2016/2020(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. IPoints ofut th~~e conviction that the economic, social, environmental and development dimensions of the UN system must be~~at fundamental change is required to equip the UN to shape and drive the process of implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; underlines the need to integrate the three aspects of substa~~ntially strengthened in the first instance by means of a structural and functional reform~~inability more effectively, both at strategic level and locally though practical cooperation between UN institutions; is of the Econ~~omic and Social Council; calls on the UN member states to consider the possibility of strengthening their role in the Economic and Social Council by developing it into a Sustainable Development~~viction that the economic, social, environmental and development dimensions of the UN system must be substantially strengthened by means of a structural and functional reform of the Economic and Social Council;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the importance of a universal, rule-base, open, transparent, non-discriminatory, inclusive and equitable multilateral trade system and the need to bring about the conclusion of the WTO Doha Development Round, and believes that the UN can use its unique position to ensure that the talks are a success for developing countries;

Amendment 11 #

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Welcomes the decision on organizing a high-level meeting of the plenary of the UNGA on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants on 19 September 2016 and considers that it should focus on the root causes of migration, with emphasis on poverty eradication, social equality, realization of human rights and stability;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Welcomes the UN´s Human Rights Council work towards a legally binding international instrument on business and human rights; calls the whole UN System to fully support this process; calls the EU and its Member States to actively engage in this process;

Amendment 13 #

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Urges the EU to work towards the reinforcement of international fiscal cooperation, supporting the creation of an international tax body within the United Nation system;

Amendment 14 #

Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Welcomes the UN General Assembly adoption of the landmark Resolution 68/304 of 9 September 2014, which recognised “the sovereign right of any State to restructure its sovereign debt, which should not be frustrated or impeded by any measure emanating from another State”, and noted “with concern that the international financial system does not have a sound legal framework for the orderly and predictable restructuring of sovereign debt” and launched a process to adopt “a multilateral legal framework for sovereign debt restructuring processes”; calls the whole UN System to fully support this process; calls the EU and its Member States to actively engage in this process;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Is of the conviction that the economic, social, environmental and development dimensions of the UN system must be substantially strengthened in the first instance by means of a structural and functional reform of the Economic and Social Council; calls on the UN member states to consider the possibility of strengthening their role in the Economic and Social ~~Council by developing it into a Sustainable Development~~ Council;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the creation of the High- Level Political Forum (HLPF) on sustainable development; is convinced that the HLPF must become the main decision- making body ~~for all development policy~~competent for ensuring the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), thus ensuring coordinated and efficient assessment of needs and adoption of the roadmaps, and decisions ~~and binding measures~~ needed for the implementation of the ~~Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development~~2030 Agenda; calls on a regular dialogue between the HLPF and the European Commission on the progress made, in accordance with the principles of transparency and mutual accountability;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the creation of the High- Level Political Forum (HLPF) on sustainable development; is convinced that the HLPF must become the main decision- making body for all development policy, thus ensuring coordinated and efficient assessment of needs and adoption of the roadmaps, and decisions ~~and binding measures~~ needed for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that it is crucial for the EU's credibility and leadership on the global development scene to present a common position on the implementation of the Agenda 2030 ahead of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) in 2016; in this regards, urges the European Commission to issue a Communication on the implementation of the Agenda 2030 in time for the Parliament to feed into the Council Conclusions ahead of the HLPF;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. U~~rges the need to enhance the implementation of the SDGs through the adoption of~~nderlines the importance of comprehensive and effective implementation of the Agenda 2030, including through a rights-based approach; urges the UN to ensure that ambitious commitments are made towards the achievement of the SDGs and to adopt a solid framework of indicators and the utilisation of statistical data to monitor progress and ensure the accountability of all; encourages all countries, both developed and developing, to take ownership and establish national frameworks, including integrated national financial frameworks, for the achievement of the 17 goals;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Insists on the need to strenghten policy coherence for development within the UN working structures in order to effectively integrate all dimensions of sustainable development;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Recognises that there can be no sustainable development or poverty eradication without security and that sustainable development is the condition for security, stability, social justice and democracy; considers that policy making at the international level should better reflect this link between peace, security and development; calls on the UN to systematically integrate capacity-building and good governance into their long-term development strategies;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recalls that development is not possible without peace, nor peace without development and that neither is possible without ensuring respect for human rights; in this regards, reiterates the importance of the most innovative goal of the Agenda 2030 - SDG 16 that addresses peace, justice and governance; believes that the implementation of the targets anchored in SDG 16 are of central significance for the overall success of the Agenda;

