2023/2000(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for climate funding to be scaled up in order to prevent, mitigate and respond to the alarming impact of climate change on humanitarian crises; is concerned that NDICI-GE expenditure with a climate objective falls far short of the commitment that such expenditure should represent 30 % of NDICI-GE’s overall financial envelope; calls on the Commission to scale this up without delay, focusing in particular on locally-led adaptation in least developed countries;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for climate funding to be scaled up in order to prevent, mitigate and respond to the alarming impact of climate change on humanitarian crises; is concerned that NDICI-GE expenditure with a climate objective falls far short of the commitment that such expenditure should represent 30 % of NDICI-GE’s overall financial envelope; calls on the Commission to scale this up without delay, focusing in particular on locally-led adaptation in least developed countries;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls for humanitarian actors to sign onto and implement the Climate Charter for humanitarian organisations, to maximise the environmental sustainability of their work; calls for donors and Member States to adopt and implement the Humanitarian Aid Donors’ Declaration on Climate and the Environment by increasing their funding for disaster prevention, preparedness, anticipatory action, and response;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the need to localise disaster risk reduction, climate preparedness, adaptation and response, build the capacities of local actors and communities and ensure the climate resilience of the most vulnerable groups; calls on the Commission to ensure political, financial and technical support to CSOs providing community-based service delivery, thereby making sure that those who are the most vulnerable are reached by tailored and appropriate services;

Amendment 104 #

10. Stresses the need to localise climate preparedness, adaptation and response, build the capacities of local actors ~~and ensure the climate resilience of the most vulnerable groups~~to limit the adverse effects of the humanitarian impacts of climate change and ensure the climate resilience of the most vulnerable groups; underlines the importance of involving indigenous people and local communities in this process of localisation;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the need to localise climate preparedness, adaptation and response, build the capacities of local actors and ensure the climate resilience of the most vulnerable ~~groups~~countries, in particular by promoting a transition in the agricultural sector of those countries to crops adapted to drought;

Amendment 106 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. SUnderlines that climate change effects are dramatically increasing humanitarian needs in developing countries; stresses the need to localise climate preparedness, adaptation and response, build the capacities of local actors and ensure the climate resilience of the most vulnerable groups;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the need to localise disaster risk reduction, climate preparedness, adaptation and response, build, recognise and utilise the capacities of local actors and communities and ensure the climate resilience of the most vulnerable groups;

Amendment 108 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Recalls that developed countries committed to a collective goal of mobilizing 100 billion dollars per year for climate action in developing countries at the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the UNFCCC in Copenhagen in 2009, and that this commitment was renewed at the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm-el-Sheikh in 2022; calls on the EU to contribute its fair share to this goal and to leverage all its diplomatic means to encourage all developed countries to do the same.

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls for donors and Member States to adopt and implement the Humanitarian Aid Donors’ Declaration on Climate and the Environment by increasing their funding for disaster prevention, preparedness, anticipatory action, and response; calls for humanitarian actors to sign onto and implement the Climate Charter for humanitarian organisations, to maximise the environmental sustainability of their work;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

– having regard to the UN Convention On the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (CRPD) and its Operational Protocol of December 2006, ratified by the EU on December 2010, in particular Art. 11 on the situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies and Art, 4.3 and Art. 33.3 on the consultation of persons with disabilities, through their representative organizations, in development, implementation and monitoring of legislation and policies;

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls the Commission and the Member States to reinforce the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts (Loss and Damage Mechanism), to address loss and damage associated with the impacts of climate change;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Encourages multi-stakeholder efforts to implement a greener and digitalised humanitarian response and the exchange of information through the increased use of new technologies; highlights the cost-effectiveness of anticipatory and preventative action; calls for the further enhancement of digital tools’ potential to manage huge volumes of complex humanitarian data and accelerate the detection, prediction and pre~~dic~~vention of climate ~~disasters~~or natural disasters, like the locust invasion of 2019-2020 that devastated East Africa;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Encourages multi-stakeholder efforts to implement a greener and digitalised humanitarian response; highlights the cost-effectiveness of anticipatory action; calls on a human- centred approach to digitalisation and the responsible use of sensible digital tools; calls for the further enhancement of digital tools’ potential to manage huge volumes of complex humanitarian data and accelerate the detection and prediction of climate disasters;

Amendment 113 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Stresses, in this connection, with the space industry booming, the potential of satellite observation for optimising farming in Africa, as demonstrated at the ‘NewSpace Africa’ conference organised by the African Union in April 2023, and encourages the European Union to continue its cooperation in this field, in particular via the Copernicus programme1 a; _________________ 1 a ‘From Earth Observation (EO) and satellite communications to Positioning, Navigation & Timing (PNT), space cooperation between Africa and Europe touches multiple domains. The panellists acknowledged the support and funding of the EU directed towards joint programmes, most notably the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security and Africa (GMES & Africa) programme, which has opened the doors for widespread Copernicus data usage among African stakeholders.’ https://eu-global- space.eu/news-media/strengthening- africa-eu-space-partnership-space- cooperation-between-european-union-and

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of building human resilience by enhancing protection and minimizing the risks people face in a crisis and ensuring full respect of their rights while supporting access to education and health services and pre-crisis capacity building; emphasises the need to involve the affected people and local communities inand local/national humanitarian actors in coordination structures, implementing early warning systems, conducting needs assessments and determining and monitoring the humanitarian response;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of building human resilience by enhancing protection and minimizing the risks people face in a crisis and ensuring full respect of their rights while supporting access to education and health services; emphasises the need to involve the affected people and local communities in implementing early warning systems, conducting needs assessments and determining and monitoring the humanitarian response;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of building human resilience by ~~support~~ensuring access to education and essential health services; emphasises the need to involve the affected people and local communities in implementing early warning systems, guaranteeing their ability to take action in advance of disasters, conducting needs assessments and determining and monitoring the humanitarian response;

