35 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2017/2041(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the revised EU Guidelines on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 16 March 2017 on the EU priorities for the Human Rights Council sessions in 2017,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
Citation 5 c (new)
– having regard to its report on the Annual Report on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter 2015,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU’'s commitment to effective multilateralism, with the UN at its core, is an integral part of the EU’'s external policy and is rooted in the conviction that a multilateral system founded on universal rules and values is best suited to addressing global crises, challenges and threats; whereas the very future of this multilateral system is facing challenges and critical contradictions, including from some of its hitherto strongest supporters;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU should play a proactive part in building a United Nations that can contribute effectively to global solutions, peace and security, human rights, democracy and a rule-of-law-based international order; whereas EU Member States need to make everycontinue their effort to further coordinate and fuse their actions in the organs and bodies of the United Nations system in accordance with the mandate contained in Article 34(1) TEU;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU and its Member States remain collectively the single largest financial contributor to the UN system, providing almost 50% of all contributions to the UN, with the EU Member States contributing around 40% of the UN’'s regular budget; whereas EU contributions to the UN should be more visible; whereas the current overall level of funding to the UN system remains grossly inadequate in order to allow the Organization to implement its mandate and to face the current global challenges; whereas US President Trump's announcement to cut funding for UN agencies represents a severe backlash, in times when the UN needs more not less financial support;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the EU and its Member States played an important role in shaping the global UN 2030 Agenda, EU remains committed to be a front-runner in mobilizing all means of implementation and a strong follow-up and review mechanism to ensure progress and accountability in particular for the implementation of the SDG 2030 aims and the linkage to all other activities on international and national level. This is reflected in the EU external action and other policies across EU financial instruments;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU’s security environment is increasingly unstable and volatile owing to a large number of longstanding or newly emerging challenges, including violent conflicts, terrorism, organised crime, unprecedented waves of migration andlarge movement of refugees and migrants and impacts from climate change, which are impossible to address at national level and require regional and global responses and active and constructive co-operation;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a
Paragraph a
(a) to continue to call for the full respect of internationally recognised borders and the territorial integrity of Eastern European and South Caucasus countries, including particular Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, in light of the violations of international law in these areas; to support and reinvigorate diplomatic efforts for a peaceful settlement of these ongoing and frozen conflicts; to urge the international community to implement fully the policy of non-recognition of the illegal annexation of Crimea; to actively increase pressure onlook for any chance to enhance political and diplomatic cooperation with Russia, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, in order to resolve the conflict inwith Ukraine in the spirit of the Minsk agreements;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b
Paragraph b
(b) to push for stronger multilateral commitments to find lasting, sustainable political solutions to current conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly in Syria, Yemen and, Libya and Israel/Palestine; to continue to support UN special envoys’ work, actions and initiatives aimed at solving these conflicts; to call for continued humanitarian, financial and political assistance from the international community in order to address the humanitarian situation and to work towards the immediate cessation of violence of International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law, including the direct targeting of civil infrastructure and civilian populations; to support efforts deployed by the UN to find a sustainable resolution to the conflict in Syria and to continue to back the EU’s role in the humanitarian field and the EU’s regional initiative; to call on all States Parties to the UN Refugee Convention to recognise the Syrian community's right to safety and protection and the obligation of State Parties to offer sanctuary; to support the UN peace plan initiative in Yemen and to tackle the ongoing humanitarian crisis as a matter of urgency; to call for stronger support for the UN-backed government in Libya; to call for the implementation of the resolutions of the UN Security Council, including the latest Resolution 2234 (2016) and of the UN Human Rights Council on the Occupied Palestinian Territory;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b a (new)
Paragraph b a (new)
(ba) to act upon the ruling of the European Court of Justice on the Western Sahara and to support UN efforts to secure a fair and lasting settlement of the Western Sahara conflict, on the basis of the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people and in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions including a human rights mandate given to the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO);
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph e
Paragraph e
(e) to work with the international community as a whole and with local leaders and representatives from broader civil society (particularly faith leaders and local peace and reconciliation committees) to solve security crises threatening the African continent, in particular in Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, the Central African Republic, Mali and Nigeria; to encourage UN Member States to step up support for increasing the role and own capacities of the African Union in mediation and crisis management, while striving for complementarities with the efforts of the UN Peace- Building Support Office;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j
Paragraph j
(j) to increase Member State support for UN peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations, in particular by contributing personnel and equipment, and to enhance the EU’s role as a facilitator in this respect; to ensure better visibility for this support and contribution; to further develop procedures for the use of EU Common Security and Defence Policy in support of UN operationsthat are conflict-sensitive and managed in a way that is coherent with development assistance in support of UN operations; to ensure that all UN peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations have a human rights mandate and adequate staff to carry out this function;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j a (new)
Paragraph j a (new)
(ja) to support the UNSG in his efforts to increase UN involvement in peace negotiations;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j b (new)
Paragraph j b (new)
(jb) to urgently address all aspects of the 15 May 2015 UN Evaluation Report on Enforcement and Remedial Assistance Efforts for Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by the United Nations and Related Personnel in Peacekeeping Operations without delay and hold perpetrators to account; to investigate, prosecute and sentence any military and civilian personnel who committed acts of sexual violence without delay and with firmest resolve;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j c (new)
Paragraph j c (new)
(jc) to launch the reform of relevant structures in a way to end impunity of UN and EU personnel serving in military operations and civilian missions and to establish functioning and transparent oversight and accountability mechanisms; to urgently change the fact that currently legal actions regarding alleged abuses remain purely voluntary and depended of the troop-contributing Country;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph k
