2 Amendments of Thomas MANN related to 2014/2237(INI)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. Whereas organisations point out that the main cause of increasing child poverty is the so-called austerity measures (a significant reduction of social support to children and families, rising unemployment, the spread of precarious employment and an increase in the tax burden), can exacerbate child poverty und UNICEF states that budget cuts, particularly in the Mediterranean countries, have increased inequalities and helped worsen the living conditions of children10 so that these policies violate the righand whereas generally a policy that leads to the overindebtedness of nations and private households destroys the future prospects of children and may constitute a violation of international obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; __________________ 10 UNICEF Office of Research (2014), ‘Children of the Recession: The impact of the economic crisis on child well-being in rich countries’, Innocenti Report Card 12, UNICEF Office of Research, Florenz
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. Whereas organisations point out that the main cause of increasing child poverty is the so-called austerity measure[This amendment corrects (a significant reduction of social support to children and families, rising unemployment, the spread of precarious employment and an increase in the tax burden), UNICEF states that budget cuts, particularly in the Mediterranean countries, have increased inequalities and helped worsen the living conditions of children1 so that these policies violate the rights of children and constitute a violation of international obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rightstypographical error in the German version of the text]; __________________ 10 UNICEF Office of Research (2014), ‘Children of the Recession: The impact of the economic crisis on child well-being in rich countries’, Innocenti Report Card 12, UNICEF Office of Research, Florenz