicate hunger and end malnutrition, with special emphasis on children;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the level of achievement of MDGs varies, with visible positive effects on reducing extreme poverty, fighting against malaria and tuberculosis, improving access to drinking water, and reducing disparities in primary school enrolments;

Amendment 250 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls for the EU to advocate for the inclusion of property rights and land tenure security on the post-2015 agenda, taking into account that: - 1.2 billion people worldwide inhabit property for which they do not hold formal rights and live without permanent homes or access to land, - the total extra-legal and unregistered wealth is estimated at over USD 9.3 trillion, - land tenure security has the capacity to avert large -scale land acquisitions and contribute to the fight against land grabbing, - land governance issues are closely linked with the key challenges of the 21st century, namely food security, energy scarcity, urban and population growth, environmental degradation, climate change, natural disasters and conflict resolution;

Amendment 251 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls once more for the EU to commit, in line with the recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, to a fundamental shift towards agro-ecology as a way for countries to feed themselves and improve nutrition while addressing climate and poverty challenges;

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Underlines that additional efforts should be undertaken to end malnutrition, with special emphasis on children;

Amendment 253 #

Maria HEUBUCH, Heidi HAUTALA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Draws attention to the dangers of ‘hidden hunger’ – micronutrient deficiencies that can have an irreversible long-term impact on health – and to the socio-economic effects of the reduced productivity of those affected, which will impact on the economies of the countries concerned;

Amendment 254 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)

14e. Calls for the inclusion of food sovereignty principles, including i.a. the right to food that is healthy and culturally appropriate, policies supporting diversified food production in each region and country that value the producers of food and protect them against land grabbing, violation of their rights, exploitation and violence, which avoid technologies such as genetic engineering that undermine food providers' ability to develop and pass on the knowledge and skills needed for localized food systems, that allow farmers to save and develop their seed in participative processes to continue to build resistance to climate change and to adapt to the demands of local environments and that grant local producers protection against dumping and financial speculation.

Amendment 255 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the need to go beyond food security and considers food as a basic human right, in order to be able to set a clear "Zero Hunger" goal and to end the scandal of hunger by 2025;

Amendment 256 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Welcomes the inclusion of a goal to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture as well as the inclusion of a goal to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all in the report of the UN Open Working Group for Sustainable Development;

Amendment 257 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Underlines that additional efforts should be undertaken to end malnutrition, with special emphasis on children as the fight against child malnutrition and the guarantee of universal access to adequate food and nutrition should remain one of the main objectives of the post-2015;

Amendment 258 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Stresses the importance to increase access to nutritious foods by endorsing targeted social safety nets and support for the poorest, especially focusing on pregnant or lactating women, infants under two and adolescents;

Amendment 259 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Stresses the necessity of food security, nutrition and water and sanitation in realising the right to health for all;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the level of achievement of MDGs varies, with visible positive effects on reducing extreme poverty; fighting against malaria and tuberculosis, improving access to drinking water, energy and reducing disparities in primary school enrolments;

Amendment 260 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Underlines the importance to increase support for improved access to local markets and the development of local food processing facilities;

Amendment 261 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Underlines that additional efforts should be undertaken to end malnutrition and securing universal, fair and equitable access to sufficient, safe, healthy, well- balanced, affordable, nourishing and culturally appropriate food , with special emphasis on children;

Amendment 262 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)

14d. Emphasises the importance to create an enabling environment to improve access to and local availability of micronutrient-rich foods. It is fundamental to develop long-term strategies that ensure nutritious foods are available locally. It is necessary that international organizations, the donor community, national and regional governments invest more in sustainable and diversified productivity increases for a range of foods.

Amendment 263 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)

14e. Stresses the importance for the less developed countries to shift from conventional, monoculture-based and high-external-input-dependent industrial production toward mosaics of sustainable, regenerative production systems that also considerably improve the productivity of small-scale farmers;

Amendment 264 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Stresses the importance of implementing the Rio+20 commitments on land degradation;~~Does not affect English version. Linguistic correction to French original.

Amendment 265 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses the importance of implementing the Rio+20 commitments on land degradation and the FAO guidelines on the Right to Food and on Land Tenure;

Amendment 266 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses the importance of implementing the Rio+20 commitments on land degradation calling for zero net land degradation by 2030 by prioritizing the preservation of fertile soil, improvement of water holding capacity, restoration of degraded soil, and through measures that prevent land conservation for agricultural use, while simultaneously ensuring the right to food and prioritization of local communities' rights and usage forms as well as their involvement in measures aiming at soil fertility improvement;

Amendment 267 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses the importance of implementing in every single country the Rio+20 commitments on land degradation and the FAO guidelines on the Right to Food and on Land Tenure;

Amendment 268 #

Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Catherine BEARDER, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Stresses the need to strengthen good governance in the land sector and to protect land from the ever growing risk of being grabbed by business consortiums;

Amendment 269 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Stresses the need to protect, restore and promote sustainable use of ecosystems, sustainable management of forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss;

Amendment 27 #

Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Catherine BEARDER, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the urban population is predicted to grow from the present 3,6 billion to over 6 billion and the biggest cities are predicted to grow into megacities with over 100 million inhabitants; whereas too strong urbanization is undermining sustainability of development in all its dimensions,

Amendment 270 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Points to the need to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development;

Amendment 271 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Points to the importance of considering universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation and integrated water management ~~as an emerging~~leading to a significant increase of water use efficiency and a general prohibition of water deterioration due to water cycle's pollution through waste, pesticides, industry, fertilizers and mining activities as a priority;

Amendment 272 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Points out EU's need to take urgent action in reducing use of hazardous chemicals and preventing all kind of pollution

Amendment 273 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 5 a (new)

Sustainable use, management and protection of natural resources

Amendment 274 #

Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls for all Post 2015 initiatives regarding education, health, nutrition and water, being among the most basic of needs, are inclusive and accessible to all;

Amendment 275 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Views the right to water as a universal, unalienable right and accordingly believes that the EU and its Member States should assist developing countries by ensuring their access to drinking water and basic sanitation;

Amendment 276 #

Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Catherine BEARDER, Paavo VÄYRYNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Points to the importance of the sustainable use of natural resources, including the sustainable management of oceans, seas and forests;

Amendment 277 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)

16c. Underlines that biodiversity is essential to the existence of human life and the well-being of societies, both directly and indirectly through the ecosystem services it provides; therefore calls for urgent action to halt the loss of biodiversity and stresses the need for better integration of biodiversity protection in key policy areas such as fisheries and agriculture;

Amendment 278 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)

16d. Points out that current patterns of consumption and production are not sustainable; therefore highlights the need to increase resource productivity and sustainable procurement;

Amendment 279 #

Charles GOERENS, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 f (new)

16f. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt without delay concrete measures for progressively phasing out all environmentally harmful subsidies by 2020, including subsidies on fossil fuels; Calls, in addition, for the internationally coordinated implementation of the Pittsburgh G-20 Summit objective of phasing out fossil fuel subsidies;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, 1994, called for access to reproductive and sexual health services, including family planning; recalls, in this regard, that in 2013, an estimated 289 000 women died during pregnancy and childbirth; recalls the MDG 5 and the need for women to have access to an effective method of contraception and family planning to reduce the number of maternal death by almost one third;

Amendment 280 #

Charles GOERENS, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 6

Health and ~~education~~learning

Amendment 281 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 6

Health and education: tackle the "left- overs" of the "2015 agenda"

Amendment 282 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Takes the view that the health sector is crucial to the economic and social development of societies; calls for the EU, therefore, to focus on promoting ~~equit~~the right to achieve the highest attainable stand ~~universal health protection in the post-2015 agenda~~ard for health as universal right belonging to everyone, and calls on the EU to push for an ambitious target on eradicating preventable maternal, new-born and child deaths;

Amendment 283 #

Charles GOERENS, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Takes the view that the health sector is crucial to the economic and social development of societies; calls for the EU, therefore, to focus on promoting ~~equitable and universal health protection in the post-2015 agenda;~~ sustainable health systems in the post-2015 agenda, encouraging developing countries' governments to re- commit to the Abuja pledge agreed in 2001, by which 15% of their annual budget expenditure is to be directed towards the health workforce, health systems and access to medicines; points out that so far, only four countries (Rwanda, Botswana, Zambia and Togo) have met their commitments, with all other 45 countries lagging behind;

Amendment 284 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Takes the view that the health sector is crucial to the economic and social development of societies; calls for the EU, therefore, to focus on promoting equitable and universal health protection in the post- 2015 agenda, and to look at what lessons can already be learnt from the Ebola crisis now raging in several West African countries;

Amendment 285 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Takes the view that the~~Highlights that the Ebola humanitarian crisis gives further evidence on the crucial need to build up basic public health sector ~~is crucial to~~to support the economic and social development of societies; calls for the EU, therefore, to focus on promoting equitable and universal health protection in the post- 2015 agenda;

Amendment 286 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Takes the view that the health sector is crucial to the economic and social development of societies; calls for the EU, therefore, to ~~focus on promoting equitable a~~promote in the post-2015 agenda universal health ~~protection in the post- 2015 agenda~~cover guaranteeing equitable health protection for all and access to high-quality medical care and services;

Amendment 287 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Takes the view that the health sector is crucial to the economic and social development of societies; calls for the EU, therefore, to focus on promoting equitable and universal health protection in the ~~post- 2015 agenda~~new global framework, with a special emphasis on affordable child and maternal health and care;

Amendment 288 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Stresses the importance to ensure universal health risk protection that eliminates cost as a barrier to access healthcare;

Amendment 289 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Recognises health as a human right and a global public good and therefore encourages the EU to put the emphasis on the international community, national governments and other stakeholders as duty-bearers;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the experience of the last 20 years show that high levels of inequality limit the effectiveness of GDP growth in reducing poverty; and whereas environmental degradation represents a huge impediment for fulfilling the objective of eradication of extreme poverty and hunger;

Amendment 290 #

Catherine BEARDER, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Stresses the importance of measures to support everyday hygiene for people in developing countries and thereby help to slow down or indeed halt the spread of epidemics; calls, therefore, for a particular focus on the provision of clean drinking water and the removal of wastewater;

Amendment 291 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Highlights the huge importance of continuing to work on improving access to water, sanitation and hygiene as a cross-cutting issue that affects the attainment of other goals in the post-2015 agenda, including health, education and gender equality.

