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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2009 - 2014

Committee on Foreign Affairs

2012/2036(INI)

11.5.2012

AMENDMENTS 1 - 136

Draft report Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (PE486.097v01-00)

on the proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly (2012/2036(INI))

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PE487.934v01-00 2/67 AM\900192EN.doc EN Amendment 1 Maria Eleni Koppa

Motion for a resolution Citation 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

– having regard to its recommendation of 8 – having regard to its recommendation of 8 June 2011 to the Council on the 66th June 2011 to the Council on the 66th Session of the UNGA, Session of the UNGA, as well as to its resolution of 11 May 2011 on the EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations1, ______1 Texts adopted, P7_TA- PROV(2011)0229.

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Amendment 2 Konrad Szymański

Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the resolution of 19 December 2011 of the UNGA on combating intolerance, negative stereotyping, stigmatisation, discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against persons based on religion or belief1, ______1 UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/66/167.

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AM\900192EN.doc 3/67 PE487.934v01-00 EN Amendment 3 Alexander Graf Lambsdorff

Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the resolution of 31 March 2010 of the UNGA on the Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development1, ______1 UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/64/236.

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Amendment 4 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the remarks by the President of the European Council following his meeting with the United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) on 16 April 2012,

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Amendment 5 Alexander Graf Lambsdorff

Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new)

PE487.934v01-00 4/67 AM\900192EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to its resolution of 17 November 2011 on EU support for the International Criminal Court (ICC): facing challenges and overcoming difficulties3, ______Texts adopted, P7_TA-PROV(2011)0507.

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Amendment 6 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

Motion for a resolution Citation 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to its resolution of 7 July 2011 on EU external policies in favour of democratisation1, ______1 Texts adopted, P7_TA- PROV(2011)0334.

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Amendment 7 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

Motion for a resolution Citation 9 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to its resolution of 11 May 2011 on the EU as a global actor: its role in the multilateral organisations1, ______

AM\900192EN.doc 5/67 PE487.934v01-00 EN 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA- PROV(2011)0229.

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Amendment 8 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2010 on the 10th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security1,

______1 OJ C 099 E, 3.4.2012, p. 56.

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Amendment 9 Andreas Mölzer

Motion for a resolution Recital A

Motion for a resolution Amendment

A. whereas common international values A. whereas common international values and norms aim to ensure peace, security and norms aim to ensure peace, security and prosperity in the world, and to share and prosperity in the world; the benefits of globalisation among all on a more equitable basis;

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Amendment 10 Barbara Lochbihler

PE487.934v01-00 6/67 AM\900192EN.doc EN on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital A

Motion for a resolution Amendment

A. whereas common international values A. whereas common international values and norms aim to ensure peace, security and norms aim to ensure peace, the and prosperity in the world, and to share protection of human rights, security and the benefits of globalisation among all on a prosperity in the world, and to share the more equitable basis; benefits of globalisation among all on a more equitable basis;

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Amendment 11 Andreas Mölzer

Motion for a resolution Recital B

Motion for a resolution Amendment

B. whereas the UN is at the centre of B. whereas the UN should be at the centre global governance, while at the same time of global governance, while at the same it is pursuing its own reforms in order to time also pursuing its own reforms in order boost its transparency, effectiveness and to boost its transparency, effectiveness and efficiency; efficiency;

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Amendment 12 Andreas Mölzer

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

C. whereas there is a growing need for C. whereas there is a growing need for common rules and decision-making common rules and decision-making mechanisms in order to jointly address mechanisms in certain areas in order to emerging global challenges and the jointly address emerging global challenges

AM\900192EN.doc 7/67 PE487.934v01-00 EN negative impact of the global economic and the negative impact of the global crisis; economic crisis;

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Amendment 13 Geoffrey Van Orden

Motion for a resolution Recital D

Motion for a resolution Amendment

D. whereas the EU needs to strengthen its Deleted cohesion in order to remain a key player in an increasingly multipolar world in need of global concerted action; whereas EU Member States are obliged to coordinate their action in international organisations and at international conferences;

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Amendment 14 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Recital D

Motion for a resolution Amendment

D. whereas the EU needs to strengthen its D. whereas the EU needs to strengthen its cohesion in order to remain a key player in cohesion in order to remain a key player in an increasingly multipolar world in need of an increasingly multipolar world in need of global concerted action; whereas EU global concerted action; whereas EU Member States are obliged to coordinate Member States are obliged by the treaties their action in international organisations to coordinate their action in international and at international conferences; organisations and at international conferences;

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PE487.934v01-00 8/67 AM\900192EN.doc EN Amendment 15 Barbara Lochbihler on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital E

Motion for a resolution Amendment

E. whereas the EU is committed to E. whereas the EU is committed to effective multilateralism with a strong UN effective multilateralism with a strong UN at its core, since this is essential in order to at its core, since this is essential in order to address global challenges; address global challenges such as the protection of the universality and indivisibility of human rights, poverty reduction, climate change, environmental degradation and peace;

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Amendment 16 Geoffrey Van Orden

Motion for a resolution Recital F

Motion for a resolution Amendment

F. whereas the EU and its Member States F. whereas the EU and its Member States are the largest financial contributors to the are the largest financial contributors to the UN system; whereas the EU-27 fund 39 % UN system; whereas the EU and its of the UN's regular budget and more than Member States fund 39 % of the UN's 40 % of UN peace-keeping operations; regular budget and more than 40 % of UN peace-keeping operations;

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Amendment 17 Geoffrey Van Orden

Motion for a resolution Recital G

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G. whereas a solid and stable EU-UN G. whereas a solid and stable EU-UN partnership is fundamental to the work of partnership is fundamental to the work of the UN under all three pillars - peace and the UN under all three pillars - peace and security, human rights and development - security, human rights and development; and is also key to the EU's role as a global actor;

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Amendment 18 Barbara Lochbihler on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital I

Motion for a resolution Amendment

I. whereas human rights and democracy are I. whereas human rights and democracy are founding values of the EU and principles founding values of the EU and principles and objectives of European external action; and objectives of European external action, whereas respect for, and the promotion and including international trade; whereas safeguarding of, the universality of human respect for, and the promotion and rights are cornerstones of European unity safeguarding of, the universality and and integrity; indivisibility of human rights are cornerstones of European unity and integrity;

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Amendment 19 Alexander Graf Lambsdorff

Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

I a. whereas justice and the rule of law are pillars of sustainable peace, guaranteeing human rights and

PE487.934v01-00 10/67 AM\900192EN.doc EN fundamental freedoms; whereas the Rome Statute of the ICC makes a decisive contribution to the upholding of human rights, to international law and to the fight against impunity;

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Amendment 20 Barbara Lochbihler on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital J

Motion for a resolution Amendment

J. whereas all countries and all citizens as J. whereas all countries and all citizens as well as the international community itself well as the international community itself could benefit from continued support for do benefit from continued support for democratic processes; whereas they are democratic processes; whereas they are confronted with challenges of building, confronted with challenges of building, restoring and preserving democracies; restoring and preserving democracies;

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Amendment 21 Geoffrey Van Orden

