24 Amendments of Frances FITZGERALD related to 2021/2208(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to the EU Gender Action Plan(GAP) III,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
— having regard to the 2017 European Consensus on Development,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
— having regard to the Council conclusions of 26 November 2018 on strengthening global food and nutrition security, of 25 November 2019 on the Fourth Progress Report on the Action Plan on Nutrition, of 20 May 2021 on the EU’s priorities for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit and, of 14 June 2021 on strengthening Team Europe’s commitment to human development and of 19 November 2021 on Water in External Action,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
— having regard to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) of 13 September 2007 and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas of 28 September 2018,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
— having regard to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the closely connected and integrated nature thereof, in particular SDG 1 to end poverty in all its forms everywhere, SDG 2 to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, SDG3 to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, SDG 5 to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls, SDG 6 to ensure access to water and sanitation for all, SDG 10 to reduce inequality within and among countries, SDG 12 to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, SDG13 to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, and SDG 17 to strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas close to 12 percent of the global population was severely food insecure in 2020, representing 928 million people – 148million more than in 2019;1a _________________ 1a 2021 SOFI report: https://www.fao.org/3/cb4474en/cb4474en .pdf
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J e (new)
Recital J e (new)
Je. whereas evidence shows that investments in the smallholder sector yield the best returns in terms of poverty reduction and growth, hence highlighting the need to focus efforts on enhancing incomes of smallholder farmers and the resilience of vulnerable communities;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas an unacceptably large number of people are still affected by malnutrition: of all children under five, 22 % are stunted due to chronic malnutrition, 6.7 % are affected by wasting – a form of acute malnutrition – and 5.7 % are overweight14 and the actual stunting and wasting figures are expected to be higher due to the effects of the pandemic; _________________ 14 UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank joint child malnutrition estimates, Levels and trends in child malnutrition, 2021.
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J j (new)
Recital J j (new)
Jj. whereas the health of women and adolescent girls is closely linked to the physical and mental health as well as nutritional status of their future children; whereas undernutrition among pregnant women and mothers increases the risk of complications during pregnancy, maternal mortality and child undernutrition and mortality;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J k (new)
Recital J k (new)
Jk. whereas over the past two years, health system resources are being diverted from a range of nutritionally important functions and essential health services that affect nutrition — including antenatal care, micronutrient supplementation, and prevention and treatment of childhood diarrhoea, infections and acute malnutrition — toward combating Covid-19;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J h (new)
Recital J h (new)
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas food insecurity has serious societal impacts, including on health, education, employment, welfare, and compounds domestic and gender- based violence;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J d (new)
Recital J d (new)
Jd. whereas climate change poses significant risks for food security as it decreases crop yields, modifies pastures and transhumance paths, decreases the nutritional value of food and has differentiated impacts according to gender, further exposing women to risks and vulnerabilities; whereas climate change exacerbates existing challenges and underlying vulnerabilities, including worsening poverty and food insecurity, forcing communities to face compounding crises;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas a lack of access to food can lead to people being forced to migrate;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Recital J c (new)
J c. whereas food insecurity can be a source of conflict among affected communities, exacerbating existing challenges and tensions linked to scarcity of resources;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J g (new)
Recital J g (new)
Jg. whereas COVID-19 has led to the disruption of value chains from production, to transportation, to storage and the sale of food, and restrictions on movement have reduced access to markets for farmers and consumers;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J i (new)
Recital J i (new)
Ji. whereas malnutrition represents a lifelong burden for individuals and societies as it prevents children from reaching their full potential, thus curtailing human and national economic development;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas women play key roles in feeding the world as farmers, caregivers and producers, but have unequal access to food, resources, services and assets; whereas it is necessary to protect women’s and girls’ rights at all levels, ensure their access to their rights and provide space for them in decision-making processes; whereas women and girls are most impacted by climate change and disasters, leading to increased vulnerability due to compounding risks;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas women make up for 43 percent of the agricultural labour force;1a _________________ 1a UN Women: https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories /2014/10/sharefair-rural-women- technologies
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J f (new)
Recital J f (new)
Jf. whereas conflicts disrupt the access to food and to basic social services (health including nutrition services, water, sanitation and hygiene) and damage natural resources, infrastructure, production means and livestock;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J l (new)
Recital J l (new)
Jl. whereas nutrition is an important issue underlying and driving the achievement of at least 12 of the 17 SDGs and is inextricably linked to other key sustainable development issues, either because it depends on them (i.e. water, sanitation and hygiene, and agriculture), because it enables them (i.e. health, employment), or because it does both (i.e. gender equality, and education);