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2016/03/22 AFET 220 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4

~~— having regard to the Charter of the United Nations,~~deleted

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)

– having regard to the documents of 14 June 2012 ‘Plan of Action to enhance EU CSDP support to UN peacekeeping’ and of 23 March 2015 ‘Strengthening the UN- EU Strategic Partnership on Peacekeeping and Crisis Management: Priorities 2015-2018’,

Amendment 100 #

David MCALLISTER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph l

(l) to promote the full implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and encourage all UN Member States to sign ~~and ratify~~or accede to the ATT;

Amendment 101 #

Amjad BASHIR, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Mark DEMESMAEKER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph l

(l) to promote the adoption of a system to ensure the full implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and encourage all UN Member States to sign and ratify the ATT; to institute a system of penalties and ensure that they are applied in those cases in which Member States fail to comply with the ATT;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph l a (new)

(la) to encourage all UN Member States to sign and ratify the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti- Personnel Mines and on their Destruction;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m

(m) to work towards more effective action against the diversion of and illicit trade in weapons and ammunitions, including Small Arms and Light Weapons, in particular by developing a weapons tracking system and clarifying the conditions applicable to the use of drones or other dual-use goods;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)

Drones and autonomous weapons

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m a (new)

(ma) to develop an EU common position on the use of armed drones, giving the utmost importance to respect for human rights and international humanitarian law and addressing issues such as the legal framework, proportionality, accountability, the protection of civilians and transparency; to promote the ban of the production, development, and use of fully autonomous weapons which enable strikes to be carried out without human intervention; to make sure that human rights are part of all dialogues with third countries on counter-terrorism;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m a (new)

(ma) to welcome the establishment of an Open-ended Working Group (OEWP), as a subsidiary body of the United Nations General Assembly, to take forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations, pursuant to United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/70/33 which met for the first time in February 2016; for all EU Member States to participate in the proceedings of the OEWG and contribute to its mandate to substantively address concrete effective legal measures, legal provisions and norms that will need to be concluded to attain and maintain a world without nuclear weapons, and to examine legal measures, legal provisions and norms to advance nuclear disarmament that can be negotiated in the near term;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m b (new)

(mb) for HR/VP Federica Mogherini and the European External Action Service to contribute to the proceedings of the OEWG, taking due account of both the security dimension as well as the humanitarian dimensions of nuclear weapons and for the European Parliament to send a delegation to take part in the proceedings of the OEWG, to be held for 15 days in Geneva;

Amendment 108 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m c (new)

(mc) to reinforce existing, strict interpretations of an international legal framework which stipulates that the use of armed drones has to strictly respect international law in particular international human rights law, international humanitarian law and the law on inter-States use of force preventing wide and permissive interpretations;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph n

(n) to promote greater support for the work of UNHCR in implementing its international mandate to protect refugees; to stress the high funding gap between UNHCR’s budgetary needs and funds received and demand greater global solidarity; calls for greater UN regular budget funding of the UNHCR core functions in order to safeguard its functioning;

Amendment 11 #

Amjad BASHIR, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Mark DEMESMAEKER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 c (new)

– having regard to the ‘Oslo’ Guidelines on the Use of Foreign Military and Civil Defence Assets in Disaster Relief of November 2007,

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph n

(n) to promote greater support for the work of UNHCR in implementing its international mandate to protect refugees, including vulnerable groups such as women or children with disabilities; to stress the high funding gap between UNHCR’s budgetary needs and funds received and demand greater global solidarity;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph p

(p) to demand that greater efforts be made to pr~~event irregular migration~~ovide protection to refugees and to fight ~~migrant~~people smuggling and human trafficking, in particular by combating criminal networks through timely and effective exchange of relevant intelligence information; to urge the 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 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph p

(p) to demand that greater efforts be made to prevent irregular migration and to fight migrant smuggling and human trafficking, in particular by introducing safe and legal routes for migrants and refugees and combating criminal networks through timely and effective exchange of relevant intelligence information; to urge the 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 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph p