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(a) to put across unified positions and to (a) to put across unified positions; to meet strengthen the coherence and visibility of the expectations of UN members regarding the EU as a global actor at the UN; to the ability of the EU to act and deliver in a meet the expectations of UN members timely fashion on substance; regarding the ability of the EU to act and deliver in a timely fashion on substance;

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AM\900192EN.doc 11/67 PE487.934v01-00 EN Amendment 22 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(a) to put across unified positions and to (a) to coordinate to the fullest extent strengthen the coherence and visibility of possible and to put across unified positions the EU as a global actor at the UN; to meet and to strengthen the coherence and the expectations of UN members regarding visibility of the EU as a global actor at the the ability of the EU to act and deliver in a UN; to meet the expectations of UN timely fashion on substance; members regarding the ability of the EU to act and deliver in a timely fashion;

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Amendment 23 Alexander Graf Lambsdorff

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(a) to put across unified positions and to (a) to put across unified positions and to strengthen the coherence and visibility of strengthen the coherence and visibility of the EU as a global actor at the UN; to meet the EU as a global actor at the UN; to meet the expectations of UN members regarding the expectations of UN members regarding the ability of the EU to act and deliver in a the ability of the EU to act and deliver in a timely fashion on substance; timely fashion on substance; to adopt a broad and flexible approach to Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) positions at the UN level in order to give the EU the capacity to act in a swift and comprehensive manner on CFSP-related issues;

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Amendment 24 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

PE487.934v01-00 12/67 AM\900192EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(a) to put across unified positions and to (a) to put across unified positions by strengthen the coherence and visibility of delivering one single message when the EU as a global actor at the UN; to meet possible and to strengthen the coherence the expectations of UN members regarding and visibility of the EU as a global actor at the ability of the EU to act and deliver in a the UN; to meet the expectations of UN timely fashion on substance; members regarding the ability of the EU to act and deliver in a timely fashion on substance;

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Amendment 25 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(a a) to reach a common interpretation without delay of the UNGA resolution on the participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations;

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Amendment 26 Barbara Lochbihler on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(b) to enhance its contribution to the work (b) to enhance its contribution to the work of the UN by working with partners of the UN by working with partners towards fully implementing the UNGA towards fully implementing the UNGA resolution on the modalities of the EU's resolution on the modalities of the EU's

AM\900192EN.doc 13/67 PE487.934v01-00 EN participation in the work of UNGA; participation in the work of UNGA; continue to support, including financially, the work of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights;

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Amendment 27 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(b a) to present a report to the European Parliament on the implementation of the UNGA resolution on the participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations;

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Amendment 28 Geoffrey Van Orden

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(c) to develop a strategy targeting UN Deleted membership in order to better explain the specific nature of the EU; to pursue a stronger public diplomacy on UN affairs and to communicate the EU's global role to the European public in a more effective fashion;

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PE487.934v01-00 14/67 AM\900192EN.doc EN Amendment 29 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(c) to develop a strategy targeting UN (c) to develop a long-term strategy membership in order to better explain the targeting UN membership and to pursue a specific nature of the EU; to pursue a stronger public diplomacy on UN affairs; stronger public diplomacy on UN affairs and to communicate the EU's global role to the European public in a more effective fashion;

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Amendment 30 Geoffrey Van Orden

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point d

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(d) to work with EU Member States (d) to work with the UK and France, the towards improving coordination in the only two EU Member States who are United Nations Security Council (UNSC) permanent members of the UN Security and the defence of the positions and Council, in order to improve coordination interests of the EU in the UNSC by the in the Security Council; Member States which are members of that body; to reinforce the EU's impact on UNSC decisions and to raise the profile of the EU at the UN on crucial UNSC matters;

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Amendment 31 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point d

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(d) to work with EU Member States (d) to work with EU Member States towards improving coordination in the towards improving coordination, United Nations Security Council (UNSC) transparency and exchange of and the defence of the positions and information in the United Nations Security interests of the EU in the UNSC by the Council (UNSC) and the defence of the Member States which are members of that positions and interests of the EU in the body; to reinforce the EU's impact on UNSC by the Member States which are UNSC decisions and to raise the profile of members of that body, or, alternatively, by the EU at the UN on crucial UNSC an EU representative upon invitation of matters; the Chair; to reinforce the EU's impact on UNSC decisions and to raise the profile of the EU at the UN on crucial UNSC matters;

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Amendment 32 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point d

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(d) to work with EU Member States (d) to work with EU Member States and towards improving coordination in the the EU Delegation to the UN towards United Nations Security Council (UNSC) improving the coordination in the United and the defence of the positions and Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the interests of the EU in the UNSC by the defence of the positions and interests of the Member States which are members of that EU in the UNSC by the Member States body; to reinforce the EU's impact on which are members of that body; to UNSC decisions and to raise the profile of reinforce the EU's impact on UNSC the EU at the UN on crucial UNSC decisions and to raise the profile of the EU matters; at the UN on crucial UNSC matters;

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Amendment 33 Cristian Dan Preda

PE487.934v01-00 16/67 AM\900192EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(d a) to ensure strong EU representation throughout all UN institutions and specialized agencies;

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Amendment 34 Francisco José Millán Mon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(e) to advance effective multilateralism as (e) to advance effective multilateralism as the overriding strategic concern of the EU, an overriding strategic concern of the EU, by enhancing the representativeness, by enhancing the representativeness, transparency, accountability, efficiency and transparency, accountability, efficiency and effectiveness of the UN, with the aim of effectiveness of the UN, with the aim of improving its delivery on the ground; improving its delivery on the ground;

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Amendment 35 Andreas Mölzer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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AM\900192EN.doc 17/67 PE487.934v01-00 EN Amendment 36 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(e) to advance effective multilateralism as (e) to advance effective multilateralism as the overriding strategic concern of the EU, the overriding strategic concern of the EU, by enhancing the representativeness, by enhancing the representativeness, transparency, accountability, efficiency and transparency, accountability, efficiency and effectiveness of the UN, with the aim of effectiveness of the UN, with the aim of improving its delivery on the ground; improving its delivery on the ground; to recall the need to strike a new institutional balance between the emerging role of the G-20, the UN and its agencies as well as the International Financial Institutions (IFIs); in this regard, to enhance global governance and to seek solutions to further improve coordination between the G-formations and the UN system, whereby the economic dimension could usefully be covered by these groups, provided that the UN maintains its central role and remains the legitimate body for global action;

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Amendment 37 Barbara Lochbihler on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(f) to engage more actively with strategic (f) to engage more actively with strategic and other bilateral and multilateral partners and other bilateral and multilateral partners in order to promote effective solutions to in order to promote effective solutions to problems which affect both EU citizens problems which affect both EU citizens and the world at large, including the and the world at large, especially the

PE487.934v01-00 18/67 AM\900192EN.doc EN poorest and most vulnerable; poorest and most vulnerable;

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Amendment 38 Francisco José Millán Mon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(f) to engage more actively with strategic (f) to engage more actively with strategic and other bilateral and multilateral partners and other bilateral and multilateral in order to promote effective solutions to partners, especially with the USA, in order problems which affect both EU citizens to promote effective solutions to problems and the world at large, including the which affect both EU citizens and the poorest and most vulnerable; world at large, including the poorest and most vulnerable;

