10 Amendments of Hilde VAUTMANS related to 2015/2104(INI)
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the main emphasis of the EU's external policy has been on bilateral relations, on cooperation and partnerships with countries and groups of countries all over the world; whereas special attention has been paid over the last decades to the geopolitical goals and concerns in its immediate Eastern and Southern neighbourhoods and whereas the EU also maintains special relationships with, and – in its action –devotes particular attention to, the challenges in the countries in the continent of Africa;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the EU carries the biggest financial burden in international development cooperation, since more than half of Official Development Assistance worldwide is provided by the EU and its Member States; whereas EU development policies have high quality by promoting effectively poverty reduction and economic, social and environmental sustainability and whereas Africa is playing an increasingly important role internationally;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that the Security Council, whose composition is based on an outdated worlcurrent composition and functioning of the Security Council, which is outdated because it is based on the geopolitical balance of power which existed shortly after the Second Wordeld War, must be reformed in order to reflectstructurally reformed and aligned with the new world geopolitical reality and toin order to anticipate more effectively meet the present and future security challenges;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that the Security Council, whose composition is based on an outdated world order, must be reformed in order to reflect the new world geopolitical reality and to more effectively meet the present and future security challenges, keeping into account that members of the Security Council need to contribute financially and effectively in relation to their capacities;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls upon the members of the UN Security Council to dedicate sufficient attention to the gender mainstreaming in the UN and as such, in the election process of a new UN Secretary-General, and in the case of equally suitable candidates, preferably opt for a female candidate as the successor of Mr. Ban Ki- moon;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is convinced that a better geographical balance in the composition of the Security Council will make the UN more democratic and that at the same time the composition of the Security Council should take account of both the democratic content and the financial, logistic and operational contributions of members to enhancing international peace and security;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on further development of preventive and early warning tools and enhanced mediation capabilities of the UN, and on more precise mandates and clear exit strategies for peace-making, peacebuilding and peacekeeping operations; bearing in mind the recent atrocities and human rights violations perpetrated by some extremist groups, urges the Security Council to define an ambitious set of tools and means to ensure effective prevention ofprevent and combat these atrocities effectively;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the conviction that the activities of the economic and social dimensionactors of the UN System must beneed substantially strengthened coherence, and that this could be achieved, inter alia, through the establishment of a Sustainable Development Council as the main decision making body for all sustainable development related matters (based on the three pillars, social, economic and environmental), ensuring coordinated and efficient assessment of the needs, and adoption of necessary roadmaps, decisions and binding measures; stresses that this is necessary to effectively implement the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the UN Summit in September;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that this Council should also have a strong coordinative role in all other fields in the UN System but security; in light of the recurring human catastrophes linked to illegal migrationsas migration is often related to humanitarian disasters and causes much human suffering, and considering that sustainable development of the countries of origin could facilitate in the long run a drying up of illegalultimately provide a solution to the problem of migration flows, is of the conviction that this Council should coordinate the work of all agencies related to this concern;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Council and the Commission to reflect on this approach and to report on an annual basis to the Parliament on the global role of the EUrole and activities of the EU in its multilateral action, ensuring hereby that the European Parliament takes an active role in the definition and the monitoring of the means to achieve EU foreign policy goals;