(p) to ~~demand that greater efforts be made to prevent irr~~reject ‘blanket’ return policies without stipulating safegular ~~migration~~d clauses and to fight migrant smuggling and human trafficking, in particular by combating criminal networks through timely and effective exchange of relevant intelligence information; to urge the 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, while respecting international human rights law; to support the work of the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of migrants;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph p a (new)

(pa) to achieve synergies at international level in providing comprehensive responses to the migrants and refugees crisis, in the context of the high-level plenary meeting of the UNGA on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants scheduled for 19 September 2016;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph p a (new)

(pa) to call on all countries to adopt a human rights-based approach to migration, which safeguards the rights of migrants and refugees in migration policies and management, paying particular attention to the situation of marginalised and disadvantaged groups of migrants and refugees, such as women and children; to calls on all states to address gender-related violence against women and girls, and stresses the importance of designing migration policy from a gender perspective in order to respond to their particular needs;

Amendment 116 #

Andrey KOVATCHEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q

(q) to reiterate clearly and firmly that all human rights agreed under UN conventions are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated and that respect for these rights must be enforced; to draw the attention to human rights violations and abuses worldwide; to call for the defence of the freedoms of opinion and expression, and the freedoms of association and assembly;

Amendment 117 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q a (new)

(qa) to continue to actively promote equality and non-discrimination and to support further actions against violation of LGBTI rights;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q a (new)

(qa) to continue to advocate for socio- economic rights such right to food, education and healthcare as well as right to freedom of expression and association;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q a (new)

(qa) to urge all States, including the EU Member States to swiftly ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant of Economic Social and Cultural Rights establishing complaint and inquiry mechanisms;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 d (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2010 on the 10th anniversary of UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women and peace and security,

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q a (new)

(qa) to call for the UN member states, including the EU Member States, to implement the recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;

Amendment 121 #

David MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q a (new)

(qa) welcomes the first ever UN Security Council meeting on LGBTI rights in 2015 and the joint statement to the UNHCR signed by 72 member countries calling for an end to violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation; notes that in several countries LGBTI communities’ ability to live openly and freely has deteriorated due to Government-led persecution including, inter alia, Russia, Egypt, The Gambia and Nigeria;

Amendment 122 #

David MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q b (new)

(qb) acknowledges the tools at the UN’s disposal to promote equality and non- discrimination; urges the UN to use its influence to actively support and promote gender mainstreaming initiatives in its activities and programmes;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q b (new)

(qb) to support the further implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights by urging all countries, including EU Member States, to develop and implement National Action Plans, legally obliging businesses to ensure observance of human rights, including guarantees against land grabbing, and environmental and safety standards within their own supply chain;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q c (new)

(qc) to support the Accountability and Remedy Project of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to contribute to a fair and more effective system of domestic law remedies in case of human rights abuses in the business sector;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q d (new)

(qd) to step up EU and its Member States efforts and support for the UN in the field of investigations of transnational trafficking in human beings, improved methods to identify and protect victims and to reinforce cooperation with third countries to track, seize and recover the proceeds from criminal activities in this sector; calls for confiscated assets to be used to support and compensate victims of trafficking;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q e (new)

(qe) to insist at the UN level on the importance of the ratification and the full implementation of the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime and the Protocols thereto;

Amendment 127 #

Lars ADAKTUSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph r

(r) to continue to advocate for freedom of religion or belief; to urge greater efforts to protect the rights of religious minorities; in particular those who are victims of genocide, including Christians, Yazidis and other minorities in Iraq and Syria; to call for the repeal of blasphemy laws 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;

Amendment 128 #

Andrey KOVATCHEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph r

(r) to continue to advocate for freedom of religion or belief; to urge greater efforts to protect the rights of religious minorities; to call for greater protection of religious minorities against persecution and violence; to call for the repeal of blasphemy laws 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;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph r

(r) 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 the repeal of ~~blasphemy laws~~laws criminalising blasphemy or apostasy that can 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;

Amendment 13 #

Amjad BASHIR, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Mark DEMESMAEKER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 e (new)

– having regard to the 15 May 2015 UN Evaluation Report on Enforcement and Remedial Assistance Efforts for Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by the United Nations and Related Personnel in Peacekeeping Operations,

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph r a (new)

(ra) to work together with all UN Member States to respect the principles of opinion and expression, as mentioned in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; to emphasise the importance of a free press in a healthy society, and the role of every citizen therein;