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Amendment 39 Franziska Katharina Brantner, Barbara Lochbihler on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(g) to emphasise the need for a (g) to actively support a comprehensive comprehensive reform of the UNSC in reform of the UNSC in order to strengthen order to strengthen its legitimacy, regional its legitimacy, regional representation and representation and effectiveness; effectiveness; in leading by example, to enact concrete steps towards achieving a common EU seat in a reformed UNSC in the foreseable future, and towards the abolition of the veto right of whichever UNSC member;

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AM\900192EN.doc 19/67 PE487.934v01-00 EN Amendment 40 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(g) to emphasise the need for a (g) to emphasise the need for a comprehensive reform of the UNSC in comprehensive reform of the UNSC in order to strengthen its legitimacy, regional order to strengthen its legitimacy, regional representation and effectiveness; representation and effectiveness; to recall that an EU seat in an enlarged UNSC remains a central, long-term goal of the European Union; to take the initiative, by the Vice-President/High Representative (VP/HR), to develop a common position of the Member States to that end; in order to achieve that goal in the future, to work on prior coordination of positions in the Council of the EU on the introduction of new members of the UNSC and on the reform of the UNSC's decision-making towards the possible use of super qualified majority;

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Amendment 41 Francisco José Millán Mon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(g) to emphasise the need for a (g) to emphasise the need for a comprehensive reform of the UNSC in comprehensive and consensual reform of order to strengthen its legitimacy, regional the UNSC in order to strengthen its representation and effectiveness; legitimacy, regional representation and effectiveness;

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PE487.934v01-00 20/67 AM\900192EN.doc EN Amendment 42 Mario Mauro

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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Amendment 43 Helmut Scholz

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(ha) to actively pursue the call for the establishment of a parliamentary assembly at the United Nations, first made by the European Parliament in 1993 and last reiterated in 2010, and to table a debate on the implementation of this demand during the forthcoming UN General Assembly;

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Amendment 44 Helmut Scholz

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(i) to help revitalise the UNGA, inter alia (i) to help revitalise the UNGA, inter alia

AM\900192EN.doc 21/67 PE487.934v01-00 EN by supporting the work of the Ad Hoc by supporting the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group, by facilitating more in- Working Group, by facilitating more depth and result-oriented thematic debates result-oriented thematic debates on topical, on topical, important issues, and through important issues, and through closer closer engagement of the UNGA with engagement of the UNGA with other other stakeholders, including civil society stakeholders, including civil society and and other international and regional other international and regional organisations; to stress the need for organisations; further streamlining the agendas of the UNGA and its main committees;

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Amendment 45 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(i) to help revitalise the UNGA, inter alia (i) to help revitalise the UNGA and to by supporting the work of the Ad Hoc increase its efficiency, inter alia by Working Group, by facilitating more in- supporting the work of the Ad Hoc depth and result-oriented thematic debates Working Group, by facilitating more in- on topical, important issues, and through depth and result-oriented thematic debates closer engagement of the UNGA with on topical, important issues, and through other stakeholders, including civil society closer engagement of the UNGA with and other international and regional other stakeholders, including civil society organisations; to stress the need for further and other international and regional streamlining the agendas of the UNGA and organisations; to stress the need for further its main committees; streamlining the agendas of the UNGA and its main committees; to underline that revitalization can only be ensured when the UNGA takes relevant and appropriate action on issues of common concern to the international community;

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Amendment 46 Francisco José Millán Mon

PE487.934v01-00 22/67 AM\900192EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(i) to help revitalise the UNGA, inter alia (i) to help revitalise the UNGA, inter alia by supporting the work of the Ad Hoc by supporting the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group, by facilitating more in- Working Group, by facilitating more in- depth and result-oriented thematic debates depth and result-oriented thematic debates on topical, important issues, and through on topical, important issues, and through closer engagement of the UNGA with closer engagement of the UNGA with other stakeholders, including civil society other stakeholders, including civil society and other international and regional and other international and regional organisations; to stress the need for further organisations and fora; to stress the need streamlining the agendas of the UNGA and for further streamlining the agendas of the its main committees; UNGA and its main committees;

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Amendment 47 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(j) to reconfirm its commitment to ensuring (j) to reconfirm its commitment to ensuring that UN financial resources are managed that UN financial resources are managed efficiently and effectively, according to the efficiently and effectively, according to the principles of budgetary discipline and principles of budgetary discipline and coherence and in conformity with the coherence and in conformity with the highest international standards; highest international standards; to explicitly support gender mainstreaming by coordinating Member States' voluntary contributions to UN Women;

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Amendment 48 Maria Eleni Koppa

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j

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(j) to reconfirm its commitment to ensuring (j) to reconfirm its commitment to ensuring that UN financial resources are managed that UN financial resources are adequate efficiently and effectively, according to the and managed efficiently and effectively, principles of budgetary discipline and according to the principles of budgetary coherence and in conformity with the discipline and coherence and in conformity highest international standards; with the highest international standards;

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Amendment 49 Maria Eleni Koppa

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point -k a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(-k a) to strengthen the operational partnership and promote the strategic coherence and effectiveness of the collective peace-building efforts, inter alia through the work of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations;

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Amendment 50 Helmut Scholz

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point k

Motion for a resolution Amendment

k) to advance cooperation and build (k) to advance cooperation and build partnerships in the area of conflict partnerships in the area of conflict prevention and civilian and military crisis prevention and civilian crisis management management with the UN, the OSCE, the with the UN, the OSCE, the African Union African Union (AU), the Arab League and (AU), the Arab League and other other international and regional international and regional organisations, as organisations, as well as with civil society; well as with civil society; to improve

PE487.934v01-00 24/67 AM\900192EN.doc EN to improve regional organisations’ peace- regional organisations’ peace-building building capacities, inter alia through the capacities; proposed EU–UN–AU and EU–UN– ECOWAS tri-partnerships;

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Amendment 51 Barbara Lochbihler on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point k

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(k) to advance cooperation and build (k) to advance cooperation and build partnerships in the area of conflict partnerships in the area of conflict prevention and civilian and military crisis prevention and crisis management with the management with the UN, the OSCE, the UN, the OSCE, the African Union (AU), African Union (AU), the Arab League and the Arab League and other international other international and regional and regional organisations, as well as with organisations, as well as with civil society; civil society; to improve regional to improve regional organisations‘ peace- organisations‘ peace-building capacities, building capacities, inter alia through the inter alia through the proposed EU–UN– proposed EU–UN–AU and EU–UN– AU and EU–UN–ECOWAS tri- ECOWAS tri-partnerships; partnerships;

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Amendment 52 Maria Eleni Koppa

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point k

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\900192EN.doc 25/67 PE487.934v01-00 EN organisations, as well as with civil society; international and regional organisations, as to improve regional organisations‘ peace- well as with civil society; to improve building capacities, inter alia through the regional organisations' peace-building proposed EU–UN–AU and EU–UN– capacities, inter alia through the proposed ECOWAS tri-partnerships; EU–UN–AU and EU–UN–ECOWAS tri- partnerships;

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Amendment 53 Geoffrey Van Orden

