6 Amendments of Bill NEWTON DUNN related to 2011/0406(COD)
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) More effective aid, transparency, greater complementarity and better harmonisation, alignment with partner countries, and coordination of procedures, both between the Union and its Member States and in relations with other donors and development actors, are essential for ensuring the consistency and relevance of aid whilst at the same time reducing the costs borne by partner countries. Through its development policy, the Union is committed to implementing those conclusions of the Declaration on Aid Effectiveness adopted by the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, held in Paris, on 2 March 2005, the Accra Agenda for Action adopted on 4 September 2008 and their follow-up Declaration adopted in Busan on 1st December 2011. The objective of achieving a joint programming amongst the Union and its Member States should be reinforced. These commitments have lead to a number of conclusions of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting with the Council such as the EU Code of Conduct on Complementarity and Division of Labour in Development Policy, and the Operational Framework on Aid Effectiveness.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Union's policy and international action for development cooperation are guided by the MDGs, such as the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger, including any subsequent internationally agreed modifications thereto, and by the development objectives and principles and commitments approved by the Union and its Member States, including in the context of their cooperation within the United Nations (UN) and other competent international organisations in the field of development cooperation. The Union's policy and international action is also guided by its commitments and obligations concerning human rights and development, including the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women and the UN Declaration on the Right to Development.
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The following cross-cutting issues shall be mainstreamed in all programmes: the promotion of human rights, gender equality, women empowerment of women, non- discrimination, democracy, good governance, the promotion of peace and the prevention of violent conflict, the rights of the child and indigenous peoples' rights, social inclusion and the rights of persons with disabilities, decent work, environmental sustainability including addressing climate change and combating HIV/AIDS.
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph -1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph -1 a (new)
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph II – point a
Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph II – point a
(a) Social protection, health, education and jobs; Health, education, employment and social protection; - supporting sector reforms that increase access to basic social services, in particular quality health and education services, with a central focus on access to such services by the poor, marginalised and vulnerable groups, - strengthening local capacities to respond to global challenges, including through using sectoral budget support with intensified policy dialogue, - strengthening health systems, addressing the human resource crisis of health providers, fair financing for health and making medicines and vaccines more affordable for the poor, - supporting the full implementation of strategies to promote child health and sexual and reproductive health and rights, - ensuring an adequate supply of sufficient and affordable good quality drinking water, adequate sanitation and hygiene, - enhancing support for and equal access to quality education; supporting secondary education and vocational training for employability and capacity to carry out and use the results of research in favour of sustainable development, - supporting national social protection schemes and floors, including social insurance systems, which contribute to reducing inequalities, preventing social exclusion and combating discrimination against all groups, while paying particular attention to gender issues, the rights of indigenous peoples, children and the condition of disabled people, - supporting the decent work agenda, and promoting social dialogue,
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph II – point c
Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph II – point c
(c) Sustainable agriculture and energy. , food security and nutrition, and sustainable energy; - helping build developing countries' resilience to shocks (such as scarcity of resources and supply, price volatility) and tackling inequalities, by giving poor people better access to land, food, water, energy and finance without harming the environment, - supporting sustainable agricultural practices and relevant agricultural research, including the safeguarding of ecosystem services, giving priority to locally-developed practices and focusing on smallholder agriculture and rural livelihoods, formation of producer groups, the supply and marketing chain, and supporting women in agriculture, - encouraging government efforts to facilitate responsible private investment, as well as to adopt responsible rules on large scale land acquisitions, - supporting strategic approaches to food security, with a focus on food availability, access (including markets, safety nets and gender awareness), nutrition, with a focus on combating malnutrition in the early ages, and stability, - addressing food insecurity and malnutrition in situations of transition and fragility, by supporting interventions to protect, maintain and recover productive and social assets vital for food security, to facilitate economic integration and longer-term rehabilitation, - supporting country-led, participatory, decentralised and environmentally sustainable territorial development, aimed at involving beneficiaries in the identification of investments, - improving access to modern, affordable, sustainable, efficient, clean (including renewable) energy services, with a priority for local and regional sustainable energy solutions, and decentralised energy production, to bring development priorities in line with environmental concerns.