23 Amendments of Paavo VÄYRYNEN related to 2016/2020(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations , which grants the EU the right to intervene in the UN General Assembly, to present proposals and amendments orally which will be put to a vote at the request of a Member State, and to exercise the right to reply,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU’s commitment to effective multilateralism and good global governance, with the UN at its core, is an integral part of the EU’s external policy and is rooted in the conviction that a multilateral system founded on universal rules and values is best suited to address global crises, challenges and threats;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU should play a proactive part in building a United Nations that can effectively contribute to global solutions, peace and security, development, human rights, democracy and a rule-of-law-based international order;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU and its Member States are collectively the single largest financial contributor to the UN system, providing about one third of the UN’s regular budget, close to two-fifths of the UN’s peacekeeping budget and about one half of all contributions to UN funds and programmes with the primary aims of eradicating poverty, promoting long-term peace and stability, and combating social inequalities, and provides humanitarian assistance to populations, countries and regions that are confronted with all types of crises, whether natural or human- made;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the EU works for environmental sustainability, notably in the fight against climate change by promoting international measures and actions to preserve and improve the quality of the environment and the sustainable management of natural resources;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the EU is one of the most dedicated defenders and promoters of human rights, fundamental freedoms, cultural values and diversity, democracy and the rule of law;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a
Paragraph a
(a) to continue to support multilateral attempts to find lasting political and peaceful solutions to ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa, in particular in Syria, Libya and Yemen; to continue to support the work of the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Syria, the Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, and the Special Envoy of the Un Secretary- General for Yemen; to call for continued humanitarian, financial and political assistance from the international community in order to address the humanitarian situation, and to work towards the immediate cessation of violence;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b b (new)
Paragraph b b (new)
(bb) to continue to be involved in and play an important role within the UN system in international negotiations and mediation, in particular in resolving of frozen conflicts;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph e
Paragraph e
(e) to increase Member State support for UN peacekeeping operationand peacebuilding operations that include a human rights component and clear exit strategies, in particular by contributing personnel and equipment, and to enhance the EU’s facilitating role in this respect; to further develop procedures for the use of EU Common Security and Defence Policy in support of UN operations;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f
Paragraph f
(f) to continue to support the efforts to further the operationalisation of R2P and to support the UN in continuing to play a critical role in assisting countries in the implementation of R2P in order to uphold the rule of law and of international humanitarian law;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph k
Paragraph k
(k) to support UN efforts to prevent non- state actors and terrorist groups from developing or acquiring weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems and contribute to the comprehensive review of Security Council Resolution 1540 in 2016; to insist on full compliance with the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation Treatyof Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological Weapons Convention and to actively take steps towards global disarmament;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q a (new)
Paragraph q a (new)
(qa) to continue to actively promote equality and non-discrimination and to support further actions against violation of LGBTI rights;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s
Paragraph s
(s) to continue to advocate for zero tolerance for the death penalty and to further work towards the universal abolition of the death penalty, leading the way towards the adoption of the next UN General Assembly resolution on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t
Paragraph t
(t) to recall the obligation of the General Assembly, when electing the membership of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), to take into account candidates’ respect for the promotion and protection of human rights, the rule of law and democracy; to call for the establishment of clear human rights performance-based criteria for membership of the UNHRC;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u a (new)
Paragraph u a (new)
(ua) to contribute to a successful outcome of the work of the Intergovernmental Working Group on transnational corporations and human rights;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v
Paragraph v
(v) to work towards the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; to work towards improving the lives of future generations and to encourage and support countries to take ownership and establish national frameworks for the achievement of the 17 goals;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v a (new)
Paragraph v a (new)
(va) to urge countries, especially DAC members, to fully implement Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development in their policies in order to reach the SDGs; to work towards the creation of a set of PCSD commitments by the UN General Assembly;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v b (new)
Paragraph v b (new)
(vb) to work determinedly for eradicating poverty and to promote ecologically, economically and socially sustainable development all over the world; to fight against social inequalities and to provide humanitarian assistance to populations, countries and regions that are confronted with all types of crises, whether natural or human-made;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x
Paragraph x
(x) to support actively a comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council in order to better reflect the new world reality and to more effectively meet present and future security challenges; to continue to advocate for the necessary negotiations, procedures and reform of the UN Security Council to be carried out to enable the EU to become a permanent member of that body, with one permanent seat and one single vote, with the aim of enabling the Union to speak with one voice in the UN; to promote the revitalisation of the work of the General Assembly, and improved coordination and coherence of the action of all UN institutions, which should enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, legitimacy, transparency, accountability, capacity and representativeness of the system; to support and build on the increased transparency in the process for the selection of the next UN Secretary- General, with candidates’ presentations being made in the General Assembly;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x
Paragraph x
(x) to support actively a comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council; to promote the structural and functional reform of the economic and social council and to develop it into a body capable to enhance sustainable global development in a comprehensive and coordinated way; to promote the revitalisation of the work of the General Assembly, and improved coordination and coherence of the action of all UN institutions, which should enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, transparency, accountability, capacity and representativeness of the system; to support and build on the increased transparency in the process for the selection of the next UN Secretary- General, with candidates’ presentations being made in the General Assembly;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x a (new)
Paragraph x a (new)
(xa) in the course of the identification and appointment of the best candidate for the position of UN Secretary-General to actively support and promote equal and fair distribution based on gender and geographical balance;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x b (new)
Paragraph x b (new)
(xb) to actively support a structural and functional reform of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) by developing it into a Sustainable Development Council in order to substantially strengthen the economic, social, environmental and development dimensions of the UN system;