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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Amendment 54 Helmut Scholz

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l

PE487.934v01-00 26/67 AM\900192EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

(l) to promote the collaboration of different (l) to promote the collaboration of different actors in the peace-building architecture, actors in the peace-building architecture, notably between the UN Secretariat, the notably between the UN Secretariat, the UNSC, the UNGA, and the UN member UNSC, the UNGA and the UN member states involved in peace-building missions; states involved in peace-building missions; to pursue efforts to ensure that EU Member to pursue efforts to ensure that EU Member States contribute to UN peace missions States contribute to UN peace missions with special capacities, such as transport with special capacities on the basis of and logistics, and training; to consider the Chapter VI of the United Nations option of launching a military operation Charter; to support the development of under CSDP including the possible conflict management capacity at national deployment of a battle group to precede a and subnational levels; UN peace mission if requested by the UN; to support the development of conflict management capacity at national and subnational levels;

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Amendment 55 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(l) to promote the collaboration of different (l) to promote the collaboration of different actors in the peace-building architecture, actors in the peace-building architecture, notably between the UN Secretariat, the notably between the UN Secretariat, the UNSC, the UNGA, and the UN member UNSC, the UNGA, and the UN member states involved in peace-building missions; states involved in peace-building missions; to pursue efforts to ensure that EU Member to pursue efforts to ensure that EU Member States contribute to UN peace missions States contribute to UN peace missions with special capacities, such as transport with special capacities, such as transport and logistics, and training; to consider the and logistics, and training; to consider the option of launching a military operation option of launching a military operation under CSDP including the possible under CSDP including the possible deployment of a battlegroup to precede a deployment of a battlegroup to precede a UN peace mission if requested by the UN; UN peace mission if requested by the UN, to support the development of conflict while paying special attention to the management capacity at national and protection of all the members of peace subnational levels; keeping missions, as well as eventual

AM\900192EN.doc 27/67 PE487.934v01-00 EN battlegroups; to support the development of conflict management capacity at national and subnational levels;

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Amendment 56 Maria Eleni Koppa

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(l) to promote the collaboration of different (l) to promote the collaboration of different actors in the peace-building architecture, actors in the peace-building architecture, notably between the UN Secretariat, the notably between the UN Secretariat, the UNSC, the UNGA, and the UN member UNSC, the UNGA, and the UN member states involved in peace-building missions; states involved in peace-building missions; to pursue efforts to ensure that EU Member to pursue efforts to ensure that EU Member States contribute to UN peace missions States contribute to UN peace missions with special capacities, such as transport with special capacities, such as transport and logistics, and training; to consider the and logistics, and training; to consider the option of launching a military operation option of launching a military operation under CSDP including the possible under CSDP including the possible deployment of a battlegroup to precede a deployment of a battlegroup to precede a UN peace mission if requested by the UN; UN peace mission if requested by the UN; to support the development of conflict to support the development of conflict management capacity at national and management capacity at national and subnational levels; subnational levels; to promote the exchange of know-how and good practices among partners;

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Amendment 57 Barbara Lochbihler on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l

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(l) to promote the collaboration of different (l) to promote the collaboration of different actors in the peace-building architecture, actors in the peace-building architecture, notably between the UN Secretariat, the notably between the UN Secretariat, the UNSC, the UNGA, and the UN member UNSC, the UNGA, and the UN member states involved in peace-building missions; states involved in peace-building missions; to pursue efforts to ensure that EU Member to pursue efforts to ensure that EU Member States contribute to UN peace missions States contribute to UN peace missions with special capacities, such as transport with special capacities, such as transport and logistics, and training; to consider the and logistics, and training; to consider the option of launching a military operation option of launching a military operation under CSDP including the possible under CSDP including the possible deployment of a battlegroup to precede a deployment of a battlegroup to precede a UN peace mission if requested by the UN; UN peace mission if requested by the UN; to support the development of conflict to support the development of conflict management capacity at national and prevention and management as well as subnational levels; mediation, peacekeeping and peacebuilding capacity at national and subnational levels;

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Amendment 58 Geoffrey Van Orden

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(m) to provide support to the UN Civilian (m) to provide support to the UN Civilian Capacity Review in identifying practical Capacity Review in identifying practical ways of matching demand with supply in ways of matching demand with supply in critical civilian capability areas; to expedite critical civilian capability areas; to expedite recruitment and avoid overlapping when recruitment and avoid duplication when deploying civilian CSDP capabilities in deploying civilian EU capabilities in support of UN actions; to explore options support of UN actions; to explore options for the joint deployment of crisis response for the joint deployment of civilian crisis teams within a UN operation in cases response teams within a UN operation in where rapidly deployable capacities are cases where rapidly deployable capacities required; are required;

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AM\900192EN.doc 29/67 PE487.934v01-00 EN Amendment 59 Maria Eleni Koppa

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(m) to provide support to the UN Civilian (m) to provide support to the UN Civilian Capacity Review in identifying practical Capacity Review in identifying practical ways of matching demand with supply in ways of matching demand with supply in critical civilian capability areas; to expedite critical civilian capability areas; to expedite recruitment and avoid overlapping when recruitment, eliminate operational deploying civilian CSDP capabilities in incompatibilities, and avoid overlapping support of UN actions; to explore options when deploying civilian CSDP capabilities for the joint deployment of crisis response in support of UN actions; to explore teams within a UN operation in cases options for the joint deployment of crisis where rapidly deployable capacities are response teams within a UN operation in required; cases where rapidly deployable capacities are required;

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Amendment 60 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(n) to focus on the need to ensure the (n) to focus on the need to mainstream participation of women at all stages of gender perspectives with regard to conflict peace processes and to systematically prevention, peace negotiations and engage them in preventive diplomacy, agreements, peacekeeping operations, early warning and security monitoring; humanitarian assistance, post-conflict reconstruction and DDR1 initiatives as stated in the UNSCR 1325/2000 on Women Peace and Security; to engage them in preventive diplomacy, early warning and security monitoring; ______1 Disarmament, demobilization,

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Amendment 61 Barbara Lochbihler on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(n) to focus on the need to ensure the (n) to focus, in line with UNSC Resolution participation of women at all stages of 1325, on the need to ensure the full peace processes and to systematically participation of women at all stages of engage them in preventive diplomacy, peace processes and to systematically early warning and security monitoring; engage them in preventive diplomacy, early warning and security monitoring;

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Amendment 62 Andreas Mölzer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(n) to focus on the need to ensure the (n) to focus on the need to ensure the participation of women at all stages of participation of committed men and peace processes and to systematically women at all stages of peace processes and engage them in preventive diplomacy, to systematically engage them in early warning and security monitoring; preventive diplomacy, early warning and security monitoring;

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Amendment 63 Helmut Scholz

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

(n) to focus on the need to ensure the (n) to focus on the need to ensure the participation of women at all stages of participation of women at all stages of peace processes and to systematically peace processes and to systematically engage them in preventive diplomacy, engage them in preventive diplomacy, early warning and security monitoring; early warning and security monitoring; actively to seek the implementation of Resolution 1325 of the UN Security Council by all Member States of the United Nations;

