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2015/2051(INI) Preparing for the World Humanitarian Summit: challenges and opportunities for humanitarian assistance
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading 2015/12/14
Lead committee dossier: DEVE/8/02959
Legal Basis RoP 052
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading 2015/12/14
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Opinion | AFET | VALENCIANO Elena (S&D) | |
Lead | DEVE | GUERRERO SALOM Enrique (S&D) | |
Opinion | FEMM | HEDH Anna (S&D) |
Legal Basis RoP 052
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2015/12/14
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
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2015/03/12
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2015/2051(INI)
2015/09/25
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas humanitarian crises almost invariably result in immense human suffering for the affected civilians, with particular focus on women and children, including threats and violations of international human rights and humanitarian law;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Encourages the global community convening in the World Humanitarian
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Encourages the global community convening in the World Humanitarian Summit to adopt a people-centred and a rights-based approach to humanitarian action, with the objective of finding better ways to protect civilians, identify threats and vulnerabilities, and monitor violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, thus helping strengthen the fight against impunity; expresses its conviction that upholding the universality of human rights and reinforcing shared understanding by all actors involved in humanitarian action also strengthens the core humanitarian principles of
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Encourages the global community convening in the World Humanitarian Summit to adopt an inclusive rights-based approach to humanitarian action, with the objective of finding better ways to protect civilians, identify threats and vulnerabilities, and monitor violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, thus helping strengthen the fight against impunity; expresses its conviction that upholding the universality of human rights and reinforcing shared understanding by all actors involved in humanitarian action also strengthens the core humanitarian principles of neutrality and inclusiveness;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the UN initiative to gather intel from all over the world to find out what and how to go about saving and protecting more people from the impact of natural disasters and conflict and congratulates the organisation of 8 regional consultations that involve consultations with representatives from government, civil society, NGOs, volunteer networks, local businesses, religious networks, and also, the initiative of the online consultations;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Considering the role of the World Humanitarian Summit may play in the future of humanitarian action, it is of utmost importance that the international community uses this opportunity to reaffirm the shared value of humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on States to give full support to the International Criminal Court in identifying crimes against humanity and prosecuting those responsible, so as to prevent impunity;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls on the UN Security Council to stop using the veto in the case of resolutions concerning humanitarian disasters and crimes against humanity;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Encourages the global actors to incorporate the humanitarian responses into human rights monitoring and reporting mechanisms;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that, especially in protracted conflicts and crises where civilians are internally and externally displaced for long periods of time, humanitarian action can play a crucial role in the empowerment of the affected populations, by providing them with a stronger voice and recognising their rights and capabilities, including creating a more active role for local actors in humanitarian action; calls on the EU to step up its assistance to those in need in conflicting areas;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas humanitarian crises almost invariably result in immense human suffering for the affected civilians, including
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that, especially in protracted conflicts and crises where civilians are displaced for long periods of time, humanitarian action can play a crucial role
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that, especially in protracted conflicts and crises where civilians are displaced for long periods of time, humanitarian action can play a crucial role in the empowerment of the affected populations, by providing them with a stronger voice and recognising their rights and capabilities, including creating a more active role for local actors in humanitarian action; Calls for easy access for humanitarian actors to affected communities in disaster settings, as well as the guarantee of their security;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that, especially in protracted conflicts and crises where civilians are displaced for long periods of time, humanitarian action
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Reaffirms the essential need to protect humanitarian workers in the field, which are increasingly becoming a target in conflicts; encourages the international community to redouble its efforts to ensure the unimpeded access of humanitarian aid to all the populations at risk;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Condemns the consistent thwarting of attempts to deliver humanitarian aid and calls on all parties involved in the different conflicts to respect the provision of humanitarian aid and assistance through all possible channels, including across borders and conflict lines, and to ensure the safety of all medical personnel and humanitarian workers in line with the various UNSC resolutions;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses the centrality of the protection of civilians within the EU's comprehensive regional strategy and the need to keep separate humanitarian from military/counter-terrorism efforts; emphasizes the interlinkage between conflict and humanitarian suffering and radicalization;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Expresses concern at the blurring of distinction between humanitarian and military actors and the co-optation of humanitarian action for military or political ends, which undermines and endangers genuine humanitarian operations and their staff; in this regard, regrets that the role of the military in relation to humanitarian aid was not addressed in the recent Commission Communication on the World Humanitarian Summit;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Underlines the necessity to provide nutrition, water, shelter, sanitation and medical treatment, these representing the utmost significance in humanitarian aid; calls for minimum humanitarian standards that should be maintained throughout intervention;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Highlights the central role that women play in the survival and resilience of communities in humanitarian crises, including in conflict and post-conflict situations; emphasises the need to address the specific needs and to ensure the rights of women and children, who constitute the majority of those affected, and are more severely affected, by humanitarian crises; calls on the World Humanitarian Summit
