Activities of Cristian Dan PREDA related to 2013/2090(INI)
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REPORT on the efforts of the international community in the area of development and of ‘state building’ in South Sudan PDF (331 KB) DOC (160 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas South Sudan has not yet acceded to the Cotonou Agreement, with the Government of South Sudan voicing concerns about potential implications for its relations with the Republic of the Sudan; whereas accession to the Cotonou Agreement would not oblige South Sudan to accede immediately to the Rome Statute; whereas this reluctance to accede to the Cotonou Agreement is leading to problems in programming EU aid from 2014 onwards under the 11th European Development Fund, which could potentially result in South Sudan losing out, not only in terms of national allocations, but also with a view to regional funds and substantial European Investment Bank (EIB) resources which would enhance its infrastructure and regional economic integration; whereas by ratifying the Cotonou Agreement, South Sudan could also increase its capacity to attract European private sector investments; whereas the additional financial facilities to which South Sudan could have access after acceding to the Cotonou Agreement could equally help with the implementation of the Addis Agreements;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the Council appointed Ms Rosalind Marsden as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for Sudan in August 2010 and subsequently enlarged and extended her mandate, but in June 2013 only agreed to a four-month extension until 31 October 2013 in order to integrate it into the mandate of the EUSR for the Horn of Africa, despite her outstanding work and her important role in leveraging the EU's various tools and influence on the developments in the region; whereas without a designated EU Special Representative for Sudan/South Sudan the EU will be left on the sidelines of international negotiations and efforts;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas external efforts made with regard to state-building and development can only be successful if the leadership of South Sudan is committed to and will be capable of developing accountable, responsive, and inclusive governance, and overcomes short-term or clientelistic interests; whereas South Sudan is not yet included in most governance indicators and there is still very little quantitative data available on the extent of corruption in the country; whereas the international community, both private and public, does not tolerate corruption and therefore needs to ensure that the provision of aid or investment does not lead to or encourage harmful practices;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z
Recital Z
Z. whereas weaknesses in the justice system give rise to serious human rights violations; whereas there is a clear need for specialised training in the field of human rights for the legal profession; whereas, in order to address impunity, it is necessary to increase knowledge of core human rights instruments, which will contribute to their application; whereas there is an almost total lack of legal aid in the criminal justice system;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA a (new)
Recital AA a (new)
AAa. whereas equitable participation of women in the public sphere is a constitutional right supported by a mandated 25% quota; whereas despite the commitment of the Government of South Sudan to increasing the participation of women in the public sector, progress has been limited on this point; whereas effective engagement of the South Sudanese women in the peace making, governance and economic development can help consolidate peace and security for the country;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on South Sudan and Sudan to make best use of the wealth and potential which the oil resources in the region represent for both countries and to reach an agreement on the unsolved transitional economic arrangements between the two countries;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages the EEAS, the EU Special Representative and the Commission to enhance awareness and visibility of the EU's very positive contributions to a peaceful, democratic transition and to the economic and social development of South Sudan; is concerned that putting an end to the mandate of the EU Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan, at a time when a number of commitments contained in the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the September 2012 Addis Ababa Agreement still have not been fully met, could further decrease this visibility and reduce the leverage of the EU and its Member States; asks for the extension of the Special Representative's mandate instead of the plan to add Sudan to the already overburdened mandate of the Special Representative for the Horn of Africa;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that since the CPA in 2005, there have been efforts to step up the fight against corruption, but South Sudan's anticorruption framework is still embryonic and that even when legal instruments exist, lack of capacity, resources and political will can hamper their implementation; encourages South Sudan to ratify the international conventions against corruption and calls on the authorities to develop and implement an integrated anti-corruption strategy; stresses that the international community and the EU should assist South Sudan's efforts in this area, in particular by increasing support to capacity building;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the South-Sudanese GovernmentUnderlines that women in South Sudan face multiple forms of discrimination and violations of their fundamental rights, including widespread early and forced marriage, the absence of family law, limited women's political participation at all levels of government, and pervasive sexual and domestic violence; calls on the South-Sudanese Government to eliminate all kinds of discrimination against women and to set out a national action plan to end child marriages;