Amendment 117 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of building human resilience by supporting access to education and health services; emphasises the need to meaningfully involve the affected people and local communities in implementing early warning systems, conducting needs assessments and determining and monitoring the humanitarian response;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Highlights the role and importance of local formal and informal civil society organisations in the humanitarian response; calls on the Commission and Member States to guarantee their inclusion and participation in all processes in line with the Guidelines on Promoting Equitable Partnerships with Local Responders in Humanitarian Settings published by the Commission;

Amendment 119 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Asks the Commission to better address the needs of vulnerable groups in humanitarian responses, including minorities, children, women, the elderly, and particularly persons with disabilities; encourages the use of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s disability marker to track the progress made in humanitarian action; calls on the Commission to update the EU guidelines on children and armed conflict and ensure their implementation;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

– having regard to the Climate and Environment Charter for humanitarian organizations and the Donors’ Declaration on climate and the environment of March 2022;

Amendment 120 #

13. Asks the Commission to better address the needs of the most vulnerable groups in humanitarian responses, including ~~minorities,~~the most marginalised people such as children, women and girls, the elderly, and particularly persons with disabilities; encourages the use of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s disability marker to track the progress made in humanitarian action; calls on the Commission to update the EU guidelines on children and armed conflict and ensure their implementation; calls on the Commission and Member States to prioritise the support for local women and girls’ rights organisations, including SRHR organisations, who have extensive experience and reach in delivering care and protecting health and safety for the most marginalised people, including women and girls;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Asks the Commission to better address the needs of vulnerable groups in humanitarian responses, including minorities, children, women, the elderly, and particularly persons with disabilities; underlines the challenges that vulnerable groups and minorities face when accessing humanitarian assistance due to marginalization, active targeting on the ground or weak socio-economic position; calls on the Commission to assess the effective access of minorities and vulnerable groups to humanitarian assistance and to ensure that EU's humanitarian policy leaves no one behind; encourages the use of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s disability marker to track the progress made in humanitarian action; calls on the Commission to update the EU guidelines on children and armed conflict and ensure their implementation;

Amendment 122 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Asks the Commission to better address the needs of vulnerable groups in humanitarian responses, including minorities, children, women, the elderly, and particularly persons with disabilities; encourages the use of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s disability marker to track the progress made in humanitarian action; calls on the Commission to update the EU guidelines on children and armed conflict and ensure their implementation; , taking into account the issue of education for children affected by armed conflict, for example in the Central Sahel, where ‘between April 2017 and December 2019, school closures increased sixfold’1 b; _________________ 1 b ‘Les violences au Sahel ont un “impact dévastateur” pour les enfants’, Agence Télégraphique Suisse, 28 January 2020.

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Asks the Commission to better address the needs of vulnerable groups in humanitarian responses, including minorities, children, women, the elderly, and particularly persons with disabilities and intersectional vulnerabilities; encourages the use of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s disability marker to track the progress made in humanitarian action; calls on the Commission to support the External Action Service in order to update the EU guidelines on children and armed conflict and ensure their implementation;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Asks the Commission to better a~~ddress~~sses, address and monitor the needs of vulnerable groups in humanitarian responses, including minorities, children, women, the elderly, and particularly persons with disabilities to ensure that those are met; encourages the use of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s disability marker to track the progress made in humanitarian action; calls on the Commission to update the EU guidelines on children and armed conflict and ensure their implementation;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Asks the Commission to better address the needs of vulnerable groups in humanitarian responses, including minorities, children, women, the elderly, local communities, indegenous people and particularly persons with disabilities; encourages the use of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s disability marker to track the progress made in humanitarian action; calls on the Commission to update the EU guidelines on children and armed conflict and ensure their implementation;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Asks the Commission to strengthen the Union of Equality: Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030’ to ensure that the requirements of persons with disabilities are effectively addressed in EU-funded humanitarian aid which should include the collection of disaggregated data about persons with disabilities in humanitarian contexts promoting the use of the Washington Short Set of Questions; asks the Commission to consult civil society and the organisations representing persons with disabilities in all steps of the preparation of the strategy, reminds that in order to be effective, these objectives need to be addressed - with allocation of specific budget - at the very beginning of all planning and decision-making;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Notes that the number of forcibly displaced persons worldwide is at a record high; calls for the EU and the global community to support refugees, internally displaced people and their host communities and to work for durable solutions, in particular in forgotten crises, notably by cooperating with the national authorities of the countries concerned to encourage the return of displaced people to their regions of origin;

Amendment 128 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Notes that the number of ~~forcibly~~ displaced persons worldwide is at a record high; calls for the EU and the global community to support ~~refugees, internally displaced people and their host communities and to work for durable solu~~and ensure equal and effective access to essential services and humanitarian assistance for displaced people, irrespective of their legal status as required by Inernational Humanitarian Law, including hard-to-reach groups and in remote locations, in particular in forgotten crises;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Notes that the number of forcibly displaced persons worldwide is at a record high; calls for the EU and the global community to support refugees, internally displaced people and their host communities, including those forced to flee due the impacts of climate change, and to work for durable solutions, in particular in forgotten crises; calls on the Commission and Member States to report on and reiterate the commitments made under the Global Compact for Refugees to ensure that the global responsibility to host refugees is shared more fairly;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

– having regard to the UN IASC Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action of July 2019;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Notes that the number of forcibly displaced persons worldwide is at a record high; calls for the EU and the global community to support refugees, internally displaced people and their host communities and to work for durable solutions, in particular in ~~forgotten crises~~neglected crises; calls on the Commission and Member States to report on and reiterate the commitments made under the Global Compact for Refugees to ensure that the global responsibility to host refugees is shared more fairly;

