Activities of Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ related to 2021/2208(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Addressing food security in developing countries (debate)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
— having regard to the EU Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in External Action 2021– 2025 (GAP III) and the European Parliament's Resolution on it1a, _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2022-0073_EN.html
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 c (new)
Citation 23 c (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 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas evidence shows that investments in the smallholder sector and regional structures yield the best returns in terms of poverty reduction and growth, consequently highlighting the need to focus the efforts on enhancing incomes of smallholder farmers, and especially women smallholder, and to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas many small scale farmers in developing countries cannot access healthy and sustainable diets given remote locations, low income, and a lack of access to sources of diverse foods;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas food insecurity disrupts societal functioning, including the ability for families to send their children to school, and by adding stress on families, it can be a driver of domestic and gender- based violence;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas climate change exacerbates existing challenges, like a sudden losses of food production and access to food, and underlying vulnerabilities, worsening poverty and food insecurity, forcing communities to face protracted crises; whereas a decreased diet diversity has increased malnutrition in many communities as a consequence, especially for indigenous peoples, small-scale farmers and low- income households, with children, elderly people and pregnant women particularly concerned;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the number of people in need of urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance is on the rise15 ; whereas the major drivers of thisfood and nutrition insecurity are conflicts, climate variability and climatechange and weather extremes, environmental degradation, economic shocks, global population growth and failed governancpersistent levels of inequality, including gender inequality, poverty, lack of access to basic social and health services, inappropriate agricultural models, global population growth and failed governance, which consequently can lead to the need to migrate; _________________ 15 Global Report on Food Crises 2021.
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas food insecurity can be a source of conflict among affected communities, hence exacerbating existing challenges and tensions linked to scarcity of resources;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas a high dependency on food imports highly exposes populations to global market volatilities, especially the persons who spend an important share of their income on daily food needs;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas it is necessary to protect women’s and girls’ rights at all levels, to ensure their access to their rights on all levels and to provide space for them in decision-making processes; whereas women and girls are strongly impacted by climate change and disasters, leading to increased vulnerability;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Recital J c (new)
J c. whereas gender inequality influences the distribution of labour and leading to a disproportionate and unpaid care burden on women and girls;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J d (new)
Recital J d (new)
Jd. whereas gender inequalities have a direct impact on nutrition, shaping food dynamics in the household and community in ways that affect women’s and girls’ production of, access to, ability to afford and provide food, care, and health and sanitation services for themselves; and may put them at risk of increased gender-based and intimate partner violence;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J e (new)
Recital J e (new)
Je. whereas access to quality health care is in many developing countries extremely limited, especially for the most vulnerable and marginalised people such as women and children;