15 Amendments of Arba KOKALARI related to 2022/2050(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas focus should be directed towards the situation of women and girls in conflict-affected areas, and most particularly the consequences of the use of rape as a weapon of war or other forms of violence against women that are among the gravest effects on women in conflict- affected areas;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas women face multiple difficulties in conflict-affected areas, such as negative effects on their livelihood, lack of infrastructure and difficult circumstances to care for their home, children and other family members in situations where the care responsibility still often falls on women;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the participation of women in peacekeeping and military operations improves outcomes2 and needs to be substantially encouraged and strengthened; _________________ 2 https://giwps.georgetown.edu/wp- content/uploads/2021/05/Gendered- Impacts-on-Operational-Effectiveness-of- UN-Peace-Operations.pdf
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas Russia's unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine has shown that a strong military capability is necessary to defend peace and freedom in Europe;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the Gender Action Plan III plans, within its implementation plan, an enhanced participation of women in CSDP missions and operations;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the unjustified Russian invasion of Ukraine underlines amongst others the unequivocal need for security and defence measures to be gender-responsive;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Condemns all kinds of targeted violence against women and girls in situations of armed conflict; calls for decisive action to put an end to sexual violence as a weapon of war, to protect and help victims and increase their access to justice;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Underlines the need to end the victimisation of women in conflicts, and instead put them at the core and ensure their participation in peacekeeping, prevention of conflicts, military operations, peace negotiations and rebuilding of societies after conflicts;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recalls the importance of the Civilian CSDP missions and their added value founded on the expertise in different specialised sectors;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that gender equality in members states defence forces is a prerequisite for gender equality in CSDP missions; Emphasizes that women should have the same opportunities as men to pursue a career in national defence forces; Encourages member states to reduce career barriers for women within the defence forces while ensuring that a high quality of staff recruitment is maintained;
Amendment 63 #
5 b. Underlines the importance of a strong EU military capability to act and defend EU values as democracy, freedom, human rights, rule of law and human dignity; Considers that women's participation represents a great opportunity to increase that capability;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for ring-fencing of funding for adequate gender-related actions within the CSDP.
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls for further support of security and defence policy research and analysis conducted by female scholars and researchers;