Amendment 131 #

Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph r a (new)

(ra) to keep working in order to ensure that territorial conflicts around the world are peacefully and democratically solved, taking into account the Scottish and Canadian examples as successful models in this regard;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s

Amendment 133 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s

(s) to further work towards the universal abolition of the death penalty, leading the way towards the adoption of the next UN General Assembly resolution on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty; expresses its particular concern about the increase in the handing down of the death sentence for drug-related offenses; calls for the exclusion of the use of the capital punishment for such offenses;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s

(s) to continue to advocate for zero tolerance for the death penalty and to further work towards the universal abolition of the death penalty, leading the way towards the adoption of the next UN General Assembly resolution on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s

(s) to ~~further work towards the universal abolition of the death penalty, leading the way towards~~exploit the existing political momentum in the form of growing support in the international community, including States in Africa and Asia, for the abolition of the death penalty and to work to secure its universal abolition, e.g. through the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and at the same time to call for the adoption of ~~the next~~a UN General Assembly resolution on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty as a further step towards its universal abolition;

Amendment 136 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s a (new)

(sa) recalls the EU’s position on zero tolerance for the death penalty and reiterates its long-standing opposition to the death penalty, torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment in all cases and under all circumstances; underlines the importance of the EU continuing to advance the moratorium on the death penalty and emphasises once again that the abolition of the death penalty contributes to the enhancement of human dignity; reiterates its position that support for third countries’ drug enforcement policy, such as financial assistance, technical assistance and capacity-building, should exclude the use of the death penalty for drug-related offences; expresses its support for the establishment of a Special Rapporteur on human rights and drug policy;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t

(t) to recall the obligation of the General Assembly, when electing the membership of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), to take into account candidates’ respect for the promotion and protection of human rights, the rule of law and democracy; to call for the establishment of clear human rights performance-based criteria for membership of the UNHRC;

Amendment 138 #

David MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t

(t) to recall the obligation of the General Assembly, when electing the membership of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), to take into account candidates’ respect for the promotion and protection of human rights and in view of the tenth anniversary of the UNHRC to call for an assessment of the Council’s working methods and impact; also to push for improved participation modalities for civil society actors in the Universal Peer Report process;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 f (new)

– having regard to the speech by Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees in front of the European Parliament on 8 March 2016,

Amendment 140 #

Ana GOMES, Barbara LOCHBIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u

~~(u) 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;~~deleted

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u

(u) 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~~by providing political, diplomatic, financial and logistical support to the ICC in its role of ending the impunity for perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community and to provide justice for the victims of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide; to actively promote the ICC and the enforcement of its decisions; to encourage all UN member states to join the Court by ratifying the Rome Statute and the Kampala amendments; to foster strong cooperation with the Court by the UN and its bodies and agencies;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u

(u) to strengthen the role and credibility of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the international criminal justice system in order to promote accountability and to end impunity, inter alia by UNSC referral of the situations in the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea and of Syria; to lead by example by urging the two European Security Council members to finally ratify the Kampala amendments;

Amendment 143 #

Amjad BASHIR, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Mark DEMESMAEKER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u

(u) to strengthen the universality of the Rome Statute and the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ~~and the international criminal justice system~~, as regards criminal prosecution in the context of its subject-matter, personal, temporal and territorial jurisdiction, and the international criminal justice system, e.g. by strengthening the principle of complementarity, in order to promote accountability and to end impunity;

Amendment 144 #

Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u

(u) 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; to support the day-to-day operation of the International Criminal Court;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u a (new)

(ua) to advocate and protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people and to call for the repeal of legislation in UN Member States which criminalises people on the grounds of sexuality or gender identity;

Amendment 146 #

Amjad BASHIR, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Mark DEMESMAEKER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u b (new)

(ub) supports a human rights-based approach to disability in situations of risk and emergency in line with the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD);

Amendment 147 #

Amjad BASHIR, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Mark DEMESMAEKER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u c (new)

(uc) to engage with the public and a comprehensive debate with all members of the UN General Assembly on the importance of respecting constitutional limits in presidential mandates worldwide;

Amendment 148 #

Amjad BASHIR, Mark DEMESMAEKER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u d (new)