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Amendment 64 Francisco José Millán Mon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(n a) to cooperate with the UN to tackle the current global threats such as climate change, nuclear weapons proliferation, organized crime and terrorism, and pandemics;

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Amendment 65 Maria Eleni Koppa

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(n a) to insist on the need to further strengthen the UN capability to protect civilians in armed conflicts;

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Amendment 66 Helmut Scholz

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(o) to contribute to the successful outcome (o) to contribute to the successful outcome of and follow-up to the 2012 UN of and follow-up to the 2012 UN Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty and Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty and the 2012 Review Conference on the the 2012 Review Conference on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons; Light Weapons; and to work to ensure that key decisions are reached in negotiations in line with UN procedure, that a consensus is achieved if, after thorough consultation, a large majority agrees to work to ensure that the Arms Trade Treaty sets the highest possible legally binding common international standards for the approval and control of the import, export and transfer of weapons, their financing and licensing, that all types of conventional weapons and their individual components are encompassed in the Treaty and that a strong revision mechanism is put in place to enable new types of weapons to be included;

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Amendment 67 Helmut Scholz

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(oa) to take active steps to ensure that the conference planned by the UN for this

AM\900192EN.doc 33/67 PE487.934v01-00 EN year on a weapons of mass destruction free zone in the Middle East is convened promptly and that all the countries in the region, the EU, the USA, the Russian Federation and other interested international players work in harmony together with the intermediary appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations in order successfully to prepare the conference;

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Amendment 68 Maria Eleni Koppa

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point p

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(p) to assist states in fulfilling their (p) to declare readiness to assist states in responsibilities towards protecting their fulfilling their responsibilities towards populations; protecting their populations, but at the same time to strongly reconfirm the commitment of the EU to the concept of the Responsibility to Protect, as agreed at the 2005 UN World Summit; to stress the need for timely and adequate international action to prevent and halt genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes and crimes against humanity and to highlight the role of the ICC in fighting impunity;

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Amendment 69 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point p

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(p) to assist states in fulfilling their (p) to acknowledge the importance of the responsibilities towards protecting their political and institutional progress in the populations; implementation of the R2P concept and to assist states in fulfilling their responsibilities towards protecting their populations, within the UN system;

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Amendment 70 Mario Mauro

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point q

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(q) to generate further progress on R2P in (q) to generate further progress on R2P in UN organs, particularly in the UNSC, the UN organs, particularly in the UNSC, the UNGA and the UNHRC; to facilitate the UNGA and the UNHRC; to facilitate the debate on how the UN bodies, in particular debate on how the UN bodies, in particular the UNSC, could utilise this concept to the UNSC, could utilise this concept to ensure greater cooperation between UN ensure greater cooperation between UN member states in case of crisis; to advance member states in case of crisis; to advance the positive role of regional organisations, the positive role of regional organisations including the Arab League, in developing in developing and applying an operational and applying an operational approach to approach to R2P; R2P;

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Amendment 71 Maria Eleni Koppa

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point q

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(q) to generate further progress on R2P in (q) to generate further progress on R2P in UN organs, particularly in the UNSC, the UN organs, particularly in the UNSC,the

AM\900192EN.doc 35/67 PE487.934v01-00 EN UNGA and the UNHRC; to facilitate the UNGA and the UNHRC, drawing debate on how the UN bodies, in particular conclusions and taking lessons both from the UNSC, could utilise this concept to the intervention in Libya and the inability ensure greater cooperation between UN of swift action in the case of Syria; to member states in case of crisis; to advance facilitate the debate on how the UN bodies, the positive role of regional organisations, in particular the UNSC, could utilise this including the Arab League, in developing concept to ensure greater cooperation and applying an operational approach to between UN member states in case of R2P; crisis; to advance the positive role of regional organisations, including the Arab League, in developing and applying an operational approach to R2P;

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Amendment 72 Franziska Katharina Brantner on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(q a) to initiate the elaboration of an inter-institutional "Consensus on R2P and a common Conflict Prevention Policy" between the EEAS, the European Parliament and the EU Member States in parallel to the already existing 'Consensus on Humanitarian Aid' and 'Consensus for Development', that could ensure more EU consistency on those issues in UN fora;

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Amendment 73 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)

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(q a) to contribute to the discussion concerning the concept on "Responsibility while Protecting" and to propose initiatives in this regard;

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Amendment 74 Barbara Lochbihler on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point r

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(r) to work with partners to ensure that this (r) to work with partners to ensure that this concept becomes part of prevention and concept primarily focuses on prevention, post-conflict reconstruction, and to assist but also on post-conflict reconstruction, in states in building capacities to this effect; line with the tripartition of R2P into to encourage, in cooperation with UN responsibility to prevent, to protect and to member states, the establishment of focal rebuild; to assist states in building points to monitor emerging conflict capacities to this effect, among others by situations, and to build relevant capacities strengthening early-warning mechanisms in EU delegations; within the UN and the UN's mediation capacities like the Mediation Support Unit (MSU) of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO); to encourage, in cooperation with UN member states, the establishment of focal points to monitor emerging conflict situations, and to build relevant capacities in EU delegations;

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Amendment 75 Geoffrey Van Orden

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point r

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(r) to work with partners to ensure that this (r) to work with partners to ensure that this concept becomes part of prevention and concept becomes part of prevention and post-conflict reconstruction, and to assist post-conflict reconstruction, and to assist states in building capacities to this effect; states in building capacities to this effect; to encourage, in cooperation with UN to encourage, in cooperation with UN member states, the establishment of focal member states, the establishment of focal points to monitor emerging conflict points to monitor emerging conflict situations, and to build relevant capacities situations; in EU delegations;

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Amendment 76 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Mediation Mediation and Preventive Diplomacy

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Amendment 77 Geoffrey Van Orden

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point t

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(t) to provide adequate resources for (t) to provide adequate resources for mediation in a timely manner and to mediation in a timely manner; further develop mediation capacities both at EEAS headquarters and in EU delegations, based on the Concept of Strengthening EU Mediation and Dialogue Capacities;

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PE487.934v01-00 38/67 AM\900192EN.doc EN Amendment 78 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point t

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(t) to provide adequate resources for (t) to prioritize and develop the mediation in a timely manner and to implementation of this tool and to further further develop mediation capacities both develop mediation capacities within the at EEAS headquarters and in EU EEAS, based on the Concept of delegations, based on the Concept of Strengthening EU Mediation and Dialogue Strengthening EU Mediation and Dialogue Capacities; Capacities;

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Amendment 79 Francisco José Millán Mon, Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point u

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(u) to cooperate closely with the UN and (u) to cooperate closely with the UN and other actors in mediation; to strive for other actors in mediation; to strive for synergies in mediation activities with the synergies in mediation activities with the UN Department for Political Affairs UN Department for Political Affairs (DPA); to advance partnerships and (DPA); to advance partnerships and cooperation of international, regional and cooperation of international, regional and subregional organisations with the UN, subregional organisations with the UN, with each other and with civil society; to with each other and with civil society; to improve information-sharing, cooperation improve information-sharing, cooperation and coordination in order to ensure the and coordination in order to ensure the coherence and complementarity of the coherence and complementarity of the efforts of actors involved in specific efforts of actors involved in specific mediation; to encourage the contributions mediation; of civil society actors active in mediation, and to help strengthen local infrastructures for peace and establish domestic capacities for dialogue and constructive negotiation;

