2020/2128(INI) Recommendation to the Council concerning the 75th and the 76th sessions of the United Nations General Assembly
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | AFET |
RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS María Soraya ( Renew)
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LEXMANN Miriam ( EPP),
SANTOS Isabel ( S&D),
YENBOU Salima ( Verts/ALE),
KANKO Assita ( ECR),
KOULOGLOU Stelios ( GUE/NGL)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 118
Legal Basis:
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2021/06/09
EP - Decision by Parliament
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The European Parliament adopted a recommendation to the Council on the 75th and 76th sessions of the UN General Assembly.
The UN is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. The UN has proven to be a fundamental universal forum for international consensus building on peace and security, sustainable development and respect for human rights and international law.
Support for multilateralism
Parliament recommended that the Council continue its support for effective multilateralism and, in particular, for the United Nations as an indispensable forum for multilateral solutions to global challenges, for political awareness and dialogue, and for consensus-building across the international community.
Reaffirming that the EU and its Member States share the values and principles of the UN Charter and that the EU is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, Parliament believes that the Council should act to mainstream these values and rights in all areas of UN action and programming.
Members called on the Council to continue to enrich its range of diplomatic tools by paying particular attention to peace, international security and long-term stability, climate diplomacy, cultural diplomacy, human rights, gender equality, fair globalisation and the ability to seek political dialogue and consensus.
The Council is invited to:
- seize the opportunity of the change of presidency in the United States and reach out to the United States on political issues and matters of common interest and maintain a capacity for dialogue and partnership in order to rebuild the transatlantic relationship and cooperation in the UN system for the future;
- continue its efforts to enable the Union to speak with one voice in the United Nations and to make the Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy more effective through the use of qualified majority voting within the Union in order to strengthen cooperation on issues of strategic interest to the Union and to better reflect its fundamental values.
Arms control
Parliament recommended that the Council support all efforts to put arms control and disarmament back on the international agenda. It called for the adoption of a legally binding instrument to prohibit the export and sale of weapons and cyber-surveillance technologies to commit war crimes and/or to suppress internal dissent.
Parliament also encouraged the Council to work towards the opening of international negotiations on a legally binding instrument that would prohibit autonomous lethal weapons systems without strict human control. It recommended that the Council urge the major nuclear powers to refrain from withdrawing from the arms control regime and to advance negotiations on nuclear arms control. It also recommended that the United States and Russia be urged to build mutual trust in order to reopen dialogue on how to build a new arms control relationship.
UN Reform
The Council is called upon to support the UN Secretary-General in his efforts to advance the reform agenda within his institution and to strengthen its capacity to foster sustainable development, promote peace and security and streamline its internal management system for an effective, transparent, financially sustainable and accountable UN.
Parliament stressed that the main progress in the UN reform process has been made in the administrative area, while important political reforms remain outstanding, and should include the adoption of concrete measures to accelerate the alignment of the development system with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Members considered that the EU and its Member States should find a broad consensus to reform the UN Security Council (UNSC), including the creation of a permanent seat for the EU in addition to the existing seats already held by Member States, the imposition of a limit on the use of the veto, especially in the case of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and a change in the composition of the UNSC to better reflect today's world.
Deploring the fact that authoritarian regimes continue to use the Human Rights Council to justify their abuses, Parliament stressed the importance of promoting a reform of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that can ensure a true commitment to the advancement of human rights in an effective and non-biased fashion by all Member States with the risk, otherwise of undermining the HRC’s credibility.
Parliament called for the continued strengthening of the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the international criminal justice system to promote accountability, end impunity and provide the ICC with strong diplomatic, political and financial support. The EU's commitment to fight impunity for crimes committed against journalists and media professionals should be strengthened.
Fight against terrorism and conflict prevention
Parliament reiterated its unequivocal condemnation of terrorism and its full support for measures to defeat and eradicate terrorist organisations, including Daech/ISIS, which pose a clear threat to regional and international security. The Council should work with the UN General Assembly to combat the financing of terrorism and to develop mechanisms to identify terrorists and terrorist organisations and to strengthen asset freezing mechanisms worldwide.
The resolution stressed the importance of a concerted effort by the European Union, the United Nations and the African Union to strengthen the African Union’s capacity for crisis prevention, crisis management and conflict resolution on the African continent.
Vaccines
Parliament supported the UN Secretary-General's call for an affordable and accessible COVID-19 vaccine as a global public good . It called for an impartial, transparent and independent investigation into the spread of the virus and the management of the COVID-19 pandemic. It called for a reform of the WHO to create an international consortium against the virus to ensure that all countries have access to and equitable distribution of COVID-19 and future vaccines.
Lastly, Parliament encouraged the Council to play a leading and ambitious role in the preparation of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).
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2021/06/08
EP - Text adopted by Parliament, single reading
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The European Parliament adopted a recommendation to the Council on the 75th and 76th sessions of the UN General Assembly.
The UN is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. The UN has proven to be a fundamental universal forum for international consensus building on peace and security, sustainable development and respect for human rights and international law.
Support for multilateralism
Parliament recommended that the Council continue its support for effective multilateralism and, in particular, for the United Nations as an indispensable forum for multilateral solutions to global challenges, for political awareness and dialogue, and for consensus-building across the international community.
Reaffirming that the EU and its Member States share the values and principles of the UN Charter and that the EU is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, Parliament believes that the Council should act to mainstream these values and rights in all areas of UN action and programming.
Members called on the Council to continue to enrich its range of diplomatic tools by paying particular attention to peace, international security and long-term stability, climate diplomacy, cultural diplomacy, human rights, gender equality, fair globalisation and the ability to seek political dialogue and consensus.
The Council is invited to:
- seize the opportunity of the change of presidency in the United States and reach out to the United States on political issues and matters of common interest and maintain a capacity for dialogue and partnership in order to rebuild the transatlantic relationship and cooperation in the UN system for the future;
- continue its efforts to enable the Union to speak with one voice in the United Nations and to make the Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy more effective through the use of qualified majority voting within the Union in order to strengthen cooperation on issues of strategic interest to the Union and to better reflect its fundamental values.
Arms control
Parliament recommended that the Council support all efforts to put arms control and disarmament back on the international agenda. It called for the adoption of a legally binding instrument to prohibit the export and sale of weapons and cyber-surveillance technologies to commit war crimes and/or to suppress internal dissent.
Parliament also encouraged the Council to work towards the opening of international negotiations on a legally binding instrument that would prohibit autonomous lethal weapons systems without strict human control. It recommended that the Council urge the major nuclear powers to refrain from withdrawing from the arms control regime and to advance negotiations on nuclear arms control. It also recommended that the United States and Russia be urged to build mutual trust in order to reopen dialogue on how to build a new arms control relationship.
UN Reform
The Council is called upon to support the UN Secretary-General in his efforts to advance the reform agenda within his institution and to strengthen its capacity to foster sustainable development, promote peace and security and streamline its internal management system for an effective, transparent, financially sustainable and accountable UN.
Parliament stressed that the main progress in the UN reform process has been made in the administrative area, while important political reforms remain outstanding, and should include the adoption of concrete measures to accelerate the alignment of the development system with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Members considered that the EU and its Member States should find a broad consensus to reform the UN Security Council (UNSC), including the creation of a permanent seat for the EU in addition to the existing seats already held by Member States, the imposition of a limit on the use of the veto, especially in the case of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and a change in the composition of the UNSC to better reflect today's world.
Deploring the fact that authoritarian regimes continue to use the Human Rights Council to justify their abuses, Parliament stressed the importance of promoting a reform of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that can ensure a true commitment to the advancement of human rights in an effective and non-biased fashion by all Member States with the risk, otherwise of undermining the HRC’s credibility.
Parliament called for the continued strengthening of the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the international criminal justice system to promote accountability, end impunity and provide the ICC with strong diplomatic, political and financial support. The EU's commitment to fight impunity for crimes committed against journalists and media professionals should be strengthened.
Fight against terrorism and conflict prevention
Parliament reiterated its unequivocal condemnation of terrorism and its full support for measures to defeat and eradicate terrorist organisations, including Daech/ISIS, which pose a clear threat to regional and international security. The Council should work with the UN General Assembly to combat the financing of terrorism and to develop mechanisms to identify terrorists and terrorist organisations and to strengthen asset freezing mechanisms worldwide.
The resolution stressed the importance of a concerted effort by the European Union, the United Nations and the African Union to strengthen the African Union’s capacity for crisis prevention, crisis management and conflict resolution on the African continent.
Vaccines
Parliament supported the UN Secretary-General's call for an affordable and accessible COVID-19 vaccine as a global public good . It called for an impartial, transparent and independent investigation into the spread of the virus and the management of the COVID-19 pandemic. It called for a reform of the WHO to create an international consortium against the virus to ensure that all countries have access to and equitable distribution of COVID-19 and future vaccines.
Lastly, Parliament encouraged the Council to play a leading and ambitious role in the preparation of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).