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Highlights the central role that women play in the survival and resilience of communities in humanitarian crises, including in conflict and post-conflict situations; emphasises the need to address the specific needs and to ensure the rights of women
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas humanitarian crises
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Highlights the central role that women play in the survival and resilience of communities in humanitarian crises, including in conflict and post-conflict
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Reminds that women and girls who are pregnant as a result of rape must receive appropriate support and be provided access to the full range of sexual and reproductive health services, as reflected in international humanitarian law and international human rights law;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for serious attention aimed at effectively ensuring the right to education in protracted humanitarian crises, the lack of which threatens to endanger the future of children; highlights the importance of continuous education in safeguarding shared values such as human dignity, freedom of expression, democracy, equality and the rule of law; in this regard calls for sufficient financial and human resources to be set aside;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for serious attention aimed at effectively ensuring the right to education in protracted humanitarian crises, the lack of which threatens to endanger the future of children and the further development of the society;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Is extremely concerned about the risks of epidemics associated to dire sanitation conditions and the limited access to safe drinking water, which its inextricably linked to the right to life and human dignity and to the need for an adequate standard of living, particularly in communal and informal settlements;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Remembers the Resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the UN on 28 July 2010 recognises the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Underlines that, climate change is an increasing factor of humanitarian crises and calls on the global community to take urgent action to address the root causes of this phenomenon, including the over- utilization of natural resources and the destruction of the ecological system;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Expresses its concerns on the raising number of climate refugees, which are triggered by droughts, famines, and deteriorating health and living standards; calls for a new generation of human rights protection tools to help protect people seeking safety abroad;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Underlines the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being; in this regards, stresses its concerns over the lack of access to essential medicines in humanitarian crisis; calls on the EU to take lead role ensuring appropriate provision of essential medicines in the context of humanitarian crisis;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses the necessity to promote easily accessible health services;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas growing developments such as climate change, the prevalence and increased strength of natural disasters, rapid population growth, environmental degradation, numerous long-lasting and simultaneous conflicts with regional impact have increased the need for humanitarian responses throughout the globe;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes the key role of UN-OCHA in the coordination of humanitarian interventions around the world; stresses in this context that coordination of humanitarian action should be a means towards improved operational effectiveness rather than a source of additional impediments on aid delivery;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Asks to discuss the creation of UN- coordinated supplementary emergency centres in any remote area around the Globe to guarantee the quickest supply of technical resources like satellite communication systems, accommodation tents and containers which serve as clinics in close cooperation with NGOs.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Underlines that an international response should build on existing local or national initiatives and partnerships rather than creating parallel efforts; insists on the importance of strengthening local and regional capacity for the delivery of humanitarian assistance and of providing for inclusive processes where local authorities, civil society, the private sector and the affected populations are included in the planning process;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls for particular attention to be devoted to safeguarding the cultural heritage of humanity in armed conflicts; calls on the EU therefore to advocate measures to this effect at the first World Humanitarian Summit; recommends proposing to the international community that special UN bodies be set up to protect archaeological and historic heritage sites which are at risk, in order to preserve our roots for future generations;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Draws attention to the fact that displacement due to conflicts, natural disasters or environmental degradation leaves certain populations particularly vulnerable; stresses that refugees, internally displaced persons, victims of trafficking and other migrants caught in crisis must be afforded the same protection of their human rights as all other affected groups; expresses its deep concern regarding the unprecedentedly high number of refugees in the world today, and calls on the global community to use the World Humanitarian Summit to mobilise the necessary financial and operational resources to meet this challenge
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Draws attention to the fact that displacement due to conflicts, natural disasters or environmental degradation leaves certain populations particularly vulnerable; stresses that refugees, internally displaced persons, victims of trafficking and other migrants caught in crisis must be afforded the same protection of their human rights as all other affected groups; expresses its deep concern regarding the unprecedentedly high number of refugees in the world today, and calls on the global community to use the World Humanitarian Summit to mobilise the necessary financial and operational resources to meet this challenge; calls on the EU and its Member States to prioritise the global refugee crisis in its policies and positions regarding the Summit; underlines the necessity and importance of rapid action together with a long-term concrete and comprehensive action plan to be applied in cooperation with third countries, local, national and regional actors, for an effective and efficient approach of the organised criminal networks of the migrants smugglers.
