14 Amendments of Željana ZOVKO related to 2021/2003(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the EEAS, the Commission and the EU Member States to use GAP III as a basis to enhance gender equality and gender mainstreaming in their external action, to support the full enjoyment of human rights by all girls and women, to strengthen their empowerment across the globe, and to put its gender-transformative, rights-based, intersectional approach into practice, and to adopt a feminist foreign policy;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the need for a strong policy dialogue and technical assistance to bring gender equality into the enlargement and neighbourhood policies; welcomes for the inclusion of the principle of gender equality among the objectives of the Global Europe Instrument - NDICI and the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance III;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to counter any forms of discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, class, religion, wage, disability or age, as part of EU external action;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes the widespread occurrence of gender-based hate speech and online and offline harassment of women and girls within the EU and in third countries, calls on the Commission, the Member States, EEAS and the EU delegations to publicly condemn these acts and take measures against them;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Regrets the lack of inclusion in the GAP III of the particular discrimination and sexual violence that women engaged in the sex industry suffer, including in prostitution, due to poverty, being victims of human trafficking or other types of distress; calls for an EU-wide action plan to prevent and combat all forms of violence, including rape, domestic violence, verbal and physical aggression, online harassment and all other types of GBV;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the need to tackle the shrinkingenhance the space for civil society and to closely consult with organisations fighting, in particular, for the rights of women, girls and marginalised groupengaged in the fighting for the rights of all girls and women, including women’s rights activists, human rights defenders, young people, and religious and faith-based organizations;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the integration of the Women, Peace and Security framework in GAP III; insists on the inclusion of women and marginalised groups in conflict resolution and peace negotiations, across all trackgirls and women in conflict resolution and peace negotiations; welcomes the emphasis on gender inequality as a root cause and driver of conflict and fragility; regrets the lack of consideration of women in mediation processes; calls for reinforcement of CSDP missions design and planning, which should take into account the recommendations made by local women’s organisations;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to develop specific internal strategies to further increase women’s leadership and full participation in all matters of foreign and security policies, conflict prevention and resolution, peacekeeping operations, post-conflict reconstruction, and long-term peace building;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Welcomes the inclusion of mandatory training on gender perspectives for all staff at HQ, EU delegations, CSDP missions and operations; recalls that training should comprise comprehensive programmes for the identification of victims of conflict- related sexual and/or gender-based violence, as well as prevention programmes, and medical, psycho-social and legal training to all EU staff, including military and police staff;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the introduction of EU strategic engagement at multilateral, regional and country- levels implementation plann close cooperation with partner governments, civil society, including women’s rights activists, human rights defenders, young people, religious and faith-based organizations, the private sector and other key stakeholders; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to take full ownership of gender-sensitive countrycountry implementation plans and reporting andon gender mainstreamingequality;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recalls that education strategies should be oriented both to girls’ as well as women, as education should comprise primary, secondary and post-secondary education; stresses that access to all levels of education is the basis to achieving gender equality and economic empowerment; recalls that access to education is limited by various factors on a case-by-case basis, thus, not only linked with unsafe learning environments and by the lack of appropriate sanitation facilities, but also due to a non-exhaustive range of factors established by UNESCO, such as child marriage, adolescent pregnancy, discriminatory gender norms in society, child labour or the lack of easy and safe access to schools near where they live;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Regrets the lack of consideration heritage in the GAP III of feminine cultural heritage across countries and women’s role in the protection and development of culture; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to develop programmes aiming at protecting and recognizing the cultural heritage and traditions developed by women, which frequently go unnoticed, especially throughout the whole conflict cycle;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Expects specific andthe development of indicators and analysis adapted to the nature of each external action policy with measurable baselines and targets to be added to the joint staff working document on the objectives and indicators to frame the implementation of the GAP III (SWD(2020)0284), as well as specific road maps and timelines for all objectives, and sanctions in case of non-fulfilment; notes that in particular the use of gender analysis in the formulation of EU external actions is increasing and almost all EU Delegations have carried out a detailed gender analysis.