Amendment 292 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Stresses the importance of the key notion of universal access to quality health care services, and to safe, effective, quality, and affordable medicines and vaccines for all, including universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services and education which must be youth-friendly; reiterates that early childhood development and sexual and reproductive health and rights are critical to prevent child mortality, unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections such as HIV and AIDS;

Amendment 293 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)

17c. Stresses that the health goal should be measured through concrete targets such as 100% access to prevention, treatment, care and support and sexual and reproductive health care, and no one is denied health care

Amendment 294 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)

Amendment 295 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)

17d. Stresses that health is often influenced by factors outside the health sector with many social determinants affecting mortality and morbidity globally including housing, transport, employment, social security, education, energy, water and sanitation, gender equality, hunger and malnutrition and these inter-relationships should be reflected in the framework;

Amendment 296 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)

17d. Calls the EU to put special emphasis on reaching the poor, most vulnerable and marginalised in the health goal in order to address discrimination, prevent the exclusion of vulnerable groups and implement universal health coverage for all;

Amendment 297 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that ~~development goes hand in hand with education~~education is key to developing self-sustaining societies; urges that access to all levels of quality education, including vocational training, must be reflected in the new development framework;

Amendment 298 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that sustainable development goes hand in hand with education; urges that access to all levels of quality education be reflected in the new sustainable development framework;

Amendment 299 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that development goes hand in hand with education;, underlines the importance of early childhood development and urges that access to all levels of high quality education including in emergencies be reflected in the new sustainable development framework; stresses the need to foster participatory citizenship through the full exercise of civic and political rights and building knowledge-based and innovative societies should be the underlying concept of the post-2015 agenda;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in September 1995, the Declaration and Platform for Action adopted in Beijing and the subsequent outcome documents adopted at the UN Beijing +5, Beijing +10 and Beijing +15 Special Sessions on further actions and initiatives to implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, adopted on 9 June 2000, 11 March 2005 and 2 March 2010 respectively, in which member states undertook to take action to promote gender equality between women and men in 12 areas,

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas assessments of the progress made in attaining the current MDGs showed that in the new framework a strong linkage between poverty eradication and the promotion of sustainable development, as well as a single and universal set of goals with differentiated approaches are crucial;

Amendment 300 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Stresses that development goes hand in hand with education; urges that access to all levels of quality education be reflected in the new development framework;~~Does not affect English text. Linguistic correction to French original.

Amendment 301 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that development goes hand in hand with education; urges that access to all levels of quality education be reflected in the new ~~development framework~~framework; underlines the need to foster participatory citizenship and building knowledge-based and innovative societies;

Amendment 302 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that development goes hand in hand with education; urges that access to all levels of quality education - especially primary education- be reflected in the new development framework;

Amendment 303 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that development goes hand in hand with education; urges that access to all levels of quality education be reflected in the new development framework, with the switch being made from an ‘education for all’ approach to the ‘learning for all’ approach already adopted in a number of international initiatives;

Amendment 304 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Strongly supports getting to zero in preventable deaths of children under five, including targets to end preventable maternal, new-born and child deaths;

Amendment 305 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Urges the EC to promote the priority of eliminating inequalities in access to health and education in the post-2015 and to include specific measures to reach the disadvantaged individuals and groups at risk of discrimination;

Amendment 306 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 7

The central role of women in the new sustainable development framework

Amendment 307 #

Catherine BEARDER, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 7

The central role of women in the ~~new~~global development framework after 2015

Amendment 308 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Welcomes the fact that empowerment of women was recognised as a priority in the post-2015 framework;, highlighting the clear link between the empowerment of women and the achievement of the other goals, and calls upon the UN to include the empowerment of women and the protection of the human rights of women and girls as a stand-alone goal as suggested by the OWG

Amendment 309 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Welcomes the fact that gender equality and empowerment of women ~~was~~are recognised as a priority in the post-2015 framework;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas climate change threatens poverty reduction, by amplify existing vulnerabilities and hit the poorest and most marginalised, with many developing countries still dependent on agriculture and climate sensitive natural resources, and lacking the capacities to manage climate risks;

Amendment 310 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Welcomes the fact that the empowerment of women and the importance of gender equality was recognised as a priority in the post-2015 framework; calls for gender mainstreaming to be considered, where relevant, in development programming;

Amendment 311 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Welcomes the fact that gender equality, respect of human rights and empowerment of women ~~was~~and girls were recognised as a priorityies in the ~~post-2015 framework~~Open Working Group outcome document;

Amendment 312 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Welcomes the fact that empowerment of women and girls was recognised as a priority ~~in the post-2015~~by the OWG, taking into account the central role of women in the new global development framework;

Amendment 313 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to support the call of the Open Working Group for a stand-alone goal on gender equality;

Amendment 314 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Reiterates the importance of eliminating all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls in the new framework; urges the EU to set the elimination of all harmful practices including child, early or forced marriage and female genital mutilation as one of the top priorities in the field of human rights priorities under the new global framework;

Amendment 315 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Emphasizes the importance of ensuring equal access to employment for both women and men, as well as equal pay for work of equal value everywhere;

Amendment 316 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Welcomes the inclusion of a goal to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights in the report of the UN Open Working Group for Sustainable Development;

Amendment 317 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Underlines the importance to ensure that all girls have a transition to a completely free secondary school of high quality, giving priority to the most marginalized; to ensure that all girls achieve recognized and measurable learning standards; to eliminate violence, sexual exploitation and harassment at school;

Amendment 318 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Stresses the importance to reduce the number of girls who become pregnant before age 18 by 50% by 2030 and to end harmful traditional practices, including female genital mutilation for all girls;

Amendment 319 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Considers that the post-2015 global agenda should convey a clear message regarding the participation of women in decision making processes;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas sustainability concerns, regarding i.e. the urgent need to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and achievement of more equitable and sustainable management and governance of natural resources, represent a key challenge for the post-2015 framework;

Amendment 320 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Calls on the Commission to speak up for the inclusion of gender equality and women's rights as a stand-alone goal in the post-2015 development agenda, as well as to advocate for the integration of gender equality, women's rights and women's empowerment into all other Sustainable Development Goals;

Amendment 321 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Recognises that girls and young women are particularly disadvantaged and at risk, and that specific focus is needed to ensure girls access to education, to live lives free from violence, to remove discriminatory legislation and practices, and to empower girls and young women globally;

Amendment 322 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)

20c. Underlines the importance to eliminate child marriage globally by 2030;

Amendment 323 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)

20c. Stresses the fact that it is crucial to remain committed to the promotion, protection and fulfilment of all human rights and to the full and effective implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the outcomes of their review conferences and in this context sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Amendment 324 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)

20c. Emphasises that universal respect for and access to SRHR contributes to the achievement of all the health-related MDGs: prenatal care and the ability to avoid high-risk births, reduce infant and child mortality; points out that family planning, maternal health and safe abortion services are important elements to save women's lives;

Amendment 325 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)

20d. Stresses the importance to increase girls´ savings and access to financial services by 50% by 2030

Amendment 326 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 e (new)

20e. Underlines the importance of enhancing girls´ access to education and removing gender barriers to learning, which can allow girls to become more empowered as women. Women play a key role in ensuring household food security and fostering household members´ health and nutrition;

Amendment 327 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 8

~~Inclusive and sustainable growth, e~~Employment and decent work creation

Amendment 328 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 8

Inclusive and sustainable ~~growth~~economic development, employment and decent work creation

Amendment 329 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Underlines the fact that economic development should be inclusive and sustainable ~~growth, accompanied by decent jobs creation, resource efficiency and climate change mitigation, is crucial to the succes~~, should create decent jobs, take place with resource efficiency and within planetary boundaries and should support efforts to mitigate climate change; underlines the fact that long-term poverty reduction and shared prosperity for all requires inclusive and sustainable economic development considers that defining qualitative indicators will be critical to monitor both the degree to which development progress is inclusive and sustainable, and the extent to which the needs of the pmost~~-2015 agenda~~ deprived and vulnerable groups are being addressed;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas climate change threatens poverty reduction, with many developing countries still dependent on agriculture and climate sensitive natural resources, and lacking the capacities to manage climate risks;

Amendment 330 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Underlines the fact that inclusive and sustainable growth as a means of development, accompanied by decent jobs creation, resource efficiency and climate change mitigation, is crucial to the success of the post-2015 agenda;

Amendment 331 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Underlines th~~e fact that inclusive and sustainable growth, accompanied by~~at decent jobs creation~~, resource efficiency and climate change mitigation, is crucial to the success of the post-2015 agenda~~ and social inclusion for all are key drivers of inclusive and sustainable growth;

Amendment 332 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Underlines the fact that inclusive and sustainable ~~growth, accompanied by decent jobs creation, resource efficiency and climate change mitigation~~economic growth, that includes sustainable consumption and production, brings the informal economy into the formal sector through property law, is crucial to the success of the post- 2015 development agenda;

Amendment 333 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Underlines the fact that inclusive and sustainable growth, accompanied by decent jobs creation, resource efficiency, the protection, conservation and development of protected areas, responsible sourcing of mineral ores and climate change mitigation, is crucial to the success of the post-2015 agenda;

Amendment 334 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Points out that the tendency for wages to lag behind productivity growth is a major source of growing income inequality;

Amendment 335 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21b. Expresses its concerns that income and job insecurity have also increased due to patterns of globalisation based on outsourcing and weaker labour protection; notes equally with concern that deregulation in the financial market and capital mobility has made capital gains hard to tax, reducing the bargaining power of labour and increasing government reliance on regressive taxes, further amplifying income divergence;