Amendment 131 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Notes that the number of forcibly displaced persons worldwide is at a record high; calls for the EU and the global community to support refugees, internally displaced people and their host communities and to work for durable solutions, in particular in forgotten crises; recognizes that durable solutions for refugees and internally displaced people must ensure long-term safety and security, access to employment and adequate living standards, access to essential public services, and access to effective remedies and justice;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Underlines that existing structural gender inequalities are exacerbated during crises and that therefore, women and girls, as well as the most marginalised groups that suffer different and intersecting forms of discrimination are disproportionately affected by conflicts, natural disasters or climate change hazards; deplores the increase in gender- based violence in humanitarian settings and stresses the need to prevent it; underlines that the specific needs and rights of these groups should be addressed in all humanitarian responses;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Strongly supports the Commission’s initiative of integrating education in emergencies; emphases the need for supporting child protection and quality education and training at all levels including in crisis situations to prevent children from dropping out of the school, especially in cases of long-lasting conflicts; recalls in this regards the importance of the nexus approach and the strong cooperation between humanitarian and development actors;

Amendment 134 #

14a. Deplores the problem of so-called ‘lost generations’, especially in cases of forgotten crises; stresses the need to increase humanitarian and development aid to support young people by providing educational opportunities, access to basic healthcare services and productive employment prospects in small and weak economies;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for the EU and the Member States to take decisive and positive action ~~on gender mainstreaming in humanitarian~~to ensure humanitarian interventions across all sectors are truly needs-based, gender transformative actions, given that women and girls are the most likely victims of conflicts and natural disasters; underlines the need to accelerate the implementation of the EU Gender Action Plan; deplores the increase in gender-based violence in humanitarian settings and stresses the need to prevent itand support the meaningful participation of women’s organisations in humanitarian decision-making spaces, across design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of humanitarian response, in line with the Grand Bargain commitments; underlines the need to accelerate the implementation of the EU Gender Action Plan III across all of the EU’s external action;

Amendment 136 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU, Udo BULLMANN

15. Calls for the EU and the Member States to take positive action on gender mainstreaming in humanitarian action, given that women and girls are the most likely victims of conflicts and natural disasters; underlines the need to accelerate the implementation of the EU Gender Action Plan; deplores the increase in gender-based violence in humanitarian settings and stresses the need to prevent it; recalls that, in accordance with the “Do No Harm” principle, humanitarian actors in all sectors have a responsibility to design and implement their programming in a way that minimizes gender-based violence risks;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for the EU and the Member States to take positive action on gender mainstreaming in humanitarian action, given that women and girls are the most likely victims of conflicts and natural disasters but also agents of change; underlines the need to accelerate the implementation of the EU Gender Action Plan; deplores the increase in gender-based violence in humanitarian settings and stresses the need to prevent it;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Alerts that existing structural gender inequalities are exacerbated during crises and that therefore, women and girls, as well as the most marginalised groups that suffer different and intersecting forms of discrimination – such as people with disabilities, LGBITIQ+ or elderly people – are disproportionately affected by conflicts, natural disasters or climate change hazards; deplores the increase in gender- based violence in humanitarian settings and stresses the need to prevent it; underlines that the specific needs and rights of these groups should be addressed in all humanitarian responses;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Underlines the need for adequate training on the rights of girls and women to be provided to humanitarian personnel, and for measures to be applied to prevent and deal with complaints of abuse;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

– having regard to the Climate and Environment Charter for humanitarian organizations led by the IFRC and ICRC and the Donors’ Declaration on climate and the environment of March 2022;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Stresses the importance of improving reporting and the collection of data on gender-related funding, especially where funding supports gender- mainstreaming in humanitarian action;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Reiterates the need for the appropriate and timely SRH services to be prioritised and made available in the immediate humanitarian response, such as the Minimum Initial Service Package for reproductive health in emergencies and transition to comprehensive, as the situation allows;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Points out that close to 50% of the populations living in fragile and conflict- affected states were in contexts where relations between major donors and national authorities are politically estranged, or in hardest-to- reach territories over which State authorities do not hold effective control; notes that traditional humanitarian responses have limited reach and impact in contexts of internationally contested governments, non-State controlled territories and conflict-affected areas; encourages the EU and its Member States to enhance humanitarian access in these areas, including by collaborating with local partners to strengthen their capacity for action on the ground and providing adequate training and protection to humanitarian staff;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5

ECreating and enabling environment for humanitarian organistations

Amendment 144 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Insists on the need to reinforce the centrality of international humanitarian law and humanitarian principles in the EU’s external action; invites the Commission to develop a humanitarian diplomacy strategy together with the Member States, ensuring that this strategy advocates compliance with international humanitarian law and respect for humanitarian principles, calls on the Commission to set up an EU framework to compensate victims for breaches of international humanitarian law;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Insists on the need to reinforce the centrality and protection of international humanitarian law, international human rights law and humanitarian principles in the EU’s external action; invites the Commission to develop a humanitarian diplomacy strategy together with the Member States, ensuring that this strategy advocates the protection of civilians, compliance with international humanitarian law and respect for humanitarian principles;

Amendment 146 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Insists on the need to reinforce the centrality of international humanitarian law and humanitarian principles in the EU’s external action; invites the Commission to develop a humanitarian diplomacy strategy together with the Member States, ensuring more systematic and coordinated approach to humanitarian diplomacy and that this strategy advocates compliance with international humanitarian law and respect for humanitarian principles;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the European Union and the Member States to use all of their political influence to promote and uphold IHL, protect civilians and support humanitarian access to allow disaster affected people to access humanitarian aid as civilians must be better protected and not become intentional, accidental, or collateral victims of conflicts;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Recognises the urgent need for facilitating the effective humanitarian assistance in conflict zones by establishing a diplomatic provision for humanitarian visas, this provision shall enable humanitarian organizations to gain access to conflict areas for the purpose of providing essential aid and assistance to affected populations;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Stresses, however, that in zones of conflict, it is important to pay heed to the security considerations and directives of the legitimate national authorities of the country in which the humanitarian action is taking place;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)

– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 23 October 2020 on Gender Equality in EU’s foreign and security policy (2019/2167(INI));

