Activities of Soraya POST related to 2018/2159(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Building EU capacity on conflict prevention and mediation (short presentation)
Reports (1)
REPORT on building EU capacity on conflict prevention and mediation PDF (175 KB) DOC (58 KB)
Amendments (19)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
— having regard to UN Security Council resolutions 1325, 1820, 1888, 1889, 1960, 2106, 2122 and 2242 on women, peace and security, and to the new EU Strategic Approach to Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and the Council conclusions on Women, Peace and Security of 10 December 2018 (15086/18),
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the EU conflict prevention and mediation work has mutual benefits to the UN work on women, peace and security; reminds that conflict prevention includes effective early warning systems, preventive diplomacy and mediation, that tackle the root causes of conflict;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas global disarmament is fundamental to achieve long term peace;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the EU is committed to implementing the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2250 and subsequent updates;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the prevention of violent conflict is fundamental to political and social advancement; whereas it is instrumental to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically goal 16 on peaceful and inclusive societies, access to justice for all and effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy (2016) and EU Strategic Engagement on Gender Equality (2015 - 2019) reaffirmed the importance of equality between women and men as a political objective and a driver of sustainable development;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the external financing instruments provide a significant contribution in support of conflict prevention and peacebuilding and should specifically promote, leverage and fund conflict prevention and mediation activities;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas violent conflict and war have a disproportionate impact on women and children and puts women at greater risk then men of economic and sexual exploitation, forced labour, displacement and detention and sexual violence such as rape, which is used as a tactic of war; whereas the active participation of women and youth is crucial for conflict prevention and peacebuilding as well as in the prevention of all forms of violence, including sexual and gender-based violence;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas gender equality and peace remain drastically under-funded with a consistent disparity between policy commitments to gender equality and women’s and girl’s empowerment, and the financial allocations required to achieve them;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Underlines that all EU peace and conflict prevention and mediations programs and policies must have as a goal the advancement of human rights and human security;
Amendment 87 #
1. Welcomes the European Union’s prioritisation of conflict prevention and mediation; underlines that such an approach is delivering a high degree of EU added value in political, social, economic and human security terms globally;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the setting up of a comprehensive architecture to support the EU’s priorities as described below;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the establishment, under the authority of the VP/HR, of an EU high- level advisory board on Conflict Prevention and mediation with the aim of setting up a gender-sensitive pool of senior political mediators and conflict prevention experts to make available political and technical expertise at short notice;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the establishment of a dedicated EEAS for conflict prevention and mediation and the establishment of development of tools such as the Early Warning System and horizon scanningto identify structural risks and proximate drivers of conflict and prevent the emergence, re-emergence or escalation of violent conflict, and the development of the horizon scanning to identify shorter term risks to human security such as human rights violations, including sexual violence; calls for investments to further develop such tools;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for further capacity development on gender and conflict analysis and conflict prevention for in- house staff and senior mediators, as well as for third parties, engaging with the EEAS and including civil society organisations;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the fact that all EU interventions in violent and conflict- affected areas need to be conflict and gender sensitive; calls for immediate action to embed these aspects in all relevant policies, strategies, actions and operations, entailing a greater focus on the avoidance of doing harm, while maximising the EU's contribution to achieving long term conflict prevention and peacebuilding objectives;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls to encourage systematically the establishment of Reconciliation and Accountability mechanisms in all post conflict areas to ensure accountability for past crimes as well as prevention and deterrence for the future;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the EU to establish an European women´s mediators network;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the implementation of full gender equality and for efforts to ensure the participation and protection of women and, girls and youth, together with women's rights across the conflict cycle, from conflict prevention through to post-conflict reconstruction;