Activities of Arne LIETZ related to 2015/2275(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Peace Support Operations - EU engagement with the UN and the African Union
Amendments (3)
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a comprehensive plan to reinforce sustainable development policies in peacekeeping operations in order to ensure long-term development; recalls the need to provide tools to achieve clear steps towards democracy and democratic values such as human rights, the rule of law and freedom of speech, along with a sustainable economy and stable society; underlines the need for a comprehensive plan regarding conflict areas and their surroundings with a view to preventing the emergence of new conflicts; calls, in this regard, for an early warning system;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that sexual violence is used as a weapon of war in many conflict areas; stresses that women and girls are especially vulnerable during conflicts; underlines their need for protection, supported by trained armed forces, who are respecting human rights.
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that emphasis should be on political, humanitarian and development policy efforts should be used initially, supported by civilian peacekeeping operations, and should be transformed intothat they should be complemented by military operations only when necessary; demands that military peacekeeping should be supported by humanitarian and development policy both during operations,part of a wider comprehensive approach, considering the security-development nexus to aid peaceful resolution of the conflict, and afterwards, so as to make the settlement sustainable; stresses that humanitarian needs should be met by independent, impartial and neutral humanitarian assistance, on the basis of thorough needs assessment.