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Draws attention to the fact that
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Draws attention to the fact that displacement due to conflicts, natural disasters or environmental degradation leaves certain populations particularly vulnerable; stresses that refugees, internally displaced persons, victims of trafficking and other migrants caught in crisis must be afforded the same protection of their human rights as all other affected groups; expresses its deep concern regarding the unprecedentedly high number of refugees in the world today, and calls on the global community to use the World Humanitarian Summit to mobilise the necessary financial and operational
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that the Article 14(1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) guarantees the right to seek and enjoy asylum in other countries, and the obligation of States not to refoule, or return, a refugee, is known as the principle of non-refoulement;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the importance of curbing the exploitation, the abuse of power, and sexual violence against civilians in disaster settings;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas the current humanitarian system has reached its maximum capacity and faces growing shortages in funding due to the multitude of humanitarian emergencies; whereas the renewed commitment to the 0.7% aid target and the timely delivery on pledges are all the more important;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Urges the EU to show leadership in the World Humanitarian Summit by calling for more flexible methods for delivering humanitarian aid, as well as for
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Urges the EU to show leadership in the World Humanitarian Summit by calling for more flexible methods for delivering humanitarian aid, as well as for proactive tools to prevent crises; urges the EU to urgently identify and apply a common integrated strategy containing concrete proactive measures and tools in order to effectively prevent the crisis; urges the EU and
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Urges the EU to show leadership in the World Humanitarian Summit by calling for more flexible methods for delivering humanitarian aid, especially by involving local organisations who are closest to the victims and whose knowledge is critical in delivering aid to those in the greatest need as well as for proactive tools to prevent crises; urges the EU and other donors to stay true to their financial commitments and to develop ways to reduce the time it takes to convert financial commitments into actions on the ground; points out, in addition, the importance of human rights reporting as an early warning mechanism for crises, and encourages the World Humanitarian Summit to take this into account when moving from a culture of reaction to a culture of prevention;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Urges the EU – bearing in mind also that the EU is the number one humanitarian aid donor in the world – to show leadership in the World Humanitarian Summit by calling for more flexible methods for delivering humanitarian aid, as well as for proactive tools to prevent crises; urges the EU and other donors to stay true to their financial commitments and to develop ways to reduce the time it takes to convert financial commitments into actions on the ground; points out, in addition, the importance of human rights reporting as an early warning mechanism for crises, and encourages the World Humanitarian Summit to take this into account when moving from a culture of reaction to a culture of prevention;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Urges the EU to show leadership in the World Humanitarian Summit by calling for more flexible methods for delivering humanitarian aid, as well as for proactive tools to prevent crises; urges the EU and other donors to stay true to their financial commitments and to develop ways to reduce the time it takes to convert financial commitments into actions on the ground; points out, in addition, the importance of human rights reporting as an early warning mechanism for crises, and encourages the World Humanitarian Summit to take this into account when moving from a culture of reaction to a culture of prevention; is extremely concerned at the fact that in many cases the aid pledged by the EU fails to reach its destination or to directly benefit the population; demands that aid be provided as donations rather than loans so as to avoid increasing the burden of debt that all countries carry, particularly those mired in humanitarian crises; calls, therefore, for debt cancellation, as the removal of that burden would free up valuable and scarce funds that could reorientate the development path of the countries concerned;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on all the conflict parties to comply with IHL, ensure that civilians are protected, that they have unhindered access to medical facilities and humanitarian assistance, and that they are able to safely and with dignity leave areas affected by violence;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Is convinced that immediate humanitarian assistance and protection needs to be an integral part of long-term strategies to mitigate the human suffering caused by the conflicts, and in support of the socio economic rights and livelihood opportunities of returnees, internally displaced and refugees including women, to ensure enhanced leadership and participation, with a view to empowering them to choose durable solutions that correspond to their needs;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Urges the EU and other donors to review and design all humanitarian policies in compliance with the humanitarian principles and enhance existing commitments for good donor practices such as the GHD principles;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Reaffirm and protect the fundamental right for affected populations to access humanitarian aid;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 d (new) 6d. Calls the EU and other donors to allow and support full unimpeded access to all people in need of assistance and promote the safety, protection and freedom of movement of humanitarian personnel;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas