5 Amendments of Mariya GABRIEL related to 2015/2275(INI)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the primary mechanism for European cooperation with the AU is the African Peace Facility, originally established in 2004 and providing some €EUR 1.9 billion through the Member State-funded EDF; whereas in 2007 the scope of the Facility was broadened to encompass a wider range of conflict- prevention and post-conflict stabilisation activities; whereas the 2014-2016 action programme takes account of external evaluation and consultations with Member States and introduces new elements to improve its effectiveness; whereas strengthening the institutional capacity of the African Union and the African regional economic communities is vital to the success of PSOs and of post-conflict reconciliation and rehabilitation processes;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasises, nevertheless, the importance of investing more in conflict prevention, taking account of factors such as political or religious radicalisation, election-related violence, population displacements or climate change;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the African Peace Facility provides both an entry point and a potential lever for creating a stronger partnership between the EU and the AU; considers it vital that the EU institutions and Member States should remain closely engaged if the Facility is to be fully exploited; acknowledges that there are other funding mechanisms in use, but believes that given the Facility’s singular focus on Africa, as well as its clear goals, it is especially important with regard to PSOs in Africa; calls for more systematic joint programming among the various EU instruments;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Points out that the EU must continue to make women's involvement in peace support operations, plus gender mainstreaming, a key component of long- term peace building; calls for persons deployed on PSOs to be systematically trained in compliance with human rights, in particular women's rights, and for awareness to be raised of gender violence and of the provision of care for victims in conflict situations;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Insists that the EUneither the EU nor its Member States, in supporting PSOs, should not act in isolation but that they should, rather, take full account of the contributions of other international actors, improve coordination with them and rapidity of response, and focus itstheir efforts on certain priority countries, using the most appropriate and experienced Member States as lead nations; points up the role of the EU's delegations as regards coordination and dialogue with the other international actors;