Amendment 336 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Calls for the establishment of nationally-defined social protection floors in developing countries and for an end to all forms of child labour;

Amendment 337 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)

21c. Welcomes the inclusion of a goal to Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns in the report of the UN Open Working Group for Sustainable Development;

Amendment 338 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

~~22. Calls for the EU to promote an enabling environment for entrepreneurship, trade, investment and innovation;~~deleted

Amendment 339 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls for the EU to promote an enabling environment for entrepreneurship, ~~trade, investment and innovation~~domestic investment and innovation in developing countries; but notes with concern that rules on investment protection, which give very strong rights to foreign investors, have emerged as a severe threat to government policy space for regulation even when such regulation is in the public interest; in this context, reasserts that governments and parliaments of developing countries must retain the right to regulate private investment; more broadly, urges the EU to strengthen the development dimension of international investment agreements (IIAs) and balancing the rights and obligations of States and investors;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the impact of globalisation on poverty reduction is uneven, and whereas a large proportion of the population in developing countries still live in extreme poverty, especially in the LDCs poorest countries;

Amendment 340 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls ~~for~~on the EU to promote an enabling environment for entrepreneurship, trade, investment and innovation, which will be conducive to the reduction of inequalities and aimed at strengthening social justice;

Amendment 341 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Stresses the need for enhancing global macroeconomic stability and policy coherence for sustainable development while respecting each country's policy space and leadership to establish and implement policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development;

Amendment 342 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls in particular in this connection for the expansion of energy infrastructure in remote rural regions; decentralised renewable energy sources with connected battery units should play a key role here;

Amendment 343 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls for support for the development of environmental incentives such as the creation of green jobs, and for the creation of market mechanisms that foster sustainability;

Amendment 344 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Emphasizes the need for addressing the worst forms of child labour in the new global development framework;

Amendment 345 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls for a new global framework that creates a more equitable and sustainable trade scheme based on dialogue, transparency and respect that seeks greater equity in international trade; takes the view that Fair Trade is an example of a successful partnership, involving many stakeholders around the world and at different stages along a supply chain, that ensures market access for disadvantaged producers, in particular women, guarantees sustainable livelihoods, respects labour standards, phases out child labour and encourages environmentally sustainable farming and production practices;

Amendment 346 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22b. Recognises the requirement to promote a universal, rules-based open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the WTO and increase significantly the exports of developing countries;

Amendment 347 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22b. Underlines the importance of addressing youth unemployment in the new global framework;

Amendment 348 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 9

~~The private sector~~deleted

Amendment 349 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Points out that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is essential to achieving the objective of policy coherence for development (PCD); in particular, stresses that CSR shall cover human rights, labour and employment practices, environmental issues (such as biodiversity, climate change, resource efficiency) and combating bribery and corruption, i.e. through good tax governance (namely transparency, exchange of information and fair tax competition);

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas violent conflicts and humanitarian crises continue to have a disrupting impact on development efforts;

Amendment 350 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

~~23. Stresses that the private sector should be a key driver of inclusive and sustainable growth;~~deleted

Amendment 351 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses that the private sector ~~should~~can be a key driver of inclusive and sustainable growth, when taking into account key development principles such as human rights, labour rights, corporate accountability and transparency mechanisms, social dialogue and environmental commitments;

Amendment 352 #

Louis-Joseph MANSCOUR, Elly SCHLEIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. ~~Stresses that the private sector should be a key driver of inclusive and sustainable growth~~Calls for the EU to effectively engage in supporting the development of the private sector in developing countries, as a key driver of wealth creation and sustainable growth; stresses that the EU must work in partnership with developing countries to set in place a regulatory system that can lead to a thriving private sector and warns against heavy taxation and over-burdening red tape;

Amendment 353 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses that, while the private sector ~~should be a key~~can be one of the drivers of inclusive and sustainable growth, it is the main responsibility of the state to provide basic quality services to its citizens, and thereby contribute to fighting poverty;

Amendment 354 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. ~~Stresse~~Insists upon the need to improve the corporate social responsibility of multinational enterprises, through legally binding rules, under these circumstances, deems that the private sector should be a key driver of inclusive and sustainable ~~growth;~~economic development,

Amendment 355 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses that the private sector shcould be a key driver of inclusive and sustainable growth if follow development effectiveness principles;

Amendment 356 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses that the private sector should be a key driver of inclusive and sustainable growth, and that there should be a special focus on green investment;

Amendment 357 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses that the private sector should be a key driver of inclusive and sustainable growth; emphasises that economic growth must benefit the whole population, and especially the poorest therein, so that it helps reduce social, economic and regional inequalities, enables the preservation of human capital and does not jeopardise the development of future generations;

Amendment 358 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Stresses the need to promote economic transformation with a view to helping developing countries’ economies to be competitive and create jobs;

Amendment 359 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Stresses the importance of a fair and consistent tax system with an impact on the foreign undertakings present in developing countries, particularly in the natural resources extraction sector;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas the 1986 Declaration on the Right to Development affirms development as a fundamental human right; whereas the Declaration commits to a ‘human rights based’ approach, characterized by the realisation of all human rights (economic, social, cultural, civil and political); and whereas the Declaration commits equally to strengthen international cooperation;

Amendment 360 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Considers that for the private business sector to be able to deploy its full potential, influence needs to be exerted in the spheres of governance, economic policy and public policies such that secure and predictable economic and regulatory environments are created which encourage the establishment and development of businesses and attract foreign investment;

Amendment 361 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

~~24. Welcomes the Council recommendation to place an increased focus on supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises;~~deleted

Amendment 362 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Welcomes the Council recommendation to place an increased focus on supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises; advises that the programmes destined for strengthening the SMEs focus on facilitating an environment friendly for private initiatives, bringing the SMEs into the formal economy, cutting red tape and improving the general business climate for them to flourish;

Amendment 363 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Welcomes the Council recommendation to place an increased focus on supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises; stresses that the creation of new enterprises should be encouraged through access to credit and finance, as well as through support and training measures;

Amendment 364 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Welcomes the Council recommendation to place an increased focus on supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises when these support broader sustainable development;

Amendment 365 #

Louis-Joseph MANSCOUR, Elly SCHLEIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls for the creation of new types of instrument to help improve cooperation between small and medium-sized enterprises in both developing and developed countries; calls in this connection for programmes such as ‘Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs’ to be expanded to include countries outside Europe;

Amendment 366 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Requests the EU to review its policy in favour of sustainable development policies including fair trade, redistribution of wealth and social justice so as to improve the living and working conditions of the whole population, both in urban and in rural areas;

Amendment 367 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Urge the EU to prioritise Tax justice and domestic resource mobilisation in the post- 2015 agenda, as it should play a major role in transforming society, eradicating poverty and reducing inequalities;

Amendment 368 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Emphasises that the creation and sustainability of the fabric of production should be strengthened in all countries, betting on entrepreneurship and training in order to generate good quality jobs; considers that institution building has to be included, with special attention paid to the modernisation of national treasuries;

Amendment 369 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. Is particularly supportive of the further development of the Social Business Initiative for the area of development cooperation;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas food is defined as a human right according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and additional efforts are still needed for halving the percentage of people suffering from hunger, as 162 million young children are exposed to malnutrition;

Amendment 370 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. Calls on the Commission to define precise criteria and impact assessment mechanisms for private sector support, to make sure that investments in this field are both sustainable and in line with internationally agreed development objectives and do not encourage the return of tied aid;

Amendment 371 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)

24c. Calls for transparent and fair rules in accessing local and international markets, giving equal opportunities to local communities and local farmers to get adequate income from their work;

Amendment 372 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 10

~~Civil society~~deleted

Amendment 373 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Recognises the crucial role which civil society organisations (CSO) play as enablers of development; stresses the importance of engaging in dialogue with organisations on the ground as part of the process of shaping the new development framework;deleted

Amendment 374 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Recognises the crucial role which civil society organisations (CSO) play as enablers of development; stresses the importance of engaging in dialogue with organisations on the ground and facilitating the direct participation of people experiencing poverty and marginalisation as part of the process of shaping the new development framework;

Amendment 375 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Recognises the crucial role which civil society organisations (CSO) and communities play as enablers of development; stresses the importance of engaging in dialogue with organisations and communities on the ground as part of the process of shaping the new development framework;

Amendment 376 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

Amendment 377 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

Amendment 378 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. ~~Recogn~~Firmly emphasises the crucial role which civil society organisations (CSO) play as enablers of development; stresses the importance of engaging in dialogue with organisations on the ground, and of recognising their role as development operators, as part of the process of shaping the new development framework ;

Amendment 379 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Stresses that civil society and communities must be recognised as an actor of development in its own right, as both implementer and advocate in holding governments to account;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)

Be. whereas 1,5 billion people are living in poverty with overlapping deprivations in health, education and living standards notably in conflict-affected and fragile states;

Amendment 380 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Underlines the importance of CSOs in achieving capable, inclusive and accountable societies that promote the rule of law, justice, human rights and democratic principles, especially in countries where state building is in its early stages and state and government capacities are limited;

Amendment 381 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Reiterates the importance of encouraging the mobilisation of international resources and international cooperation on finance, especially in regard to the application of principles of transparency and to the inclusion of all countries in the international economy; points to the potential of international trade for growth of partner countries and their integration into the international economy;

Amendment 382 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Recalls the importance to continue close cooperation between governments, the international community, civil society, NGOs and the private sector is fundamental to reach concrete results in the eradication of poverty

Amendment 383 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25b. Considers that the following should be goals for employment: to encourage collective bargaining and social dialogue, improve training for employment, especially for women and young people, promote compliance with the ILOʼs decent work agenda and the implementation of social protection policies in all countries;

Amendment 384 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 11

~~Local authorities~~deleted

Amendment 385 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

Amendment 386 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. UStresses that effective and meaningful participation, including democratic scrutiny through national parliaments, is a fundamental condition in the formulation and implementation of the global post-2015development framework; underlines the importance of including local authorities in the new development framework; stresses that this would require a truly participatory process, conducted early on in the development phase;