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2021/06/08
EP - Debate in Parliament
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2021/06/08
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2021/05/26
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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2021/05/26
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
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2021/05/10
EP - Vote in committee
2020/11/26
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2020/10/15
EP - Committee draft report
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2020/09/17
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2020/05/04
EP - RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS María Soraya (Renew) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
Documents
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0278/2021
- Text adopted by Parliament, single reading: T9-0278/2021
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0173/2021
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A9-0173/2021
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE660.365
- Committee draft report: PE658.932
- Committee draft report: PE658.932
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE660.365
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0173/2021
- Text adopted by Parliament, single reading: T9-0278/2021
Activities
- Dita CHARANZOVÁ
Plenary Speeches (2)
- Anna FOTYGA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Isabel SANTOS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Salima YENBOU
Plenary Speeches (1)
Votes
75e et 76e sessions de l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies - 75th and the 76th sessions of the United Nations General Assembly - 75. und 76. Tagung der Generalversammlung der Vereinten Nationen - A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point b/1 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 600, 0: 55, -: 35
PPE
NI
The Left
IDA9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point b/2 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 598, -: 57, 0: 35
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point c/1 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 564, -: 100, 0: 25
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point c/2 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 537, -: 100, 0: 52
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point c/3 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 452, -: 197, 0: 40
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point c/4 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 553, -: 75, 0: 61
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point h/1 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 606, -: 50, 0: 33
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point h/2 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 476, -: 189, 0: 23
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point h/3 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 518, 0: 120, -: 51
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point m #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 467, -: 138, 0: 79
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point v/1 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 624, 0: 45, -: 18
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point v/2 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 488, -: 122, 0: 77
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point v/3 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 401, -: 266, 0: 19
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point v/4 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 601, 0: 63, -: 22
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point w/1 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 595, 0: 56, -: 36
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point w/2 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 364, -: 275, 0: 47
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point ae/1 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 603, -: 51, 0: 36
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point ae/2 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 410, -: 210, 0: 70
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point ae/3 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 601, 0: 64, -: 25
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point ae/4 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 543, -: 96, 0: 51
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point ae/5 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 651, 0: 32, -: 7
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point ae/6 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 383, -: 271, 0: 36
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point ae/7 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 371, -: 302, 0: 15
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point ae/8 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 593, 0: 49, -: 47
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point aj/1 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 673, -: 9, 0: 7
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point aj/2 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 544, -: 118, 0: 27
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point aj/3 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 494, -: 169, 0: 26
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point aj/4 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 606, -: 68, 0: 15
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point aj/5 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 546, 0: 97, -: 46
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point aj/6 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 519, -: 127, 0: 43
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point aj/7 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 545, 0: 109, -: 35
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point al/1 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 666, 0: 18, -: 6
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - § 1, point al/2 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 552, 0: 70, -: 64
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - Considérant E/1 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 623, -: 38, 0: 28
A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - Considérant E/2 #
2021/06/08 Outcome: +: 541, -: 81, 0: 66
75e et 76e sessions de l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies - 75th and the 76th sessions of the United Nations General Assembly - 75. und 76. Tagung der Generalversammlung der Vereinten Nationen - A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos - Recommandation #
2021/06/09 Outcome: +: 477, 0: 127, -: 89
| Amendments | Dossier |
| 268 |
2020/2128(INI)
2020/11/26
AFET
268 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) – having regard to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court of 17 July 1998,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 b (new) – having regard to United Nations General Assembly resolution 2758 of 25 October 1971,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e b (new) (eb) present a European vision of a long-standing demand that the UN should streamline its structures, budget and working methods, addressing also topics such as the reform of the Security Council to wind up the debate on the comprehensive reform that would tackle key issues in a structured and solution based manner;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) continue to seek greater synergies between the work of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the UNGA and the UNSC; commends the work of the EU in supporting the work of the HRC and its UN Special Procedures, including Special Rapporteurs and other thematic and country-specific human rights mechanisms, in the context of the need to mainstream respect for human rights across all decision-
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) continue to seek greater synergies between the work of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the UNGA and the UNSC; commends the work of the EU in
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) continue to seek greater synergies between the work of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the UNGA and the UNSC, particularly in addressing human rights violations identified by the UN special rapporteurs; seek for triggering of the available UN mechanisms to bring persons responsible for the human rights violations to justice, notably when the countries concerned are unable or refuse to investigate such crimes and do not guarantee the protection of fundamental human rights for all citizens; commends the work of the EU in supporting the work of the HRC, in the context of the need to mainstream respect for human rights across all decision-
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) continue to seek greater synergies between the work of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the UNGA and the UNSC while recognising the role of subsidiarity in accordance with institutional procedures; commends the work of the EU in supporting the work of the HRC, in the context of the need to mainstream respect for human rights across all decision- making and policy areas of the UN; deplores the abuse of HRC by authoritarian regimes who continue to abuse it for their own ends, in particular, to undermine its functioning, and erode the human rights norms regime; calls for the EU and its Member States to support a comprehensive reform of the HRC;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) continue to seek greater synergies between the work of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the UNGA and the UNSC; commends the work of the EU in supporting the work of the HRC, in the context of the need to mainstream respect for human rights across all decision- making and policy areas of the UN; underlines the importance of promoting a reform of the UNHRC that can ensure a true commitment to the advancement of human rights in an effective and non- biased fashion by all Member States;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) continue to seek greater synergies between the work of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the UNGA and the UNSC; commends the work of the EU in supporting the work of the HRC, in the context of the need to mainstream respect for human rights across all decision- making and policy areas of the UN; call on the Member States to fully engage in protecting and promoting respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) continue to seek greater synergies between the work of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the UNGA and the UNSC; commends the work of the EU in supporting the work of the HRC, in the context of the need to mainstream respect for human rights across all decision-
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) continue to seek greater synergies between the work of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the UNGA and the UNSC
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) continue to seek greater synergies between the work of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the UNGA and the UNSC; commends the work of the EU in supporting the work of the HRC, in the context of the need to mainstream respect for human rights across all decision- making and policy areas of the UN; promote the revitalisation of the work of the General Assembly;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) — having regard to the reports of the United Nations Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) continue to seek greater synergies between the work of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the UNGA and the UNSC; commends the work of the EU in supporting the work of the HRC, in the context of the need to mainstream
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) reconsider the decisions taken, as well as the electoral system of the UN, which, contrary to the original goal set in 1945 of maintaining international peace and security, have made it possible for countries identified by the UN itself as systematic perpetrators of human rights breaches and even crimes against humanity to join the UN and participate in decision-making in its bodies and organisations; in that regard, deeply regrets and calls for the revocation of the decision of 13 October 2020 on the incorporation into the Human Rights Council of the authoritarian regimes of Cuba, China and Russia, providing a veneer of international legitimacy behind which regimes that breach human rights can cover up their abuses; also calls for Venezuela’s membership to be revoked – the country has been a member of the Human Rights Council since October 2019; it is stated in the Human Rights Council’s report of 15 September 2020 that the government and security forces committed crimes against humanity with the knowledge of President Nicolás Maduro and two of his ministers; point out that if the UN maintains its international complicity with countries whose governments have sad track records of cracking down on fundamental democratic freedoms, the universal ideal of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be further away than ever;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) act immediately to press for a reform of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), banning countries with proven track records of human rights breaches from joining, and promoting membership for countries with proven track records of democracy and upholding and safeguarding human rights; regrets the fact that countries with autocratic regimes and which have repeatedly breached human right have been able to join the UNHRC; regrets Venezuela’s involvement as a full member of the UNHRC between 2020 and 2022, when the UN itself, in its 2020 report, has endorsed reports of crimes against humanity committed by the Venezuelan Government, and points out that there is a clear lack of consistency in this situation;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) provide further political and financial support to the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an essential institution to promote accountability, end impunity and assisting victims in achieving justice worldwide; to call on all UN Member States to ratify and implement the Rome Statute and to promote stronger cooperation between the ICC, the UN and the UN Security Council;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) reject and address anti-Israel bias in the HRC;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) reiterates the need to review the election process of the UN Human Rights Council, like prohibit closed states and establish a public "pledge review" mechanism to improve council members accountability and to guarantee that each state that sits on the council is doing its best to promote and protect human rights, in accordance with the resolution which founded the council.
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) calls for action to be taken in response to recommendations made by the Special Rapporteurs at the UN Human Rights Council in June 2020 urging the UNHCR urgently to do everything possible to monitor systematic and repeated human rights breaches by the People’s Republic of China;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) adopt a coordinated position in relation to HRC membership; call on EU Member States to make their votes for HRC membership public and to provide the rationale for that vote, based on the voluntary pledges and track records of candidates in terms of cooperating with the HRC as well as regarding UPR recommendations; call on EU MS to vote against all candidates that fail to meet the criteria set out in UNGA resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and to insulate their votes from horse-trading in relation to objectives unrelated to the HRC; call on EU MS to promote a genuinely competitive process by ensuring that the three regional blocks in which the EU Member States are present, do present more candidates than seats; call on the EU Member States to call for an annual report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights focused on cooperation by Council members with UN mechanisms and to press member selected to the Council to issue permanent invitations to all of the HRC Special Procedures;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) continue to strengthen the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the international criminal justice system in order to promote accountability and to end impunity and to provide the ICC with strong diplomatic, political and financial support; call on all UN Member States to join the ICC by ratifying and implementing the Rome Statute and to encourage the ratification of the Kampala amendments; call on those withdrawing from the ICC to reverse their decisions; support the ICC as a key institution for holding perpetrators to account and assisting victims in achieving justice, and to encourage strong dialogue and cooperation between the ICC, the UN and its agencies and the UN Security Council; continue to stand firmly against any offensive actions and unsubstantiated claims or statements undermining the ICC and the Rome statute system in general; engage in a dialogue with the incoming new US administration on issues related to ICC;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) recognise the need to bring together a new group of countries, a new alliance of Western democracies to stand up against the authoritarian and despotic ideologies of some countries with which relations should be reviewed and redefined, which should be dealt with while taking account of their respect for human and civil rights, and in respect of which, where necessary, sanctions should be imposed or other legal action brought before various courts, such as the International Criminal Court;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 a (new) — having regard to UN Security Council resolution 2532 (2020) on cessation of hostilities in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and supporting the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ global ceasefire appeal,
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) reaffirm the need and reiterate its support for universal adherence to and implementation of the rule of law at both the national and international levels and its commitment to an international order based on the rule of law and international law; welcome the dialogue initiated by the Rule of Law Coordination and Resource Group and the Rule of Law Unit in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General with Member States on the topic “Promoting the rule of law at the international level” and call for the continuation of this dialogue with a view to fostering the rule of law at the international level; calls upon the Secretary-General and the United Nations system to systematically address, as appropriate, aspects of the rule of law in relevant activities, including the participation of women in rule of law- related activities;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) undertake new initiative to strengthen the role of the ICC in order to promote accountability and to end impunity; to call on all UN Member States to join the ICC by ratifying the Rome Statute and to encourage the ratification of the Kampala amendments;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) reiterate the EU continued support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) and promote interim steps toward the Rome Statue’s universal ratification, including enhanced dialogue with the new U.S. government;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) support and strengthen the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a key institution for holding perpetrators to account and assisting victims in achieving justice and to encourage strong dialogue and cooperation between the ICC, the UN and its agencies and the UN Security Council; provide the ICC and its staff with strong diplomatic, political and financial support; protect the ICC’s independence and impartiality against the unacceptable attacks from the USA that aim at obstructing the functioning of international criminal justice; urge all UN Member States to ratify the Rome Statute and the Kampala amendments; regret that some signatory States of the Rome Statute who did not ratify it try to hinder the work of the ICC; contribute to the global fight against international crimes by supporting initiatives that aim to promote the principle of universal jurisdiction and to build the capacity of UN Member States to apply it in their domestic legal system;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) reaffirm its unwavering support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) and call on the States Parties to the Rome Statute to provide the ICC with proper financial resources in order to enable it to fulfil its tasks within its mandate; consider the attacks against the ICC to be deeply regrettable and lastly condemn the individual sanctions imposed by the US on its staff, notably those against the ICC chief prosecutor, which are unacceptable; call on States Parties to take concrete action to seek the removal of those sanctions and support those affected by them; stress that the ICC is the only international institution that has the ability to prosecute some of the world’s most horrific crimes and to defend victims that have no other recourse;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) work to ensure that all human and democratic rights are respected, protected and fulfilled while combating the pandemic and that governments responses to the COVID-19 pandemic are in full compliance with their human rights obligations and commitments;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f b (new) (fb) actively counteract attempts by some individual or coalitions of countries to undermine the international consensus around reproductive health and rights; in particular, denounces the recent “Geneva Consensus Declaration”, led by the Trump administration and co-signed by 32 largely illiberal or authoritarian governments; expresses its profound discomfort at seeing two EU Member States, Hungary and Poland, sign this retrograde declaration which seeks to undermine reproductive freedoms of women and the rights of LGBT persons;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f b (new) (fb) work for progress in the implementation of the Global Compact for Migration; promote international cooperation for the solution of the most pressing problems of migrants resulting from the pandemic: respond to the needs of migrants in a situation of vulnerability, recognize and value the real role migrant workers play, compensate and protect them fairly, uphold the right to family life;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f b (new) (fb) support initiatives aimed at better incorporating the views of the civil society in the decision making process of the United Nations; call for the establishment of new fora, which would enable the civil society to be heard within the UN;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f b (new) (fb) advocate the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) within the UN system in order to increase the democratic character, the democratic accountability and the transparency of global governance:
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 a (new) – having regard to the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy adopted by the General Assembly in September 2006, which is soon to be updated for the seventh time,
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f b (new) (fb) continue advocating, through all diplomatic means and in close cooperation with the UN, to abolish death penalty worldwide;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f c (new) (fc) support in a pro-active manner the call of the UN Special Rapporteurs on Freedom of Expression and on Extrajudicial, Summary and Arbitrary Executions to set up a UN standing investigatory mechanism on crimes against journalists, which would inter alia assist investigations initiated by States, seek information and investigate crimes against journalists and identify and support measures, including at the political and diplomatic levels, to end impunity, prevent violence against journalists and promote measures to enhance their safety; support also the call of the two Rapporteurs to promote the adoption of “Khashoggi sanctions” consisting in individualised sanctions against those responsible for ordering acts of violence against journalists, threatening journalists with violence, or preventing or hampering effective investigation into the killings.
