Activities of Nirj DEVA related to 2014/2143(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the EU and the global development framework after 2015 PDF (235 KB) DOC (166 KB)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that, although the MDGs have made a profound difference in people’s lives, key issues such as human rights violations, armed conflicts and terrorism, climate change, food insecurity, lack of property rights and land tenure insecurity, migration, unemployment, demographic changes, corruption, resource constraints, unsustainable growth, and financial and economic crises still pose extremely complex and interrelated challenges for the next decades;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the new framework should respond effectively to these challenges and tackle important issues such as respect for the dignity of every human being, justice, equality, good governance, democracy, the rule of law, peace and security, climate change, disaster risk management, inclusive and sustainable growth, property rights and land tenure, health and social protection, education, research and innovation, and the central role of women in the new development frameworkwomen empowerment;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EU to continue to leadbe one of the leading players in the process and welcomes the consensus that the post-2015 agenda needs a renovatewed global partnership;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the post-2015 framework should duly reflect the peace- building and state-building goals agreed in Busan, focusing on the special attention required with regards to fragile states; highlights that, taking into account that approximately a third of the world’s poor live in fragile states, it is imperative to engage in structural, intensive and long term partnerships that prioritise security sector reform and the establishment of the rule of law and democratic institutions;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that climate change mitigation and adaptation needs to be effectively mainstreamed in the post-2015 development framework, taking into consideration the strong linkages with several other priorities;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 5
Heading II – Subheading 5
Food security, nutrition, sustainable agriculture, property rights and land tenure security, combating land degradation, water and sanitation
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the fact that food and nutrition security is emerging as a priority area for the new development agenda; stresses, in this connection, the importance of addressing the linkages with improving the productivity of sustainable agriculture and fisheries; points out that land tenure security for smallholders, who constitute 95 % of potential landowners in developing countries, stimulates local economies, increases food security, decreases migration and slows down urban sprawl, with a particular reference to slums;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls for the EU to advocate for the inclusion of property rights and land tenure security on the post-2015 agenda, taking into account that: - 1.2 billion people worldwide inhabit property for which they do not hold formal rights and live without permanent homes or access to land, - the total extra-legal and unregistered wealth is estimated at over USD 9.3 trillion, - land tenure security has the capacity to avert large -scale land acquisitions and contribute to the fight against land grabbing, - land governance issues are closely linked with the key challenges of the 21st century, namely food security, energy scarcity, urban and population growth, environmental degradation, climate change, natural disasters and conflict resolution;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that the health sector is crucial to the economic and social development of societies; calls for the EU, therefore, to focus on promoting equitable and universal health protection in the post-2015 agenda; sustainable health systems in the post-2015 agenda, encouraging developing countries' governments to re- commit to the Abuja pledge agreed in 2001, by which 15% of their annual budget expenditure is to be directed towards the health workforce, health systems and access to medicines; points out that so far, only four countries (Rwanda, Botswana, Zambia and Togo) have met their commitments, with all other 45 countries lagging behind;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that development goes hand in hand with educationeducation is key to developing self-sustaining societies; urges that access to all levels of quality education, including vocational training, must be reflected in the new development framework;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the fact that the empowerment of women and the importance of gender equality was recognised as a priority in the post-2015 framework; calls for gender mainstreaming to be considered, where relevant, in development programming;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines the fact that inclusive and sustainable growth, accompanied by decent jobs creation, resource efficiency and climate change mitigationeconomic growth, that includes sustainable consumption and production, brings the informal economy into the formal sector through property law, is crucial to the success of the post- 2015 development agenda;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that the private sector should be a key driver of inclusive and sustainable growthCalls for the EU to effectively engage in supporting the development of the private sector in developing countries, as a key driver of wealth creation and sustainable growth; stresses that the EU must work in partnership with developing countries to set in place a regulatory system that can lead to a thriving private sector and warns against heavy taxation and over-burdening red tape;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the Council recommendation to place an increased focus on supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises; advises that the programmes destined for strengthening the SMEs focus on facilitating an environment friendly for private initiatives, bringing the SMEs into the formal economy, cutting red tape and improving the general business climate for them to flourish;
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines the importance of including local authorities in the new development framework; stresses that this would require a truly participatory process, conducted early on in the development phase; believes that local authorities have a central role to play not only in development planning, but also in implementation and financial aid flows;
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls for the EU to facilitate public- private partnerships where possible and to prioritise engaging the experience, expertise and management systems of the private sector, in partnership with public resources;
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls for a significant reduction in the number of goals, targets and indicators foreseen for the post-2015 development framework, pointing out that estimates seem to suggest that merely the monitoring and garnering of sound data from such a list would cost $250 billion dollars over 15 years;
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the EU engagement in the post-2015 negotiations and calls for the EU to stress the importance of coordination, coherence and complementarity as guiding principles of the post-2015 framework and the sustained development efforts of the international community as a whole;
Amendment 453 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Highlights that the Sustainable Development Goals must be accompanied by step-by step monitoring and rigorous auditing, with results being thoroughly measured and made available to the development community, as well as to the public;
Amendment 460 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Welcomes the progress made by the OWG, but considers that the number of goals identified in its conclusions, targets and indicators identified need to be simplified and significantly reduced;