Amendment 387 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Underlines the importance of including local authorities in the new development framework; stresses that this would require a truly participatory process, conducted early on in the development phase; believes that local authorities have a central role to play not only in development planning, but also in implementation and financial aid flows;

Amendment 388 #

Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Underlines the importance of including local authorities in the new development framework; stresses that this would require a truly participatory process, conducted early on in the development phase and that, with this in mind, decentralised public aid must be recognised and reinforced;

Amendment 389 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Underlines the importance of including local authorities in the new development framework; stresses that this would require a truly participatory process, conducted early on in the development phase; considers that dealing with administrative procedures quickly and unbureaucratically is particularly important in this connection;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas access to high quality education and training for every child, young person and adult is an essential prerequisite for breaking cycles of inter- generational poverty and inequality;

Amendment 390 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Underlines the importance of including local authorities in the new development framework; stresses that this would require a truly participatory process, conducted early on in the development phase and that, with this in mind, decentralised public aid must be recognised and reinforced;

Amendment 391 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Underlines the importance of including local authorities in the new global development framework; stresses that this would require a truly participatory process, conducted early on in the development phase; urges the EU to promote in the new framework the growing role and potential of local authorities;

Amendment 392 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 8 a (new)

Culture as an instrument of development - notes the important role played by culture in the societies of developing countries; - stresses that culture is not only a tool of global integration and a driver of democracy but also one of the pillars of economic growth and development, particularly thanks to the cultural heritage and cultural tourism and artistic creations; - asks the European Union to take into account, and encourage, cultural development as a development tool.

Amendment 393 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading II a (new)

IV. Fostering regional integration in developing countries - notes that regional integration is a driver of economic growth and job creation; - notes that EPAs are part of the process of fostering regional integration, serve both as catalysts for growth and as a mechanism for strengthening good governance, and thereby contribute to sustainable development in developing countries; - stresses that EPAs offer developing countries the conditions they need to enjoy the benefits of globalisation as rapidly as possible; - notes that regional organisations are the main operators in EPAs; - asks the European Union to adopt a strategy to encourage and promote the signature of final EPAs;

Amendment 394 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading II b (new)

V. Considering a new cooperation framework after Cotonou in 2020 - notes that the Cotonou Agreement which governs relations between the EU and the ACP countries expires in 2020; - notes that the period following the expiry of Cotonou offers the Union and its partners the opportunity to define a new cooperation framework which will have to adapt to the new challenges the partner countries will have to face, taking account of the regionalisation process which is under way and will profoundly alter the ACP-EU landscape; - stresses the need to take advantage of the review of the Agreement scheduled for 2015 to adjust to the present context and provide for the future of ACP-EU relations after 2020;

Amendment 395 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading II a (new) – Subheading 1 (new)

III. M~~obilising f~~eans of Implementation Financial resources.

Amendment 396 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Recalls the importance of maintaining the current levels of ODA; calls for the EU to continue to work closely with other donors on developing further innovative financial mechanisms and new partnerships; Insists that the commitment made to allocate 0,7 % of gross national income (GNI) to official development assistance (ODA) should at least be maintained and introduced by Member States through binding legislation and the adoption of multiannual budget timetables to meet this commitment;

Amendment 397 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Recalls the importance of maintaining the current levels of ODA; calls for the EU to continue to work closely with other donors on developing further innovative financial mechanisms and new partnerships;Deplores that the EU fell short of its promises regarding its commitment to providing 0.7% of its gross national income (GNI) in ODA by 2015, as foreseen in the Millennium Development Goals; calls for the EU to continue to work closely with other donors on developing further innovative financial mechanisms and new partnerships so as to meet effectively its commitment; emphasises equally that full compliance with ODA criteria must remain the goal of EU Member States, which should not divert scarce ODA funds to non-development purposes,

Amendment 398 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Recalls the importance of maintaining the current levels of ODA; calls for a coherent and comprehensive international approach to financing beyond 2015, addressing in a predictable manner all dimensions of sustainable development; calls for the EU to continue to work closely with other donors on developing further innovative financial mechanisms and new partnerships;

Amendment 399 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Recalls the importance of maintaining the current levels of ODA and reach the promised 0,7 % of GDP; calls for the EU to continue to work closely with other donors on developing further innovative financial mechanisms, such as the Financial Transaction Tax, and new partnerships;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)

- having regard to the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in September 1995, the Declaration and Platform for Action adopted in Beijing and the subsequent outcome documents of the United Nations Beijing +5, +10 and +15 Special Sessions on further actions and initiatives to implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted on 9 June 2000, 11 March 2005 and 2 March 2010 respectively,

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas access to early childhood development, quality education and training for every child, young person and adult is an essential prerequisite for breaking cycles of inter-generational poverty;

Amendment 400 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Recalls the importance of maintaining the current levels of ODA; calls for the EU to continue to work closely with other donors on developing further innovative financial mechanisms and new partnershipStresses the need for strengthening the financial resources for development through domestic resource mobilization and full implementation of the ODA commitments and mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources;

Amendment 401 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. ~~Rec~~Calls ~~the importance of maintaining the current levels of ODA; calls~~on Member States to honour current levels of ODA commitments; reiterates the need for the EU to continue to work closely with other donors on developing further innovative financial mechanisms and new partnerships;

Amendment 402 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Recalls the importance of ~~maintaining the current level~~achieving international commitments ofn ODA; calls for the EU to ~~continue to work closely with other donors on developing further innovative financial mechanisms and new partnerships~~enhance the Development Effectiveness Agenda and to;

Amendment 403 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. ~~Recalls the importance of maintaining the current levels of ODA~~Urges member states to meet their commitment to allocate at least 0,7% GNI as ODA, including at least 0,2% GNI to LDCs and other highly vulnerable states; calls for the EU to continue to work closely with other donors on developing further innovative financial mechanisms and new partnerships;

Amendment 404 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Calls for the EU to continue to work closely with other donors on developing further innovative financial mechanisms, such as the Financial Transaction Tax and new partnership, notably with non OECD countries;

Amendment 405 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)

27b. Reiterates its call to make combating corruption, money laundering, tax havens, illicit flows of capital and harmful tax structures an overriding priority of the EU's agenda in international finance and development institutions so as to enable developing countries to raise domestic revenues;

Amendment 406 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Stresses the importance of respecting the ownership principle in the context of development; stresses the need to step up the political dialogue between donors and partner countries;

Amendment 407 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Points out the assistance of developing countries in attaining long- term debt sustainability and implement investment promotion regimes for LDCs;

Amendment 408 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Reminds the Commission and Member States that ODA has to remain the backbone of the European development cooperation policy aimed at eradicating poverty;

Amendment 409 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Reiterates its call for making corruption, money laundering, the fight against tax havens, illicit flows of capital and harmful tax structures an overriding priority of the EU's agenda in international finance and development institutions so as to enable developing countries to raise domestic revenues;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas gains made toward achieving the MDGs related to health have been greatly based on R&D investments made years earlier;

Amendment 410 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Calls ~~for~~on the EU to ~~ensure th~~properly evaluate the ~~blending mechanisms are transparent and accountable and have a clear sustainable development impact;~~ mechanism of blending loans and grants - particularly in terms of development and financial additionality, transparency and accountability, local ownership and debt risk - to boost financial resources for development and to promote microcredit, and calls on the European Commission to publish guidelines and precise criteria that are based on harmonised poverty reduction strategies and that have a clear sustainable development impact when these new arrangements are implemented;

Amendment 411 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Calls for the EU to facilitate public- private partnerships where possible and to prioritise engaging the experience, expertise and management systems of the private sector, in partnership with public resources;

Amendment 412 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Stresses the importance of having an EU budget which is able to meet the challenges, particularly in the area of development funding; insists that funding to fight and adapt to the effects of climate change be genuinely additional to existing commitments; in order for the EU budget to no longer be hostage to the single question of the level of payment appropriations, calls for the creation of own resources, such as a financial transaction tax, a share of which should go to Heading IV of the EU budget;

Amendment 413 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Stresses the importance to fight illicit financial flows, enhancing transparency and good governance; reminds that estimates show that developing countries lost close to $6 trillion in illicit financial flows over the last decade, far exceeding ODA flows for the period;

Amendment 414 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Reiterates its call for making corruption, money laundering, the fight against tax havens, illicit flows of capital and harmful tax structures an overriding priority of the EU's agenda in international finance and development institutions so as to enable developing countries to raise domestic revenues;

Amendment 415 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)

28b. In particular, calls for the EU to properly evaluate the mechanism of blending loans and grants – particularly in terms of development and financial additionality, transparency and accountability, local ownership and debt risk - before continuing to develop blending loans and grants;

Amendment 416 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)

28c. Urges upon the EU to provide enhanced support for assisting developing countries in tax reforms with the aim to increase their domestic revenues and to support effective, efficient, fair and sustainable tax systems, which should lead to the reduction of poverty and of aid dependency;

Amendment 417 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 d (new)

28d. Calls on the EU to promote the financial transaction tax and secure that significant part of the revenue to be used for financing for development and the fight against climate change;

Amendment 418 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Calls for the EU to continue to ~~work closely with~~support developing countries in ~~seeking~~their efforts to increase their mobilization of public and private domestic re~~venu~~sources and put in place sustainable and equitable tax systems;

Amendment 419 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Calls for the EU to continue to work closely with developing countries in seeking to increase their domestic revenues and put in place just, sustainable and equitable tax systems;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas inequality rates are still huge in both LICs and MICs;

Amendment 420 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29a. Stresses the importance of access to private sources of financing; points out that small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries find it particularly difficult to secure bank loans, and even when they succeed the conditions are very unfavourable; calls, therefore, for targeted support to be provided for the development of local bank systems in developing countries; considers that a particular focus should be placed on micro-financing systems;

