43 Amendments of Ana GOMES related to 2008/2097(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the development of a European Action Plan on the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 and asks the European Commission to urge partner countries and EU Member States to develop National Action Plans; suggests a review of EU guidelines on the defence of human rights in order to ensure full compliance with UNSCR 1325;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Indent 4
Indent 4
- having regard to the Joint Statement by the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on European Union Development Policy: ‘The European Consensus’ signed on 20 December 20051, especially to the cross- cutting issues listed in section 3.3: democracy, good governance, human rights, the rights of the children and indigenous peoples, environmental sustainability, gender equality and HIV/AIDS,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Indent (new)
Indent (new)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Indent (new)
Indent (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication on “Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development-An Assessment” (Com (2001)153),
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Indent (new)
Indent (new)
- having regard to the European Security Strategy (12 December 2003),
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Indent (new)
Indent (new)
- having regard to the Council Conclusions on Promoting Gender Equality and Gender mainstreaming in Crisis Management (14884/1/06),
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Indent (new)
Indent (new)
- having regard to the UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008),
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Indent (new)
Indent (new)
- having regard to the EU Presidency Statement on "The rule of law and transitional justice in conflict and post- conflict societies" (6 October 2004),
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Indent (new)
Indent (new)
- having regard to the funding facility of € 12 million established by the European Commission under the Stability Instrument to provide assistance to ad-hoc tribunals and transitional justice initiatives around the world,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Indent (new)
Indent (new)
- having regard to the document on "Transitional Justice and ESDP" drafted by the Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (19 June 2006),
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Indent (new)
Indent (new)
- having regard to the definition of Transitional Justice contained in the UN Secretary General’s 2004 Report on The rule of law and transitional justice in conflict and post-conflict societies1,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas half of all countries that emerge from conflicts return to conflict within five years with the absence of hostilities not automatically leading to 1 ACP-EU 3937/07/fin. entrenched and lasting stability and sustainable development,
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas violent conflicts deter foreign investors, substantially reducing growthprevent development and growth, deterring investment in the economy and basic services,
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ea (new)
Recital Ea (new)
Ea. whereas long-term stability can only be achieved through an inclusive involvement in peace-making, national reconciliation and nation-building of all interested parties, including women and minorities,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions can assist in tackling smaller scale violent acts committed during conflicthelping societies to face legacies of mass abuse, help facilitate dialogue between communities and formerly opposing sides of a conflict, and can enontribute to justice, reparation and reform measures that justice is donewill reduce the likelihood of future conflict,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas civil society cannot be developed from the top downwards; whereas the institutional framework for allowing civil society to develop comes from freedom of association and expression and the development of free media protected by law,
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the ultimate aim of the Commission, as a follow- up to the Communication on the EU response to situations of fragility and the subsequent Council Conclusions and Parliament´s resolution, ihas to prepare an Implementation Plan in 2009 taking into account the experience and information acquired through the “pilot cases” and as a means of assessing the efficiency of the different EU instruments in view of their optimisation in the area of security and development,
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the concept ofSupports "Responsibility to Protect" must be considered as a form of enhancing the national sovereignty of citizens and notas affirmed by the UN and stresses that the EU and its Members States are bound by it; stresses that "Responsibility to Protect" should be considered as a means of reducing to promote human security;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2a (new)
Paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Believes that in post-conflict situations there should be coordination among peace-building, humanitarian aid and development activities, in accordance with the "Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development” (LRRD) strategic framework and to ensure coherence in the security and development nexus;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. TStresses the need to enhance Civil- Military Coordination (CMCO); takes the view that in post-conflict situations the transition from military to civilian security must take place as soon as is practicable and that civilian indigenous policeinternational forces should gradually be supplemented and eventually replace international forcesreplaced as soon as possible by a national police force, professionally trained and accountable to the national population;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3a (new)
Paragraph 3a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of Security Sector Reform (SSR) and Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) processes as key factors to ensure long lasting peace and sustainable development; calls on the Council and the Commission to accelerate the implementation on the ground of the EU's Policy Framework for Security Sector Reform and the EU Concept for Support to Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration, with a view to increasing the relevance, coherence, and efficiency of the EU's activities in these domains; calls for increased Community funding for SSR/DDR, with a special emphasis on those countries where the EU has already deployed ESDP missions; calls for any Community-funded SSR/DDR activities meant to support ESDP operations in a conflict, or post-conflict scenario, to be taken into consideration as soon as possible in the planning steps for the operations, namely in the fact-finding phase or during the development of the Crisis Management Concepts/Concept of Operations (CONOPS);
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4a (new)
Paragraph 4a (new)