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Strongly condemns war crimes and serious violations of international humanitarian law; calls for all perpetrators to be held accountable and for victims to receive reparations; draws attention to the need to make appropriate use of existing documentation in order to effectively bring perpetrators to justice, as well as to provide compensation, even if only symbolic, for victims and a real improvement in their conditions; deplores the rise in attacks on humanitarian personnel worldwide and insists on the need to increase protection measures for humanitarian workers; condemns discriminatory policies, such as the ban on female humanitarian workers in Afghanistan;

Amendment 151 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Strongly condemns war crimes and serious violations of international humanitarian law; calls for all perpetrators to be held accountable and for victims to receive reparations; deplores the rise in attacks on humanitarian personnel worldwide, and medical personnel in particular, and insists on the need to increase protection measures for humanitarian workers; condemns discriminatory policies, such as the ban on female humanitarian workers in Afghanistan, which indeed hinders women’s access to humanitarian aid in the country, and calls for a firm EU response to these policies;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Strongly condemns war crimes and ~~serious~~ violations of international humanitarian law; calls for all perpetrators to be held accountable and for victims to receive reparations; deplores the rise in attacks on civilians, humanitarian ~~personnel~~and medical personnel and critical infrastructure, inlcuding hospitals and schools, worldwide and insists on the need to increase protection measures for civilians, humanitarian and medical workers, critical infrastructures and preventing sexual exploitation and abuse within the humanitarian work~~ers~~; condemns discriminatory policies, such as the ban on female humanitarian workers in Afghanistan;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Strongly condemns war crimes and serious violations of international humanitarian law; calls for all perpetrators to be held accountable and for victims to receive reparations; deplores the rise in attacks on humanitarian personnel worldwide and insists on the need to increase protection measures for humanitarian workers and create specific measures to protect women humanitarian workers; condemns discriminatory policies, such as the ban on female humanitarian workers in Afghanistan;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Strongly condemns war crimes and serious violations of international humanitarian law; calls for all perpetrators to be held accountable and for victims to receive reparations; deplores the rise in attacks on humanitarian personnel worldwide and insists on the need to increase protection and security measures for humanitarian workers and preserve humanitarian space; condemns discriminatory policies, such as the ban on female humanitarian workers in Afghanistan;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Strongly condemns war crimes and serious violations of international humanitarian law; calls for all perpetrators to be held accountable and for victims to receive reparations; deplores the rise in attacks on humanitarian and medical personnel worldwide and insists on the need to increase protection measures for humanitarian workers; condemns discriminatory policies, such as the ban on female humanitarian workers in Afghanistan;

Amendment 156 #

17a. Calls, however, on donors and NGOs to exercise caution, vigilance and care before considering any deployment in conflict zones, given the risks of kidnapping for ransom of humanitarian personnel or extortion, and calls on NGOs and humanitarian stakeholders to comply with the recommendations of the countries where humanitarian action is taking place;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls for the removal of restrictions to civil society’s space and prevent violations of the rights of human rights defenders, including smear campaigns, threats and attacks against them, and other attempts to hinder their work; calls for the European Union and its Member States, to allow for the provision of humanitarian assistance, unhindered by administrative and criminal proceedings;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Stresses that the enforcement of international humanitarian law necessitates that the procedural criminal laws of all EU Member States enable the universal prosecution of violations without any constraints; calls upon all EU Member States that impose restrictions on the universal prosecution of such violations to implement the required legislative reforms to this end;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Points out that all humanitarian workers involved in conflict situations, regardless of their nationality or country of origin, shall be entitled to equal protection and support during evacuation operations; no distinction shall be made based on the workers' origin or any other discriminatory factors;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 b (new)

– having regard to the Constitution of the World Health Organization;

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to propose a media strategy for shining the spotlight on forgotten crises, which should include sponsored articles and posts in print and social media, as well as scholarships and training for journalists;

Amendment 161 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Christophe CLERGEAU, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Calls for the establishment of an EU coordination mechanism in order to monitor violations and advocate for ensuring that human rights as well as international humanitarian law is respected, including by using the relevant political, trade and economic levers in the EU’s external action; calls on the Commission and the Member States to include international humanitarian law violations as a criterion for listing individuals or entities in the relevant EU sanctions regimes;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Welcomes the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2664 (201622) introducing a humanitarian exemption in UN sanction regimes; calls for the EU to further align with the global standard set by UN Security Council Resolution 2664 (20~~16) and to~~22); calls the Commission to carry out analysis of the impact of sanctions on the delivery of humanitarian aid and subsequently adopt standing humanitarian exemptions in its autonomous sanction regimes in order to facilitate humanitarian activities in contexts affected by armed conflict, as required by international humanitarian law; furthermore insists on the need to include a standing humanitarian exemption in the future Directive on the definition of criminal offences and penalties for the violation of Union restrictive measures in order to ensure that humanitarian activities are not criminalized under EU sanction regimes and that humanitarian workers are protected in the contexts where EU sanctions apply; calls on the European Commission to work closely with financial institutions and humanitarian actors to ensure that administrative barriers including de-risking over- compliance are addressed to enable the delivery of humanitarian aid;