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f c (new) (fc) further step up EU's commitment to combat impunity for crimes against journalists, media workers and associated personnel, including local ones, and to launch concrete initiatives in view of appointing a UN Special Representative for the Protection of Journalist Worldwide;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f c (new) (fc) closely liaise with the UN to combat racism and discrimination and to support the establishment of an independent international commission of inquiry to investigate facts and circumstances related to the systemic racism and alleged violations and abuses within the UN Human Rights Council;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f c (new) (fc) support the work of the recently established Open Ended Inter- governmental Working Group (OEIGWG) for the development of a legally binding treaty on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with a view to establish a legally binging instrument that ensures that companies are fully accountable for human rights violations and environmental crimes.
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f d (new) Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g (g) continue to expand its diplomacy and outreach toolbox, with particular regard to climate diplomacy, peace and security, fair globalisation and the capacity to pursue policy dialogue and policy consensus, not only with UN members but also with relevant interlocutors such as cities, regions, academia, civil society and the private sector; use the efforts to find solutions for global problems, such as climate change, as an entry point for diplomatic relations with partners with whom other agenda items are highly contested, there- by offering an opportunity to enhance stability and peace;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g (g) continue to expand its diplomacy and outreach toolbox, with particular regard to climate diplomacy, peace and security, fair globalisation and the capacity to pursue policy dialogue and policy consensus, not only with UN members but
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g (g) continue to expand its diplomacy and outreach toolbox, with particular regard to climate diplomacy, peace and security, fair globalisation and the capacity to pursue policy dialogue and policy consensus, not only with UN members but also with relevant interlocutors such as cities, regions, academia, civil society, local and indigenous communities and the private sector;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g (g) continue to expand its diplomacy and outreach toolbox, with particular regard to climate diplomacy, peace and security, human rights, gender equality, fair globalisation and the capacity to pursue policy dialogue and policy consensus, not only with UN members but also with relevant interlocutors such as cities, regions, academia, civil society and
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 a (new) — having regard to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT),
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g (g) continue to expand its diplomacy and outreach toolbox, with particular regard to climate diplomacy, cultural diplomacy, peace and security, fair globalisation and the capacity to pursue policy dialogue and policy consensus, not only with UN members but also with relevant interlocutors such as cities, regions, academia, civil society and the private sector;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g (g) continue to expand its diplomacy and outreach toolbox, with particular regard to
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g (g) continue to expand its diplomacy and outreach toolbox, with particular regard to
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g (g) continue to expand its diplomacy and outreach toolbox, with particular regard to
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (ga) reiterate its unequivocal condemnation of terrorism and its full support for actions aimed at defeating and eradicating terrorist organisations, in particular Daesh/ISIS, which pose a clear threat to regional and international security; work with the UN General Assembly and the UNSC to combat the financing of terrorism, and to build mechanisms to designate terrorists and terrorist organisations and strengthen asset-freezing mechanisms worldwide; be committed to strengthen joint EU-UN efforts in combating the root causes of terrorism, particularly in countering hybrid threats and developing cyber defence research and capacity building; support the existing initiatives set up by local partners to design, implement, and develop approaches countering radicalisation and recruitment to terrorist organisations; continue with its efforts to clamp down on recruitment and fight terrorist propaganda, both of which are carried out through social media platforms and networks of radicalised hate preachers; supports actions strengthening the resilience of communities vulnerable to radicalisation; works to strengthen the efficacy of international policing, and legal and judicial cooperation in the fight against terrorism and transnational crime to support counter-radicalisation and de- radicalisation policies in line with the UN Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (ga) promote efforts in the UN to combat terrorism by implementing and updating the four pillars of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy approved by the General Assembly in September 2006; points out that it is almost 20 years since the Security Council passed its landmark resolution 1373 in September 2001, and yet terrorism is still one of the most serious threats to international peace and security;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (ga) strengthen its partnership with the UN with regards to the global threat of terrorism and radicalisation and to assume leadership on the upcoming review of the UN Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy by reinforcing human- rights and prevention approaches;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (ga) prioritise the fight against terrorism, particularly Islamist terrorism, attacks in the name of which have increased in recent years (according to Europol), and which, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, is a destabilising factor for governments, contributes to organised crime, undermines civil society, jeopardises peace and security and threatens social and economic development;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (ga) reiterate its unequivocal condemnation of terrorism and its full support for actions aimed at the defeat and eradication of terrorist organisations and to support an enhanced EU contribution to UN capacity building initiatives in relation to the fight against foreign terrorist fighters and violent extremism;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (ga) address the roots of Islamic terrorism, by exploring initiatives that engage with religious leaders and ministers;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 b (new) — having regard to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW),
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (ga) further strengthen the role of the EU in global efforts to tackle climate change, in particular by reinvigorating the partnership with the new U.S. administration, supporting the creation of a "Global net-zero coalition" with the countries that have already committed to the goal of achieving zero emissions by 2050, cooperating with other countries in the development of carbon emission removal plans and technologies, promoting a new international strategy for the protection of biodiversity;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (ga) promote, facilitate and support the return to the UN of Taiwan, a nation with a population of 23 million (larger than 80% of UN member countries) that meets all the criteria for a state laid down in the 1933 Montevideo Convention and has been identified as one of the most democratic and free countries in the world over the past 20 years;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (ga) invest further in cooperation with the United Nations system by taking its part of responsibility through stronger involvement in conflict resolution, reconciliation and support for global priorities;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g b (new) (gb) take action to prevent the reoccurrence of situations which, solely on the basis of China’s obstructionist approach, are detrimental to global cooperation and human health, such as the systematic exclusion of Taiwan from the WHO, a decision which, as well as constituting a breach of the human rights of the Taiwanese people, is also causing extensive health damage to people the world over, since Taiwan has set an excellent example of how to manage, prevent and contain the pandemic;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g c (new) (gc) insist that Taiwan be admitted to the WHO and readmitted to the UN system, from which it was expelled on the basis of the unjustifiable threats and interests of the People’s Republic of China;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h (h) expand further the trilateral cooperation between the EU, the AU and the United Nations; stresses the importance of continuing to develop the AU’s capabilities as regards crisis prevention, crisis management and conflict resolution on the African continent also through a coherent continuation of the long-term EU and UN support to the full operationalization of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA), as well as capabilities in other policy areas of relevance for Africa’s security and stability, including in economic and environmental terms and with regard to access to public goods; takes the view that the EU can have a tremendous capacity of appeal with its ability to deliver on the partnership aspirations of the African continent and its institutions; underlines the importance of closer political and policy dialogue with the EU’s partners in Africa, including within parliamentary dimensions; commends the consistent positive developments achieved so far in the EU- UN cooperation for what concerns peacekeeping missions and operations, particularly those conducted in the African continent, as well as the increase in coordination at a trilateral level;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h (h) expand further the trilateral cooperation between the EU, the AU and the United Nations; stresses the importance of continuing to develop the
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h (h) expand further the trilateral cooperation between the EU, the AU and the United Nations; stresses the importance of a concerted effort towards capacity building by the EU, UN and AU in continuing to develop the AU’s capabilities as regards crisis prevention, crisis management and conflict resolution on the African continent, as well as capabilities in other policy areas of relevance for Africa’s security and stability, including in economic and environmental terms and with regard to access to public goods; takes the view that the EU can have a tremendous capacity of appeal with its ability to deliver on the partnership aspirations of the African continent and its institutions; underlines the importance of closer political and policy dialogue with the EU’s partners in Africa, including within parliamentary dimensions;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h (h) expand further the trilateral cooperation between the EU, the AU and the United Nations; stresses the importance of continuing to develop the AU’s capabilities as regards crisis prevention, crisis management and conflict resolution on the African continent, as well as capabilities in other policy areas of relevance for Africa’s security and stability, including in economic and
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 c (new) — having regard to its Resolution of 12 September 2018 on Autonomous Weapons Systems (PA-TA(2018)0341),
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h (h) expand further the trilateral cooperation between the EU, the AU and the United Nations; stresses the importance of continuing to develop the AU’s capabilities as regards crisis prevention, crisis management and conflict resolution on the African continent, as well as capabilities in other policy areas of relevance for Africa’s security and stability on the basis of a Human Security Index, including in economic and environmental terms and with regard to access to public goods; takes the view that the EU can have a tremendous capacity of appeal with its ability to deliver on the partnership aspirations of the African continent and its institutions; underlines the importance of closer political and policy dialogue with the EU’s partners in Africa, including within parliamentary dimensions;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h (h) expand further the trilateral cooperation between the EU, the AU and the United Nations; stresses the importance of continuing to
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h (h) expand further the trilateral cooperation between the EU, the AU and the United Nations; stresses the importance of continuing to develop the AU’s capabilities as regards crisis prevention, crisis management and conflict resolution on the African continent, as well as capabilities in other policy areas of
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h a (new) (ha) call on the UN Secretary-General to urge China to comply with international obligations and international responsibilities, especially on the high degree of autonomy promised to Hong Kong in the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Hong Kong Basic Law, therefore to reconsider the national security law; to declare that this is not the positive and constructive relationship that the international community seeks with China and that the true richness of a Nation resides in its vibrant democracy more than in its booming economy; to condemn the Chinese government and its surrogates in Carrie Lam's administration after the new resolution passed by China's National People's Congress Standing Committee that disqualified the pro- democracy opposition lawmakers in Hong Kong;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h a (new) (ha) forge closer cooperation with the countries of Latin America – a region with which we share many ties and values and which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic – in order to tackle common challenges in a coordinated manner within the framework of the UN;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i) pursue further dialogue on the capacity of the UN system to deliver on and expand its capability in terms of responsibility to protect; stresses the importance of dialogue and cooperation with the UN on effective peacekeeping missions with clear objectives, a clear capacity of delivery, and effective mechanisms, including i) the perspectives of women in line with UN Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) and all subsequent resolutions, ii) the perspective of children and young people as it is stated in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as iii) the need to ensure respect for the perspectives of indigenous people and iv) for human rights in general and the protection of civilians, which are at the core of peacekeeping mandates; underlines the importance of EU support to countries emerging from violent conflict and, therefore, calls for reinforced cooperation in addressing the fragility of transition