threats and attacks on humanitarian personnel are increasing, particularly in conflict settings;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Notes the willingness to include the private sector in solving the humanitarian crisis; stresses the responsibility of all states to ensure the development and security of their population; highlights the responsibility of big business in causing these crises, whether by contributing to climate change, exploiting resources or infringing human rights; endorses UNHRC Resolution 26/9 of 26 June 2014, concerning corporate responsibility and the need for an internationally legally binding instrument to regulate the activities of companies and punish those guilty of human rights violations; supports in this connection the need for taxation of companies with a view to preventing humanitarian crises in the countries in which they are based and ensuring the equitable distribution of wealth;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Encourages all the EU institutions, and in particular the Commission’s DG ECHO, as well as the Member States, to study the experience acquired in integrating human rights concerns into the core of humanitarian aid efforts within the UN system, and calls on the EU to take on a stronger role in advancing and improving this process; stresses the importance of ensuring policy coherence and coordination between EU humanitarian aid and development aid, in the new situation in which the EU has adopted a rights-based approach to development cooperation; deeply regrets, in this sense, that the Commission’s toolkit for a rights-based approach to development cooperation
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Encourages all the EU institutions, and in particular the Commission’s DG ECHO, as well as the Member States, to study the experience acquired in integrating human rights concerns into the core of humanitarian aid efforts within the UN system, and calls on the EU to take on a stronger role in advancing and improving this process; stresses the importance of ensuring policy coherence and coordination between EU humanitarian aid and development aid, in the new situation in which the EU has adopted a rights-based approach to development cooperation
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Encourages all the EU institutions, and in particular the Commission’s DG ECHO, as well as the Member States, to study the experience acquired in integrating human rights concerns into the core of humanitarian aid efforts within the UN system, and calls on the EU to take on a stronger role in advancing and improving this process; stresses the importance of ensuring policy coherence and coordination between EU humanitarian aid and development aid, in the new situation in which the EU has adopted a rights-based approach to development cooperation; deeply regrets, in this sense, that the Commission’s toolkit for a rights-based approach to development cooperation explicitly excludes EU humanitarian action; calls on the Commission, therefore, to commit to developing and adopting, as part of its engagement with the World Humanitarian Summit, a rights-based approach to EU humanitarian action
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to take on a more equitable share in the global efforts to hosting refugees, to step up their contributions to the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis (Madad) and to contribute to the forthcoming Emergency Trust Fund, as well as to provide further support to countries or regions hosting those fleeing from conflict; underlines that migrants must be offered the same level of protection of their rights as guaranteed to all other groups in times of crises; calls for attention to be paid to particularly vulnerable groups, such as migrants, stateless persons and refugees, that are often neglected in the humanitarian debate;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Deplores the negative impact of counter-terrorism measures on humanitarian action, including increased administrative procedures for procurement or vetting of partners, which may significantly impede aid delivery to populations in areas where armed groups designated as terrorists may be active; insists that counter-terrorism measures should not undermine humanitarian efforts;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Calls for the universal ratification of all international instruments pertaining to the protection of civilians, including the 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention; insists on the importance of incorporating international humanitarian law (IHL) into domestic legislation; stresses the need to monitor the application of IHL and to hold perpetrators of violations, including Non State Actors, to account; calls on the EU and its Member States to provide their strong support to the future IHL compliance mechanism and to carry out effective reporting on grave violations, particularly through EU Delegations, Member States' Missions and EU CSDP missions;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital B d (new) Bd. whereas the four principles of humanitarian aid - humanity , impartiality, neutrality and operational independence - are the defining features of humanitarian action; whereas the misuse of these core principles for political or non-strictly humanitarian purposes entails considerable human costs and undermines the entire humanitarian system;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas dealing with humanitarian crisis needs to strike a balance between "efficiency gains" and "preserving values";
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas humanitarian crises, including natural disasters, are ultimately the result of human action (mainly the exploitation of natural resources and the devastation caused by big business) in contributing to climate change and infringing human rights;