4a. Calls upon the European Commission and the Council to urgently follow-up on the European Court of Justice decision of 20 May 2008 on Community competence in combating the proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) by accelerating the implementation of the European Strategy to combat illicit accumulation and trafficking of SALW and their ammunition, and by stepping up planning for EC funding, namely from the European Development Fund and the Stability Instrument, to be spent on SALW-related programmes on the ground; calls on Council and Commission to continue promoting the creation of an international, legally-binding Arms Trade Treaty in all bilateral and multilateral settings;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that action must be taken to promote family reunification and reintegration of children affected by armed conflict and to ensure access to educational programmes, vocational training and psychological support, taking into account the specific needs of girls;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. ObserBelieves that interim institutional structures may have to retain features of the previous conflict (for example, ethnic quotas); stresses that allowing these to become entrenched inlocal ownership of the peace-building process is essential to ensure long -term institutional structures should be avoided so that the divisions of war do not forge a divided sociestability;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8a (new)
Paragraph 8a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of independent monitoring of transparency and accountability in the use of resources, which can play an important role in post- conflict situation if re-invested in state- building; also underlines the importance of fighting all forms of waste, fraud and corruption, through adequate anti- corruption mechanisms, with the vigilant support of civil society;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8b (new)
Paragraph 8b (new)
8b. Emphasises the need to move forward the implementation of the UNCAC (United Nations Convention against Corruption), to prevent sources of illicit finance from fuelling conflict and endangering the stabilisation of post- conflict situations, since corruption renders institutions ineffective, amplifies social marginalisation, distorts decision- making and disrupts the provision of basic services;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that societies are best built from "the bottom upwards"; therefore support to local communities, families, civil society organisations, micro-credit organisations and local networks are preconditions for any successful development policy; therefore calls on the European Commission and Member States to support local peace and human rights actors, including during crisis times, namely trough the EU Instrument for Stability and its Crisis Response component;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that a high priority should be to establish and improve Land Registries, provide the resources for mapping and registration of land and intellectual property in accordance with international human rights law and the rights of the most vulnerable populations, including IDPs, and for courts to enforce property and commercial law and to facilitate land restitution regardless of gender;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Observes that poor management of and corruption practices related to natural resources, such as oil and diamonds can, drive countries back to the conflict cycle; recognising the achievements of initiatives such as the EITI and the Kimberley Pprocess calls for ithese to be strengthened and more effectively enforced;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that so long as there is a functioning independent and impartial judicial system in place justice for victims of conflict is essential and that national courts armay be better placed than international war crime tribunals to ensure ownership of national judicial processes and punishment of perpetrators; takes the view that judicial reform may be required so as to implement properly the rule of law and ensure transparency;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers it crucial to end impunity of gender-based crimes; stresses that every effort must be made to prosecute the perpetrators of sexual violence, ensuring that all victims, particularly women and girls, have equal protection under the law and equal access to justice1, as well as full access to sexual and reproductive health services and to awareness raising programmes which will support those women in tackling the stigmas they face;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13a (new)
Paragraph 13a (new)
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the need for a conflict sensitive approach when designing development programmes on the basiin order to maximise their positive and minimise their negative impacts ofn the ownership of the partner country, in order to improve their efficiency and take into account the dynamics of a conflictconflict dynamics; emphasises the importance of doing conflict analysis, understanding the key drivers of conflict and taking them into account throughout the programme cycle, from design to implementation and evaluation; considers that the introduction of benchmarks is a useful tool in the evaluation of the impact of development cooperation actions;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19a (new)
Paragraph 19a (new)
19a. Calls on the European Commission to designate conflict prevention as a cross-cutting theme in development cooperation and to integrate and institutionalize principles of conflict sensitivity and conflict analysis into existing and new policies and existing and new programming processes/tools such as Country and Regional Strategy Papers and the different financial instruments for external cooperation;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19b(new)
Paragraph 19b(new)
19b. Highlights the importance of addressing the root causes of conflicts in EU political dialogues with third countries and in development cooperation programmes, such as inequity, poverty, ethnic and religious conflicts, etc; in this context, stresses in particular the need to allocate new funding to adaptation and environmental protection as a means of preventing the rise of climate- and environment-related conflicts;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Intends to follow closely the EU response to situations of fragility; calls on the Commission to keep Parliament fully informed of further steps undertaken with regard to the conclusions of case study countries and in particularly in terms of the use of these findings for the identification and design of subsequent actions;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21a (new)
Paragraph 21a (new)
21a. Stresses that all EU ESDP missions should include gender advisers and gender mainstreaming training; suggests that such missions should include at least 40 per cent of women al all levels, including the most senior ones;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21b (new)
Paragraph 21b (new)
21b. Calls for the development of an EU Action Plan on the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 and asks the European Commission to urge partners countries and EU Member-States to develop National Action Plans; suggests a review of EU Guidelines on the defence of human rights and ESDP missions in order to ensure full compliance with UNSCR 1325 and 1820;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers it crucial that the EU direct resources to building necessary capacities including internal audit offices reporting to national parliaments and civil society monitoring and oversight mechanisms, so that they are empowered to monitor the use and impact of EU budgetary support, particularly in post conflict countries where conflict sensitivity to EC programming is high;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22a (new)
Paragraph 22a (new)
22a. Calls on investment banks, including the European Investment Bank, to ensure that their loans and investments in post- conflict countries, especially in resource- rich countries, comply with human rights and environmental standards and do not fuel tensions;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Urges the Member States to provide the UN Peace Building Commission with the necessary political support and adequate resources to meet its goal of improving international assistance to countries emerging from conflictensure that the UN system is properly resourced and held to account for the support it provides to in-country processes involving the UN Peacebuilding Commission and other UN bodies;