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i) pursue further dialogue on the capacity of the UN system to deliver on and expand its capability in terms of responsibility to protect, reaffirming shared commitment to a rules based international order, international law, including territorial integrity, independence, and sovereignty, as also stated in the principles of the Helsinki Final Act and the OSCE Charter of Paris, as well as fundamental values, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms of all individuals, including rights of persons belonging to minorities, democracy, the rule of law, good governance, and gender equality, as well as in sustainable development and market economy; stresses the importance of dialogue and cooperation with the UN on effective peacekeeping missions with clear objectives, a clear capacity of delivery, and effective mechanisms, including the perspectives of women in line with UN Security Council resolution 1325 and all subsequent resolutions, as well as the need to ensure respect for human rights and the protection of civilians, which are at the core of peacekeeping mandates; underlines the importance of EU support to countries emerging from violent conflict and, therefore, calls for reinforced cooperation in addressing the fragility of transition settings, including through strengthening national ownership and consolidating peacebuilding gains;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i) pursue further dialogue on the capacity of the UN system to deliver on and expand its capability in terms of responsibility to protect, ensuring that human rights are at the core of conflict prevention and mediation policies; stresses the importance of dialogue and cooperation with the UN on effective peacekeeping missions with clear objectives, a clear capacity of delivery, and effective mechanisms, including the perspectives of women in line with UN Security Council resolution 1325 and all subsequent resolutions, as well as the need to ensure respect for human rights and the protection of civilians, which are at the core of peacekeeping mandates; underlines the importance of EU support to countries emerging from violent conflict and, therefore, calls for reinforced cooperation in addressing the fragility of transition settings, including through strengthening national ownership and consolidating peacebuilding gains; call for the reform of relevant structures in a way to end impunity of UN and EU personnel serving in military operations and civilian missions and to establish functioning and transparent oversight and accountability mechanisms;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i) pursue further dialogue on the capacity of the UN system to deliver on and expand its capability in terms of responsibility to protect; stresses the importance of dialogue and cooperation with the UN on effective peacekeeping missions with clear objectives, a clear capacity of delivery, and effective mechanisms, including the perspectives of women in line with UN Security Council resolution 1325 and all subsequent resolutions, as well as the need to ensure respect for human rights and the protection of civilians, which are at the core of peacekeeping mandates; underlines the importance of EU support to countries emerging from violent conflict and, therefore, calls for reinforced cooperation in addressing the fragility of transition settings, including through strengthening national ownership and consolidating peacebuilding gains; commend the work and contribution to the fight against impunity of Ms Agnès Callamard, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, in conducting investigations into suspected cases of extrajudicial murders while being the subject of intimidations and threats;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i) pursue further dialogue on the capacity of the UN system to deliver on and expand its capability in terms of responsibility to protect; stresses the importance of dialogue and cooperation with the UN on effective peacekeeping missions with clear objectives, a clear capacity of delivery, and effective mechanisms, including the perspectives of women in line with UN Security Council resolution 1325 and all subsequent resolutions, as well as
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 d (new) — having regard to its resolution of 7 June 2016 on Peace Support Operations – EU engagement with the UN and the African Union (P8-TA(2016)0249),
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i) pursue further dialogue on the capacity of the UN system to deliver on and expand its capability in terms of responsibility to protect; stresses the importance of dialogue and cooperation with the UN on effective peacekeeping missions with clear objectives, a clear capacity of delivery, and effective mechanisms, including the perspectives of women in line with UN Security Council resolution 1325 and all subsequent resolutions, as well as the need to ensure respect for human rights and the protection of civilians, which are at the core of peacekeeping mandates; reiterates the crucial role that women play in the conflict mediation and peacekeeping missions and reminds of their underrepresentation at all levels within the UN and the EU missions; underlines the importance of EU support to countries emerging from violent conflict and, therefore, calls for reinforced cooperation in addressing the fragility of transition settings, including through strengthening national ownership and consolidating peacebuilding gains;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i) pursue further dialogue on the capacity of the UN system to deliver on and expand its capability in terms of
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i) pursue further dialogue on the capacity of the UN system to deliver on and expand its capability in terms of conflict prevention and responsibility to protect; stresses the importance of dialogue and cooperation with the UN on effective peacekeeping missions with clear objectives, a clear capacity of delivery, and effective mechanisms, including the
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i) pursue further dialogue on the capacity of the UN system to deliver on and expand its capability in terms of responsibility to protect; stresses the importance of dialogue and cooperation with the UN on effective, credible and transparent peacekeeping missions with clear objectives, a clear capacity of delivery, and effective mechanisms, including the perspectives of women in line with UN Security Council resolution 1325 and all subsequent resolutions, as well as the need to ensure respect for human rights and the protection of civilians, which are at the core of peacekeeping mandates; underlines the importance of EU support to countries emerging from violent conflict and, therefore, calls for reinforced cooperation in addressing the fragility of transition settings, including through strengthening national ownership and consolidating peacebuilding gains;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i) pursue further dialogue on the capacity of the UN system to deliver on and expand its capability in terms of responsibility to protect (R2P); stresses the importance of dialogue and cooperation with the UN on effective peacekeeping missions with clear objectives,
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i a (new) Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i a (new) (ia) promote coherence of UN dealings towards situations of occupation or annexation of territory; recalls that international humanitarian law should guide international engagement towards all such situations, including in cases of protracted occupation such as in Palestine, Western Sahara and the multiple frozen conflicts in the Eastern Partnership countries; supports the increasing attention paid by the UN to business activities related to situations of international concern and calls on the Council to closely monitor EU-based companies that are listed in such UN reports or databases;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i a (new) (ia) support and actively contribute to the UN Secretary-General's call for a global ceasefire, including through effective measures against illicit arms trade and enhancing the transparency and accountability of Member States' arms exports;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i a (new) (ia) to support and strengthen international efforts through the UN to end the use of children in armed conflict, as well as to more effectively address the impact of conflict and post-conflict situations on women and girls
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i a (new) (ia) undertake initiatives to support the Secretary-General’s appeal for an immediate global ceasefire, including by creating corridors for life-saving aid;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the United Nations this year celebrates its 75th anniversary; whereas the UN has proved to be an essential forum for international consensus building on peace and security, sustainable development and respect for human rights and international law, as well as being a key provider of support for fragile states and vulnerable communities; whereas
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i b (new) Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i b (new) (ib) contribute more European armed forces to UN peacekeeping and calls on EU institutions to assist in this respect;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i c (new) (ic) urgently address the findings of the UN Evaluation Reports on Enforcement and Remedial Assistance Efforts for Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by the United Nations and Related Personnel in Peace keeping Operations which revealed an alarming scope of these crimes, and the failure to hold perpetrators to account; urge the UN organs and its member states to investigate, prosecute and sentence any UN and national personnel who committed acts of sexual violence without delay and with firmest resolve and to stress the urgent need to reform relevant structures in a way to end impunity of UN and national personnel and by establishing functioning and transparent oversight and accountability mechanisms; to address the severe problem that currently legal actions regarding alleged abuses remain purely voluntary and depended of the troop-contributing country;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j (j) develop further the EU’s mediation capabilities for crisis prevention and management and conflict resolution, in synergy with efforts by the UN, with the Berlin process standing as a good example of EU support for and synergy with UN-led mediation efforts; push for stronger multilateral commitments to find sustainable political solutions to current conflicts and continue to support UN special envoys’ work, actions and initiatives aimed at solving these conflicts; call in the context of the ongoing negotiations on the NDICI to at least double and ring-fence funds for mediation, dialogue and reconciliation;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j (j) develop further the EU’s mediation capabilities for crisis prevention and
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j (j) develop further the EU’s mediation capabilities for crisis prevention and management
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j (j) develop further the EU’s mediation capabilities for crisis prevention and management and conflict resolution, in
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j (j) develop further the EU’s mediation capabilities for crisis prevention and management and conflict resolution, in synergy with efforts by the UN, with the Berlin process standing as a good example of EU support for and synergy with UN-led mediation efforts; ensuring the full and meaningful participation of women in mediation efforts;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j (j) develop further the EU’s mediation capabilities for crisis prevention and management and conflict resolution, in synergy with efforts by the UN
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the United Nations this year celebrates its 75th anniversary; whereas the UN has proved to be an essential forum for international consensus building on peace and security, sustainable development and respect for human rights and international law, as well as being a key provider of support for fragile states and vulnerable communities in state building and conflict resolution; whereas, in a context where the achievements and indispensable role of the UN are often overlooked in a quest by some countries to advance unilateral decisions, it is important for the EU and its Member States to ensure that the UN remains an efficient and effective forum for the benefit of the international community and can continue to deliver on present and future global challenges, which can only be achieved through multilateral solutions; whereas the three pillars of the UN: Peace and Security, Development, Human Rights are inseparable and mutually reinforcing; whereas the UN’s original purpose of maintaining peace has been challenged by continuous complex crises;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j (j) develop further the EU’s mediation capabilities for crisis prevention and management and, frozen and new, conflict resolution, in synergy with efforts by the UN, with the Berlin process standing as a good example of EU support for and synergy with UN-led mediation efforts;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j (j) develop further the EU’s mediation capabilities for crisis prevention and reduction and management and conflict resolution, in synergy with efforts by the UN, with the Berlin process standing as a good example of EU support for and synergy with UN-led mediation efforts;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j (j) develop further the EU’s mediation capabilities for crisis prevention and management and conflict resolution, in synergy with efforts by the UN, with the Berlin process in Libya, standing as a good example of EU support for and synergy with UN-led mediation efforts;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j a (new) (ja) recognise the significant progress made by the EU and the UN in providing support and capacity building in the Sahel, West Africa and the Horn of Africa regions; commends the role and cooperation between the EU civilian and military CSDP missions and the UN missions, including the UN Integrated Strategy for the Sahel and its Support Plan, the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and the UN Office for West Africa; welcomes the signing of the technical arrangement between the G5 Sahel, the EU and the UN for provision of operational and logistical support to the Joint Force in the five G5 Sahel countries, a sign of the excellent cooperation between the three organisations;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j a (new) (ja) urge all UN Member States to ratify and effectively implement all core UN human rights conventions, including the UN Convention Against Torture and the Optional Protocol thereto, the Optional Protocols to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant of Economic Social and Cultural Rights establishing complaint and inquiry mechanisms, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and to comply with the reporting obligations under these instruments and the commitment to cooperate in good faith with UN human rights mechanisms;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j a (new) (ja) recognise that education, health and social systems shape perspectives of young people and that demographic challenges are priority to promote open societies in which all people can thrive; in the Western Balkan countries, an area of strategic stabilization for the European continent, almost 70% of young people are considering moving abroad;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j b (new) (jb) adopt a policy to denounce, systematically and unequivocally, the killing of human rights defenders (HRDs) and any attempt to subject them to any form of violence, persecution, threat, harassment, disappearance, imprisonment or arbitrary arrest; condemn those who commit or tolerate such atrocities, and step up public diplomacy in open and clear support of HRDs; call on UN Member States to adopt policies to provide protection and support for human rights defenders at risk; recognise that environmental and land human rights defenders in particular have faced increasing threats, including judicial harassment and killings around the world;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j b (new) (jb) support the appeal to the UN Security Council that the G5 Sahel Joint Force be placed under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter and benefit from permanent funding;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j c (new) (jc) take leadership on the issue of the arbitrary deferral of applications by a number of civil society organizations for UN consultative status under the pressure of certain states; expresses particular concern with the obstruction by India to the ECOSOC accreditation of the International Dalit Solidarity Network for over a decade and presses the Council and the High Representative to take effective action in this regard;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j e (new) (je) maintain a strong commitment to promoting an end to the death penalty worldwide and call for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 b (new) – having regard to resolution 42/25 of the UN Human Rights Council of 27 September 2019 on the situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the United Nations this