(ud) to emphasise the importance of the principles of self-determination, as enshrined in the UN Charter, chapter 1, article 1, part two, and in the United Nations’ Declaration of Human Rights, article 15, in the pre-emption and resolution of political and military conflicts; to call upon the UN General Assembly to initiate a comprehensive debate on the forms of self-determination, regionalisation, and autonomy, that have the possibility to defuse a number of emerging and active conflicts worldwide;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u a (new)

(ua) to call for an effective and urgent commitment to address the root causes of humanitarian crisis and unprecedented migration flows;

Amendment 15 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9

~~– having regard to its resolution of 4 February 2016 on the systematic mass murder of religious minorities by the so- called ‘ISIS/Daesh’4, __________________ 4~~deleted Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0051.

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u a (new)

(ua) to contribute to a successful outcome of the work of the Intergovernmental Working Group on transnational corporations and human rights;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u a (new)

(ua) to continue its support for the fight against discriminatory laws and practices and acts of violence against LGBTI people in many countries worldwide and the work of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by LGBTI people;

Amendment 152 #

Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u a (new)

(ua) to advocate the right of every individual to freedom of opinion and expression;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u a (new)

(ua) to strengthen the work of the ICC in its role of ending the impunity of the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community and to provide justice for the victims of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide; to ensure its independence and provide the Court with strong diplomatic, political and financial support, including in the UN; to actively promote the ICC, the enforcement of its decisions and the fight against impunity for Rome Statute crimes, including by strengthening and expanding its relationship with the Security Council and by promoting universal ratification of the Rome Statute and the Kampala amendments;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5 a (new)

Business and human rights

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u b (new)

(ub) to support the initiative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to enhance the Accountability and Remedy Project in order to contribute to a fair and more effective system of domestic law remedies, in particular in cases of gross human rights abuses in the business sector; to call on all governments to fulfil their duties in securing respect for human rights, access to justice for victims who face both practical and legal challenges to access remedies at national and international levels, with regard to human rights violations linked to business;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5 b (new)

Women and girls

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u c (new)

(uc) to support measures strengthening leadership and participation of women at all levels of decision-making; to call on states to secure equal representation for women in public institutions and public life, including special attention to the inclusion of minority women;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u d (new)

(ud) to continue to support the work of UN women in its action and by taking into account discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5 c (new)

Rights of LGBTI persons

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

– having regard to the First UN report on antibiotic resistance produced by WHO in April 2014 that qualifies Antimicrobial resistance as a ‘serious threat’ to global public health,

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u e (new)

(ue) to support fight against violence and discrimination against individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity or gender expression; to support close monitoring of the situation of LGBTI persons in countries where anti-LGBTI laws have recently been introduced, including the monitoring of countries on the European continent with so called ‘anti-propaganda’ laws limiting freedom of expression and assembly;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u f (new)

(uf) to support the continuing work the High Commissioner for Human rights in promoting and protecting the enjoyment of all human rights by LGBTI people, in particular through statements, reports and the Free and Equal campaign; to encourage the High Commissioner to continue fighting discriminatory laws and practices and to ensure the protection of LGBTI human rights defenders; to encourage the High Commissioner to fight for LGBTI persons’ access to all legal institutions including marriage and partnership;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u g (new)

(ug) to encourage the Security Council to further address and strengthen LGBTI rights;

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5 d (new)

Children

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u h (new)

(uh) Supports the EU’s efforts to promote children’s rights, in particular by contributing to ensuring children’s access to water, sanitation, healthcare and education, by ensuring the rehabilitation and reintegration of children enlisted in armed groups, by eliminating child labour, torture, child witchcraft, trafficking, child marriage and sexual exploitation, and by assisting children in armed conflicts and ensuring their access to education in conflict zones and refugee camps;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5 e (new)

Climate refugees

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u i (new)

(ui) to participate actively in the debate on the term ‘climate refugee’, including its legal definition in international law or in any legally binding international agreements;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5 f (new)

Sports and human rights

Amendment 168 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u j (new)

(uj) to call on the UN Member States to prevent that sports events are being hosted by authoritarian states where human rights violations occur as this has not proven to effect such states towards democracy and respect for human rights; to call on the UN Member States to raise this issue and engage with national sports federations, corporate actors and civil society organisations on the practicalities of their participation in such events, including with regard to the FIFA World Cup in Russia in 2018 and in Qatar 2022, and the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2022;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v