Amendment 421 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 (new) under Heading II a (new)

Private Sector

Amendment 422 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29a. Stresses that accountability mechanisms will need to be in place to ensure that laws and internationally agreed standards in the fields of environment, labour and human rights are met;

Amendment 423 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)

29b. Welcomes the Council recommendation to place an increased focus on supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises when these support broader sustainable development;

Amendment 424 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)

29c. Urges the EU to ensure that the principle aim of support to private sector is to lift people in developing countries out of poverty and play a major role in transforming developing societies towards inclusive green economies through innovation and investment in low-carbon and resource-efficient solutions;

Amendment 425 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 d (new)

29d. Calls on the EU to ensure that all aid flows for the private sector follow development effectiveness principles, particularly, in pursuing a development focus and in addressing developing country needs and priorities. This support should be predominantly directed at supporting micro, small and medium- sized enterprises and, when possible, institutions at the national level and national development banks should be the first option to channelling these resources;

Amendment 426 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 (new) under Heading II a (new)

Civil Society, Local Authorities and National Parliaments

Amendment 427 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 e (new)

29e. Underlines the crucial role which civil society organisations (CSO) and communities play as enablers of development and promoters of universally, equity, inclusiveness, accountability and transparency; stresses the importance of engaging in dialogue with organisations on the ground as part of the process of reaching the most vulnerable and shaping the new development framework;

Amendment 428 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 f (new)

29f. Underlines the importance of including local authorities and Parliaments in the new development framework; stresses that this would require a truly participatory process, conducted early on in the development phase; urges the EU to promote in the new framework the growing role, potential and needs of local authorities and elected Parliaments in developing countries;

Amendment 429 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 g (new)

29g. Stresses the importance of engaging in dialogue with organisation on the ground as part of the process of shaping the new development framework;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas gender equality and women rights are a necessary condition for the success of the post-2015 development framework;

Amendment 430 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading IV (to be place under Heading II a (new))

~~IV.~~ Indicators and accountability

Amendment 431 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses that accountability in the post- 2015 agenda should be towards people experiencing poverty and marginalisation to deliver people-centred development, and that accessible, appropriate and available reliable data is crucial for devising appropriate policies on the new development agenda and for holding governments and the international community to account;

Amendment 432 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses that reliable ~~data~~and disaggregated data (by gender, age, marital status, geographical location, disability status, education, ethnic or minority background and economic quintile) is crucial for devising appropriate policies on the new development agenda and for holding governments and the international community to account;

Amendment 433 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses that reliable data is crucial for devising appropriate policies on the new sustainable development agenda and for holding governments and the international community to account;

Amendment 434 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses that reliable data is crucial for devising appropriate policies on the ~~new~~global development ~~agenda~~framework after 2015 and for holding governments and the international community to account;

Amendment 435 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Stresses that the post 2015 framework should be based on binding commitments, complemented by monitoring and accountability guided by principles of transparent, inclusive and participatory processes, engaging multiple stakeholders including civil society, women's, youth and other representative groups;

Amendment 436 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Calls on the EU to assist the United Nations in developing mechanisms to effectively measure progresses towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular by developing both quantitative and qualitative measurements, disaggregating data by age, gender, ethnicity, race, caste, religion, belief, disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other status, social status, income quintile and geographical location; and prioritizing women and children, who have been largely unconcerned by progresses in MDGs, and believes that goals and targets should not be considered as achieved if higher gains are observed for the most vulnerable;

Amendment 437 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Calls for a significant reduction in the number of goals, targets and indicators foreseen for the post-2015 development framework, pointing out that estimates seem to suggest that merely the monitoring and garnering of sound data from such a list would cost $250 billion dollars over 15 years;

Amendment 438 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Underlines the need for strong accountability mechanisms and recognises the vital role that people and parliaments play in holding states to account for their commitments;

Amendment 439 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Strongly recommends that the EU promotes discussions on the best indicators to measure development progress, inequalities and vulnerabilities;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas gender equality and women rights are a necessary condition for the success of the post-2015 development framework;

Amendment 440 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Underlines that clear accountability mechanisms are needed in order to make sure both developed, as well as developing countries fulfil their commitments and tackle effectively the poverty and sustainability challenges that the post- 2015 framework will address;

Amendment 441 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Points out that a new set of indicators other than GDP is necessary in order to overcome new social and environmental challenges, and should include in particular the human development index, the Gini coefficient, the carbon footprint and the ecological footprint;

Amendment 442 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)

30b. Underlines that the framework needs to be evidence-based, include financial targets and robust monitoring and accountability mechanisms at all levels;

Amendment 443 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)

30b. Underlines that for a post-2015 framework to be successfully implemented, strong monitoring and accountability mechanisms must be put in place in order to track progress. The monitoring mechanisms should include a review process based on openness and transparency, including peer review approaches, should benefit from the necessary support from the UN system, and should involve civil society, stakeholders and the private sector; strongly recommends that the EU promotes discussions on the best indicators to measure development progress, inequalities and vulnerabilities;

Amendment 444 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)

30c. Stresses that sustainable development and progress should preferably be measured through welfare or wellbeing indicators rather than in terms of GDP;

Amendment 445 #

Motion for a resolution
Heading V

~~V. The need for a strong cohesive EU position~~deleted

Amendment 446 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

~~31. Welcomes the EU engagement in the post-2015 negotiations;~~deleted

Amendment 447 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Welcomes the EU engagement in the post-2015 negotiations; calls on the EU to adopt a common, effective and ambitious position on the principles and goals that should be part of the new post-2015 development framework;

Amendment 448 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Welcomes the EU engagement in the post-2015 negotiations and calls for the EU to stress the importance of coordination, coherence and complementarity as guiding principles of the post-2015 framework and the sustained development efforts of the international community as a whole;

Amendment 449 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Welcomes the EU engagement in ~~the post-2015~~shaping the new global development framework; calls for the adoption of a strong, cohesive and unified position in the upcoming inter-governmental negotiations;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas globally, women and girls constitute a majority of those living in extreme poverty, women predominate in the worlds agricultural production (50- 80%), but own less than 10% of the land

Amendment 450 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. ~~Welcom~~Encourages the EU to engage~~ment~~ further in the post-2015 negotiations; and to strongly commit to ensuring that the post- 2015 framework provides a comprehensive follow-up to Rio+20 to address the structural causes of poverty, inequality and environmental degradation;

Amendment 451 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Stresses the importance of policy coherence for development (PCD) in the shaping of the post-2015 Agenda;

Amendment 452 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Calls upon the Commission to highlight in its forthcoming revision of the Europe 2020 Strategy, the need for swift implementation of the post-2015 agenda in the EU;

Amendment 453 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Highlights that the Sustainable Development Goals must be accompanied by step-by step monitoring and rigorous auditing, with results being thoroughly measured and made available to the development community, as well as to the public;

Amendment 454 #

Joachim ZELLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Believes that Policy Coherence for sustainable Development is a key tool for the implementation of the Post 2015 framework, and calls the EU to promote it with all partners as to improve the monitoring and review of their policies and ensure they are coherent with global poverty reduction and sustainable development objectives. To this end calls the EU to ensure that the necessary guidelines, impact assessments and monitoring and reporting mechanisms to make PCD a reality are included as commitments in the post-2015 framework;

Amendment 455 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Calls equally for the appointment of a standing rapporteur on the post-2015 framework who will closely monitor how Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are implemented in the remit of the post- MDG framework and who will draft a biennial SDGs report on the challenges that remain to be addressed to achieve these objectives;

Amendment 456 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

~~32. Welcomes the progress made by the OWG, but considers that the number of goals identified in its conclusions need to be simplified and significantly reduced;~~deleted

Amendment 457 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

~~32. Welcomes the progress made by the OWG, but considers that the number of goals identified in its conclusions need to be simplified and significantly reduced;~~deleted

Amendment 458 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Welcomes the progress made by the OWG~~, but~~; considers that the number of goals identified in its conclusions ~~need to be simplified and significantly reduced~~could be simplified and reduced, but stresses that a possible reduction of certain SDGs should not be done at the expense of the rights- based approach and the current standalone Sustainable Development Goal on the promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, providing access to justice for all and building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels;

Amendment 459 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Welcomes the progress made by the OWG, but considers that the number of goals identified in its conclusions need to be simplified and significantly reduced while maintaining the balance between the three dimensions of sustainable development;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas women’s poverty and gender inequalities are also root cases and push factors in trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation, and whereas women and girls are exploited in sex industries in all regions of the world;

Amendment 460 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Welcomes the progress made by the OWG, but considers that the number of goals ~~identified in its conclusions~~, targets and indicators identified need to be simplified and significantly reduced;

Amendment 461 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32a. Stresses that the new global framework should include the appropriate institutional architecture, with clear guidelines for supervision of its implementation and that this architecture should also address the complexities and the inter-linkages between the different parts of the future framework;

Amendment 462 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32a. Stresses that Policy coherence for development is crucial for the success of the new global development agenda;

Amendment 463 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32a. Calls for the Council and the Commission to consider possibilities to cluster the SDGs into a hierarchical structure where they would be divided under the five main goals of poverty eradication, economic sustainability, ecological sustainability, social sustainability and strengthening global partnership;

Amendment 464 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)

32b. Underlines that the universality of the global development agenda after 2015 implies more demanding commitments for the EU and its Member States; stresses that the new SDGs under the global framework will have to be reflected in EU's internal policies;

Amendment 465 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)

32c. Calls on the EU's active role in shaping a new global partnership which will mobilize action by all countries, including emerging economies, as well as all relevant stakeholders including the private sector, civil society organizations, and local authorities;

Amendment 466 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council ~~and the Commission~~, the Commission, the High Representative/Vice-President of the European Commission, the Secretary General of the United Nations, the Chair of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals.