Paragraph k
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph l
Paragraph l
(l) to reiterate its unequivocal condemnation of terrorism and its full support for actions aimed at the defeat and eradication of terrorist organisations, in particular ISIL/Daesh, which pose a clear threat to regional and international security; insists that all measures taken in the fight against terrorism should be fully in line with international humanitarian and human rights law;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph l a (new)
Paragraph l a (new)
(la) to make meaningful progress towards the clarification and development of post-conflict obligations for the clearance and management of contamination from the use of depleted uranium weapons and, in light of their recently confirmed use in Syria during Operation Inherent Resolve; to dissuade coalition partners from any further use of depleted uranium munitions in either Syria or Iraq;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m
Paragraph m
(m) to support the UN in making counter-terrorism a key element of its prevention agenda in line with the EU’s engagement in preventive measures to combat terrorism and counter violent extremism; to strengthen joint EU-UN efforts in combating the root causes of extreme violence and terrorism, particularly in countering hybrid threats and developing research and capacity- building in cyber defence; to rely on the existing initiatives set up by local partners to devise, implement, and develop approaches to counter radicalisation and terrorist recruitment;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph o a (new)
Paragraph o a (new)
(oa) (P-) new, after subheading! to follow the Parliament's recommendation of 27 October 2016 on nuclear security and non-proliferation, in particular paragraph 7 which calls on all EU Member States to participate actively and in a transparent way in the United Nations Conference to Negotiate a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, which began in March 2017 with the participation of 132 states among them Sweden, Austria, Ireland, Malta, Cyprus and the Netherlands; to actively participate in the upcoming negotiations between 16 June and 7 July;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph o b (new)
Paragraph o b (new)
(ob) (Before P) to criticise the fact that by not participating in the talks, the two EU member states in possession of a nuclear arsenal are in breach of their obligations under the NPT treaty to disarm;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s
Paragraph s
(s) to call for a strengthening of the global response to migration, by buildingn international human rights based global response to migration, while underlining that global mobility should not be considered a threat but an opportunity; recalls in this context that saving lives at sea and ensuring rights of migrants must be of paramount importance and to build on the successful UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting to Address Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants of 19 September 2016 and addressing the challenges and security concerns that arise, such as illegal migration and human trafficking;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s
Paragraph s
(s) to call for a strengthening of the global response to migration, by building on the successful UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting to Address Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants of 19 September 2016 and addressing the challenges and security concerns that arise, such as illegalrregular migration and human trafficking;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t
Paragraph t
(t) to promote greater support for the work of UNHCR in implementing its international mandate to protect refugees; to ensure that EU legislation is in line with UN standards by strengthening protection instruments for migrants and that EU takes a proactive role in ensuring that these standards are implemented in practice by Member States; to stress the substantial funding gap between UNHCR’s budgetary needs and funds received and to demand greater global solidarity;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v
Paragraph v
(v) to reiterate clearly and firmly that all human rights agreed under UN conventions are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated and that respect for these rights must be enforced; to continue to encourage all UN Member States to sign, ratify and implement the different human rights conventions and to comply with their reporting obligations under these instruments; to draw attention to human rights violations and abuses worldwide; to call for the defence of the freedoms of opinion and expression; to emphasize the importance of a free media in a healthy society and the role of every citizen therein including the respective use of social media, and to defend the freedoms of association and assembly;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x a (new)
Paragraph x a (new)
(xa) to urge all States, including the EU Member States to swiftly ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant of Economic Social and Cultural Rights establishing complaint and inquiry mechanisms;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph y
Paragraph y
(y) to strengthen the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the international criminal justice system in order to promote accountability and to end impunity; to lead by example by urging the two European Union Permanent Members of the Security Council to finally ratify the Kampala amendments;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph z a (new)
Paragraph z a (new)
(za) to call states, in particular all EU Member States to actively participate in the negotiations at UNHCR in Geneva for an international binding Treaty on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph aa
Paragraph aa
(aa) to underline the leading role of the EU in the process that led to the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Agenda 2030) and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the General Assembly in September 2015; to take concrete steps to ensure the efficient implementation of Agenda 2030 and the 17 SDGs as important instruments for prevention and development; to recognize the significant role civil society organizations play to successfully implement Agenda 2030 and to achieve the SDGs;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph aa a (new)
Paragraph aa a (new)
(aaa) to increase EU's leading role in leaving no-one behind while ensuring the most vulnerable, especially children, young people, women, people with disabilities, are consulted and engaged in the implementation and monitoring of Agenda 2030; to emphasise the role local actors play in ensuring resilient and peaceful communities as well as a long- term sustaining peace and development;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph ab
Paragraph ab
(ab) to ensure that the EU remains at the forefront of the fight against climate change and cooperates further with the UN in this area; to call upon all UN Members to uphold the Paris agreement and to ensure swift implementation of the decisions taken at the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference, notably swiftly phasing out fossil fuels as has been enshrined in the Paris Agreement, and making all the possible effort to limit global warming as closely as possible to 1.5C including through an increased efficiency of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS);
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph ad a (new)
Paragraph ad a (new)
(ada) upon welcoming the new Secretary General for his election, to actively support his strive to enhance the role of multilateralism in a globalised world and his respective UN reform efforts, notably on streamlining the financial organisation of the UN as well as reducing department overlap;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph ad b (new)
Paragraph ad b (new)
(adb) to establish an effective system of protection for UN whistle-blowers;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph ad c (new)
Paragraph ad c (new)
(adc) to actively support the efforts by the Secretary General to appoint more women in senior management posts at the UN HQ level ; also for the EU and the UN to appoint more female police officers and soldiers to missions and operations; to push for gender advisors for individual missions and operations and specific action plans which design how UNSCR 1325 and 2242 are being implemented at the level of each mission and operation;