(v) to work towards the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; to work towards improving the lives of future generations and to encourage and support countries to take ownership and establish national frameworks for the achievement of the 17 goals;

Amendment 17 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 8 March 2016 regarding the situation of women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU,

Amendment 170 #

Amjad BASHIR, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Mark DEMESMAEKER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v a (new)

(va) to encourage UN Member States to meet their commitments on development aid spending and for governments to be held to account for the implementation of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v a (new)

(va) to ensure that the ‘acquis’ of the Beijing Platform for Action regarding access to education and health as a basic human right is not undermined; to enhance access to sexual and reproductive health services as this contributes to reducing infant and maternal mortality; to forward family planning, maternal health, easy access to contraception and access to the full range of sexual and reproductive health services as important elements in saving women’s lives and helping them rebuild their lives if they have been victims of rape; to place these policies at the core of development cooperation with third countries;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v a (new)

(va) to recall that development is not possible without peace, nor peace without development and that neither is possible without ensuring respect for human rights; in this regards, to reiterate the importance of the most innovative goal of the Agenda 2030 - SDG 16 that addresses peace, justice and governance and to stress that the implementation of the targets anchored in SDG 16 are of central significance for the overall success of the Agenda;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v a (new)

(va) welcomes the decision taken by the UN General Assembly in February 2015 to set up an ad hoc committee on the prompt, orderly and effective restructuring of sovereign debt where debt overhangs and debt crises are undermining the efforts to achieve the SDGs; welcomes at the same time, as a first important sign of progress towards a corresponding multilateral mechanism, the basic principles on sovereign debt restructuring processes adopted by the General Assembly in September 2015; regards the current deep disagreement in the EU and its Member States on this issue as an obstacle to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, and urges the EU and its Member States to overcome their disagreement and participate actively, constructively and on the basis of a common position in the ongoing process of developing and adopting the desired legal framework; calls, further, on the Member States to address the issue of debt in the post-2015 process, including at the post-2015 UN summit, with a view to improving the conditions for achieving Target 8.D of the UN Millennium Development Goals;

Amendment 174 #

Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v a (new)

(va) to develop a much more efficient and strategic approach to the UN agencies in particular regarding programming of the external financial instruments to ensure stronger visibility of EU aid on the ground;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v a (new)

(va) to urge countries, especially DAC members, to fully implement Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development in their policies in order to reach the SDGs; to work towards the creation of a set of PCSD commitments by the UN General Assembly;

Amendment 176 #

Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v b (new)

(vb) to stress the importance of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 on peace and justice of Agenda 2030, which should be one of the priorities for all external and internal action, especially when it comes to development cooperation financing;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v b (new)

(vb) to work determinedly for eradicating poverty and to promote ecologically, economically and socially sustainable development all over the world; to fight against social inequalities and to provide humanitarian assistance to populations, countries and regions that are confronted with all types of crises, whether natural or human-made;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v b (new)

(vb) to take active steps to improve political oversight in the area of sustainable development, by strengthening the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and to take up the proposal to establish an International Criminal Court for environmental crimes with the aim of enforcing environmental law more effectively worldwide;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v c (new)

(vc) in the context of the UN, to promote international cooperation on financial services, e.g. through the setting-up of a permanent UN forum on financial services and a permanent international tribunal for financial services (ITFS), so that misconduct complaints can be brought against financial service providers;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

– having regard to the UN Security Council resolution 1325 and the Security Council’s recent resolution 2242 on women, peace and security,

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v d (new)

(vd) to take active steps to develop further the UN 'Respect, Protect and Remedy' Framework and its 'Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights' and, within the UN system, to develop an additional, binding, global agreement on corporate responsibility (A/HRC/26/9), which is vitally needed in order to address the challenges arising out of the globalisation of trade and production chains and should be based on established human rights, including core ILO labour standards; in that context, to advocate the implementation of the decision taken by the UN Human Rights Council in 20141a to set up an open-ended international working group on the drafting of a corresponding set of binding instruments; __________________ 1a A/HRC/26/L.22/Rev.1

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w

(w) to ensure that the EU remains leads at the forefront of the fight against climate change and cooperates further with the UN in this area; to ensure swift implementation of the decisions taken at the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, notably swiftly phasing out fossil fuels as has been enshrined in the Paris Agreement, and making all the possible effort to limit global warming as closely as possible to 1.5C including with the upcoming review of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) to increase its efficiency;