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Amendment 80 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point u

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(u) to cooperate closely with the UN and (u) to cooperate closely with the UN and other actors in mediation; to strive for other actors in mediation; to strive for synergies in mediation activities with the synergies in mediation activities with the UN Department for Political Affairs UN Department for Political Affairs (DPA); to advance partnerships and (DPA); to advance partnerships and cooperation of international, regional and cooperation of international, regional and subregional organisations with the UN, subregional organisations with the UN, with each other and with civil society; to with each other and with civil society, for improve information-sharing, cooperation example, an EU-UN joint partnership on and coordination in order to ensure the mediation capacities; to improve coherence and complementarity of the information-sharing, cooperation and efforts of actors involved in specific coordination in order to ensure the mediation; to encourage the contributions coherence and complementarity of the of civil society actors active in mediation, efforts of actors involved in specific and to help strengthen local infrastructures mediation; to encourage the contributions for peace and establish domestic capacities of civil society actors active in mediation, for dialogue and constructive negotiation; and to help strengthen local infrastructures for peace and establish domestic capacities for dialogue and constructive negotiation;

Or. en

Amendment 81 Alexander Graf Lambsdorff

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

International Justice (u a) to enhance efforts to promote a better understanding of the mandate of the ICC as the first permanent judicial

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Amendment 82 Alexander Graf Lambsdorff

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point u b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(u b) to strengthen the ICC through political, diplomatic, financial and logistical support; to encourage all UN member states to join the Court and foster strong cooperation by the UN and its bodies and agencies with the Court;

Or. en

Amendment 83 Barbara Lochbihler on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Human rights International justice and human rights

Or. en

Amendment 84 Barbara Lochbihler on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

(-v a) to strengthen the international criminal justice system, to further promote and financially support the ICC as the only permanent court with jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes; to work towards the widespread ratification of the Rome Statute and the Kampala Protocol; to support also existing country-specific UN criminal courts as a temporary means to tackle the most serious crimes committed in specific circumstances; to fight impunity at all levels;

Or. en

Amendment 85 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point v

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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Amendment 86 Helmut Scholz

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point v

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(v) to strengthen international efforts aimed (v) to strengthen international efforts aimed at ensuring that all human rights are at ensuring that the human rights agreed considered universal, indivisible, within the framework of the United interdependent and interrelated; to help Nations Conventions are considered strengthen national capacities to deliver on universal, indivisible, interdependent and international human rights obligations; interrelated; to help strengthen national capacities to deliver on international human rights obligations;

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Amendment 87 Mario Mauro

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point v

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(v) to strengthen international efforts aimed (v) to strengthen international efforts aimed at ensuring that all human rights are at ensuring that all human rights are considered universal, indivisible, considered universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated; to help interdependent and interrelated; to help strengthen national capacities to deliver on strengthen national capacities to deliver on international human rights obligations; international human rights obligations; in this context, underlines the necessity of devoting particular attention to the right of freedom of religion for all, including Christians: this right is commonly recognised as one of the most central human rights guaranteed at an international level;

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Amendment 88 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point v a (new)

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(v a) to support the decision by African Heads of State at the AU Summit in July 2011 and the recommendation of the Commission on the Status of Women of 8 March 2012 that the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM) should be taken up for consideration by the UNGA; to call on the VP/HR and the Commission to give the utmost priority and to undertake all necessary actions to ensure the success of the process currently underway aimed at the adoption in 2012 by the UNGA of a resolution banning FGM worldwide;

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Amendment 89 Francisco José Millán Mon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point w

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(w) to further promote the mainstreaming (w) to further promote the mainstreaming of human rights in all aspects of the UN's of human rights in all aspects of the UN's work, reaffirming the fact that human work, reaffirming the fact that human rights are inextricably linked to the UN's rights are inextricably linked to the UN's other goals on security and development; other goals on peace and security, and development;

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Amendment 90 Geoffrey Van Orden

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point x

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(x) to proactively participate in the work of (x) to proactively participate in the work of the UNHRC, by co-sponsoring the UNHRC; resolutions, issuing of statements and intervention in interactive dialogues and debates in order to ensure greater balance in the UNHRC's work;

Or. en

Amendment 91 Barbara Lochbihler on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point z a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(z a) to support the VP/HR, the Commission and the European Parliament in completing the planned Human Rights review of the EU, including the nomination of an EU Special Representative on Human Rights; to work towards defining the EUSR's role on all levels, including the UN and especially in the UNHRC;

Or. en

Amendment 92 Franziska Katharina Brantner on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point z a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(z a) to actively support the African-led initiative currently underway aimed at

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Amendment 93 Barbara Lochbihler, Franziska Keller on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point z b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(z b) to address, on all UN levels including UNGA and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the issue of environmentally induced internal and cross-border displacement, in order to find common definitions and legal solutions for all kinds of displacement, be it after sudden-onset catastrophes, slow environmental degradation or the sinking of small island states; to adopt a human- rights-based approach in doing so, by analysing the numerous links between climate-induced displacement and different human rights, and the advantages that human rights offer in addressing environmentally induced displacement by bridging the different legal and scientific aspects of the issue;

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Amendment 94 Barbara Lochbihler, Franziska Katharina Brantner on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point z b (new)

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(z b) to establish a UN commission of inquiry to investigate crimes against humanity in the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea, which - according to reports, including by the former UN Special Representative - continue to be committed with impunity and have been committed for decades;

Or. en

Amendment 95 Barbara Lochbihler on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point z c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(z c) to address, with a view to increasing EU credibility in the UN, particularly at UNHRC level, human rights violations committed within the EU or by EU actors, such as the running of secret prisons in the so-called 'fight against terrorism', the organisation of secret rendition flights in the same context, or the export of arms and dual-use technology to authoritarian regimes or regimes involved or in danger to get involved in armed conflicts or repression;

Or. en

Amendment 96 Barbara Lochbihler on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point z d (new)

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(z d) to continue its endeavours in the UNGA and its Committees on the call for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, which continues to receive increasing support from an ever-larger number of countries, on the rights of the child, free media and religious tolerance; to support all efforts to eradicate torture; to particularly encourage the adoption of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on Torture;

Or. en

Amendment 97 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point aa

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(aa) to help ensure local ownership of the (aa) to help ensure local ownership of the democratic process and the development of democratic process and the development of a culture of democracy and the rule of law; a culture of democracy and the rule of law; to expand democracy support beyond the to expand democracy support beyond the election process in order to sustain it in the election process in order to sustain it in the long term and be able to deliver tangible long term and be able to deliver tangible results to citizens; to ensure the inclusion results to citizens; to ensure the inclusion to a greater extent of parliaments and to a greater extent of parliaments and political parties in programmes supporting political parties in programmes supporting democracy; democracy, to emphasize the importance of the independence of NGOs that can function freely for the development of a strong civic culture;

