44 Amendments of Catherine GRÈZE related to 2012/2289(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, defining what constitutes discrimination against women and setting up an agenda for national action to put an end to those discriminations,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Human rights legal framework,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
– having regard to the Commission communication of 12 April 2005 entitled ‘Policy Coherence for Development’ (COM(2005)0134), and the Council conclusions entitled 'Policy Coherence for Development', 3166th Foreign Affairs Council meeting of 14 May 2012,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, two years from the 2015 target date for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), there has been significant progress the MDGs have raised awareness of ending global poverty as an urgent challenge and a priority for global action; whereas, two years from the 2015 target date for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), there has been significant progress; whereas, however, the current MDGs do not address the root causes of poverty and in particular fail to adequately address issues such as inequalities within and among countries, social exclusion, biodiversity and governance;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the MDGs have helped to define poverty as a multidimensional deprivation in people's lives, covering education, health, environment, food, employment, housing and gender equality; whereas, however, there is little evidence that the existence of MDGs has had any significant impact in shaping national policies in developing countries;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas global challenges remain – hunger, lack of proper and safe sanitation, insufficient levels of primary education, high unemployment – particularly youth unemployment, lack of social protection and gender inequality;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas nearly one billion people in the world are undernourished and more than 200 million are unemployed; whereas only 28% of the global population is covered by comprehensive social protection systems, reflecting high degrees of informal employment and whereas an estimated 1.4 billion people lack access to sufficient energy services, hampering their ability to overcome poverty;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas three-quarters of the world's poor people live in middle income countries and, according to the World Development Indicators 2008 of the World Bank, income and wealth inequalities within countries have increased since the early 1980s, including in high-income countries; whereas income and job insecurity have also increased owing to patterns of globalisation based on outsourcing and weaker labour protection;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
B c. whereas the global food, energy and financial crisis of 2007 - 2010 highlighted the fragility of global food supply systems and exposed systemic failures in the workings of financial and commodity markets and major weaknesses in the mechanisms of global governance;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
B d. whereas sustainability concerns, regarding inter alia the urgent need to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and to achieve more equitable and sustainable management and governance of natural resources, represent the key challenge for a transformative agenda;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas it is projected that in 2015 more than 600 million people will still be using unimproved water sources and that one billion people will be living on less than USD 1.25 per day; and, if present trends continue, the MDG target to halve the proportion of people living without basic sanitation services will not be met until 2049; whereas currently almost 200 million people are unemployed – about 74 million of those are between the ages of 15 and 24 and only 20% of the world's population has adequate social security coverage, while more than half lack any coverage at all;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the 1986 Declaration on the Right to Development affirms development as a fundamental human right; whereas the Declaration commits to a "human rights based" approach, characterized by the realisation of all human rights (economic, social, cultural, civil and political) and whereas the Declaration commits equally to strengthen international cooperation;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the fact that the MDG framework has put the fight against poverty at the forefront of the global development agenda; regrets, however, that MDGs failed to address systemic issues that create unequal opportunities for people and countries, including the impact of the liberalisation agenda on poverty and inequality; recalls, for instance, that in a largely globalised economy, labour's bargaining power has been reduced through liberalisation, which jeopardises in return fulfilment of the rights listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Decent Work Agenda; against this background, regrets that the consensus on poverty as a policy priority has not led to fundamental debates about policy alternatives for reaching this global goal but that the dominant underlying economic/development strategies continue to be driven by the Washington Consensus agenda aimed at liberalisation and privatisation;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that environmental degradation jeopardises the achievement of MDGs, among which the objective of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger; in particular, recalls that persistent inequalities and struggles over scarce resources are among key drivers of conflict, hunger, insecurity and violence, which in turn are key factors that hold back human development and efforts to achieve sustainable development; calls for the adoption of a more holistic approach that reflects the outcome and follow-up of the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that inequality hampers economic development and poverty reduction efforts; in particular, recalls that high levels of inequality make it difficult to construct broad-based, redistributive and fiscally sustainable social welfare systems that are grounded on principles of social solidarity, while high levels of inequality may raise crime levels or cause violent conflict, especially in multi-ethnic societies; believes that the structural causes of poverty need to be addressed to enable a transformative change of society;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. CAcknowledges the ways in which development and poverty eradication are intertwined with the challenges of peace and security, environment, human rights, democracy and good governance; hence, calls for a renewed approach to poverty eradication which takes into consideration the importance of inclusive growtheconomic development, environmental sustainability, human rights and good governance;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls for the "post-MDG agenda" to be anchored to the 1986 Declaration on the Right to Development, which not only affirms development as a fundamental human right but addresses development as a process;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Stresses that inclusiveness is a dynamic concept that goes beyond a "pro- poor" strategy, and implies broadening the focus to include vulnerable populations in precarious livelihoods, which calls for anchoring development strategy into the macroeconomic framework; considers that defining qualitative indicators will be critical to monitor both the degree to which development progress is inclusive and sustainable, and the extent to which the needs of the most deprived and vulnerable groups are being addressed;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Health and education and social protection