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas several reports from emergency and crisis zones testify to abuses against the civil population, including children; whereas women and children are especially vulnerable in the context of sexual violence used as a weapon to terrorise the population, humiliate and destroy communities, break up families or modify the ethnic composition of future generations; whereas the effects of violence live on after hostilities have been brought to an end, in the form of unwanted pregnancies, infections and marginalisation; whereas violence can continue and even increase post–conflict in cases where the hostilities are followed by a continuing lack of stability and security; whereas violence poses a threat to the security of nations and hampers efforts to restore peace following a conflict;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that crises are not gender neutral and
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that crises are not gender neutral and that gender-sensitive considerations should be included in all stages of humanitarian programming, with the participation of women’s rights groups and organisations, including local and regional ones; expresses the need to also adopt a children's perspective to conflicts and peace keeping by listening to the needs and voices of children;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that crises are not gender neutral and that gender-sensitive considerations should be included in all stages of humanitarian programming, with the participation of women’s rights groups and organisations, including local and regional ones, and stresses that humanitarian responses must prioritise lifesaving protection and education interventions for all girls and boys in the very first stages of disaster response;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. expresses the need to adopt a children's perspective to conflicts and peace keeping by listening to the needs and voices of children; stresses also the fact that every conflict or crisis is unique and need to be addressed based on prior knowledge of the prevalent context;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Encourages investments to build health facilities, which welcome women victims of gang-rape and brutal sexual violence, in areas of conflict where the civilian population is brutally targeted. These hospitals should be similar to the one that Congolese Doctor Denis Mukwege, the 2014 European Parliament Sakharov Laureate, established in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where targeted women receive pathological and psycho-social support in an attempt to outdo the damage caused by sexual violence;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the introduction of the gender marker for humanitarian programming; calls on donors to use the gender marker and to monitor gender integration throughout the whole humanitarian cycle; urges all stakeholders and actors working with humanitarian assistance to adopt a gender sensitive approach to their engagement;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the introduction of the gender
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that education in emergency situations helps to prevent the early marriage of girls, sexual and gender-based violence, prostitution and human trafficking; welcomes the international efforts in the framework of the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use during Armed Conflict; and calls for comprehensive education, including sexual education, to be a key part of all EU humanitarian responses to every emergency;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers that access to education is key to girls' and women's empowerment. Stresses that education in emergency situations helps to prevent the early marriage of girls, sexual and gender-based violence, prostitution and human
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the protection and education of children in emergency situations and crises are among the humanitarian actions that attract the least amount of funding;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Encourages the promotion of feminist self-defence training within the scope of education programs;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the importance of ensuring that children have proper access to education during lengthy humanitarian crises, because failure to do so could exacerbate and prolong the negative impact of conflicts;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Encourages investment in empowering women through support to income- generating projects which considerably reduce their vulnerability and increase their independence, thus fostering sustainable development in line with the UN Millennium Development Goals;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Encourages investment in empowering women through support to income- generating projects, such as micro- financing for entrepreneurship, which considerably reduce their vulnerability and increase their independence;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Encourages and facilitates cooperation between the Member States for the introduction of more effective procedures to prevent, prepare for and protect against natural, technological or man-made disasters, both inside and outside the EU, by seeking new approaches to humanitarian aid management and further EU instruments to deal with gender-based violence;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses, in connection with the growing scale of the problems of poverty, hunger and malnutrition, the key role women play in keeping communities going, and calls for them to be given special protection, as well as access to education and training;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls to include targeted services for adolescent girls in all emergency responses, given they have greater chances of being forced into marriage, or even into transactional sex or prostitution in order to help their families, who are struggling with the poverty and chaos disaster brings;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Points out that women and children have traditionally been responsible for fetching water for households and therefore stresses the role of education in preparing women to act as ‘hygiene promotors’ in communities, with a view to preventing the spread of disease and epidemics;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Is deeply concerned by the increase of gender-based violence (GBV) in emergency situations; calls on State and non-State parties to comply with their legal obligations under international humanitarian law and other applicable norms, and to take measures against GBV and ensure the accountability of perpetrators; strongly condemns every act of