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Welcomes the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2664 (2016) introducing a humanitarian exemption in UN sanction regimes; calls for the EU to further align with the global standard set by UN Security Council Resolution 2664 (2016) and to adopt standingStresses that sanctions help to achieve key objectives such as maintaining peace, strengthening international security and supporting democracy, international law and human rights; supports a case-by-case approach to humanitarian exemptions ~~in its~~from autonomous sanction ~~regimes in order to facilitate humanitarian activities in contexts affected by armed conflict, as required by international~~s aimed at identifying the needs of humanitarian organisations in the country concerned and the risk of circumvention of sanctions through fake humanitarian ~~law~~action;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Welcomes the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2664 (201622) introducing a humanitarian exemption in UN sanction regimes; calls for the EU to further align with the global standard set by UN Security Council Resolution 2664 (201622) and to adopt standing humanitarian exemptions in its autonomous sanction regimes in order to ~~facilitat~~ensure humanitarian a~~ctivitie~~ssistance and support to basic human needs in contexts affected by armed conflict, as required by international humanitarian law;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Welcomes the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2664 (2016) introducing a humanitarian exemption in UN sanction regimes; calls for the EU and the Member States to further align with the global standard set by UN Security Council Resolution 2664 (2016) and to adopt standing humanitarian exemptions in its autonomous sanction regimes in order to facilitate humanitarian activities in contexts affected by armed conflict, as required by international humanitarian law;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Welcomes the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2664 (201622) introducing a humanitarian exemption in UN sanction regimes; calls for the EU to further align with the global standard set by UN Security Council Resolution 2664 (201622) and to adopt standing humanitarian exemptions in its autonomous sanction regimes in order to facilitate humanitarian activities in contexts affected by armed conflict, as required by international humanitarian law;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Underlines the important role of civil society, humanitarian organisations and local partners in identifying the needs on spot and delivering humanitarian aid directly to those in need; calls however for enhanced coordination of assistance distributed among NGOs and other donors to secure predictability of aid and to avoid fragmentation of aid as well as overlapping actions;

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on the Commission to establish a European Centre for Humanitarian Research and Innovation, bringing together experts from academia and practitioners to foster innovation in the humanitarian sector, notably on access to new sources of finance;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on enhancing local and sustainable agricultural and food production by investing in agroecological methods and sustainable fisheries to increase food availability and prevent dependence on external supplies in times of humanitarian crises;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas humanitarian crises are becoming more protracted and complex, and are causing global spillover effects; whereas increasing numbers of conflicts, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic have created more economic vulnerability and displacement, resulting in even greater needs; whereas there is an increased SRH risk in humanitarian settings, including armed conflict, which requires specific attention from a human rights perspective;

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Recognizes that civil society organizations from Central and Eastern Europe have been insufficiently involved in Commission-funded humanitarian assistance, which has resulted in low awareness among the public about humanitarian assistance projects implemented by the Commission, emphasizes the importance of building a network of key partners integrating both international and local humanitarian NGOs from all over the EU to promote and deliver effective humanitarian aid;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Underlines the widespread violations of the right to food during conflicts, with recurring use of starvation as a method of warfare, and denial of humanitarian access; calls on the European Commission and the Member States to duly enforce international humanitarian law and vigorously prosecute and sanction those who use starvation as a weapon of war;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)

18c. Highlights the need of reducing the administrative burden for humanitarian organisations by enhancing harmonisation and simplification of donor proposal and reporting requirements;

Amendment 173 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Underlines the importance of supporting local actors in line with the Grand Bargain commitment to making principled humanitarian action as local as possible; ~~invit~~praises the ~~Commission and the Member States to fu~~role that local and national organisations and first responders play in humanitarian responses and the support they provide to people in the most acute needs; welcomes the EC guidance note on equitable parthner ~~develop~~ships and ECHO’s commitment to advance their localisation ~~strategies in close collaboration with~~agenda in the Grand Bargain discussions; calls on the European Commission and Member States for the full and meaningful implementation of the commitments enshrined in guidance note, ensuring accountability for the commitments made, a proper support to its partners as well as a fair sharing of risks with intermediate and local partner organisations; humanitarian partners, and to ensure an adequate sharing of risks;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Underlines the importance of supporting local actors in line with the Grand Bargain commitment to making principled humanitarian action as local as possible; ~~invit~~praises the ~~Commission and the Member States to fu~~role that local and national organisations and first responders play in humanitarian responses and the support they provide to people in the most acute needs; welcomes the EC guidance note on equitable parthner ~~develop~~ships and ECHO’s commitment to advance their localisation ~~strategies in close collaboration with humanitarian partners, and to ensure an adequate sharing of risk~~agenda in the Grand Bargain discussions; calls on the European Commission and Member States for the full and meaningful implementation of the commitments enshrined in guidance note, ensuring accountability for the commitments made, a proper support to its partners as well as a fair sharing of risks with intermediate and local partner organisations;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Underlines the importance of supporting local actors in line with the Grand Bargain commitment to making principled humanitarian action as local as possible; invites the Commission and the Member States to further develop their localisation strategies in close collaboration with humanitarian partners, and to ensure an adequate sharing of risks; is concerned that local actors struggle to gain access to finance, including pooled funds, due to bureaucratic impediments and lack of capacities; considers that local actors should be given maximum flexibility, especially as regards overheads’ thresholds; calls on the Commission and the Member States to push for a stricter enforcement of Grand Bargain commitments;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Underlines the importance of supporting local actors and boosting the participation of affected communities in addressing humanitarian needs in line with the Grand Bargain commitment to making principled humanitarian action as local as possible; invites the Commission and the Member States to further develop their localisation strategies in close collaboration with humanitarian partners, to guarantee that greater support is provided for the leadership, delivery and capacity of local responders, and to ensure an adequate sharing of risks;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Draws attention to the need for cooperation between the Commission, the EU financial institutions and the Member States, whereby the EU institutions should seek to make use of the potential of all Member States, including those with less experience in the field of humanitarian aid and development cooperation, in line with the principles of openness to new humanitarian initiatives, taking into account smaller organisations, especially those with representations in conflict countries;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on all humanitarian actors to promote more equitable partnerships and to open and create spaces and opportunities for organisations representing the most marginalized crisis affected people of all genders and in all their diversity so they may directly participate and speak in relevant advocacy national, regional and global fora;

Amendment 179 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that women’s equal participation and empowerment is integrated explicitly into any new mechanisms to strengthen the role of local actors in humanitarian action; recalls the prominent role of women as victims of conflicts and disasters;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas humanitarian crises are becoming more protracted and complex, and are causing global spillover effects; whereas increasing numbers of conflicts, climate change hazards and their impacts and the COVID-19 pandemic have created more economic vulnerability and displacement, resulting in even greater needs; whereas these crises have significantly risen inequalities;