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)

Cd. whereas lack of comprehensive sexuality education, youth-friendly reproductive health services and measures to prevent early and forced marriages, sexual harassment and violence prevent in particular girls from attending school and completing their education, driving gender inequalities and poverty;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the new development framework offers an opportunity to secure ~~the~~ broad involvement of national parliaments and local authorities;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the new development framework offers an opportunity to secure the broad involvement of all stakeholders involved, such as civil society, communities and local authorities;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)

- having regard to the implementation of the Programme for Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) adopted in Cairo in 1994 and the outcomes of the International Conference on Population and Development +20 review in the Post- 2015 sustainable development framework,

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the new development framework offers an opportunity to secure the broad involvement of local authorities and civil society organizations;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the new sustainable development framework offers an opportunity to secure the broad involvement of local authorities;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the new development framework offers an opportunity to secure the broad involvement of ~~local authoritie~~all stakeholders involved such as civil society, communities local authorities and national Parliaments;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the new development framework offers an opportunity to secure the broad involvement of local authorities and civil society;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

~~E. whereas the private sector provides 90 % of jobs in developing countries, and thus is an essential partner in the fight against poverty;~~deleted

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the private sector provides 90 % of jobs in developing countries, and thus is an essential partner in the fight against poverty, when clear accountability mechanisms are put in place and international human rights regulations are fully respected;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the private sector ~~provides 90 % of job~~is a major generator of jobs both in developed as well as in developing countries, and thus is an essential partner in the fight against poverty;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the private sector ~~provides 90 % of jobs in developing countries, and thus is an essential partner in the fight against poverty~~can be an essential partner in the fight against poverty when clear accountability mechanisms are put in place and international human rights regulations are fully respected;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas creation of decent jobs and social protection floors are fundamental for poverty and inequalities’ reduction, strengthening economic growth and enhancing human development;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas domestic resource mobilisation is an essential element in the fight against poverty and inequality;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 d (new)

- having regard to the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) that took place in Cairo in 1994, where the global community recognized and affirmed that sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights are fundamental to sustainable development,

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas Africa exports substantially more capital to the world in comparison to what it receives in terms of international aid and remittances;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas aid continues to have a unique role in poverty reduction and as game-changer in developing countries;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the Council conclusions of December 2014 will set out a coherent set of principles and the main lines of the negotiating strategy; whereas the Council conclusions of December 2013 on financing and of June 2013 set already a good basis for the December 2014 conclusions;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas income inequality between and within countries represents a major development challenge, and that inequalities have increased in both developed and developing countries, becoming especially pronounced in Middle Income Countries;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas many million new jobs need to be created in the coming years in response to demographic growth at global level;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas EU and its Member states are the largest donors of development aid and thus should remain the driving force during the next phase of the negotiations under the UN promoting especially the human rights-based approach;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas Article 208 of the TFEU establishes that policy coherence for development is key for development and all that all EU policies should be in support of developing countries´ development need, or at least should not contradict the aim of poverty eradication;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Fb. whereas Article 208 of TFEU establishes that the reduction and, in the long term, eradication of poverty is the primary objective of EU development policy;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Fb. whereas the EU should become a leading voice promoting especially the human rights-based approach, based on equality, non-discrimination, participation and inclusion in the design and implementation of the framework;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the MDGs defined in 2000 figure among many successes in middle- income countries and developing countries and that these results must be correctly analysed and lessons learnt ~~for the post- 2015~~while shaping the global development framework after 2015;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)

- having regard to the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) decided upon in Cairo in 1994, recognising that sexual and reproductive health and rights are fundamental to realise sustainable development,

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the MDGs defined in 2000 figure among many successes in middle- income countries and developing countries ~~and~~, but yet much of this progress is due to the performance of countries such as China, India and Brazil, therefore, deems that these results must be correctly analysed and lessons learnt for the post- 2015 development framework;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that the global landscape has changed over recent years, including major shifts in the global economic and political balance, as has the nature of poverty, and that although some developing and emerging economies have experienced relevant economic growth and they now account for most of global GDP, they still face high and increasing levels of inequality;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Takes the view that while MDGs have certainly been a success in putting a stronger spotlight on development aid, a mere focus on aid is too narrow; considers that a new approach is needed that embraces global governance, with a strong focus on policy coherence for development and the provision of global public goods;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses that whereas poverty reduction should remain a top priority for the new framework, socio-economic inequality, other forms of marginalisation and environmental degradation are becoming more problematic and pose a serious threat to the progresses achieved so far;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that, although the MDGs have made a profound difference in people’s lives, key issues such as human rights violations, armed conflicts and terrorism, climate change, food insecurity, migration, unemployment, demographic changes, corruption, resource constraints, unsustainable growth, and financial and economic crises still pose extremely complex and interrelated challenges for the next decades, prompting the need to find new development pathways that could lead to inclusive and sustainable development for all;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that, although the MDGs have made a profound difference in people’s lives, key issues such as human rights violations, armed conflicts and terrorism, climate change, food insecurity, migration, unemployment, access to healthcare services and education, demographic changes, corruption, resource constraints, unsustainable growth, and financial and economic crises still pose extremely complex and interrelated challenges for the next decades;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that, although the MDGs have made a profound difference in people’s lives, key issues such as human rights violations, armed conflicts and terrorism, climate change, food insecurity, lack of property rights and land tenure insecurity, migration, unemployment, demographic changes, corruption, resource constraints, unsustainable growth, and financial and economic crises still pose extremely complex and interrelated challenges for the next decades;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that, although the MDGs have made a profound difference in people’s lives, key issues such as human rights violations, gender-based violence, armed conflicts and terrorism, climate change, food insecurity, migration, unemployment, demographic changes, corruption, resource constraints, unsustainable growth, and financial and economic crises still pose extremely complex and interrelated challenges for the next decades;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that, although the MDGs have made a profound difference in people’s lives, key issues such as human rights violations, armed conflicts and terrorism, climate change, food insecurity, man-made and natural disasters, migration, unemployment, inequalities, demographic changes, lack of access to health care and basic education, gender inequality, corruption, resource constraints, unsustainable growth, and financial and economic crises still pose extremely complex and interrelated challenges for the next decades;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that, although the MDGs have made a profound difference in people’s lives, key issues such as human rights violations, armed conflicts and terrorism, climate change, the loss of biodiversity, food insecurity, migration, unemployment, demographic changes, corruption, resource constraints, unsustainable growth, and financial and economic crises still pose extremely complex and interrelated challenges for the next decades;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)

- having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) of 18 December 1979,

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that, although the MDGs have made a profound difference in people’s lives, key issues such as human rights violations, inequalities, armed conflicts and terrorism, climate change, food insecurity, migration, unemployment, demographic changes, corruption, resource constraints, unsustainable growth, and financial and economic crises still pose extremely complex and interrelated challenges for the next decades;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that, although the MDGs have made a profound difference in people’s lives, key issues such as inequality, human rights violations, armed conflicts and terrorism, climate change, food insecurity, migration, unemployment, demographic changes, corruption, resource constraints, unsustainable growth, tax fraud and tax avoidance and financial and economic crises still pose extremely complex and interrelated challenges for the next decades;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that, although the MDGs have made a profound difference in people’s lives, key issues such as human rights violations, armed conflicts and terrorism, climate change, food insecurity, migration, unemployment, demographic changes, unequal gender relations, corruption, resource constraints, unsustainable growth, and financial and economic crises still pose extremely complex and interrelated challenges for the next decades;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines that economic sustainability has not always been created since private sector development has been neglected; poverty reduction has been most effective in countries with strong economic growth; results in promoting MDG 1 (eradication of extreme poverty and hunger) have been meagre since the development of agriculture and other countryside industries have been neglected;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Emphasises that environmental sustainability is an overriding challenge, where failure is likely to threaten all dimensions of human development; in particular, recalls that environmental degradation represents a huge impediment for fulfilling the objective of eradication of extreme poverty and hunger; for instance, recalls that persistent inequalities and struggles over scarce resources are among key drivers of conflict, hunger, insecurity and violence, which in turn are key factors that hold back human development and efforts to achieve sustainable development;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Recalls that, while having the advantage of being straightforward, the MDGs did not address underlying structural factors that lead to poverty such as inequalities, were missing key issues related to governance, peace and security, and focused on quantity rather quality of services provided;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Recalls that, although part of the MDGs are in a positive trends towards achievements, progresses have been unequally shared, and that inequalities of both opportunities and income have grown between and within countries;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Calls on the new sustainable development framework to deliver on the unfinished business of the current MDGs and go further in its ambition to address inequity with particular attention to the poorest, most vulnerable and marginalised people everywhere;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that the new framework should respond effectively to these challenges and tackle important issues such as respect for the dignity of every human being, justice, equality, good governance, democracy, the rule of law, peace and security, climate change, disaster risk management, inclusive and sustainable growth, property rights and land tenure, health and social protection, education, research and innovation, and ~~the central role of women in the new development framework~~women empowerment;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that the new framework should respond effectively to these challenges and tackle important issues such as respect for the ~~dignity~~human rights of every human being, justice, equality, good governance, democracy, the rule of law, peace and security, climate change, disaster risk management, inclusive and sustainable growth, health and social protection, education, research and innovation, and the central role of women, children, youth and minorities in the new development framework;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)