Or. en

Amendment 98 Konrad Szymański, Charles Tannock

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

(ab) to focus on social and economic (ab) to focus on social and economic inclusion, democratic transition and inclusion, democratic transition and political/electoral processes, capacity- political/electoral processes, capacity- building, the strengthening of civil society, building, the strengthening of civil society, the participation of young people in the participation of young people in parliamentary democracy and the parliamentary democracy and the improvement of women's rights; protection of freedom of expression, freedom of conscience and freedom of religion, as well as of women's rights, both at the level of social practices and of legislation;

Or. en

Amendment 99 Helmut Scholz

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ab

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(ab) to focus on social and economic (ab) to focus on social and economic inclusion, democratic transition and inclusion, democratic transition and political/electoral processes, capacity- political/electoral processes, capacity- building, the strengthening of civil society, building, the strengthening of civil society, the participation of young people in the participation of young people in parliamentary democracy and the parliamentary democracy and the improvement of women’s rights; guaranteeing of equality for women and the greater promotion of their rights;

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Amendment 100 Maria Eleni Koppa

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ab

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(ab) to focus on social and economic (ab) to focus on social and economic inclusion, democratic transition and inclusion, democratic transition and political/electoral processes, capacity- political/electoral processes, capacity- building, the strengthening of civil society, building, the strengthening of civil society, the participation of young people in the participation of young people in parliamentary democracy and the parliamentary democracy and the improvement of women's rights; improvement of women's rights, including in terms of their participation in public and political life;

Or. en

Amendment 101 Andreas Mölzer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ab

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(ab) to focus on social and economic (ab) to focus on social and economic inclusion, democratic transition and inclusion, democratic transition and political/electoral processes, capacity- political/electoral processes, capacity- building, the strengthening of civil society, building, the strengthening of civil society, the participation of young people in the participation of young people in parliamentary democracy and the parliamentary democracy and the improvement of women’s rights; improvement of the rights of women and children;

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Amendment 102 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ab a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(ab a) to assure that the mandates of peacekeeping missions reflect the need to

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Or. en

Amendment 103 Andreas Mölzer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ac

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(ac) to better integrate democracy support (ac) to better integrate democracy support into European external action; to enable into European external action; to work with EU delegations to support democratic partners globally and locally to enhance the governance by financial means and rule of law, foster independent media and human resources; to work with partners build and strengthen democratic globally and locally to enhance the rule of institutions that can deliver; law, foster independent media and build and strengthen democratic institutions that can deliver;

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Amendment 104 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ac

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(ac) to better integrate democracy support (ac) to better integrate democracy support into European external action; to enable into European external action; to support EU delegations to support democratic democratic governance through its governance by financial means and human different financial instruments and using resources; to work with partners globally the resources of the EU delegations and locally to enhance the rule of law, whenever possible; to work with partners foster independent media and build and globally and locally to enhance the rule of strengthen democratic institutions that can law, foster independent media and build deliver; and strengthen democratic institutions that

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Amendment 105 Geoffrey Van Orden

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ac

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(ac) to better integrate democracy support (ac) to better integrate democracy support into European external action; to enable into European external action; to enable EU delegations to support democratic EU delegations to support democratic governance by financial means and human governance by financial means and human resources; to work with partners globally resources, provided that this involves no and locally to enhance the rule of law, increase in the budget of the EU or its foster independent media and build and EEAS; to work with partners globally and strengthen democratic institutions that can locally to enhance the rule of law, foster deliver; independent media and build and strengthen democratic institutions that can deliver;

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Amendment 106 Francisco José Millán Mon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ac

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(ac) to better integrate democracy support (ac) to better integrate democracy support into European external action; to enable into European external action; to enable EU delegations to support democratic EU delegations to support democratic governance by financial means and human governance by financial means and human resources; to work with partners globally resources; to work with the UN and and locally to enhance the rule of law, partners globally and locally to enhance the foster independent media and build and rule of law, foster independent media and strengthen democratic institutions that can build and strengthen democratic deliver; institutions that can deliver;

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Amendment 107 Jo Leinen, Alexander Alvaro, Elmar Brok, Corina Creţu, Andrew Duff, Kinga Gál, Graham Watson

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ac a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(ac a) to recognize institutionalized democratic participation of citizens through elected representatives in the UN system as an important aspect to enhance the effectiveness and credibility of democracy promotion at the international and national levels;

Or. en

Amendment 108 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Climate change and sustainable development

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Amendment 109 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ad

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(ad) to contribute to enhancing policy (ad) to contribute to enhancing policy coherence in development and to coherence for development and to improving the effectiveness of improving the effectiveness of development, since these remain key issues development aid, since these remain key for achieving the MDGs; issues for achieving the MDGs;

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Amendment 110 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ad

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(ad) to contribute to enhancing policy (ad) to contribute to enhancing policy coherence in development and to coherence in development and to improving the effectiveness of improving the effectiveness of development, since these remain key issues development and aid, as it was agreed in for achieving the MDGs; the Busan final declaration, since these remain key issues for achieving the MDGs;

Or. en

Amendment 111 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ad a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(ad a) to influence the debate on the future of global development cooperation in the post-2015 scenario, bearing in mind that the EU and the international community must remain committed to end poverty;

Or. en

PE487.934v01-00 54/67 AM\900192EN.doc EN Amendment 112 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ad b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(ad b) to speed up the progress in order to achieve the MDGs, with only three years remaining; to lead the final effort in the UN, pursuing the goals on which lack of progress remains severe;

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Amendment 113 Barbara Lochbihler on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ad a (new)

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(ad a) to mainstream EU development- related policies at all levels, in order to avoid contradictions between pro- development policies on the one hand, and obstacles to partner countries' development in bi-, pluri- and multilateral agreements and fora on the other; to pay particular attention to human rights and development implications in free trade agreements, and during negotiations at WTO level;

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Amendment 114 Cristian Dan Preda

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(ad a) to work towards the definition of the ambitious post-2015 MDGs Agenda taking into account the progress made but also remaining challenges as many poverty-reduction targets will not have been met;

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Amendment 115 Helmut Scholz

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ad a (new)

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(ad a) to make a decisive contribution to the fight against food speculation and to solving the urgent problem of poverty and hunger;

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Amendment 116 Geoffrey Van Orden

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ae

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(ae) to ensure that the share of overall (ae) to ensure that the share of overall European aid channelled through the EU Member State aid channelled through the budget is not reduced and retains a poverty EU budget remains relatively stable, focus; to consider earmarking 20 % of all taking full account of the financial EU assistance for basic social services as situation of the Member States, and retains defined by the UN, with a special focus on a poverty focus; to consider earmarking 20 free and universal access to primary health % of all EU assistance for basic social

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Amendment 117 Barbara Lochbihler on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ae

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(ae) to ensure that the share of overall (ae) to ensure that the share of overall European aid channelled through the EU European aid channelled through the EU budget is not reduced and retains a poverty budget is not reduced and retains a poverty focus; to consider earmarking 20 % of all focus; to ensure that the goal of reserving EU assistance for basic social services as 0,7% of GDP for Official Development defined by the UN, with a special focus on Aid is met, and that possible financial free and universal access to primary health contributions to measures of mitigation care and basic education, taking into and adaptation to climate change in account the EU's support for the developing countries, in accordance with ‘Education for All’ initiative and its the principle of common but differentiated commitments to playing a role in global responsibilities, are not included but add health; up to those 0,7% of GDP; to consider earmarking 20 % of all EU assistance for basic social services as defined by the UN, with a special focus on free and universal access to primary health care and basic education, taking into account the EU's support for the ‘Education for All’ initiative and its commitments to playing a role in global health;