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point k (k) remain committed as a front-runner in mobilising all means of effective implementation and follow-up of the objectives of Agenda 2030 across all internal and external policies of the EU; stresses the urgent need to adequately support and recognise the important and indispensable work of humanitarian agencies such as the World Food Programme; welcome the decision to award the 2020 Nobel Prize to the World Food Programme for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point k (k) pre
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point k (k) remain committed as a front-runner in mobilising all means of effective implementation and follow-up of the objectives of Agenda 2030 across all internal and external policies of the EU and in the national strategies and priorities of the Member States; stresses the urgent need to adequately support and recognise the important and indispensable work of humanitarian agencies such as the World Food Programme;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point k a (new) (ka) support the UN Environmental Rights Initiative, which is a recognition that violations of environmental rights have a profound impact on a wide variety of human rights, including the rights to life, self-determination, food, water, health, cultural, civil and political rights; stresses that biodiversity and human rights are interlinked and interdependent and recall the human rights obligations of States to protect the biodiversity on which those rights depend, including by providing for the participation of citizens in biodiversity-related decisions and providing access to effective remedies in cases of biodiversity loss and degradation; express its support to the nascent normative efforts at international level in relation to environmental crimes; in this regard, encourage the EU and the Member States to promote the recognition of ecocide as an international crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point k a (new) (ka) support civil society’s call for a post-Covid19 UN International Economic Reconstruction and Systemic Reforms Summit in 2021 under the auspices of the UN as an important forum for a more inclusive and rights-based governance space;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point k b (new) (kb) reaffirm the commitment to urban and rural development that is people- centred, protects the planet and is age- and gender-responsive and to the realisation of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, facilitating living together, ending all forms of discrimination and violence and empowering all individuals and communities while enabling their full and meaningful participation, and reaffirming further the commitment to promoting culture, education and respect for diversity and equality as key elements in the humanisation of cities and human settlements, including through the implementation of the New Urban Agenda and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point k c (new) (kc) reiterate its concern at the adverse impacts on the marine environment from ships, including pollution, in particular through the illegal release of oil and other harmful substances and the dumping of hazardous waste, including radioactive materials, nuclear waste and dangerous chemicals, as well as physical impacts on coral; calls upon UN Member States to continue to prioritise action on marine pollution from land-based sources as part of their national sustainable development strategies and programmes, and to advance the implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land- based Activities and the Montreal Declaration on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities, and to improve the scientific understanding and assessment of marine and coastal ecosystems as a fundamental basis for sound decision-making through the actions identified in the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation; calls upon UN Member States to develop national, regional and international programmes for the protection and preservation of the marine environment and for halting the loss of marine biodiversity, in particular fragile ecosystems;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l (l) support the UN Secretary-General’s call for an affordable and accessible COVID-19 vaccine, to be considered a global public good; condemn the abuse by many authoritarian regimes of the measures introduced to fight the COVID- 19 in order to consolidate power, further undermine human rights, crackdown on opposition and civil society, incite hatred campaigns against minority groups, introduce further measures to curtain their citizens´ rights and freedoms and seek geopolitical advantage abroad;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l (l) support the UN Secretary-General’s call for an affordable and accessible COVID-19 vaccine, to be considered a global public good; support a reform of the World Health Organization (WHO) respond more efficiently to emergencies and to create an international antivirus consortium to guarantee access to and equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, as well as future vaccines, for all countries;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l (l) support the UN Secretary-General’s call for an affordable and accessible COVID-19 vaccine, to be considered a global public good; calls on the EU and its Member State to support an independent inquiry into the World Health Organisation's (WHO) handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially at its onset; reiterates its support for the inclusion of Taiwan into the World Health Assembly
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the United Nations this year celebrates its 75th anniversary; whereas the UN has proved to be an essential forum for international consensus building on peace and security, sustainable development and respect for human rights and international law, as well as being a key provider of support for fragile states and vulnerable communities; whereas, in a context where the achievements and indispensable role of the UN are often overlooked in a quest by some countries to advance unilateral decisions, it is important for the EU and its Member States to ensure
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l (l) support the UN Secretary-General’s call for an affordable and accessible COVID-19 vaccine, to be considered a global public good; welcome the work done by the WHO in coordinating government’s efforts to fight the COVID- 19 pandemic and call on the organization to conduct an impartial, transparent and independent investigation into the spread of the virus;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l (l) support the UN Secretary-General’s call for an affordable and accessible COVID-19 vaccine, to be considered a global public good; within the framework of the UN and building on the experience gained in the international response to the COVID-19 pandemic, strive to improve global mechanisms for preventing and combating pandemics;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l (l) support the UN Secretary- General’s call for an affordable and accessible COVID-19 vaccine, to be considered a global public good;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l (l) stress that international human rights law and the promise of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 should remain the cornerstones of all responses to the pandemic; support the UN Secretary-General’s call for an affordable and accessible COVID-19 vaccine, to be considered a global public good;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l a (new) (la) strongly support the central role of the World Health Organization in the management of COVID-19 and put forward proposals for the reform of the multilateral health architecture
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l a (new) (la) implement the provisions included within the recent Council Conclusions on the role of the EU in strengthening the World Health Organization, especially with regards to capacity for preparedness and response in health emergencies;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l a (new) (la) recognise that universal health coverage is fundamental for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals related not only to health and well-being, but also to eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, ensuring quality education, achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment, providing decent work and economic growth, reducing inequalities, ensuring just, peaceful and inclusive societies and to building and fostering partnerships; call for strengthened legislative and regulatory frameworks and promote policy coherence for the achievement of universal health coverage, including by enacting legislation and implementing policies that provide greater access to health services, products and vaccines, especially for the most underprivileged; mainstream a gender perspective on a systems-wide basis when designing, implementing and monitoring health policies, taking into account the specific needs of all women and girls, with a view to achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women in health policies and health systems delivery;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l a (new) (la) recall UN Security Council resolution 2532 (2020) addressing the implications of the COVID-19 crisis for global peace and security, in particular, the call by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on all parties to armed conflicts worldwide to engage in a durable humanitarian pause in response to the pandemic and it is a regret that so far this call received only a limited response from the parties concerned, and the resolution has not yet had the desired impact; call on the UNSC members to set aside their disagreements and focus on addressing the impact of the pandemic on the global security environment; urge them, therefore, to pro-actively back Secretary- General’s Guterres efforts by compelling the actors engaged in armed conflicts to seek ceasefires and enforce these calls with a credible threat of sanctions against the parties refusing to honour the COVID-19 humanitarian pause;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l a (new) (la) work for intensified international cooperation and solidarity to contain, mitigate and overcome the COVID- 19pandemic and its consequences through responses that are people- centred, gender-responsive, without any discrimination; promote international cooperation to assist people invulnerable situations and the poorest and most vulnerable countries:
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l a (new) (la) strengthen the visibility of EU action and assistance in all multilateral forums and on the ground, particularly of the “Team Europe” programme that has summed up an amount of 36 billion euro to address the devastating effects of the COVID-19 crisis in partner countries and regions, particularly Africa;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the United Nations this year celebrates its 75th anniversary; whereas the UN has proved to be an essential forum for international consensus
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l a (new) (la) implement specific measures to put resilience at the heart of recovery efforts and to mainstream disaster risk reduction throughout EU policies in cooperation with the UN, in line with the targets set out in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l b (new) (lb) call on UN Member States to take specific measures to protect children whose vulnerability might be particularly exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, including with regard to their access to health, education, affordable food, clean water, sanitation facilities and adequate housing; reiterate the negative impact of climate change and environmental harm on the enjoyment of children’s rights;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l b (new) (lb) play an active, strong and ambitious leadership role in the preparations for the 26th UN climate change conference (COP26) including a human rights perspective namely by promoting a global recognition of the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment and by supporting the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l c (new) (lc) urge UN Member States and other stakeholders to mobilize resources to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences; support the Central Emergency Relief Fund, the World Food Program, the UN Refugee Organisation and other UN institutions and programs, which play a key role in the humanitarian response to the COVID-19 crisis; underline however, that the importance of rapid and flexible funding of urgent COVID-19 measures should not to replace or divert resources away from other emergencies, such as fight against climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals:
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l c (new) (lc) strongly support the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda and its objective of giving youth a greater voice in decision- making at the local, national, regional and international levels;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l d (new) (ld) calls for the universal ratification and effectives implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; urge UN Member States to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination by all appropriate means, including legislation; encourage those States that have made reservations to article 4 of the Convention to withdraw such reservations as a matter of priority, as stressed by the Special Rapporteur; recognises the paramount role of education and culture in promoting human rights and intersectionally combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, especially in promoting the principles of tolerance, inclusion and respect for ethnic, religious and cultural diversity and preventing the spread of extremist racist and xenophobic movements and ideas;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l d (new) (ld) encourage UN Member States and other stakeholders, including the private sector, to mobilize a large-scale, coordinated and comprehensive global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences, taking note of the report of the Secretary-General entitled “Shared responsibility, global solidarity: responding to the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19”, in which the need for a multilateral response amounting to at least10 per cent of global gross domestic product is highlighted;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l e (new) (le) reaffirm the need to ensure equal protection of the law and equality before the courts, empowerment and full and effective participation in decision-making processes and full, equal and effective participation in political, economic, social and cultural life for indigenous people, including women and girls; welcome the work of the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, EMRIP and UNPFII; encourage States and entities of the United Nations system to strengthen international cooperation to address the disadvantages faced by indigenous peoples and to increase technical cooperation and financial assistance in this regard;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l f (new) (lf) strengthen the protection of persons with disabilities and pay particular attention to those facing intersectional discrimination, especially women and indigenous persons with disabilities;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m (m) continue to pursue and expand capacity cooperation within the UN system on the promotion of effective common standards in new policy areas such as data protection, due diligence, artificial intelligence or cyberspace, while promoting adequate support for those countries that may wish to expand their regulatory capacity and implementation of standards; suggest that the cornerstones of European cybersecurity such as the GDPR and the NIS directive can represent an excellent basis on which willing countries can build on their regulatory frameworks for what concerns data protection and cybersecurity through a “security by design” approach and, therefore, best practices and lessons learned at the EU level can be shared within the UN framework and UN agencies devoted to this end also in response to individual countries’ request;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the United Nations this year celebrates its 75th anniversary; whereas the UN has proved to be a
