Activities of Marietje SCHAAKE related to 2015/2104(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the role of the EU within the UN – how to better achieve EU foreign policy goals
Amendments (10)
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U a (new)
Recital U a (new)
Ua. whereas the product of looting and smuggling of cultural and religious sites and objects in Iraq and Syria by ISIS/Da'esh is being used to help fund ISIS/Da'esh terrorist activities; whereas UNESCO and its Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property play a central role in ensuring emergency protection of the Syrian and Iraqi cultural heritage;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V a (new)
Recital V a (new)
Va. whereas the discussion and decision on renewing the mandate of the Internet Governance Forum will take place in 2015 at the UN General Assembly; whereas the Parliament has called on the UN General Assembly to renew the mandate of the IGF, and to strengthen its resources and the multistakeholder model of internet governance;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital W a (new)
Recital W a (new)
Wa. whereas countries are divided in geographical areas which often leads to block voting; whereas the fact that Members of the UN Human Rights Council are often systematic violators of human rights themselves, thereby undermining the effectiveness and credibility of the entire Council;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is concerned that the current veto system in the UN Security Council prevents effective actions by air, sea, or land forces as may be necessary under Chapter VII of the UN Charter to maintain or restore international peace and security, including by prevention or stopping war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing; whereas the European Parliament has called on the High Representative to reconfirm and strengthen the EU's commitment to the responsibility to protect by adopting an interinstitutional 'Consensus on R2P';
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the UN Security Council to review and revise its intransparent process to select a candidate for the post of UN Secretary General; stresses the need to explicitly use gender equality as a decisive factor in the selection process, which reflects UN Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) that urges member states to include women at all levels in national, regional, and international bodies;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for more EU efforts to ensure that the credibility and effectiveness of the United Nations is strengthened, notably in the fields of international justice, democracy, rule of law and human rights;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Supports the reinforcement of EU-UN operational cooperation in crisis management, also by working together with the UN on both sharing analyses (in order to come to a joint analysis) and planning (in order to facilitate the operational aspects) of peace and security operations;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls for the development of more effective measures to ensure greater compliance on the part of EU based businesses to meet the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the EU to more effectively coordinate its work in the field of humanitarian aid such as through ECHO with the respective UN agencies, in order to create optimal efficiency with limited resources, and avoid unnecessary overlap;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Calls for more effective EU-UN coordination to end the illicit trade in cultural goods, notably from conflict areas by terrorist organizations;