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Amendment 118 Francisco José Millán Mon

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(ae) to ensure that the share of overall (ae) to ensure that the share of overall European aid channelled through the EU European aid channelled through the EU budget is not reduced and retains a poverty budget is not reduced and retains a poverty focus; to consider earmarking 20 % of all and hunger focus; to consider earmarking EU assistance for basic social services as 20 % of all EU assistance for basic social defined by the UN, with a special focus on services as defined by the UN, with a free and universal access to primary health special focus on free and universal access care and basic education, taking into to primary health care and basic education, account the EU's support for the taking into account the EU's support for the ‘Education for All’ initiative and its ‘Education for All’ initiative and its commitments to playing a role in global commitments to playing a role in global health; health;

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Amendment 119 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ae a (new)

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(ae a) to continue working towards putting people at the centre of the development process; to follow up the UN declaration on the right to development, focusing in practical steps towards its implementation;

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Amendment 120 Barbara Lochbihler on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ae a (new)

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(ae a) to push for a widespread ratification of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security; in general, to address more intensively the issue of land grabbing and its consequences on the right to food, including by highlighting and countering the causal link between land grabbing and European policies and practices in areas such as the production of bio fuels, industrial livestock farming and the consequent massive import of protein crops;

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Amendment 121 Helmut Scholz

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ae a (new)

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(ae a) to seek an improvement in political control in the area of sustainable development by strengthening the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) within the UN system and actively to take up at a political level the proposal for the establishment of an international criminal court for crimes against the environment with the aim of improving the worldwide enforcement of environmental policy legislation;

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AM\900192EN.doc 59/67 PE487.934v01-00 EN Amendment 122 Alexander Graf Lambsdorff

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ae a (new)

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(ae a) to follow up on and to work towards the full implementation of the outcome of the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development, inter alia by promoting sustainable development as the guiding principle for long-term global development and by advocating a more institutionalised approach to sustainable development governance;

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Amendment 123 Franziska Katharina Brantner on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ae a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(ae a) to push the joint AU and EU position in favour of upgrading the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to a specialized UN agency with its headquarter in Nairobi, Kenya; within this new institutional framework, to address the issues of financing, technology transfer and capacity-building for sustainable development;

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Amendment 124 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

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(ae a) to take the lead in the area of global climate governance and international cooperation on climate change;

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Amendment 125 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ae b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(ae b) to focus on strong political commitments with third countries and to further develop a dialogue with other key actors, such as the United States, the BRICS countries as well as developing countries, given that climate change has become a key element of international relations and a major threat to the achievement of the MDGs; to contribute to an institutional architecture that is inclusive, transparent, equitable and provides for balanced representation of both developed and developing countries on relevant governing bodies;

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Amendment 126 Franziska Katharina Brantner on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ae b (new)

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Sustainability and Climate Change (ae b) to seize the chance of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012, as a unique opportunity for world leaders to set the sustainability agenda for the next 10 years while reaffirming the need for global solidarity and by being present at the highest level of the EU and the EU Heads of States and/or Governments;

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Amendment 127 Helmut Scholz

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ae b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(ae b) to play an active role in ensuring that the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development being held in Rio de Janeiro can be concluded with specific agreed goals and measures for a binding sustainability agenda and a responsible environmental policy for the coming decade;

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Amendment 128 Franziska Katharina Brantner on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ae c (new)

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(ae c) to use the Rio+20 summit to set specific and concrete goals and ways of measuring and monitoring them; to insist that a 'green economy' be understood as the entire economy functioning within the limits of sustainability in respect to biodiversity, maintaining ecosystem services, climate protection and use of natural resources;

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Amendment 129 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ae c (new)

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(ae c) to cooperate strategically and to be more responsive to the needs of third countries while further developing the EEAS's capacities to build up a climate diplomacy policy;

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Amendment 130 María Muñiz De Urquiza, Corina Creţu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ae d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(ae d) to support the active participation of the Commission in the ongoing debate on Protection Gaps and Responses launched by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in

AM\900192EN.doc 63/67 PE487.934v01-00 EN the framework of the 2010 High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges, which aims to improve the existing international protection framework for forcibly displaced and stateless people; to participate actively in the debate on the term 'climate refugee' - intended to describe people who are forced to flee their homes and seek refuge abroad as a consequence of climate change - including a possible legal definition of this term, which is not yet recognised in international law or in any legally binding international agreement;

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Amendment 131 Franziska Katharina Brantner on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ae d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(ae d) to improve the governance, and strengthen the protection, of the marine environment, marine biodiversity and oceans; to integrate seas and oceans as one of the key pillars of the Rio Framework, alongside climate and biodiversity protection;

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Amendment 132 Franziska Katharina Brantner on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ae e (new)

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(ae e) to continue to empower citizens in environmental governance through the effective global implementation of Rio Principle 10; in this context, to expand the provisions of the Aarhus Convention beyond the United Nations Commission for Europe (UNECE) through a global convention or by opening the Aarhus Convention to parties outside UNECE;

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Amendment 133 Franziska Katharina Brantner on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ae f (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(ae f) to act on the recommendations of the FAO1, IFAD2, IMF3, OECD4, UNCTAD5, WFP6, the World Bank, the WTO7, IFPRI8 and the UN HLTF9 to the G20 for states to remove provisions in current national policies that subsidise or mandate biofuels production or consumption, at least until guarantees for removing the competition with food production, biodiversity and climate protection are in place; ______1 Food and Agriculture Organization. 2 International Fund for Agricultural Development. 3 International Monetary Fund. 4 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. 5 United Nations Conference on Trade

AM\900192EN.doc 65/67 PE487.934v01-00 EN and Development. 6 World Food Programme. 7 World Trade Organization. 8 International Food Policy Research Institute. 9 UN High Level Task Force.

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Amendment 134 Franziska Katharina Brantner on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point ae g (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(ae g) to establish a tax on financial transactions at international level in order to use the additional revenues to support biodiversity and climate protection in the developing countries in line with the objectives set under UNFCCC and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD);

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Amendment 135 Jo Leinen, Alexander Alvaro, Elmar Brok, Corina Creţu, Andrew Duff, Kinga Gál, Graham Watson

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point af

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(af) to promote interaction on global issues (af) to promote interaction on global issues between governments and parliaments and between governments and parliaments and foster debate on the global role of foster debate on the global role of parliaments; to strengthen the democratic parliaments and on the establishment of a

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Amendment 136 Jo Leinen, Alexander Alvaro, Elmar Brok, Corina Creţu, Andrew Duff, Kinga Gál, Graham Watson

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point af a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(af a) to advocate the establishment of a UNPA in order to strengthen the democratic nature, accountability and transparency of the UN system and global governance and allow for greater public and parliamentary participation in the activities of the UN;

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