25 Amendments of Mélissa CAMARA related to 2024/2057(INI)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) express its most profound opposition to the fact that Saudi Arabia is this year chair of CSW annual meeting and condemn any form of political instrumentation given that the countries’ own record on women’s rights is abysmal and many of its policies contrary to the commission's own mandate and objectives; raise the systemic discrimination against women and persecution of women’s rights activists taking place in Saudi Arabia;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ensure that gender equality and women’s rights are fully and proudly implemented in all aspectsas a core part of EU external action through an adequately funded, gender-transformative, inclusive and intersectional approach;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) pledge its strong support for the work of UN Women, which is a central actor in the UN system for advancing women’s rights, while committing to ensure its funding as well as increased finance for gender equality;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) reinvigorate the EU’s efforts to overcome remaining challenges to the full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action; ensure that the EU leads by example by putting in place robust policy measures to address, combat and anticipate gender inequality in all its manifestations, and to empower women in all their diversity in all EU countries;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) press for equal opportunities for all in all areas of life, to allow women in all their diversity to fulfil their potential, notably in decision-making, whether political, economic, academic or cultural, this also being essential for good governance and policymaking; within this context, express opposition to all forms of gender based violence, including semiotic violence against women in politics, which sustains and reinforces negative stereotypes about women and discourages young women from entering politics and the public sphere;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) emphasise that weak political leadership, lack of commitment, data gaps, insufficient investment, and the rise of anti- rights movements have been identified as obstacles; thus making it necessary to promote more feminist women in leadership, increase gender equality related investment, and implement comprehensive policy reforms to overcome these systemic barriers and achieve a truly equal society;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) apply more consistently gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting in all EU policy areas, including external action, and lead by example in this regard committing that the next MFF 2027 will include gender equality specific objectives and gender budgeting methods to be able to increase and monitor all gender related investments;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(j a) defend and recall the importance of the Women Peace and Security Agenda and the 25 anniversary of its landmark resolution, to renew the WPS EU action Plan and to vocally combat any pushbacks towards this agenda internationally;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) take the lead in the global fight against the backlash against gender equality and women’s rights, to ensure that the EU has a unified position and univocally denounce any measures undermining women’s rights, autonomy and emancipation in every field;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
(l a) advocate firmly for the defence of sexual and reproductive health and rights as fundamental rights and to ensure free access to all related services, including age-appropriate sexuality and relationship education, contraception, safe abortion, maternal health and care-based health service, and fight against anti-choice networks;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
(l b) emphasise the need to protect and promote the rights of groups experiencing intersectional forms of discrimination, including people with disabilities, from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds, racialised, from ethnic, minority or migrant backgrounds, older or LGBTIQ+ people among others;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l c (new)
(l c) to work to promote the concept of combating intersectional discrimination throughout all UN bodies and to conduct, apply and integrate intersectional gender analysis at different levels in the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) urge the Commission to further develop and improve the collection of gender-desegregated data and equality data, and to ensure that this data contributes to better and more informed policymaking; as well as to reinforce the European Institute for Gender Equality both in terms of funding and capacity;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
(m a) to commit to advance towards a feminist foreign, security and development policy that entails a gender- transformative vision and that gives priority to gender equality, protects and promotes the human rights of traditionally marginalised groups, such as transgender people, and takes into account the voices of women and LGBTIQ+ human rights defenders and civil society;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) implement without delay and to the fullest extent the EU GAP III and ensure that 85 % of all new actions throughout external relations by 20257 contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) take note of and implement the recommendations of Parliament’s resolution of 10 March 2022 on the EU GAP III, and thus prioritise GAP III in every aspect of EU external action through a gender-transformative and intersectional approach, both in terms of GAP III’s geographical coverage and areas of action, as well as gender mainstreaming in all areas of external action, whether trade, development policy, migration, humanitarian aid, security or sectors such as energy and agriculture, while enhancing the consistency between EU’s internal and external policies;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) devise, fund and implement policies that combat the “feminisation” of poverty and reduce the role of gender as a factor in poverty both within and, through external action, outside of the EU, taking due note of its intersectional factors, including age, care responsibilities, disability, race and sexuality, ethnicity. migration status, sexual orientation, gender identity or sex characteristics;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(q a) to push for more ambitious care policies and care related funding in view of advancing towards care economies, setting minimum standards and quality guidelines for care throughout the life cycle, with an intersectional perspective, and recognising, reducing and redistributing unpaid care work;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) call for further efforts, legislation and enforcement of existing measures to ensure the rights of womencare and domestic workers, as well the rights and recognition of informal carers;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
(r a) develop safe and regular migration pathways, and labour migration policies and programmes that are gender- responsive, including in highly “feminised” and informal sectors such as domestic and care work and which address the gendered barriers to women’s labour force participation and skills recognition;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point r b (new)
(r b) encourage, in the EU, the right to asylum, the recognition, protection, support and the integration of women who are victims of violence, whatever the form;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) enhance the EU’s response, resources and toolkit, both internally and externally, regarding gender-based violence, including domestic, sexual, physical, psychological, institutional and economic violence, including in war zones, taking account of migration, prostitution and sexual exploitationthe increased risk of violence and sexual exploitation women experience while fleeing their country or during their migration journeys;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
Paragraph 1 – point u
(u) call for increased efforts to address gender issues in the context of the green transition, and with an ecofeminist perspective, given the intersectional and disproportionate impact of climate change on women and girls, particularly in developing countries, noting that the effects of climate change are not gender- neutral;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
(u a) Combat cyber-violence specific to women and girls, this virtual violence having a major impact on their personal and professional lives, and on their mental and physical health;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v
Paragraph 1 – point v
(v) advocate for and strengthen civil society organisations supporting women’s rights and work to ensure that grassroots organisations and women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights defenders, especially small organisations, are supported through the provision of adequate funding and the removal of restrictions that impede their ability to operate;