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Stresses that EU humanitarian action needs greater ‘recognisability’, especially in terms of EU/European funds committed in the final beneficiaries of aid; calls for initiatives and projects that will raise public awareness of forgotten crises and mobilise donors to channel more aid to these areas;

Amendment 19 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas humanitarian crises are becoming more protracted and complex, and are causing global spillover effects; whereas increasing numbers of conflicts, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, and the restriction and lockdown measures taken in response to that pandemic, have created more economic vulnerability and displacement, resulting in even greater needs;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

– having regard the Humanitarian Partnership 2021-2027 and its goal to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of humanitarian aid;

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas humanitarian crises are becoming more protracted and complex, and are causing global spillover effects; whereas increasing numbers of conflicts, climate change, growing food insecurity, the energy crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic have created more economic vulnerability and displacement, resulting in even greater needs;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas humanitarian crises are becoming more protracted and complex, and are causing global spillover effects; whereas increasing numbers of conflicts, climate change, natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic have created more economic vulnerability and displacement, resulting in even greater needs;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the gap between global humanitarian needs and the resources allocated to meet them continues to widen; whereas in 2022, the funding gap was USD 23 billion, with only 55 % of global needs covered; whereas the EU’s humanitarian budget for 2023 has been set at EUR 1.7 billion, which is far from sufficient to keep up with the EU’s commitments as one of the world’s leading donors; whereas there are striking imbalances in funding between humanitarian appeals, reflecting the fact that more crises are being forgotten;deleted

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas there is no universally agreed official definition of a 'forgotten crisis'; the term 'forgotten crisis' is often used to describe situations where humanitarian crises receive limited attention, media coverage, or international response, despite the severity of the situation and the impact on affected populations. These crises are often overshadowed by other high-profile emergencies or ongoing conflicts that garner more media and public attention;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas in fragile and conflict affected settings, parties in conflict fail to comply with their responsibility and obligations under IHL, impacting on the protection of civilians and the ability of humanitarian organisations and workers to access and address the needs of people, exacerbating and prolonging humanitarian needs;

Amendment 25 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the European Union, the EU Member States and the United States of America account for the vast majority of the global funding for humanitarian aid; whereas there is clear need to involve potential donors with adequate funding capacity;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas innovative structural solutions are needed to address global humanitarian challenges and ensuring the humanitarian system is more agile, prepared for and responsive to humanitarian crisis, more gender- inclusive, locally-led and accountable; whereas these solutions should focus on ensuring sufficient and quality funding, implementing effectively the humanitarian- development-peace nexus (triple nexus) approach and creating an enabling humanitarian environment for humanitarian workers and organisations; whereas efforts to address current and future humanitarian challenges must be guided by a people-centred approach, especially with regard to women, children and persons with disabilities; whereas the role and participation of local actors and first responders in humanitarian responses must be recognised and supported; whereas it is estimated that over 40% of the half a million humanitarian workers who provide frontline care during emergencies, wars and disasters, are women;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas innovative structural solutions are needed to address global humanitarian challenges and ensuring the humanitarian system is more agile, prepared for and responsive to humanitarian crisis, more gender- inclusive, locally-led and accountable; whereas these solutions should focus on ensuring sufficient and quality funding, implementing effectively the humanitarian- development-peace nexus (triple nexus) approach and creating an enabling humanitarian environment for humanitarian workers and organisations; whereas efforts to address current and future humanitarian challenges must be guided by a people-centred approach that addresses the diverse humanitarian needs of all people and communities and the protection of their rights under international humanitarian law; whereas the role and participation of local actors and first responders in humanitarian responses must be recognised and supported;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas innovative structural solutions are needed to address global humanitarian challenges; whereas these solutions should focus on ensuring sufficient funding, implementing the commitments on localisation and the humanitarian-development-peace nexus (triple nexus) approach and creating an enabling humanitarian environment in line with the principles of humanitarian aid; whereas efforts to address current and future humanitarian challenges must be guided by a conflict sensitive and people- centred approach driven by affected communities;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas innovative structural solutions are needed to address global humanitarian challenges; whereas these solutions should focus on ensuring sufficient funding used in an effective and transparent manner, implementing the humanitarian-development-peace nexus (triple nexus) approach and creating an enabling humanitarian environment; whereas efforts to address current and future humanitarian challenges must be guided by a people-centred approach;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

– having regard to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa communication of December 2022 entitled “Special Drawing Rights must be relocated to avail sustainable financing for Africa”; to the African Development Bank Group communication of 2022 entitled “Special Drawing Rights and reallocating for low income countries” and to the UNICEF communication July 2021 “Financing an inclusive recovery for children. A call to action”;

Amendment 30 #

Da. whereas the European Commission allocates at least 15% of its initial annual humanitarian budget to forgotten crises, and has lead by example in ensuring no diversion of aid in light of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. whereas humanitarian budgets around the world have, nonetheless, been squeezed as a result of the war, including those of EU Member States;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas climate change, COVID- 19 pandemic, and increasing number of conflicts have severely disrupted the provision and continuation of essential and lifesaving healthcare services;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas more than 26 million women and girls of reproductive age world-wide have been forced away from their homes, feeling natural disasters, drought, famine and war, and now live in refugee camps and crises zones; whereas they are in a dire state of emergency and further exposed at increased risk of sexual violence, sexually transmitted infections including HIV and unintended pregnancies;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas reducing humanitarian need worldwide contributes to global and European security;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

Dc. whereas humanitarian aid is unlike other forms of EU expenditure, in that it is life-saving;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)

Dd. whereas 83% of people in need live in countries that have had UN-backed emergency response appeals for at least five straight years; whereas almost three quarters of those in humanitarian need live in countries facing at least two of the key causes of crises: conflict, climate, or economic fragility;11a _________________ 11a https://devinit.org/resources/global- humanitarian-assistance-report-2023/