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 a (new)

Global public health

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w a (new)

(wa) to launch a global plan to fight antimicrobial resistance, in order to prevent the further spreading of resistant superbacteria;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 a (new)

Burundi

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w a (new)

(wa) to ensure good cooperation and complementarity of the international efforts for preventing further escalation of the crisis in Burundi; to support the efforts deployed by the AU, EAC, and the UN in finding lasting solution for stability and peace in the country; to work towards the promotion of an urgent inter-Burundi inclusive and genuine dialogue between the government and the opposition; to condemn the widespread human rights violations and abuses committed , including the killings of more than 400 people since the beginning of the crisis; to support the deployment of independent international inquiry which has been investigating all alleged violations of human rights and helping those responsible be held accountable and to be brought into justice; to urge prompt action by the Government of Burundi to implement President Nkurunziza’s promise to release at least 2,000 detainees and to lift all restrictions on media, create conditions for freedom of speech , and drop charges against and release political opponents;

Amendment 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w a (new)

(wa) calls on the UN to address the legal shortfalls in the term ‘climate refugee’, including its possible international definition;

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 b (new)

Israel/Palestine

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w b (new)

(wb) to reaffirm that the EU will not accept any changes to the pre-1967 borders, including with regard to Jerusalem, other than those agreed by the parties; to condemn Israel’s continuous expansion of settlements, which are illegal under international law and constitute an obstacle to peace; to strongly continue to encourage all efforts towards a two-state solution; to act in line with the VP/HR and Council conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process adopted on 18 January 2016; to underline that compliance with international humanitarian law and international human rights law by all, including accountability, is a cornerstone for peace and security;

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 c (new)

Yemen

Amendment 19 #

Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU’s commitment to effective multilateralism, with the UN at its core, is an integral part of the EU’s external policy and is rooted in the conviction that a multilateral system founded on universal rules and values, which must be respected and upheld, is best suited to address global crises, challenges and threats;

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w c (new)

(wc) to underline the need for coordinated humanitarian action under UN leadership; to urge all parties to allow the entry and delivery of urgently needed food, medicine, fuel and other necessary assistance through UN and international humanitarian channels in order to address the urgent needs of civilians affected by the crisis, in accordance with the principles of impartiality, neutrality and independence; calls for a humanitarian pause to allow life-saving assistance to reach the Yemeni people as a matter of urgency; to call for an impartial and independent investigation into all alleged violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, including the latest attacks targeting humanitarian infrastructure and personnel; to call on all parties to respect the human rights and freedoms of all Yemeni citizens, and stresses the importance of improving the security of all those working on peace and humanitarian missions in the country, including aid workers, doctors and journalists; to call on the VP/HR to launch an initiative aimed at imposing an EU arms embargo against Saudi Arabia, given the serious allegations of breaches of international humanitarian law by Saudi Arabia in Yemen and the fact that the continued licensing of weapons sales to Saudi Arabia would therefore be in breach of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008;

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 d (new)

Syria

Amendment 192 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w d (new)

(wd) to strongly condemn the systematic and widespread human rights abuses, violations of international humanitarian law committed by the al-Assad regime, terrorists belonging to IS/Daesh and other jihadi groups in Syria, and the sentences and charges against political, civil and human rights activists, bloggers and journalists; to reiterate its absolute condemnation of torture, intensified shelling and the use of aerial bombardment, including barrel bombs, by the Syrian Government; to underline the urgent need to find a political solution to the conflict; to ensure the inclusion of women in the peace talks; to urge all UN Member States to make all necessary financial and human resources available to assist the local population and the refugees; to support the work of local and international civil society organisations in documenting human rights violations, evidence of war crimes, crimes against humanity and other violations;

Amendment 193 #

Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x

(x) to support actively a comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council; to promote the revitalisation of the work of the General Assembly, and improved coordination and coherence of the action of all UN institutions, which should enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, transparency, accountability, capacity and representativeness of the system; to support and build on the increased transparency in the process for the selection of the next UN Secretary- General, with candidates’ presentations being made in the General AssemblyStresses that, for all its faults, the UN has succeeded in embodying multilateralism for 71 years; stresses that it would be wise for the EU to concern itself with its own reforms in terms of transparency, representativeness and respect for the States of which it is made up;