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that thealth multidimensionality of human well-being needs to be fully acknowledged; recalls, in this respect, that health, social protection and education are key drivers of poverty eradication and economic growthinclusive economic development;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that universal health coverage (UHC) and quality educationquality education, universal health coverage (UHC) and universal access to adequate nutritious food should be considered to be major goals ofin the pPost- 2015 agenda;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls for full and productive employment and decent work to be a central goal of the post-2015 development agenda and calls for this goal to be supported through the implementation of well-designed national social protection floors for poverty reduction and resilience;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Underlines that climate change, the recent food price crisis and the global financial crisis can all be linked to the lack of adequate global governance; hence, stresses that global governance should be a key ingredient of the post- 2015 Development Agenda;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Deplores the lack of coherence between institutions of global governance, in particular regarding the multilateral trade, finance and environmental architectures; considers that, while global governance deficits have led countries to seek regional solutions as a way to respond to region-specific development needs, such arrangements require coordination to avoid policy fragmentation and incoherence with multilateral regimes and international standards; more broadly, deems that action at the global level is required to supplement national efforts;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Notes that, although the format of the MDG framework enabled the setting of concrete and time-bound goals and targets that could be monitored by statistically robust indicators, there is a lack of ownership of these goals; against this background, warns against imposing a one-size-fits-all approach and believes that global goals and targets must be tailored and adapted to national and regional contexts and initial conditions;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses that the post-2015 UN development agenda shall respond to a human-rights based approach, which encompasses social and economic rights, while also including civil and political rights related to peace and security, as well as the right to development;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Calls on the EU to support, within the post-2015 agenda, the adoption of binding clauses on individual rights, especially women and girls' rights, including sexual and reproductive rights;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages the EU to support developing countries in building up their political will and in increasingappropriate social protection floors, to increase support to efforts to improve the level of implementation of legal human rights instruments;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that armed conflict and post- conflict situations are some of the main obstacles to development and poverty reduction; stresses equally that peace and security, development and human rights are interlinked and mutually reinforcing;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. REmphasises that sustainability is an overriding challenge, where failure is likely to threaten all dimensions of human development; in particular, recognises the inseparable links between food, energy, water, sustainable land use, natural resources efficiency, marine and other ecosystem protection and biodiversity, deforestation and climate change mitigation, sustainable production and consumption, social inclusion and decent work in the anti- poverty framework;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Calls on the EU to promote the financial transaction tax and to ensure that a significant part of the revenue be used for financing for development and the fight against climate change;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Points out that the EU should promote an integrated and complementary approach to financing, including through public- private partnerships for development;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Reiterates its call for making corruption, money laundering, the fight against tax havens, illicit flows of capital and harmful tax structures an overriding priority of the EU's agenda in international finance and development institutions so as to enable developing countries to raise domestic revenues;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the EU to improve and continueproperly evaluate the mechanism of blending loans and grants – particularly in terms of development and financial additionality, transparency and accountability, local ownership and debt risk - before continuing to develop blending loans and grants to boost financial resources for development, based and focu that are based on harmonised poverty reduction strategies and that have a clear sustainable development impact;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. CRecognises the urgent need for increased domestic resource mobilisation and therefore calls on the EU to continue toincrease its support to developing countries infor establishing effective fiscal policy and strengthening the capacity, skills and qualifications of their administrations with a view to tackling illicit financial flows, tax evasion and fraud, fraud and tax avoidance;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. URecalls that the quality of financial reporting is crucial to combat tax evasion effectively; hence, underlines the importance of increasing transparency in corporate reporting of profits and taxes paid, especially by companies involved in the exploitation of natural resources; therefore asks the Commission to promote the inclusion of a requirement within the International Financial Reporting Standard of the IASB that multinational corporations report their income and tax paid on a country-by-country basis; recalls that this request is consistent with the need to improve the corporate social responsibility of multinational enterprises;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Points out that a new set of indicators other than GDP is necessary in order to overcome new social and environmental challenges, and should therefore include i.a. the human development index, the poverty headcount ratio, the poverty gap index and, the Gini coefficient, the carbon footprint and the ecological footprint;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. CStresses upon the need to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, against this background, calls on developing countries to establish a genuine business regulatory framework focusing on a business code of conduct, respect for human rights, and environmental protection;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Urges EU-based companies with production facilities in developing countries to comply with their obligations to respect human rights and freedoms, social and environmental standards, gender equality, core labour standards, international agreements and payment of taxes in a transparent manner;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Emphasises that economic growthdevelopment should contribute to decent job creation and social inclusion; calls for the establishment of anationally defined social protection mechanismfloors in developing countries;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Takes the view that, while MDGs have certainly been a success in putting a stronger spotlight on development aid, a mere focus on aid is too narrow; considers that a new approach is needed that embraces global governance, with a strong focus on policy coherence for development and the provision of global public goods;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
Paragraph 35 b (new)
35 b. Believes that a post-2015 agenda for development needs to identify essential global public goods, set how they are financed and specify which global institutions can be held accountable for their provision;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 c (new)
Paragraph 35 c (new)
35 c. Takes the view that policy coherence should move beyond a "do no harm" perspective, both in Europe and beyond, towards a more integrated approach where international trade, environment and international financial architecture are understood as global public policies that help to enhance global development objectives; supports, in this context, the idea of establishing a Global Economic Council in the context of the United Nations System;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Stresses that the future development framework should contain a reference to the concept of ‘'development effectiveness’'; in particular, takes the view that turning "aid effectiveness" into a "development effectiveness" agenda implies a combination of development aid, assistance for the provision of global public goods and adaptation of existing global governance structures in order to increase their capacity to respond to global challenges;