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m (m) continue to pursue and expand capacity cooperation within the UN system on the promotion of effective common standards in new policy areas such as data protection, due diligence, artificial intelligence or cyberspace, while promoting adequate support for those countries that may wish to expand their regulatory capacity and implementation of standards; call for closer coordination on cyber defence as regards rules, norms, common understandings and enforcement measures in cyber space;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m (m) continue to pursue and expand capacity cooperation within the UN system on the promotion of effective common
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m (m) continue to pursue and expand capacity cooperation within the UN system on the promotion of effective common standards in new policy areas such as data protection, due diligence, artificial intelligence, counterterrorism, preventing extremism, non-proliferation or cyberspace, while promoting adequate support for those countries that may wish to expand their regulatory capacity and implementation of standards;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m (m) continue to pursue and expand capacity cooperation within the UN system on the promotion of effective common standards in new policy areas such as data protection, due diligence, fight against impunity, artificial intelligence or cyberspace, while promoting adequate support for those countries that may wish to expand their regulatory capacity and implementation of standards;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m (m) continue to pursue and expand capacity cooperation within the UN system on the promotion of effective common standards in new policy areas such as data disaggregation and data protection, due diligence, artificial intelligence or cyberspace, while promoting adequate support for those countries that may wish to expand their regulatory capacity and implementation of standards;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m (m) continue to pursue and expand
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m a (new) (ma) address the challenges of preventing and combating illicit financial flows and strengthening international cooperation and good practices on assets return and recovery, including by more effective measures to implement existing obligations under the United Nations Convention against Corruption and the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto, and to implement effective, inclusive and sustainable measures to prevent and combat corruption within the framework of the 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m a (new) (ma) consider additional debt relief measures for highly indebted developing countries to avoid defaults and create space for SDG investments, and in this sense, to support UN Secretary General’s call for a sovereign debt restructuring mechanism to be established as part of the longer term response to the Covid-19 crisis and its economic impacts;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m b (new) (mb) undertake and support initiatives to counter tax evasion, money laundering and corruption; to support the creation of a democratic, empowered and financed intergovernmental UN tax body that could ensure a voice for developing countries in tax matters; work for the acceleration of the negotiations on an effective code of conduct to combat international tax evasion through the use of Tax information exchange agreements (TIEAs)
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the United Nations this year celebrates its 75th anniversary; whereas the UN has proved to be
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n (n) address migration and forced displacement and cooperate in the implementation of both the Global Compact on Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees; support and
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n (n) address migration and forced displacement and cooperate in the implementation of both the Global Compact on Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees; recalls that human rights should remain at the core of the Global Compacts with a specific attention to migrants in situations of vulnerability, such as children, minors and women; support and reinforce the work of relevant UN bodies such as UNHCR and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA);
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n (n)
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n (n) address migration and forced displacement
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n (n) address migration and forced displacement and cooperate in the
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n (n) address migration and forced displacement and cooperate in the implementation of both the Global Compact on Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees; support and reinforce the work of relevant UN bodies such as UNHCR and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA); stress the importance of upholding the right to asylum worldwide;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n (n) address the root causes of migration and forced displacement
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n (n) address migration and forced displacement and cooperate in the implementation of both the Global Compact on Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees; support and reinforce the work of relevant UN bodies
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n (n) address migration and forced displacement and cooperate in the implementation of both the Global Compact on Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees; support and reinforce the work of relevant UN bodies such as UNHCR and the United Nations
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas democracy, human rights, and the rule of law are coming under increasing threat in different regions of the world; whereas human rights defenders and civil society activists are facing increasing threats and risks for their legitimate work; whereas human rights defenders are facing increasing reprisals for interacting with UN bodies and mechanisms;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n a (new) (na) express its grave concern about attempts to discredit the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) despite its proven operational capacity, record of effective provision of humanitarian and development assistance and consistent implementation of its mandate in accordance with relevant resolutions and its regulatory framework, even under the most difficult circumstances; reaffirm UNRWA’s key role in providing humanitarian and development assistance to Palestine refugees and appeals to UN Member States for the maintenance and increase in contributions to UNRWA;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n a (new) (na) continue to advocate for freedom of religion or belief; to urge greater efforts to protect the rights of religious and other minorities; call for greater protection of religious minorities against persecution and violence; call for the repeal of laws criminalising blasphemy or apostasy that serve as a pretext for the persecution of religious minorities and non-believers; support the work of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) further enhance integrated support for gender equality and the empowerment of women, in line with the Beijing Declaration and its Platform for Action, and the women, peace and security agenda put forward by UNSCR 1325 (2000), with a special focus on eradicating violence against women and girls and supporting the meaningful and active participation of women in all spheres of public life, with special emphasis on managerial positions both nationally and at EU level; support and strengthen international efforts through the UN to ensure gender analysis as well as gender and human rights mainstreaming in all UN activities; call for the eradication of all violence and discrimination against women and girls, by also taking into account discrimination based on gender identity;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) further enhance integrated support for gender equality and the empowerment of women, in line with the Beijing Declaration and its Platform for Action, and call on all Member States to continue to support and implement the eight UN Security Council resolutions regarding the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, which guide work and actions to promote gender equality and strengthen women’s participation, protection and rights across the conflict cycle, from conflict prevention through post-conflict reconstruction; with a special focus on eradicating violence against women and girls and supporting the meaningful and active participation of women in all spheres of public life;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) further enhance integrated support for gender equality and the empowerment of women, in line with the Beijing Declaration and its Platform for Action, with a special focus on eradicating violence against women and girls and supporting the meaningful and active participation of women in all spheres of public life; strengthen international efforts through the UN to ensure gender analysis as well as gender and human rights mainstreaming in all UN activities; to develop indicators and to implement monitoring tools to measure progress on the participation of women in peace and security building, including in peacekeeping operations;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) further enhance integrated support for gender equality and the empowerment of women, in line with the Beijing Declaration and its Platform for Action, with a special focus on eradicating violence against women and girls and supporting the meaningful and active participation of women in all spheres of public life; recalls that sexual violence such as rape is used as a tactic of war and constitutes a war crime and calls for strengthened protection of women and girls in conflict situations, especially as regards sexual violence;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) further enhance
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) further enhance integrated support for gender equality and the empowerment of women, in line with the Beijing Declaration and its Platform for Action, with a special focus on eradicating violence against women and girls and supporting the meaningful and active participation of women in all spheres of public life; reminds of the disproportionate and unique impact of conflicts on women and girls in line with UN Security Council resolution 1325 (2000);
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) include gender equality in all COVID-19 response measures and further enhance integrated support for gender equality and the empowerment of women, in line with the Beijing Declaration and its Platform for Action, with a special focus on eradicating violence against women and girls, including sexual and gender-based violence, harmful practices and domestic and family violence, and
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) further enhance integrated support for gender equality and the empowerment of women, in line with the Beijing Declaration and its Platform for Action, with a special focus on eradicating violence against women and girls in the countries that present the gravest problem, and supporting the meaningful and active participation of women in all spheres of public life;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas cooperation on an equal footing among and with states that respect the rule of law is the most effective way of safeguarding and promoting peace and security, sustainable development and respect for human rights;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) further enhance integrated support for gender equality and the empowerment of women, in line with the Beijing Declaration and its Platform for Action, with a special focus on e
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) further enhance integrated support for
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o a (new) (oa) take strong action to univocally denounce the backlash against gender equality and measures undermining women’s rights, autonomy and emancipation in every field; pledge strong support for the work of UN Women, which is a central actor in the UN system for advancing women’s rights and bringing together all relevant stakeholders in order to generate policy change and coordinate actions; call on all UN member states, as well as for the EU, to ensure adequate funding for UN Women;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o a (new) (oa) adopt an ambitious and constructive role within the mechanism for the Review of the Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons in order to further reinforce international efforts to combat trafficking in human beings, including the perspectives of women, children and migrants, who are at increased risk of exploitation;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o a (new) (oa) support a human rights-based approach to disability in situations of risk in line with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point p (p) consult with Parliament closely on the implementation process of the Council conclusions, and associate Parliament in all those policy areas where parliamentary diplomacy can create valuable synergies and reinforce the capacity for outreach and positive impact and leadership of the EU as a whole; in this line, calls for the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) within the UN as an important forum to strengthen global governance and to advance on relevant UN reforms;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point p (p) consult closely with Parliament
