Activities of Clare DALY related to 2021/2206(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The EU’s strategic relationship and partnership with the Horn of Africa (debate)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
— having regard to the SIPRI background paper of December 2020 titled 'The EU Training Mission in Somalia: An Assessment',
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) support all diplomatic efforts devoted to ending the ongoing conflict within Ethiopia, both at national level, between the EU and the warring parties, and in the forums provided by the African Union, in order to agree on a permanent ceasefire, unhindered humanitarian access to all areas, the immediate withdrawal of Eritrean forces, and facilitate internal reconciliation;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) acknowledge the positive impacts of Operation Atalanta in guaranteeing maritime security, and take note of the non-extension of its mandate within the UNSC; call on the Member States to show adequate commitment to the EU Training Mission in Somalia both in terms of personnel and mea and the need to respect the national sovereignty of Somalia with respect to its territorial waters; stresses that the EUTM Somalia has not had clearly demonstrable positive outcomes, in particular, as noted by SIPRI in their Dec 2020 review, under its existing structure the EUTM is not adequately able to assess the impact of its training on SNA operations,; in order to empower the Somali Armed Forces to guarantee security in the countryconcerned that under the terms of the European Peace Facility there may be provision of lethal arms to this inadequately monitored training mission;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) take note of the growing activity of terrorist groups in the whole region, and provide tailored and effective in spite of the presence of multiple international military forces providing tailored assistance to the affected countries in countering both the immediate effects of this expansion and the root causes of extremism and radicalisationexperiencing this expansion of terrorism; stresses that the root causes of extremism and radicalisation cannot be ameliorated or effectively addressed by military means;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
(o a) recall the ‘do no harm’ principle under the European Green Deal, and urges the Commission to rapidly ensure the full consistency of existing and future trade and investment agreements and other global regulations with the international environmental and climate goals, in particular the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point p a (new)
(p a) note with deep concern multiple reports of major and longstanding human rights infractions and environmental abuses by EU based corporations operating in the Horn of Africa; is concerned that in its present form the ‘Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence’ directive proposed by the European Commission will do little to address these abuses;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point p b (new)
(p b) recall that the Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM) Review 2019 acknowledges the importance of the implementation of the WIM, for vulnerable populations in particular; strongly encourages the EU to support the calls of LDCs for a specific financing facility for loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change under the UNFCCC; calls for new and additional sources of loss and damage finance; considers that Member States could further use targeted debt suspension, relief or cancellation on a case-by-case basis for the most vulnerable LDCs and SIDS, with the specific purpose of contributing to the fight against climate change and as part of a wider international framework;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(q a) regret that the EU has not attended to some of the progressive obligations forged in the Valletta Summit in 2015, namely, promises of legal pathways to migration for Africans, and reductions in remittance costs; condemns the use of funds from the EU Trust Fund for Africa in projects which have been found to violate the human rights of migrants and asylum seekers, including the building of infrastructure in Eritrea with slave labour; calls for all EU funded projects related to migration management and control in the region to be suspended and re/evaluate with a human rights perspective;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
(u a) call on all EU Member States to sign and/or ratify the International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries; stresses that the recruitment, use, financing and training of mercenaries for activities which violate principles of international law, such as those of sovereign equality, political independence, territorial integrity of States and self- determination of peoples should be considered as offences of grave concern to all States;