- having regard to the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly,

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that the new framework should respond effectively to these challenges and tackle important issues such as respect for the dignity of every human being, justice, equality, good governance, democracy, the rule of law, peace and security, climate change, the loss of biodiversity, disaster risk management, inclusive and sustainable growth, health and social protection, education, research and innovation, and the central role of women in the new sustainable development framework;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that the new framework should respond effectively to these challenges and tackle important issues such as respect for the right to life, dignity of every human being, justice, equality, good governance, democracy, the rule of law, peace and security, climate change mitigation, disaster risk ~~management~~reduction and building resilience, inclusive and sustainable growth, health and social protection, education, research and innovation, and the central role of women in the new global development framework;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that the new framework should respond effectively to these challenges and tackle important issues such as respect for the dignity of every human being, justice, equality, good governance, democracy, the rule of law, peace and security, climate change, disaster risk management, ~~inclusive and sustainable growth~~sustainability, health and social protection, education, research and innovation, and the central role of women in the new development framework;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that the new framework should respond effectively to these challenges and tackle important issues such as respect for the dignity of every human being, justice, equality, good governance, democracy, the rule of law, peace and security, climate change, disaster risk management, inclusive and sustainable ~~growth~~economic development, health and social protection, education, research and innovation, and the central role of women’s empowerment and women’s rights in the new development framework;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Welcomes the progress made by the OWG on the definition of objectives and targets to holistically address poverty eradication, while linking it to the Rio+20 outcome; deems that this report represents a good base for discussion on which to build upon our efforts for an overarching post-2015 framework and lead an ambitious EU development policy; highlights that this base should not be weakened but rather further strengthened by also including aspects that are highlighted in this European Parliament report; considers that goals can be simplified by summarizing them under the three pillars of sustainable development, which are economic, ecological and social sustainability;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that the new universal framework needs to be transformational and to respond adequately to the new challenges integrating the three dimensions of sustainable development (economic, social and environmental), addressing their inter-linkages to have a more integrated and less fragmented framework, and recognising that poverty eradication and sustainable development are mutually reinforcing;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that, in accordance with the requirements of policy coherence for development, the EU should support a new and comprehensive global framework, which not only addresses those crucial policy areas such as development, human rights, trade, finance, security, energy, agriculture, environment, but also the inter-linkages between them;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls for a single, universal, comprehensive and rights-based post- 2015 sustainable development framework founded on the three dimensions of sustainable development (economic, social and environmental);

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Stresses that a transformative framework shall put people and the planet first, by achieving structural economic transformation and moving beyond business as usual, addressing the root of causes of the challenges faced today and respecting planetary boundaries for us and future generations;

Amendment 99 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the fact that the new development framework must be universal in its nature, promoting prosperity, human rights and well-being for all, while also taking into account different national circumstances, capacities, policies and priorities;

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Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)

– having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) of 18 December 1979;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas accounting for over 60 percent of people living with HIV, women and girls remain at the epicentre of the HIV pandemic (MDG 6);

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas the ICPD Beyond 2014 Review shows that discrimination against women and girls remains evident in all societies; the review stresses that the fulfilment of individual rights, including SRHR, and capabilities is the foundation of sustainable development1; 1.http://icpdbeyond2014.org/uploads/brow ser/files/93632_unfpa_eng_web.pdf

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas women are key actors in development policies; whereas the empowerment of women and girls and human rights of women and girls has been recognised as a priority in the post-2015 framework;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas every year, 14 million girls are forced into marriage; whereas one woman out of every three in the world is assaulted, abused, raped, or suffers some other form of ill-treatment; and whereas violence and rape constitute a greater risk to women aged between 15 and 44 than cancer, road accidents, war, or malaria;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas globally, women and girls constitute a majority of those living in extreme poverty, women predominate in the world’s agricultural production (50- 80%), but own less than 10% of the land;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas women’s poverty and gender inequalities are also root cases and push factors in trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation, and whereas women and girls are exploited in sex industries in all regions of the world;

Amendment 16 #

Marc TARABELLA

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas women farmers make up 43% of the agricultural labour force in developing countries;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the denial of lifesaving abortion amounts to a serious breach of human rights;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the fertility rate in the EU-28 (1.58 live births per woman) has been much lower in recent decades than this replacement level (2.1);

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas 62 million girls in the world do not attend school;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Citation 1 b (new)

– having regard to the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in September 1995, the Declaration and Platform for Action adopted in Beijing and the subsequent outcome documents of the United Nations Beijing +5, +10 and +15 Special Sessions on further actions and initiatives to implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted on 9 June 2000, 11 March 2005 and 2 March 2010 respectively;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas lack of comprehensive sexuality education, youth-friendly reproductive health services and measures to prevent early and forced marriages, sexual harassment and violence prevent in particular girls from attending school and completing their education, driving gender inequalities and poverty;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas women and in particular mothers are often victims of discriminations in their access to work, according to the type of employment; whereas that creates a strong prejudice for their carriers;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)

Dc. whereas the maternal mortality rate is 15 times higher in developing countries than in developed countries;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)

Dc. whereas the right to be mother and to have children should be guaranteed to all the women;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Recital D d (new)

Dd. whereas access to information about sexual and reproductive rights, including contraception and abortion, is central to women’s empowerment, and whereas, compared with health assistance as a whole, family planning assistance has been cut back over the past ten years;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Recital D d (new)

Dd. whereas migration is increasing in Europe and all over the world, and many women are victim of discrimination and violence if they want to change their culture, religion, lifestyle;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Recital D e (new)

De. whereas women are harder hit by military conflicts as well as by economic and climate crises, and whereas they are accounting for a growing proportion of migration, now making up half the number of migrants;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Recital D e (new)

De. whereas in many countries, national laws do not guarantee the same rights to men and women;

Amendment 28 #

Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beatrix von STORCH, Branislav ŠKRIPEK, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Finds it regrettable that the current MDGs have not~~Calls for enhancing the implementation of the current MDGs in order to address more effectively ~~addressed~~ the structural causes of gender inequality and women empowerment and stresses the fact that this is caused ~~not only by a~~by various obstacles such as a lack of resources, lack of political will, the prevalence of the masculine model in political life and elected government bodies, lack of party support for women, socio-economic obstacles, women’s lack of time resources ~~but of political will as well~~, the role of social mass media and lack of sustained contact and cooperation with public organizations such as trade unions and women’s groups;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Finds it regrettable that the current MDGs have not ~~effectively addressed the structural causes of gender inequality and stresses the fact that this is caused not only by a lack of resources but of political will as well~~always focused on real women’s needs;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Citation 1 c (new)

– having regard to the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) that took place in Cairo in 1994, where the global community recognized and affirmed that sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights are fundamental to sustainable development;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Finds it regrettable that the current MDGs have not effectively addressed the structural causes of gender inequality and stresses the fact that this is caused not only by a lack of resources but of political will as well as policies which seek to limit women’s and girls’ rights and access to health services, such as donor country funding restrictions on humanitarian aid related to safe abortion services;

Amendment 31 #

Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beatrix von STORCH, Branislav ŠKRIPEK, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Finds it regrettable that the current MDGs have not effectively addressed the structural causes of gender inequality and do not go far enough in addressing the structural changes needed to realize substantive equality, stresses the fact that this is caused not only by a lack of resources but of political will as well;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Urges the United Nations to include gender equality as a stand-alone goal and a precondition for the achievement of other goals to be set, and to emphasise the importance of gender-specific targets for all goals under the post-2015 global development framework;deleted

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Urges the United Nations to include gender equality, women’s rights and the empowerment of women as a stand-alone goal and aessential precondition for ~~the achievement of other goals to be set, and to emphasise the importance of~~equitable and inclusive sustainable development, as well as to ensure the integration of gender mainstreaming and gender-specific targets ~~for~~and indicators across all goals under the post-2015 global development framework, with a special focus on women experiencing increased vulnerability and marginalization due to multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and inequalities;

Amendment 34 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Urges the United Nations to include gender equality ~~as a stand-alone goal and a~~ , women’s empowerment and the human rights of women and girls as a stand-alone goal as suggested by the OWG1 and a precondition for the achievement of other goals to be set, and to emphasise the importance of gender- specific targets for all goals under the post- 2015 global development framework; 1. Open Working Group outcome document from 19 July 2014, ref: OWG_Outcome_Document_19_July_2014, http://www.worldwewant2015.org/file/449888/dow nload/489787, http://www.worldwewant2015.org/owg

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Regrets that women’s and girls’ bodies, specifically their sexual and reproductive health and rights, remain an ideological battleground to this day and call on the post-2015 development framework to recognize the inalienable rights of women and girls to bodily integrity and autonomous decision- making; among others, the right to access voluntary family planning, safe and legal abortion and to be free from violence, including FGM, child, early and forced marriage, and marital rape;

Amendment 36 #

2a. Calls for a specific gender equality action plan accompanied by the necessary financing mechanism including gender budgeting tools in order to tackle intersecting and structural drivers of inequalities, and multiple forms of discrimination based on gender, ethnicity, cultural or religious background, sexual orientation, gender identity, health status and abilities;

Amendment 37 #

Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beatrix von STORCH, Branislav ŠKRIPEK, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for ambitious gender-specific targets to be set as regards ending the feminisation of poverty and closing gender gaps, including enhanced access for women and girls to quality education, universal access to quality health care, ~~the enhancement of access for women to sexual and reproductive health and rights,~~ the boosting of women’s social and economic independence, particularly in terms of employment and their participation in decision-making processes,; and the ending of all forms of violence against women and girls;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. . Calls for ambitious ~~gender-~~specific targets to be set as regards ending the feminisation of poverty and closing gender gaps, including enhanced access for women and girls to quality education, universal access to quality health ~~care, the enhancement of access for women to sexual and reproductive health and rights~~, particularly access to healthcare facilities, basic medicines and clean water, a lack of which is considered to be a primary cause of maternal and foetal mortality, the boosting of women’s social and economic independence, particularly in terms of employment and their participation in decision-making ~~processes~~, and the ending of all forms of violence against women and girls;

Amendment 39 #

Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for ambitious gender-specific targets to be set as regards ending the feminisation of poverty and closing gender gaps, including enhanced access for women and girls to quality education, universal access to quality health care, the enhancement of access for women to sexual and reproductive health and rights, the boosting of women’s social and economic independence, particularly in terms of employment and their participation in decision-making processes, stresses that the social economy helps to rectify three major labour market imbalances: unemployment, job instability and the social and labour exclusion of the unemployed and the ending of all forms of violence against women and girls;

Amendment 4 #

Malin BJÖRK

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas two Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) explicitly address women’s rights, namely the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women (MDG 3) and the improvement of maternal health (MDG 5), whereas a further three address living conditions of women and girls: achieving universal primary education (MDG 2), reducing child mortality (MDG 4) and combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases (MDG 6);

