Activities of Linda McAVAN related to 2017/2594(RSP)
Institutional motions (1)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on resilience as a strategic priority of the external action of the EU PDF (192 KB) DOC (60 KB)
Oral questions (3)
VP/HR - Resilience as a strategic priority of the external action of the EU PDF (104 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Resilience as a strategic priority of the external action of the EU PDF (104 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Resilience as a strategic priority of the external action of the EU PDF (104 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 1 #
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Paris Agreement on climate change, Decision 1/CP.21,
Amendment 2 #
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication 'Lives in Dignity: from Aid-dependence to Self-reliance Forced Displacement and Development' of 26 April 2016 (COM(2016)0234),
Amendment 9 #
Recital E
E. whereas a multifaceted approach to resilience is needed in the EU’s external action and this can be fostered by increasing coherence between different EU policies, particularly development aid and, where appropriate, humanitarian assistance, and with a clear focus on reducing vulnerability and disaster risk reductions; whereas the EU’s foreign and security policy also has a central role to place in promoting resilience notably by promoting political dialogue, fostering early warning systems and working for the prevention of violent conflict and for conflict resolution when this occurs;
Amendment 18 #
Recital G
G. whereas while a lack of resilience can result in immediate needs –, including a humanitarian response to save lives or political and diplomatic efforts to end conflict –, fostering resilience needs to be understood as a long-term effort embedded in the promotion of sustainable development - development will only be sustainable if it is resilient to shocks, stresses and change; whereas as part of the EU’s foreign policy and development cooperation programmes promoting resilience needs to be context-specific and seek to contribute to the strengthening national resilience strategies owned by partner countries’ governments that are also accountable to their populations;
Amendment 19 #
Recital H
H. whereas early warningunderstanding risk, strengthening risk governance and investing in early warning, early response, prevention and promoting disaster risk reduction, in line with the priorities of the Sendai framework, are essential in achieving resilience;
Amendment 22 #
Recital I
I. whereas a focus on communities should remain central to the EU’s approach to resilience, including by, wherever possible, working with and building capacities to support this focus at national, regional and local levels and by recognising and supporting the central role of civil society organisations;
Amendment 31 #
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the current EU approach to resilience, including commitments to address the underlying causes of crises and vulnerability, as set out in the 2012 Communication and 2013 Council Conclusions, remains fundamentally valid and should be continued, whilst recognising the need to incorporate lessons learnt from the implementation of this policy into the new Joint Communication; believes that the 2013-2020 Action Plan for resilience should be fully implemented;
Amendment 37 #
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that building resilience in partner countries is a long-term process and that this therefore needs to be integrated into development programmes that are inclusive of the most vulnerable segments of the population; stresses that the new Joint Communication should recognise this and support the promotion of resilience as essential element of the sustainable development strategies of partner countries, particularly in fragile states; notes that these strategies need to be context-specific and in line with the principles of effective development including country ownership and shared accountability to European citizens and those from partner countries; underlines in this regard the important monitoring and scrutiny role of the European Parliament and of national parliaments;
Amendment 47 #
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of disaster risk reduction in building resilience; calls on the EU to ensure that its promotion of resilience in the new Joint Communication is aligned with the commitments and targets made in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and being implemented through the EU Action Plan, and to ensure that sufficient resources are devoted to this priorityuropean Commission Sendai Action Plan promoting a disaster risk informed approach for all EU policies, and to ensure that sufficient resources are devoted to this priority; Stresses that risk management is essential to achieve sustainable development and calls for the development of inclusive local and national disaster risk reduction strategies and the development of an all-of-society and all-hazards approach in disaster risk management, with a view to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience; Calls to reinforce the links between disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and urban policies and initiatives;
Amendment 52 #
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for community resilience and a focus on vulnerable groups – including the poorest in society, minorities, women, children, people with disabilities and the elderly – to remain central to the promotion of resilience in the external action of the EU; highlights the central role played by civil society organisations in building resilience; underlines also the importance of collecting and disseminating disaggregated data to understand and address the situation of vulnerable groups;
Amendment 59 #
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the particular challenge which forced displacement represents for many fragile and conflict-affected countries and their neighbours; underlines that building the resilience and self- reliance of affected populations and their host communities is of outmost importance, as outlined in the Commission Communication on forced displacement and development5 ; _________________ 5European Commission Communication ‘Lives in Dignity: from Aid-dependence to Self-reliance Forced Displacement and Development’ of 26 April 2016 (COM(2016)0234)"Lives in Dignity"; and recalls the importantance of self-reliance in fostering dignity and resilience;
Amendment 68 #
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises the importance of early-warning systems and early response capabilities as a mechanism to promote resilience and calls on the EU to increase its efforts on this area, notably by promoting closer cooperation between different actors on the ground, particularly in EU Delegations, and developing joint analysis in fragile contexts that would allow a better understanding and a more coordinated response across EU policies and between EU institutions and Member States;
Amendment 72 #
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for sufficient resources to be devoted to the promotion of resilience, in line with its place as one of the strategic priorities of the EU; would welcome a strategic reflection ahead of the next multi- annual financial framework of how the EU can better use existing external financing instruments and innovative mechanisms like Trust Funds, to promote resiliencesystematically embed resilience within development and assistance strategies and programmes; stresses that actions can be financed from different instruments working in a complementary manner and underlines that resources drawn from development cooperation instruments need to maintain poverty reduction as their central objective;