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point p a (new) (pa) calls for immediate actions to address the growing human rights crisis in Xinjiang, at least to investigate the reported ethnic and religious persecution across the region. In this regard, calls for the establishment of an independent UN monitoring mechanism on human rights in China, which could include an UN Special Rapporteur, a HRC Panel of Experts or a Special Envoy; supports calls for the UNHRC to hold a special session on the crisis;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point p b (new) (pb) push for stronger multilateral commitments to find sustainable political solutions to current conflicts in the world; continue to call for full respect for the sovereignty of internationally recognised borders and the territorial integrity of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, in light of the violations of international law in these areas; support and reinvigorate diplomatic efforts for a peaceful and sustainable settlement of these ongoing and frozen conflicts; urge the international community to implement fully the policy of non-recognition of the illegal annexation of Crimea;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas climate change and biodiversity loss are amongst the major challenges of our century; whereas all their consequences are not yet known to us and global solutions can only be found through multilateral initiatives;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas all persons, local communities and population groups have the right to the full enjoyment of their human rights, as enshrined in the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas states have an ethical and inter-generational responsibility to take action to guarantee that present and future generations have full enjoyment of all their human rights, which are also breached when the UN gives power to countries with anti-democratic and/or totalitarian regimes whose political interests do not in any way converge with the promotion and protection of human rights, the fundamental objectives and guiding principles of the UN as enshrined in its founding charter of 1945;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 c (new) – having regard to the report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela of 15 September 2020, submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to resolution 42/25,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A d (new) Ad. whereas recent UN reports have pointed out that in member countries such as Cuba, Venezuela, China, Russia, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Syria, North Korea, Sudan, etc., authoritarian regimes are systematically breaching and eroding human rights, with some cases being classified as crimes against humanity;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the urgent need for resilient capacity-building across the international community and the need for close multilateral dialogue and cooperation, with particular regard to access to public goods; whereas the role, expertise and integrity of the World Health Organization (WHO) is especially now of crucial importance for the global coordination and efforts in combatting the Covid-19 pandemic; whereas Agenda 2030 and the SDGs provide a central roadmap for recovery and action, already validated by the international community at large; whereas COVID-19 will accelerate negative trends - including threats to democracy, the rule of law and human rights - unless swift, significant and substantial policy action is taken at a global level; whereas the cooperation of the EU and the UN is crucial in combatting these trends; whereas the pandemic has underscored the fact that healthy populations are not only a moral imperative, but also a prerequisite for economic wellbeing and development, as well as the importance of investing more and better in addressing critical health needs at a global level;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the urgent need for resilient capacity-building across the international community and the need for close multilateral dialogue and cooperation, with particular regard to access to universal health coverage and public goods; whereas Agenda 2030 and the SDGs provide a central roadmap for recovery and action, already validated by the international community at large; whereas COVID-19 will accelerate negative trends - including threats to democracy, the rule of law and human rights - unless swift, significant and substantial policy action is
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the urgent need for
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the urgent need for resilient capacity-building across the international community and the need for close multilateral dialogue and cooperation, with particular regard to access to public goods; whereas Agenda 2030 and the SDGs provide a central roadmap for recovery and action, already validated by the international community at large; whereas COVID-19 will accelerate negative trends - including threats to democracy, the rule of law
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the urgent need for resilient capacity-building across the international community and the need for close multilateral dialogue and cooperation, with particular regard to access to public goods; whereas Agenda 2030 and the SDGs provide a central roadmap for recovery and action, already validated by the international community at large; whereas COVID-19 will likely accelerate negative trends - including threats to democracy, the rule of law and human rights - unless swift, significant and substantial policy action is taken at a global level; whereas the pandemic has underscored the fact that healthy populations are not only a moral imperative, but also a prerequisite for economic wellbeing and development, as well as the importance of investing more and better in addressing critical health needs at a global level;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the three pillars of the UN: Peace and Security, Development, Human Rights and the Rule of Law are inseparable and mutually reinforcing; whereas democracy, human rights, and the rule of law are coming under increasing threat in different regions of the world, and civil society space is shrinking in many UN Member States; whereas human rights defenders are facing increasing threats for their legitimate work at a global level in a context where COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns have reduced reporting and monitoring of human rights violations;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas global arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation policies and norms are being abandoned and weakened at a time when conventional arms sales rise, the level of autonomy of weapon system increases, and investments in new weapons of mass destruction are being made; whereas in 2017, 122 states supported the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) which has now been signed by 84states and ratified by 50, which will automatically lead to its entry into force on 22 January 2021;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas Turkey has long been pursuing expansionary policies in the Mediterranean and the Caucasus, contrary to the strategic interests of the Member States, the European Union’s foreign and security policy and NATO’s policies and values, thus undermining stability and peace in the two areas whilst jeopardising good neighbourly relations;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 d (new) – having regard to the detailed findings of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela of 15 September 2020, submitted to the Human Rights Council,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas the UN provides an important forum for inclusive dialogue among sovereign debtors and creditors and other stakeholders;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the UN Secretary-General
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the UN Secretary-General has shown excellent leadership in moving forward with the reform of the UN; whereas the EU
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the UN Secretary-General has shown excellent leadership in moving forward with the reform of the UN; whereas further courageous measures and political resolve are needed to address key outstanding issues, notably the reform of the structure of the UN Security Council , to reflect the geo-political reality of the 21st century and to tackle inaction by veto; whereas the EU, as a leading UN funder, has shown an important commitment to effective multilateralism through its political, symbolic and financial support to the UN;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the UN Secretary-General has shown excellent leadership in moving forward with the reform of the UN, even though in this regard, progress is still needed, especially regarding the inclusion of women, young people and persons in a vulnerable situation, as well as on raising awareness on intersectionality in the UN structures; whereas the EU, as a leading UN funder, has shown an important commitment to effective multilateralism through its political, symbolic and financial support to the UN;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the UN Secretary-General has shown excellent leadership in moving forward with the reform of the UN; whereas the EU
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the UN Secretary-General has shown excellent leadership in moving forward with the reform of the UN; whereas the EU
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the UN Secretary-General has shown
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the 75th anniversary coincides with the 20th anniversary of UNSCR 1325 (2000), which specifically addresses the disproportionate impact which war and violence have on women and girls and their crucial role in peace- making processes; whereas their participation therein, and the protection and prevention from gender-based violence and measures for relief and recovery, all of which are the four basic pillars of the resolution, lead to durable peace, the very raison d’être of the United Nations;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the EU and its Member States remain fully committed to multilateralism, global governance, the promotion of UN core values as an integral part of the EU’s external policy, and the three pillars of the UN system: Human Rights, Peace and Security, and Development;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) — having regard to UN resolution 1325 (2000), adopted on 31 October 2000 by the UN Security Council, on the important role of the women in prevention and resolution of conflicts, peace negotiations, peace-building, peacekeeping, humanitarian response and in post conflict reconstruction;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the WHO is the executive authority that coordinates health action within the UN system; whereas, as an organisation, its role is to provide leadership in world health matters, to set the agenda for health research, set standards, draft evidence-based policy options, provide technical support to countries and monitor global health trends;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas the six focal points of the WHO’s health and development agenda for the 21st century include making good use of research, information and evidence, and strengthening alliances through support and cooperation among partners, including bodies within the UN and other international organisations, donors, civil society organisations and the private sector;
Amendment 52 #
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Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point -a (new) (-a) intensify its actions for the implementation of International Law globally;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) continue with its important track record of support for effective multilateralism, for efficient and transparent multilateral organisations, and for the UN in particular as an indispensable forum for multilateral solutions for global challenges and for policy outreach, policy dialogue and consensus-building across the international community; welcomes the Council conclusions of 13 July 2020 on EU
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) continue with its important track record of support for effective multilateralism, for efficient and transparent multilateral organisations, and for the UN in particular as an indispensable forum for multilateral solutions for global challenges and for policy outreach, policy dialogue and consensus-building across the international community;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) continue with its
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (new) (aa) reiterate that the EU and its Member States share the values and principles of the UN Charter, as set out in Article 21(1) TEU, and play an essential role in promoting these principles and the objectives of the United Nations in its external action; considers that the EU needs global and regional partners to successfully achieve its foreign policy objectives, including in the areas of peace and security, terrorism, organised crime, regional conflicts, state failure and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) take the view that, in a multipolar context where some countries are promoting selective multilateralism rather than effective multilateralism anchored in universal values, the EU must seek to promote further an unconditional commitment by UN members to universal values, a rules-based system and the primacy of human rights in all policy areas; calls for the promotion of the mainstreaming of such values across all policy and programming areas of the UN, in close cooperation with like-minded countries, with a view to advancing policy dialogue and policy solutions, implementation and mainstreaming capacity; urges the Council to intensify its contacts with the new US administration with a view to working in tandem with the USA, as a long-standing ally, to tackle the many global challenges within the framework of the UN; also calls on the Council to seek dialogue and close cooperation with the United Kingdom, a permanent member of the UN Security Council with whom we share many values and interests despite the Brexit decision;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) take the view that, in a multipolar context where some countries are promoting selective multilateralism rather than effective multilateralism anchored in universal values, the EU must seek to promote further an unconditional commitment by UN members to universal values, a rules-based system and the primacy of human rights in all policy areas; calls for the promotion of the mainstreaming of such values across all policy and programming areas of the UN, in close cooperation with like-minded countries, with a view to advancing policy dialogue and policy solutions, implementation and mainstreaming capacity; praise, in this regard, the ‘global Summit for Democracy to renew the spirit and shared purpose of the nations of the free world’ proposed by the President- elect of the United States and involve itself in the organisation of this Summit, aimed at bringing together the world’s democracies in order to strengthen democratic institutions and to promote rule of law and human rights;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) — having regard to the 20th anniversary of UNSCR 1325 and the EU Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) 2019-2024 and emphasizing the importance of the full implementation of the WPS agenda as a cross-cutting issue in all matters of peace and security;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) take the view that, in a multipolar context where some countries are promoting selective multilateralism rather than effective multilateralism anchored in universal values, the EU must seek to promote further an unconditional commitment by UN members to universal values, a rules-based system and the primacy of human rights in all policy areas; calls for the promotion of the mainstreaming of such values across all policy and programming areas of the UN, in close cooperation with like-minded countries, with a view to advancing policy dialogue and policy solutions, implementation and mainstreaming capacity, while also respecting national sovereignty in matters of domestic concern;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) take the view that, in a multipolar context where some countries are promoting selective multilateralism rather than effective multilateralism anchored in universal values, the EU must seek to promote further an unconditional commitment by UN members to universal values, a rules-based system and the primacy of human rights in all policy areas; calls for the promotion of the mainstreaming of such values and rights across all policy and programming areas of the UN, in close cooperation with like- minded countries, with a view to advancing policy dialogue and policy solutions, implementation and mainstreaming