Female Genital Mutilation and GBV, especially by staff working under an international mandate;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Is deeply concerned by the increase of gender-based violence (GBV) in emergency situations; calls on State and non-State parties to comply with their legal obligations under international humanitarian law and other applicable norms, and to take measures against GBV and ensure the accountability of perpetrators; condemns every act of GBV, especially by staff working under an international mandate; Emphasizes the international declared legal basis of the right to sexual and reproductive health and rights for victims of sexual violence and for people in conflicts;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. considering the exponential increase of reports of sexual and gender based violence, sexual exploitation and abuse during and in the aftermath of emergencies;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that, in cases where the pregnancy threatens a woman's or a girl's life or causes unbearable suffering, international humanitarian law and/or international rights law may justify offering a safe abortion rather than perpetuating what amounts to inhumane treatment;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Urges all actors involved within conflicts to observe victims' right to all necessary health care, including the right to safe and legal abortions, as foreseen by the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Strongly condemns the continued use of rape against women and girls as a weapon of war; stresses that more needs to be done to ensure respect of international law and access to health and psychological care for women and girls abused in conflicts; calls on the EU, the Member States, international organisations, civil society to increase cooperation to raise awareness and combat impunity;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that all staff involved in the provision of humanitarian assistance, including police or military forces, should receive adequate
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that all staff involved in the provision of humanitarian assistance, including police or military forces, should receive adequate gender-sensitive training, and that a strict code of conduct must be put in place to prevent them from abusing their position and to ensure gender equality;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on humanitarian actors to incorporate GBV prevention and mitigation strategies into all their sector- specific interventions, facilitating the identification of new EU funding instruments, and, to this end, to
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on humanitarian actors to incorporate GBV prevention and mitigation strategies into all their sector- specific interventions and, to this end, to take stock of the revised Guidelines for Integrating Gender-based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Action, prepared by the Global Protection Cluster. And considers that humanitarian actors (including the EU) must consult girls and boys (especially adolescent girls) in all stages of disaster preparedness and response.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Points to the need for universal access to health care, essential medicines and clean water, the lack of which is recognised as the principal cause of death among pregnant women and unborn children;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Call humanitarian agencies to strength its coordination in order to identify and protect victims, and potential victims, from sexual exploitation and abuse;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses the need for readily accessible, comprehensive and coordinated sexual and reproductive health services for all women in crisis situations;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. Whereas women and girls often have low social power in communities, and adolescent girls in particular, are often at risk because can be missed in traditional child protection interventions in emergencies (such as child-friendly spaces), but also may not be reached with the same programming used to reach adult women;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas in conflict zones, the warring parties convert schools into training camps, arms depots or bases for military operations; whereas the use of schools and other forms of educational facilities for military use hinders and restricts the use of such facilities for their rightful purpose by students and teachers, in both the short and long term
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the use of schools and other forms of educational facilities for military use hinders and restricts the use of such facilities for their rightful purpose by students and teachers, in both the short and long term; whereas education is one of the most important tools in
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas international humanitarian law acknowledges the right to protection against all forms of mental and physical violence, as enshrined in Article 27 of the Fourth Geneva Convention and Article 4 of the Second Additional Protocol to the Geneva Convention of 1949; whereas under Article 76 of the First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Convention women in particular must be protected against sexual abuse, forced prostitution and any other form of assault; whereas under Article 38 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child the States Parties undertake to ensure respect for rules of international humanitarian law applicable to them in armed conflicts which are relevant to the child; whereas international law acknowledges the right to adequate health care for victims of sexual violence used in conflicts, such as the prevention of long-term physical and psychological damage;
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Draft opinion Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas conflict often leads to more single or child-headed households and creates additional workload for women;
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Draft opinion Recital C a (new) Ca. Whereas unsafe abortion is listed by the World Health Organization as one of three leading causes of maternal mortality;
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