31 Amendments of Andrey KOVATCHEV related to 2018/2040(INI)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU and its Member States remain collectively the single largest financial contributor to the UN; whereas EU contributions to the UN should be more visible;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas peace and security, human rights and development are inseparable and mutually reinforcing;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
E c. whereas to respond successfully to global crises, threats and challenges requires an efficient multilateral system, founded on universal rules and values;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas the promotion and protection of human rights is at the heart of multilateralism and a central pillar of the UN system; whereas the EU has a strong position that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and inter-related;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to actively support the UN Secretary-General’s (UNSG) three pillar reform agenda with the aim of making the UN system truly coordinated, efficient, effective, integrated, transparent and accountable; to support the streamlining of the peace and security structure, which needs to become more efficient, focused and operational;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to support the UNSG’s efforts in making a substantial change in order to align the UN development system with the priorities of Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and make it fit for the purpose of better supporting their implementation;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) to underline the importance EU Member States attach to coordination of their action in the organs and bodies of the United Nations system;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
(fb) to advocate the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) within the UN system in order to increase the democratic character, the democratic accountability and the transparency of global governance and to allow for better citizen participation in the activities of the UN and in particular to contribute to the successful implementation of the UN Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) to increase Member State support for UN peacekeeping and peace building operations, in particular by contributing personnel and equipment, and to enhance the EU’s facilitating role in this respect; to ensure better visibility for this support and contribution;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
(gc) to deepen the cooperation with the UN in the Strategic Partnership on Peacekeeping and Crisis management; to encourage the EU-UN cooperation in the Security Sector Reform (SSR); to enhance the effectiveness of peace keeping operations in the wider context of the UN reform process;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) to continue to support the efforts to further operationalise R2P and to support the UN in continuing to play a critical role in assisting countries in the implementation of R2P; to further strengthen the role of R2P as an important principle in UN Member States' work on conflict resolution, human rights and development;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i e (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i e (new)
(ie) to reiterate its unequivocal condemnation of terrorism and its full support for actions aimed at the defeat and eradication of terrorist organisations, in particular ISIL/Daesh, which poses a clear threat to regional and international security;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i f (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i f (new)
(if) to support the UNICRI in the implementation and operationalization of the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF), building on the Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime; to strengthen joint EU-UN efforts in combating the root causes of terrorism, particularly in countering hybrid threats and developing research and capacity building in cyber defence; to rely on the existing initiatives setup by local partners to design, implement, and develop approaches countering radicalisation and recruitment to terrorism;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i g (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i g (new)
(ig) to step up efforts to clamp down on recruitment and fight terrorist propaganda, through social media platforms but also through networks of radicalised hate preachers; to support actions strengthening resilience of communities vulnerable to radicalisation; to support counter-radicalisation and de- radicalisation policies in line with the UN Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism; to support an enhanced EU contribution to UN capacity building initiatives concerning the fight against foreign terrorist fighters and violent extremism;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i i (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i i (new)
(ii) to work with the UN General Assembly to combat the financing of terrorism and to build mechanisms to designate terrorist individuals and organizations and strengthen asset- freezing mechanisms worldwide;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i k (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i k (new)
(i k) to insist that a Syrian-led political process which will lead to free and fair elections, facilitated and monitored by the United Nations and held on the basis of a new constitution, is the only way to pacify the country; to stress that a nationwide inclusive ceasefire and peaceful mutually acceptable solution to the Syrian crisis can be achieved under UN auspices and, as provided for in the 2012 Geneva Communiqué and UNSC resolution 2254 (2015), with the support of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i m (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i m (new)
(i m) to ensure that the UN General Assembly provides, in cooperation with the EU, all instruments to ensure that a two-state solution, on the basis of the1967 borders, with Jerusalem as capital of both states, and a secure State of Israel with secure and recognised borders, and an independent, democratic, contiguous and viable State of Palestine, living side by side in peace and security, is sustainable and effective;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i p (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i p (new)
(i p) to keep addressing the major security threats in the Sahel, Sahara, Lake Chad and Horn of Africa regions in view of eradicating the terrorist threat caused by ISIL/Daesh and al-Qaeda affiliates and by Boko Haram or any other affiliated terrorist groups;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i s (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i s (new)
(i s) to continue to call for the full respect of internationally-recognised borders and the territorial integrity of Eastern European and South Caucasus countries, including Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, in light of the violations of international law in these areas; to support and reinvigorate diplomatic efforts for a peaceful settlement of these on-going and frozen conflicts; to urge the international community to implement fully the policy of non-recognition of the illegal annexation of Crimea; to actively increase pressure on Russia, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, in order to resolve the conflict in Ukraine;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(qa) to support UN efforts to prevent non-state actors and terrorist groups from developing, manufacturing, acquiring or transferring weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems; to insist on full compliance with the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons(NPT), the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological Weapons Convention;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) to recall that human rights are indivisible, interdependent and interrelated; to call on the EU and the UN to condemn the disturbing global trend towards a marginalisation of human rights, particularly with regard to the closing space for civil society around the worldtinue protecting the human rights and democracy all over the world in order to counter any negative trends, particularly with regard to the civil society space;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point s c (new)
(sc) to continue to advocate for freedom of religion or belief; to urge greater efforts to protect the rights of religious and other minorities; to call for greater protection of religious minorities against persecution and violence; to call for the repeal of laws criminalising blasphemy or apostasy that serve as a pretext for the persecution of religious minorities and non-believers; to support the work of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief; to actively work for a UN recognition of the genocide against religious and other minorities committed by ISIL/Daesh, and for referral to the ICC of cases of suspected crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point t b (new)
(tb) to strengthen the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the international criminal justice system in order to promote accountability and to end impunity;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
Paragraph 1 – point u
(u) to maintain a strong commitment to promoting an end to the death penalty worldwide; to continue to advocate for zero tolerance for the death penalty; to call for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty and to further work towards its universal abolition;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
(xa) to demand that greater efforts be made to prevent irregular migration and to fight people smuggling and human trafficking, in particular by combating criminal networks through timely and effective exchange of relevant intelligence; to improve methods to identify and protect victims and to reinforce cooperation with third countries with a view to tracking, seizing and recovering the proceeds of criminal activities in this sector; to insist at the UN level on the importance of the ratification and full implementation of the UN Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime and the protocols thereto against the smuggling of migrants by land, sea and air and to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subheading 7 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – subheading 7 a (new)
Development
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point -z c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -z c (new)
(-zc) to pursue its efforts of achieving policy coherence for development across all EU policies, which is crucial for achieving the SDGs, and to push also at the UN level for greater policy coherence in accordance with Goal 17;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point -z d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -z d (new)
(-zd) to underline the leading role of the EU in the process that led to the adoption of the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda; to take concrete steps to ensure the efficient implementation of the UN Agenda 2030 and the Addis Ababa Agenda as important instruments for development;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point -z e (new)
Paragraph 1 – point -z e (new)
(-ze) to reiterate that the EU remains the world's leading donor of development assistance, providing 75.7 billion EUR and to encourage the continued growth of the EU collective aid underpinning the Member States' sustained efforts to promote peace, prosperity and sustainable development worldwide;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point aa a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point aa a (new)
(aaa) to ensure that the EU remains at the forefront of the fight against climate change and cooperates further with the UN in this area; to call upon all UN Members to uphold the Paris Agreement and to ensure swift implementation of the decisions taken at the 2016 UN Climate Change Conference;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab
Paragraph 1 – point ab