Activities of Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ related to 2021/2163(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
New orientations for the EU’s humanitarian action (debate)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
— having regard to the EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas people with disabilities represent 15% of the total population, and 80% of them live in developing countries;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on the EU’s humanitarian action: new challenges, same principles and its concrete proposals to improve the provision of humanitarian aid, and calls for the swift implementation of these proposals; reiterates that in accordance with the European Consensus, the EU’s humanitarian aid must always be provided solely on the basis of need, must be fully in line with the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence, and must pay particular attention to vulnerable groups, such as people with disabilities; Calls the European Commission to ensure serious backstops measures regarding the growing risk of politization of aid;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for the EU humanitarian action to be fully inclusive and accessible to persons with disabilities and other most-marginalised people. This applies equally to all mainstream EU humanitarian aid as well as ensuring financial resources for specific and targeted activities; stresses the importance of investment in capacity-building and training of EU staff in fully inclusive and accessible humanitarian action;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the challenges posed by the adverse effects of climate change and welcomes the commitments to mitigate and combat it, strengthen the climate resilience of vulnerable regions through disaster preparedness and anticipatory action via a nexus approach; notes the specific assistance and protection needs of vulnerable populations affected by disasters and the adverse effects of climate change, in particular on disaster displaced persons and host communities; welcomes, in addition, the commitments to green the EU’s humanitarian aid and track climate- related spending; calls on the Commission to provide the necessary resources for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction through the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe, among other tools, and to accelerate the implementation of the Sendai commitments in the EU’s external action;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the fact that while humanitarian aid seeks to tackle immediate, life-threatening situations, crises are caused by drivers that require long-term solutions; calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service to adopt a communication developing a clear policy on a humanitarian-development-peace nexus in order to bridge the gaps between the individual policy areas; calls for the EU and the Member States to swiftly implement this nexus approach, with a particular focus on preventing conflicts, tackling hunger, addressing displacement related to disasters and the adverse effects of climate change, providing education and livelihood opportunities, and building resilience, while protecting the rights of vulnerable groups;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for the EU and its Member States to implement and promote the Nansen Initiative Agenda for the Protection of Cross-Border Displaced Persons in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change; and highlights the importance of cooperation between humanitarian, development, disaster risk reduction and climate change actors to reduce the risk of displacement in the context of disasters and the adverse effects of climate change and address assistance and protection needs;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the announcement on the first ever EU Humanitarian Forum, which is to be held in January 2022; stresses that the forum should be inclusive and accessible and seek to increase the visibility of the EU’s humanitarian aid and the work of its partners, promote a strategic dialogue on the EU’s humanitarian policy, and advance the implementation of the key actions set out in the Commission communication;