7 Amendments of Nirj DEVA related to 2017/2594(RSP)
Amendment 5 #
Recital A
A. whereas, according to the OECD, 1.6 billion people live in 56 countries identified as fragile4 ; whereas situations of fragility increase the vulnerability of populations due to various factors including conflict and insecurity, forced displacement, extreme poverty, food insecurity, lack of access to healthcare, economic shocks, poor governance and weak institutions, and natural disasters exacerbated by the impact of climate change; whereas fostering resilience is particularly important in situations of fragility which the OECD defines along five different dimensions – economic, environmental, political, security and societal; _________________ 4 OECD (2016), States of Fragility 2016: Understanding violence, OECD publishing, Paris
Amendment 23 #
Recital i a (new)
i a. whereas natural or man-made disasters affect women, girls, boys and men differently, gender-based inequalities exacerbating the impact of stresses and shocks and impeding sustainable development; whereas in order for programmes to be effective, comprehensive and sustainable, they need to build and enhance resilience and must involve women, addressing specific abilities and coping mechanisms;
Amendment 27 #
Recital J
J. whereas the approach to resilience in the external action of the EU should pay special attention to the needs of the most vulnerable parts of the population, including the poorest, minorities, forcibly displaced populations, women, children, people with disabilities and the elderly;
Amendment 54 #
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls for gender-responsive programming that strengthens the participation of women and addresses women's concerns in developing their resilience to disasters and climate change, and that ensures women's rights, including property rights and land tenure security, including water, forests, housing and other assets;
Amendment 56 #
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Underlines the importance of access to healthcare and services, as well as water, sanitation and hygiene, in emergency situations, as well as long-term community health planning;
Amendment 61 #
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises state resilience as an important dimension of resilience and underlines that the resilience and stability of countries is directly derived from the respect for human rights, the strength of democracy, the rule of law and good governance, trust in institutions, and accountability to their own citizens, objectives, each and all of them, which must be promoted and defended in the implementation of the EUGS;
Amendment 69 #
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises the importance of early-warning systems 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 and exchanges within natural disaster-prone regions facing similar hazards, that would allow a better understanding and a more coordinated response across EU policies and between EU institutions and Member States;