10 Amendments of Marie-Christine VERGIAT related to 2017/2012(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that, from the perspective of human rights, the Gender Action Plan (GAP II) has in its first year been effective in reinforcing EU coordination and coherence, with its overarching objective being to support progress by the EU and its 28 Member States towards attainment of the Agenda 2030 goals and those set out by the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Beijing Platform for Action and the Cairo Programme of Action; stresses that the ratification and effective implementation by all countries, including the Member States of the European Union, of the Istanbul Convention must be viewed as a priority for the coming years;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that women account for 70% of the 1.2 billion people earning less than one dollar a day; highlights the fact that migrant women are particularly vulnerable to poverty, exploitation and human trafficking; believes, therefore, that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular the eradication of poverty, respect for the right to asylum, as defined by the Geneva Convention, and the rights of migrant women should be key EEAS objectives in the field of human rights and gender equality;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that although the employment rate for women remains much lower than that of men, 49.6% compared with 76.1% in 2015, their working hours are longer when unpaid domestic work and activities are added; recalls that women work two-thirds of the working hours and produce half of the world’s food, yet they only receive 10% of the value of that work and own less than 1% of the land; considers, therefore, that the EU and its Member States should make it a priority to guarantee women’s right of access to a decent income, to land, to heritage and to natural resources, which are vital for their independence;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that problems in accessing employment and women’s lack of economic and financial autonomy are important factors that perpetuate situations of violence, exploitation and abuse; points out that the economic crisis has increased inequalities and that women are the main victims of them; considers, therefore, that the creation of stable and well paid jobs and the establishment of genuine wage equality is crucial to the success of the objective of empowering women; calls, therefore, for these issues to be a top priority in the EU’s external relations;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Stresses that EU human rights and gender equality policy can only be credible if there is coherence between internal and external policies; expresses concern, therefore, about the decline in women’s rights in many countries, including Member States, notably as regards the right to self- determination and universal access to health care, including the exercise of their sexual and reproductive rights;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks all institutions and political actors involved in the development of EU external action to prioritise compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, its Protocols and the relevant international treaties in order to guarantee special protection and care for children; asks that the empowerment and human rights of girls be promoted, in the knowledge that empowerment requires the active participation of girls in decision- making processes; underlines that these points should be considered essential elements in the implementation of GAP II; points out that migrant children, and especially girls, are particularly vulnerable, particularly when they are unaccompanied, and that they are entitled to special protection based on the best interests of the child; calls for them to be protected in accordance with the rules of international law; expresses concern at the alarming increase – affecting a significant number of girls – in the number of unregistered children born away from their parents’ home country;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that violence towards women is also expressed psychologically by the presence of a relationship of domination in society and by the dissemination of degrading images of women; stresses that the EU and Member States must combat all forms of violence against women – be this physical, psychological, social or financial – and adopt as a priority access to education and combating all gender stereotypes in respect of boys and girls from the earliest possible age;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the empowerment of girls and women has been at the centre of EU external action through the Global Strategy for Common Foreign and Security Policyis one of the declared goals of EU external action; welcomes the designation within the EEAS of a Principal Adviser on Gender and on the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a dedicated budget line on gender equality to be established in order to address the level of political participation and representation of women, in the EU’s neighbouring countriescluding within the EU, in a more prominent way; stresses that programmes should also set measurable targets to regularly track progress on gender equality in the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood and hold partner governments to accountfull integration with the targets and programmes of UN Women is also needed in order to regularly track progress on gender equality;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that, for conflict and post- conflict situations, GAP II should focus more on embedding gender equality within the context and practice of broader and more comprehensive human rights and good governance.; Condemns any use of rape and gender violence as weapons of war and calls on the EU and its Member States to work within the framework of the UN to eradicate these practices; considers it essential to ensure that all necessary medical assistance is provided safely to women who are victims of war rape, including by providing them with access to safe abortions, as provided for under international humanitarian law, and calls for all measures to be taken to ensure their protection, including through the provision of safe shelters for them and their children; calls for the inclusion of women in all stages of conflict resolution;