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for ambitious gender-specific targets to be set as regards ending the feminisation of poverty and closing gender gaps, including enhanced access for women and girls to quality education, universal access to quality health ~~care~~services, the enhancement of access for women and girls to sexual and reproductive health and rights, including family planning and abortion services, the boosting of women’s social and economic independence, particularly in terms of employment and their participation in decision-making processes, and the ending of all forms of violence against women and girls;

Amendment 41 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for ambitious gender-specific targets to be set as regards ending the feminisation of poverty and closing gender gaps, including enhanced access for women and girls to quality education, universal access to quality health care, the enhancement of access for women to sexual and reproductive health and rights, the boosting of women’s social and economic independence, particularly in terms of employment and their participation in decision-making processes, and the ending of all forms of violence against women and girls as well as gender- based violence;

Amendment 42 #

Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for ambitious gender-specific targets to be set as regards ending the feminisation of poverty and closing gender gaps, including enhanced access for women and girls to quality education, including secondary education, universal access to quality health care, the enhancement of access for women to sexual and reproductive health and rights, the boosting of women’s social and economic independence, particularly in terms of employment and their participation in decision- making processes, and the ending of all forms of violence against women and girls;

Amendment 43 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

3a. Considers that violence against women, such as honour killing, forced marriage, trafficking, female genital mutilation, domestic violence are serious violations of human rights and should never be justified by religion, culture and tradition;

Amendment 44 #

Mariya GABRIEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines that women’s participation in political decision-making, especially in peace processes is decisive to create the favourable conditions for stabilisation and strengthening of States, and thus for development;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Highlights the importance of supporting educational systems that provides access to basic educational needs, with special attention to alphabetisation and professional training, in order to tackle the violation of the right of girls to have education;

Amendment 46 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines that any goal on health must include the achievement of the right to highest attainable standard of health, including sexual and reproductive health and rights; emphasises that women must have control over their sexual and reproductive rights, notably through easy access to contraception and abortion, points out that the right to reproductive health is an integral element of human rights; in this context, strongly demands the criminalisation of forced sterilisation;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls for enhanced policies on public systems to provide qualitative, sustainable and equal healthcare, with special attention to the elderly and persons with disabilities;

Amendment 48 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Strongly condemns the continued use of sexual violence against women as a weapon of war; stresses that more needs to be done to ensure respect of international law and access to psychological support for women and girls abused in conflicts;

Amendment 49 #

Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beatrix von STORCH, Branislav ŠKRIPEK, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Underlines that special attention should be paid to overcome financial and legal obstacles to sustainable development, protection and fulfilment of all women’s human rights; urges the international community to address the unjust social, economic and environmental conditions that perpetuate the feminization of poverty, commodification of natural resources, and threats to food sovereignty that impede women and girls from becoming empowered, stresses in this context the issue of large-scale land acquisition by foreign investors, which is affecting local farmers and which has a devastating impact on women and children;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas twohree Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) explicitly address women’s ~~right~~basic needs, namely the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women (MDG 3), the reduction of child mortality rates (MDG 4) and the improvement of maternal health (MDG 5);

Amendment 50 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Calls for eliminating all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls, and therefore urges the United Nations to further set up measures to provide special attention to extreme forms of violence such as human trafficking, sexual exploitation and genital female mutilation, particularly to women in warzones, and its consequences such as the discrimination and vulnerability of women in the economy;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises the fact that the EU should stress the importance of a participatory approach in the new development framework, aiming to involve at all times actors at all levels, including civil-society and, in particular, women’s organisations, as strong social accountability mechanisms at local level should report to national monitoring of development plans, leading to real inclusive governance at local, regional and national level.

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Maintains that a gender perspective needs to be mainstreamed in all future sustainable development goals and that, alongside these, specific targets should be set as regards women’s rights.

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points out that the post-2015 framework must eliminate the root causes of poverty by promoting equality of outcome and empowerment for all, especially for those living in poverty, and marginalised and under-served populations, with an explicit focus on women, girls, and youth.

Amendment 55 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Barbara MATERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recognises that girls and young women are particularly disadvantaged and at risk, and that specific focus is needed to ensure girls access to education, to live lives free from violence, to remove discriminatory legislation and practices, and to empower girls and young women globally.

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Condemns the lack of prosecution and punishments of aggressors towards women in conflicted areas; calls for more detailed data and statistics on impunity of aggressors accused of committing violence against women in conflicted areas.

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Insists on the important role of women in conflict prevention and peace-building, making it imperative that women are included in peace negotiations.

Amendment 58 #

Maria ARENA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Considers it essential to devise a global financing framework with an inbuilt gender perspective – using the European Development Fund where the EU is concerned – in order to attain the new sustainable development goals.

Amendment 59 #

Marc TARABELLA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Maintains that the specific needs of women farmers have to be taken into account, especially where food security issues are concerned.

Amendment 6 #

Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the implementation of the principle asking for equal pay for the same work and for work of equal social value is a crucial issue in achieving gender equality;

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. As the post-2015 development framework will be a universal agenda for global development, urges the European Commission to include SRHR in its next EU Health Strategy.

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Regrets that the proposed targets do not recognise the differential impacts of environmental threats on the lives of women and girls, on their distinctive role in contributing to sustainability and to peace building activities.

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls for a clear strategy and a strong support for women in order to increase the fertility rate, creating the conditions for women to have children in a context of economic and occupational stability.

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Maintains that all girls should be given easier access, free of charge, to good primary and secondary education, paying particular attention to the most marginalised groups.

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls for human rights principles to underpin the post-2015 framework, which must address, in particular, issues of inequality and discrimination, participation and the empowerment of marginalised and disadvantaged people in society – with a special attention to the rights of women, youth, migrants, people living with HIV, LGBTI persons and persons with disability.

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Emphasises that the EU should insist on a gender equitable, participatory and rights-based approach guiding climate action, to ensure a tangible reduction in gender inequalities in access to and control over resources for adaptation to climate change, as well as a gender balance in climate and disaster-related decision-making processes at all levels.

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Urges the EU and its Member States to include SRHR in external policies.

Amendment 67 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls for promoting gender equality strategies and objectives and the integration of a gender perspective in environmental and climate change policies, given that climate change has a strong gender dimension, both in its effects and in the solutions thereto, gender equality concerns should be included as a cross-cutting issue in programmes and projects on climate change and the environment from their implementation through to their evaluation, so as to provide factual information to evaluate and improve the impact of these policies.

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls for a clear strategy that lets women and mothers have access to work without discrimination, safeguarding the right to maternity and work at the same time.

Amendment 69 #

Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Beatrix von STORCH, Branislav ŠKRIPEK, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Calls for the goal of universal access to reproductive health to be further pursued within the new global development framework and treated as a priority, and for financial support for family planning to be provided on a commensurate scale.

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas Member States have committed themselves to promoting ~~gender equality~~women’s empowerment in twelve critical areas for concern under the Beijing Platform for Action; whereas many states, including EU Member States, made some reservations as to the vague language used in the Platform; whereas in its 15-year implementation review, the Council concluded that women’s rights remain to be ensured in most of these areas;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Emphasises that universal respect for and access to SRHR contributes to the achievement of all the health-related MDGs: prenatal care and the ability to avoid high-risk births, reduce infant and child mortality; points out that family planning, maternal health and safe abortion services are important elements to save women’s lives.

Amendment 71 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Calls for specific EU projects to promote SRHR in less developed countries to help prevent maternal mortality.

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Urges the United Nations to emphasise in MDGs the importance of the right of women to migrate and integrate themselves in a new culture changing their lifestyle without incurring violence and abuses.

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Considers that the eradication of all forms of violence against women is essential in order to bring about more egalitarian societies and calls, therefore, for this to be made a priority objective.

Amendment 74 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Calls for a new global framework that creates a more equitable and sustainable trade scheme based on dialogue, transparency and respect that seeks greater equity in international trade; takes the view that Fair Trade is an example of a successful partnership, involving many stakeholders around the world and at different stages along a supply chain, that ensures market access for disadvantaged producers, in particular women, guarantees sustainable livelihoods, respects labour standards, phases out child labour and encourages environmentally sustainable farming and production practices.

Amendment 75 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Urges the EU and its Member States to come up with an extensive review of the Beijing Platform for Action to mark its twenty years anniversary in 2015.

Amendment 76 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)

4e. Points to the importance of gathering age- and gender-specific data for the purpose of implementing such policies as might be shown to be appropriate.

Amendment 77 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)

4e. Insists on a specific gender equality chapter rooted in the next EEAS Human Rights Action Plan.

Amendment 78 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)

4f. Maintains that women must be viewed as having a role to play in development and must therefore be consulted, not least through civil society.

Amendment 79 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)

4f. Insists that gender balance needs to be rooted in the EEAS overseas missions and a dedicated women’s rights and gender equality strategy for each mission.

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the EU is committed to a Plan of Action on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Development 2010-2015, but the pace of implementation has been extremely slow, as was highlighted in the Council Conclusions from 19 May 2014;

Amendment 80 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)

4g. Points to the need to establish effective specific protection arrangements for migrant women.

Amendment 81 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)

4g. Stresses that women’s rights and SRHR are basic rights that are not to be restricted on religious grounds.

Amendment 82 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)

4h. Maintains that the EU should significantly reduce the inequalities between women and men as regards access to, and control of, climate change adaptation resources and in decision- taking at all levels concerning weather- related disasters.

Amendment 83 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)

4h. Urges that the provision of EU humanitarian aid and that of its Member States should not be subject to restrictions imposed by the USA or other partner donors regarding access to safe abortion for women and girls who are victims of rape in armed conflicts.

Amendment 84 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 i (new)

4i. Maintains that women have a key role to play in conflict prevention and peace- building and that it is therefore imperative for them to be involved in peace talks.

Amendment 85 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 i (new)

4i. Calls for the promotion of the UN Security Council resolution 1325 to ensure the participation of women in conflict resolution and democracy building.

Amendment 9 #