Activities of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2022/2050(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2022
Amendments (11)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas focus should be directed towards the situation of women and girls in conflict-affected areas, and most particularly the consequences of the use of rape as a weapon of war or other forms of violence against women that are among the gravest effects on women in conflict- affected areas;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas women face multiple difficulties in conflict-affected areas, such as negative effects on their livelihood, lack of infrastructure and difficult circumstances to care for their home, children and other family members in situations where the care responsibility still often falls on women;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the participation of women in peacekeeping and military operations improves outcomes2 and needs to be substantially encouraged and strengthened; _________________ 2 https://giwps.georgetown.edu/wp- content/uploads/2021/05/Gendered- Impacts-on-Operational-Effectiveness-of- UN-Peace-Operations.pdf
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the Gender Action Plan III plans, within its implementation plan, an enhanced participation of women in CSDP missions and operations;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the unjustified Russian invasion of Ukraine underlines amongst others the unequivocal need for security and defence measures to be gender-responsive;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Underlines the need to end the victimisation of women in conflicts, and instead put them at the core and ensure their participation in peacekeeping, prevention of conflicts, military operations, peace negotiations and rebuilding of societies after conflicts;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Member States to ensure effective gender mainstreaming across all Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions; calls specifically for the next CSDP Compact to set targets for gender balance in the personnel, with tools in view of increasing the participation and representation of women at all levels, especially in leadership positions as there are only three female heads of civilian missions and no female commanders of military missions;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recalls the importance of the Civilian CSDP missions and their added value founded on the expertise in different specialised sectors;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for ring-fencing of funding for adequate gender-related actions within the CSDP.
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls for further support of security and defence policy research and analysis conducted by female scholars and researchers;