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x

(x) to support actively a comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council in order to better reflect the new world reality and to more effectively meet present and future security challenges; to continue to advocate for the necessary negotiations, procedures and reform of the UN Security Council to be carried out to enable the EU to become a permanent member of that body, with one permanent seat and one single vote, with the aim of enabling the Union to speak with one voice in the UN; to promote the revitalisation of the work of the General Assembly, and improved coordination and coherence of the action of all UN institutions, which should enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, legitimacy, transparency, accountability, capacity and representativeness of the system; to support and build on the increased transparency in the process for the selection of the next UN Secretary- General, with candidates’ presentations being made in the General Assembly;

Amendment 195 #

Amjad BASHIR, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Mark DEMESMAEKER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x

(x) to support ~~actively a comprehensive~~meaningful dialogue on reform of the United Nations Security Council in order to ensure the Council is able to deal effectively with threats to international peace and security; to promote the revitalisation of the work of the General Assembly, and improved coordination and coherence of the action of all UN institutions, which should enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, transparency, accountability, capacity and representativeness of the system in order to respond more quickly to global challenges; to support and build on the increased transparency in the process for the selection of the next UN Secretary- General, with candidates’ presentations being made in the General Assembly;

Amendment 196 #

Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x

(x) to support actively a comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council; to promote the revitalisation of the work of the General Assembly, and improved coordination and coherence of the action of all UN institutions, which should enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, transparency, accountability, capacity and representativeness of the system; to support and build on the increased transparency in the process for the selection of the next UN Secretary- General, with candidates’ presentations being made in the General Assembly; to work towards the long-term goal of the EU having a seat in an enlarged UN Security Council;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x

(x) to support actively a comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council; to promote the structural and functional reform of the economic and social council and to develop it into a body capable to enhance sustainable global development in a comprehensive and coordinated way; to promote the revitalisation of the work of the General Assembly, and improved coordination and coherence of the action of all UN institutions, which should enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, transparency, accountability, capacity and representativeness of the system; to support and build on the increased transparency in the process for the selection of the next UN Secretary- General, with candidates’ presentations being made in the General Assembly;

Amendment 198 #

Francisco José MILLÁN MON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x

(x) to support actively a comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council on the basis of a broad consensus; recalls the long-term goal of the EU having a seat on an enlarged Security Council; to promote the revitalisation of the work of the General Assembly, and improved coordination and coherence of the action of all UN institutions, which should enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, transparency, accountability, capacity and representativeness of the system; to support and build on the increased transparency in the process for the selection of the next UN Secretary- General, with candidates’ presentations being made in the General Assembly, and, in line with UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/69/321, to ensure their equal and fair distribution based on gender and geographical balance, while meeting the highest possible requirements; to support female candidates and select the best candidate for the position of Secretary-General;

Amendment 199 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x

(x) to support actively a comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council~~; to promote~~ and, in that connection, to work to bring about the gradual extension of the consensus principle to all members of the Security Council and the transfer of final decision-making powers in respect of certain matters currently subject to veto - such as the deployment of UN peacekeepers - to the General Assembly; to promote actively the existing, wide- ranging UN reform agenda designed to bring about, in addition to the revitalisation of the work of the General Assembly, ~~and~~more effective working methods, for example by means of improved coordination and coherence of the action of all UN institutions, which should enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, transparency, accountability, capacity and representativeness of the system; to support and build on the increased transparency in the process for the selection of the next UN Secretary- G and a strengthening of the role of existing regional organisations, sub-organisations and bodies with special status in making their own specific contributions to the achievement of the objectives laid down in the UN Charter, which should enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, transparency, accountability, capacity and representativeness of the system; looking ahead to the selection of the next UN Secretary-General in 2017, to support actively the proposals made by the States behind the ACT Initiative for a revised selection process, the criteria for which should be transparent and inclusive vis-à- vis the UN member states, civil society, the public and the media, offer clear alternatives in the form of a choice of candidates, foster gender~~al, wi~~ parity and provide for the candidates’ to present~~ations being made~~ themselves in the General Assembly;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

– having regard to the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations , which grants the EU the right to intervene in the UN General Assembly, to present proposals and amendments orally which will be put to a vote at the request of a Member State, and to exercise the right to reply,

Amendment 20 #