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

FEnsuring an adequate volume and quality of humanitarian funding

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls urgently on the Commission and the Member States to substantially increase their humanitarian aid budgets to respond to humanitarian needs, which are at a record high; reiterates its call on the Member States to allocate a fixed share of their gross national incomes to humanitarian aid; supports, in this regard, the Council conclusions of 22 May 2023 encouraging the Member States to devote 10 % of their official development assistance to humanitarian action and calls for their swift implementation;deleted

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls urgently on the Commission and the Member States to substantially increase their humanitarian aid budgets to respond to humanitarian needs, which are at a record high; ~~reiterates its call on~~calls the Council to compel the Member States to allocate by law a fixed share of 0.7% of their gross national incomes to ~~humanitarian aid~~official development assistance; supports, in this regard, the Council conclusions of 22 May 2023 ~~encourag~~asking the Member States to devote 10 % of their official development assistance to humanitarian action a~~nd calls for their swift~~ccompanied by an official follow-up mechanism that ensures the implementation;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls urgently on the Commission and the Member States to substantially increase their humanitarian aid budgets and to include a gender-transformative approach in all its internal and external policies to respond to humanitarian needs, which are at a record high; reiterates its call on the Member States to allocate a fixed share of their gross national incomes to humanitarian aid; s~~upports, in this regard,~~trongly supports the Council conclusions of 22 May 2023 encouraging the Member States to devote 10 % of their official development assistance to humanitarian action and calls for their swift implementation;

Amendment 4 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)

– having regard to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees communication of June 2023 entitled “A threat to lives, dignity and hope. The implications of underfunding UNHCR’s activities in 2023”;

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls urgently on the Commission and the Member States to substantially increase their humanitarian aid budgets to respond to humanitarian needs, which are at a record high, without compromising on the development budget; reiterates its call on the Member States to allocate a fixed share of their gross national incomes to humanitarian aid; supports, in this regard, the Council conclusions of 22 May 2023 encouraging the Member States to devote 10 % of their official development assistance to humanitarian action and calls for their swift implementation; calls on the Commission and Member States to set ambitious targets and to create roadmaps for gradually increasing official development assistance to meet the final target;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls urgently on the Commission and the Member States to substantially increase their humanitarian aid budgets to respond to humanitarian needs, which are at a record high; reiterates its call on the Member States to allocate a fixed share of their gross national incomes to humanitarian aid; supports, in this regard, the Council conclusions of 22 May 2023 encouraging the Member States to devote 10 % of their official development assistance to humanitarian action and calls for their swift implementation in close consultation and cooperation with humanitarian partners – especially NGOs and frontline responders;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls upon the Member States to urgently and diligently fulfil their financial commitments regarding humanitarian aid; urges the Member States to prioritize the needs of vulnerable populations and ensure that allocated funds are utilized efficiently, effectively and with a focus on long- term sustainable solutions;

Amendment 43 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that closing the funding gap is a global responsibility; reiterates, therefore, the need to expand the humanitarian resource base by promoting the greater involvement of non-traditional donor countries with major economic potential and by mobilising private funding, in full respect of humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence; calls on EU Delegations and all Member State embassies to prioritise human development in their joint programming;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that closing the funding gap is a global responsibility; reiterates, therefore, the need to expand the humanitarian resource base by promoting the greater involvement of non-traditional donor countries with major economic potential and by mobilising private funding, accompanied by follow-up mechanisms, in full respect of humanitarian principles; of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that closing the funding gap is a global responsibility; reiterates, therefore, the need to expand the humanitarian resource base by promoting the greater involvement of non-traditional donor countries with major economic potential under conditions complying with humanitarian aid principles and by mobilising private funding, in full respect of humanitarian principles;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that closing the funding gap is a global responsibility; reiterates, therefore, the need to achieve a more balanced funding structure and expand the humanitarian resource base by promoting the greater involvement of non- traditional, emerging and potential donor countries with major economic potential and by mobilising private funding, in full respect of humanitarian principles;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines the concerns over development additionality of blending- guarantee mechanisms as assessed by the European Court of Auditors in the case of EFSD; calls on the Commission and financial institutions, including the EIB, to ensure that all humanitarian operations undertaken through blending are compliant with the external action goals of the EU as defined in Article 21 TEU, including respect and promotion of human rights, eradication of poverty, and the management of environmental risks; calls on the Commission to provide the European Parliament with a written assessment on the implementation of the pilot project for blending for humanitarian action, defined in the Commission communication of 10 March 2021, to evaluate the alignment of this financial mechanisms with external action objectives;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Underlines that the increased role of private sector partnerships, including support to the “Global Gateway” strategy make access to support for local actors more complex and limit their access to equitable partnerships to leave no one behind; insists that transparency and accountability across EU external actions, and related financial instruments should be fully guaranteed, including for Team Europe Initiatives aimed to provide humanitarian support;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Insists on the importance to preserve expertise and non interference into the neutrality principle of humanitarian actors; stresses that further engagement with the private sector requires: prior analysis of results achieved so far through this collaboration, and to promote exclusively partnerships which comply with international humanitarian principles, environment, social and human rights standards, and accountability to affected populations;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

– having regard to the DG ECHO Operational Guidance for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in EU-funded Humanitarian Aid Operations;

