Activities of Louis MICHEL related to 2016/2020(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
71st session of the UN General Assembly (A8-0146/2016 - Andrey Kovatchev) FR
Amendments (28)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations , which grants the EU the right to intervene in the UN General Assembly, to present proposals and amendments orally which will be put to a vote at the request of a Member State, and to exercise the right to reply,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 8 March 2016 regarding the situation of women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU’s commitment to effective multilateralism and good global governance, 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 address global crises, challenges and threats;
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 effectively contribute to global solutions, peace and security, development, human rights, democracy and a rule-of-law-based international order;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU and its Member States are collectively the single largest financial contributor to the UN system, providing about one third of the UN’s regular budget, close to two-fifths of the UN’s peacekeeping budget and about one half of all contributions to UN funds and programmes with the primary aims of eradicating poverty, promoting long-term peace and stability, and combating social inequalities, and provides humanitarian assistance to populations, countries and regions that are confronted with all types of crises, whether natural or human- made;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the EU works for environmental sustainability, notably in the fight against climate change by promoting international measures and actions to preserve and improve the quality of the environment and the sustainable management of natural resources;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the EU is one of the most dedicated defenders and promoters of human rights, fundamental freedoms, cultural values and diversity, democracy and the rule of law;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a
Paragraph a
(a) to continue to support multilateral attempts to find lasting political and peaceful solutions to ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa, in particular in Syria, Libya and Yemen; to continue to support the work of the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Syria, the Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, and the Special Envoy of the Un Secretary- General for Yemen; 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;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b
Paragraph b
(b) to call for increased support for the efforts of the international community and regional organisations to manage security crises on the African continent, in particular in Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Mali, Nigeria and, Burundi and the Great Lakes Area in general; to encourage UN Member States to join the EU in supporting the increasing 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 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b a (new)
Paragraph b a (new)
(ba) to reiterate its strong commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders and to its free and sovereign choice to pursue a European path; to recall the international community to implement fully the policy of non-recognition of the illegal annexation of Crimea;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b b (new)
Paragraph b b (new)
(bb) to continue to be involved in and play an important role within the UN system in international negotiations and mediation, in particular in resolving of frozen conflicts;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph e
Paragraph e
(e) to increase Member State support for UN peacekeeping operationand peacebuilding operations that include a human rights component and clear exit strategies, in particular by contributing personnel and equipment, and to enhance the EU’s facilitating role in this respect; to further develop procedures for the use of EU Common Security and Defence Policy in support of UN operations;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph e
Paragraph e
(e) to increase Member State support for UN peacekeeping operations, in particular by contributing personnel and equipment, and to enhance the EU’s facilitating role in this respect; to further develop procedures for the use of EU Common Security and Defence Policy in support of UN operations while paying sufficient attention to the several dimensions of complex crisis management, such as human rights, sustainable development, and the root causes of mass migration;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f
Paragraph f
(f) to continue to support the efforts to further the operationalisation of R2P and to support the UN in continuing to play a critical role in assisting countries in the implementation of R2P in order to uphold the rule of law and of international humanitarian law;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph h
Paragraph h
(h) to step up efforts to clamp down on recruitment and fight terrorist propaganda, in particular online, especially social media platformthrough social media platforms but also through networks of radicalised hate preachers; to support counter- radicalisation and de-radicalisation policies in line with the UN Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph k
Paragraph k
(k) to support UN efforts to prevent non- state actors and terrorist groups from developing or acquiring weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems and contribute to the comprehensive review of Security Council Resolution 1540 in 2016; to insist on full compliance with the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation Treatyof Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological Weapons Convention and to actively take steps towards global disarmament;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph n
Paragraph n
(n) to promote greater support for the work of UNHCR in implementing its international mandate to protect refugees; to stress the high funding gap between UNHCR’s budgetary needs and funds received and demand greater global solidarity; calls for greater UN regular budget funding of the UNHCR core functions in order to safeguard its functioning;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q a (new)
Paragraph q a (new)
(qa) to continue to actively promote equality and non-discrimination and to support further actions against violation of LGBTI rights;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s
Paragraph s
(s) to continue to advocate for zero tolerance for the death penalty and to further work towards the universal abolition of the death penalty, leading the way towards the adoption of the next UN General Assembly resolution on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t
Paragraph t
(t) to recall the obligation of the General Assembly, when electing the membership of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), to take into account candidates’ respect for the promotion and protection of human rights, the rule of law and democracy; to call for the establishment of clear human rights performance-based criteria for membership of the UNHRC;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u a (new)
Paragraph u a (new)
(ua) to contribute to a successful outcome of the work of the Intergovernmental Working Group on transnational corporations and human rights;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v
Paragraph v
(v) to work towards the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; to work towards improving the lives of future generations and to encourage and support countries to take ownership and establish national frameworks for the achievement of the 17 goals;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x
Paragraph x
(x) to support actively a comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council in order to better reflect the new world reality and to more effectively meet present and future security challenges; to continue to advocate for the necessary negotiations, procedures and reform of the UN Security Council to be carried out to enable the EU to become a permanent member of that body, with one permanent seat and one single vote, with the aim of enabling the Union to speak with one voice in the UN; to promote the revitalisation of the work of the General Assembly, and improved coordination and coherence of the action of all UN institutions, which should enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, legitimacy, transparency, accountability, capacity and representativeness of the system; to support and build on the increased transparency in the process for the selection of the next UN Secretary- General, with candidates’ presentations being made in the General Assembly;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x a (new)
Paragraph x a (new)
(xa) in the course of the identification and appointment of the best candidate for the position of UN Secretary-General to actively support and promote equal and fair distribution based on gender and geographical balance;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x b (new)
Paragraph x b (new)
(xb) Calls for the fair participation of all UN member states in the UN’s scale of assessment, in line with their respective influence on the international scene; calls particularly on those UN member states, that aspire to become Permanent Members of a reformed UN Security Council, to take a larger share of the financial burden commensurate with their ambitions;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x b (new)
Paragraph x b (new)
(xb) to actively support a structural and functional reform of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) by developing it into a Sustainable Development Council in order to substantially strengthen the economic, social, environmental and development dimensions of the UN system;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x c (new)
Paragraph x c (new)
(xc) invites the European Court of Auditors to strengthen its cooperation with the respective oversight institutions of the United Nations Secretariat, in particular the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), the Independent Audit Advisory Committee (IAAC) and the Board of Auditors (BoA) with a view of increasing transparency and mutual understanding of funding and functioning;