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) stresses the importance of continuing to reach out the United States on political and policy issues of common concern and to maintain a capacity of dialogue and partnership to re-build and preserve the potential of the transatlantic partnership and cooperation in the UN system for the future;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) ensure that there is no repeat of situations such as that seen with the WHO’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, whereby the WHO showed a lack of transparency and covered up information provided by Taiwan on 31 December, thereby not only missing a vital opportunity to prevent the global spread of the virus and prevent millions of infections and deaths, but also eroding trust in, and the credibility of, the UN system;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) support all activities to keep human rights issues on the top of the UN agenda in light of efforts to undermine the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant UN provisions by subordinating individual human rights to the alleged welfare of whole societies, and backs concrete actions in this respect to strengthen the UN architecture;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) strengthen its outreach activities to develop broader partnerships to support effective multilateralism; consider including focused discussions on effective multilateralism in all structured dialogues with partners;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) Underline the importance of resolution of conflicts based on the norms and principles of international law, such as territorial integrity, self-determination, remedial secession and the non-use of force
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c) continue with its efforts to enable the EU and its Member States to progressively speak with one voice in the UN and other multilateral fora, as this is the only way that the Union can play a leading role on the international scene and use its influence to bring about positive changes and better responses to global challenges, with particular reference to the UN Security Council (UNSC) and the good track record of cooperation with permanent and rotating UNSC members which are EU Member States, with the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and with the Human Rights Council (HCR); make the EU’s foreign and security policy more effective and proactive by using the rule of qualified majority voting in the Council; praises the excellent role played by the EEAS and its delegations, as well as the delegations of the EU Member States, in facilitating such dialogue and cooperation;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c) continue with its efforts to enable the EU and its Member States to progressively speak with one voice in the UN, with particular reference to the UN Security Council (UNSC) and the good track record of cooperation with permanent and rotating UNSC members which are EU Member States, with the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and with the Human Rights Council (HCR); praises the excellent role played by the EEAS and its delegations, as well as the delegations of the EU Member States, in facilitating such dialogue and cooperation; call on the Member States to speak with one voice and to coordinate their actions and positions within the EU, so that EU coherence and credibility at the UN level is improved;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c)
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c) continue with its efforts to enable the EU and its Member States to progressively speak with one voice in the UN, with particular reference to the UN Security Council (UNSC) and the good track record of cooperation with permanent and rotating UNSC members which are EU Member States, with the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and with the Human Rights Council (HCR); praises the excellent role played by the EEAS and its delegations, as well as the delegations of the EU Member States, in facilitating such dialogue and cooperation; commends the good track record of cooperation between the EU and the UN in achieving common development goals and prevention of further escalation of ongoing conflicts;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c) continue with its efforts to enable the EU and its Member States to progressively speak with one voice in the UN on matters that enjoy EU-wide consensus, with particular reference to the UN Security Council (UNSC) and the good track record of cooperation with permanent and rotating UNSC members which are EU Member States, with the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and with the Human Rights Council (HCR); praises the excellent role played by the EEAS and its delegations, as well as the delegations of the EU Member States, in facilitating such dialogue and cooperation;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c) continue with its efforts to enable the EU and its Member States to progressively speak with one voice in the UN,
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c) continue with its efforts to enable the EU and its Member States to
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) recall that the EU is represented in the UN by multiple actors: the President of the European Council, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the European Commission, the delegations of the Union and its 27 Member States, one of which is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council with a veto; stresses that, in accordance with the Treaty, EU Member States are required to coordinate their action in all international forums; recalls that, under Article 34 TEU, EU members of the United Nations Security Council are required to keep other Member States and the High Representative informed and uphold the Union’s positions and interests;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) support a thoroughgoing reform of the UN Security Council to improve its representativeness on the basis of a broad consensus so as to ensure it can respond more swiftly and effectively to international threats to peace and security; in particular, takes the view that the Security Council should be reformed through a significant restriction of the right of veto, or by regulating the right of veto, especially where there is evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity, as the decision-making process has been obstructed by the right of veto; takes the view, furthermore, that the composition of the Security Council should also be changed by consensus so that it provides a more accurate reflection of the global order, with the European Union being given a permanent seat;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) to further strengthen EU-UN cooperation on devising instruments to address the recurrent problem of election- related violence, including by building on the experience of the European Parliament's Election Observation Missions;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) continue to pursue the change in the composition of its membership in UNSC to better reflect today’s global order, inter alia through a permanent seat for the European Union;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 Amendment 80 #
(ca) remind that delays in the payment of assessed contributions by several Member States have extremely negative effects on the work of the United Nations and are unacceptable;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c b (new) (cb) note with appreciation the imminent entry into force of the TPNW, a potential enabler of the objective of a nuclear weapons-free world; consider to position itself vis-a-vis the TPNW and its objectives and to look into the arguments that led to its establishment such as the humanitarian consequences of nuclear detonations and other risks associated with the possession of such weapons of mass destruction; encourages EU Member States to follow the example of Austria, Malta and Ireland and 81 other states and sign the TPNW;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c c (new) (cc) take the lead in global efforts to set up a comprehensive regulatory framework to ensure meaningful human control over the critical functions of selecting and attacking targets in the development and use of increasingly autonomous weapons and to adopt an common position of the EU on lethal autonomous weapons systems which insists on the start of international negotiations on a legally binding instrument that would prohibit lethal autonomous weapons without meaningful human control;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c d (new) (cd) make sure that conventional arms transfers between UN member states are only possible between those states which are state parties to the Arms Trade Treaty and fully comply with all ATT criteria;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c d (new) (cd) express concern at the erosion of the existing arms control and disarmament system and its legal instruments; support all efforts to putting the arms control and disarmament agenda back on the international agenda, including by reviving the Conference on Disarmament;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c d (new) (cd) urge the major nuclear weapon states to stop their withdrawal from the arms control regime and to achieve progress in the nuclear arms control talks; urge the United States and Russia to start building mutual trust and confidence for making the resumption of a dialogue on ways to build a new arms control relationship possible;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c d (new) (cd) express concern at the development of new military technologies, such as artificial intelligence, outer space weaponry, biotechnologies, hypersonic and actively support efforts and undertake new initiatives to stop the related ongoing armament programs by some UN Member States; support the works of the UN Disarmament Commission’s Outer Space Working Group on the practical implementation of transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activities;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c d (new) (cd) reiterate that effective multilateralism and a rules-based international order are a precondition for advancing disarmament and for countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; reaffirm the full support of the EU and its Member States for existing international treaties, inter alia, the NPT, CTBT, CWC, BTWC, ATT as well as the Conventions on Cluster Munitions and Anti-Personnel Mines and promote efforts to develop a political declaration on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas (EWIPA) as well as a legally binding framework for autonomous weapons systems;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c d (new) (cd) convince UNGA to adopt, as stated in the European Union Code of Conduct on arms exports, a binding legal framework to ban export and selling of weapons and cyber surveillance technologies whose purpose is committed war crimes and/or the suppression of internal dissent.
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point d (d) recognise the potential of direct regional involvement in the UN decision- making process by supporting the possibility for other organisations, such as the African Union (AU),
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) – having regard to the Montevideo Convention of 1933 on the Rights and Duties of States,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point d (d) re
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e (e) continue to provide valuable support to the UN Secretary-General in his quest to advance the programme of reforms in the UN and reinforce the UN’s capacity to further development, promote peace and security, and streamline its internal management system with a view to an effective, transparent, financially sustainable and accountable UN that is able to reconnect with its citizens; underlines that the major progress achieved in the UN reform process has been in the administrative and bureaucratic sphere, while major political reforms remain pending; support the Secretary-General and ask him to intensify his efforts in the implementation of the UN Strategy on Gender Parity as an essential tool to ensure the equal representation of women in the UN system at all hierarchical levels; remind that since the creation of the UN in 1945, no woman has been appointed Secretary General of the United Nations;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e (e) continue to provide valuable support to the UN Secretary-General in his quest to advance the programme of reforms in the UN and reinforce the UN’s capacity to further development, promote peace and security, and streamline its internal management system with a view to an effective, transparent, financially sustainable and accountable UN that is able to reconnect with its citizens; underlines that the major progress achieved in the UN reform process has been in the administrative and bureaucratic sphere, while major political reforms remain pending; to find a broad consensus to reform the UNSC in particular through a limitation of the use of the right to veto and a change in the composition of its membership to better reflect today’s world; to seek for a permanent seat for the European Union;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e (e) continue to provide valuable support to the UN Secretary-General in his quest to advance the programme of reforms in the UN and reinforce the UN’s capacity to further development, promote peace and security, and streamline its internal management system with a view to an effective, transparent, financially sustainable and accountable UN that is able to reconnect with its citizens and to be more in line with the challenging global agenda; underlines
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e (e) continue to provide valuable support to the UN Secretary-General in his quest to advance the programme of reforms in the UN and reinforce the UN’s capacity to further sustainable development, promote peace and security, and streamline its internal management system with a view to an effective, transparent, financially sustainable, inclusive and accountable UN that is able to reconnect with
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) actively support a comprehensive institutional reform of the United Nations Security Council on the basis of a broad consensus which should include measures aimed at limiting the use of veto, boosting regional representation and making executive bodies accountable to the Assemblies that elect them, including a lift of veto powers at least for matter relating to commonly agreed existential threats, such as climate change and the fight against impunity, the redefinition of the composition of the membership of the Council to better reflect geopolitical reality through, inter alia, a permanent seat for the European Union and the expansion of the Security Council both in permanent and non-permanent membership to ensure a more balanced representation of countries and regions;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) work with our democratic allies to address the weakening of multilateral institutions and mechanisms by authoritarian regimes; in particular, address attempts to neutralise human rights institutions and mechanisms in their ability to hold States accountable for human rights violations; calls on the Union and its member states to work with like-minded democratic allies to support a reform of multilateral institutions so that they become more resilient against the malign influence of authoritarian regimes;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) initiate a broad and inclusive debate among Member States in line with the EU’s commitment to actively support a comprehensive reform of the UN system in order to strengthen its legitimacy, its regional representation, and its transparency, accountability and effectiveness in responding to the complex, multi-faceted challenges of today;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) continue with the efforts to reform the UN Security Council as regards the limitation of the use of the right to veto, notably in cases of war crimes and crimes against humanity, which has been obstructing the decision-making process;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e b (new) (eb) promote the establishment of a permanent coordinating platform to integrate the UN response across agencies, funds, and related organizations in order to act quickly, efficiently and comprehensively on various crosscutting issues, also with the aim of ensuring that cross-cutting issues such as the environmental agenda, inclusiveness and gender issues are included in all of UN actions and policies;
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