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Calls for an expansion of the circle of donor countries which contribute to humanitarian aid on a voluntary basis, to include the 100 countries that the World Bank identifies as high-income and richest countries in the world; underlines that a contribution of these countries counting for 0.03% of their GNI should be compulsory and would allow to raise the $30 billion needed to address international humanitarian crises; stresses that the involvement of new countries would not only solve the question of the volume of aid, but contribute to depoliticising humanitarian aid and making it less exposed to divisions between major state powers;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Calls for the revision of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) to include a substantial increase in humanitarian aid to match the new humanitarian landscape; i~~Is concerned that the funds earmarked for external crises under the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve (SEAR) were already exhausted in the first quarter of 2023; suggests splitting the SEAR into two separate parts, reflecting the internal and external dimensions, and equipping each part with adequate funding;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the revision of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) to include a substantial increase in the humanitarian aid budget to match the new humanitarian landscape and needs, including the specific needs of women and girls; is concerned that the funds earmarked for external crises under the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve (SEAR) were already exhausted in the first quarter of 2023; suggests splitting the SEAR into two separate parts, reflecting the internal and external dimensions, and equipping each part with adequate funding; urges the EC and the Council to ensure that all remaining funds on each 1st of September are allocated to crises which are external to the EU; and that at least 35% of the end-of-year cushion, available from the 1st of October, is allocated to external crises;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the revision of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) to include a substantial increase in humanitarian aid to match the new humanitarian landscape; is concerned that the funds earmarked for external crises under the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve (SEAR) were already exhausted in the first quarter of 2023; suggests splitting the SEAR into two separate parts, reflecting the internal and external dimensions, and equipping each part with adequate funding; underlines that any increase in the SEAR should be complementary to the much needed increase in the humanitarian aid (HUMA) budgetary line;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls for the EU to provide a robust annual budget for EU humanitarian aid to ensure timely, predictable and flexible funding for humanitarian aid at the beginning of each financial year and to keep a ring- fenced envelope within the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve (SEAR) for humanitarian crises outside the Union and maintaining the existing capacity to rapidly mobilise additional funds in the case of emerging, escalating or sudden onset emergencies;

Amendment 55 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Parliament and Council to substantially increase the Humanitarian Aid instrument in the context of the 2024 Annual Budget;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Is concerned about the imbalances in funding between crises and within sectors and warns of the consequences of chronic underfunding on the most vulnerable; notes that in 2022, only 27.7 % of the humanitarian appeal for El Salvador was funded compared to 94.5 % of the humanitarian appeal for the Central African Republic, reflecting that funding imbalances can result in some appeals receiving as much as three times more funding than others; notes the critical and continuous underfunding of the protection and gender based violence sectors, which highly impacts on access to services of people in need; calls for more equitable, needs-based distribution of funding to ensure that no one is left behind; calls on the Commission to develop a more harmonised approach to forgotten crises and to report on its commitment to allocate 15 % of its initial annual humanitarian budget to forgotten crises and prevent the transfer of resources from already underfunded crises; calls on the Council to better coordinate the Member States’ attention and support for these crises;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Is concerned about the imbalances in funding between crises and within sectors and warns of the consequences of chronic underfunding on the most vulnerable; notes that in 2022, only 27.7 % of the humanitarian appeal for El Salvador was funded compared to 94.5 % of the humanitarian appeal for the Central African Republic, reflecting that funding imbalances can result in some appeals receiving as much as three times more funding than others; notes the critical and continuous underfunding of the protection and gender based violence sectors, which highly impacts on access to services of people in need; calls for more equitable, needs-based distribution of funding to ensure that no one is left behind; calls on the Commission to develop a more harmonised approach to ~~forgot~~neglectend crises and to report on its commitment to allocate 15 % of its initial annual humanitarian budget to ~~forgot~~neglectend crises; calls on the Council to better coordinate the Member States’ attention and support for these crises;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Is concerned about the imbalances in funding between crises and warns of the consequences of chronic underfunding on the most vulnerable; notes that in 2022, only 27.7 % of the humanitarian appeal for El Salvador was funded compared to 94.5 % of the humanitarian appeal for the Central African Republic, reflecting that funding imbalances can result in some appeals receiving as much as three times more funding than others; calls for more equitable, needs-based distribution of funding to ensure that no one is left behind; calls on the Commission to develop a more harmonised approach to forgotten crises and to report on its commitment to allocate 15 % of its initial annual humanitarian budget to forgotten crises; calls on the Council to better coordinate the Member States’ support for these crises; urges to identify ways to better link short and long term support mechanisms, so called humanitarian - development nexus in disaster prone countries;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Is concerned about the imbalances in funding between crises, particularly with the focus being placed on the tragic war in Ukraine, and warns of the consequences of chronic underfunding on the most vulnerable, especially in Sub- Saharan Africa; notes that in 2022, only 27.7 % of the humanitarian appeal for El Salvador was funded compared to 94.5 % of the humanitarian appeal for the Central African Republic, reflecting that funding imbalances can result in some appeals receiving as much as three times more funding than others; calls for more equitable, needs-based distribution of funding to ensure that no one is left behind; calls on the Commission to develop a more harmonised approach to forgotten crises and to report on its commitment to allocate 15 % of its initial annual humanitarian budget to forgotten crises; calls on the Council to better coordinate the Member States’ support for these crises;

Amendment 6 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Karsten LUCKE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Christophe CLERGEAU, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)

– having regard to the Commission Recommendation of 8 February 2023 on Union disaster resilience goals;

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support and implement the G7 foreign ministers statement on anticipatory action and invest an increased part of the humanitarian funding for early warning and anticipatory action ; invites the Commission and the Member States to strengthen existing and currently developed early warning systems (IPC, FEWSNET and local ones) to enhance and disseminate the evidence base for a political warning and triggering of an adequate government, donor and partner response to prevent IPC 2 levels deteriorating into IPC 3, 4 or 5;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Expresses profound concern regarding MINURSO’s financial situation; calls upon the EU and the international community to increase their support to Sahrawi refugees, providing the Agency with the necessary financial resources to fulfil its mandate and ensure the uninterrupted provision of vital services to one of the most vulnerable populations;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on HR/VP Josep Borrell, in his capacity as chair of the Foreign Affairs Council, to advocate against the diversion and reduction of humanitarian aid by the Member States; stresses that expanding the donor base globally will require extensive diplomatic and political efforts by the EU;

Amendment 63 #