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22 June 2021
Tabled by the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Votes: 29 in favor 2 against 3 abstentions
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 7, insert the following paragraph:
"The continuing global public health emergency calls for greater international solidarity between the wealthiest and the poorest countries in order to share the existing anti-Covid-19 vaccine stocks by targeting the most vulnerable population and health care staff. In this context, the Assembly believes that European countries should lead by example and donate part of their vaccine stocks to the neediest countries in a coordinated manner. They should support the worldwide expansion of production capacity for Covid-19 vaccines by endorsing the modalities for a temporary waiver on patents for those vaccines under the WTO’s (World Trade Organization) Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement and foster compulsory licencing arrangements to enable the know-how and technology transfer for life-saving vaccines and essential medicines or treatments."
22 June 2021
Tabled by the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
In the draft resolution, paragraph 8, delete the words “and in” and insert the following words:
"in order to achieve dignity for all, political, economic and social policies must protect the rights of everyone. In".
Explanatory note
We cannot talk about socio-economic recovery without paying attention to the needs of the disadvantaged and marginalised and without Covid-19 responses grounded in data, evidence and human rights.
22 June 2021
Tabled by the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
Votes: 69 in favor 1 against 11 abstentions
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 8.1, insert the following paragraphs:
"X.X Mainstream equality into all measures taken to respond to the socio-economic crisis, and to this end: X.X.1 incorporate equality impact assessments as an integral element of on-going public health, economic and social policy responses to the crisis, aimed at identifying and eliminating the actual or potential discriminatory effects of these responses; X.X.2 ensure equal opportunities by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies, and practices as part of the sustainable development goals and the pledge to leave no one behind;"
Explanatory note
Equality impact assessments enable states to anticipate and eliminate the discriminatory effects of their policy responses, including unintended or unforeseen effects. Ensuring that discriminatory laws, policies, practices and inequalities do not hinder lifesaving tools from reaching all who need them requires strong health systems and inclusive governance built on trust.
22 June 2021
Tabled by the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 8.2.1, insert the following words:
"and promote equal access to these services and infrastructures".
Explanatory note
The pandemic has cast a strong spotlight on the need to invest in actively promoting equality; deep-seated inequalities will not disappear on their own.
22 June 2021
Tabled by the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
Votes: 85 in favor 0 against 3 abstentions
In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 8.2.3, insert the following words:
“, in order actively to promote their access to the labour market”.
Explanatory note
Recovery measures must foresee special measures to promote young people’s access to the labour market, otherwise the harm caused to their employment prospects by the pandemic will become even further entrenched.
22 June 2021
Tabled by the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 8.2.5, insert the following paragraph:
"ensure adequate housing and decent living conditions for all;"
Explanatory note
The pandemic must prompt us to give new priority to ensuring access to adequate housing for all, in line with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. This includes making adequate public investment in this field and guaranteeing access to social housing for those who need it.
22 June 2021
Tabled by the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Votes: 78 in favor 0 against 14 abstentions
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 8.2.7, insert the following paragraph:
"urgently expand production capacity for Covid-19 vaccines and medicines worldwide through know-how and technology transfer via compulsory licensing arrangements, as well as a temporary waiver under the WTO’s TRIPS agreement, as appropriate, and donate part of the existing vaccine stock to the countries most in need;"
22 June 2021
Tabled by the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
Votes: 84 in favor 3 against 8 abstentions
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 8.2.7, insert the following paragraph:
"combat all forms of gender-based violence and domestic violence".
Explanatory note
Violence against women is a clear violation of human rights, which also has a high economic cost to our societies. Preventing it is thus not only a basic question of human rights, but also clearly preferable from an economic perspective.
22 June 2021
Tabled by the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
Votes: 79 in favor 2 against 8 abstentions
In the draft resolution, paragraph 8.5, replace the words, “put in place a system of checks and balances with measures aimed at effectively eliminating gender pay gaps” with the following words:
"adopt positive measures to eliminate the gender pay gap and gender pension gap".
Explanatory note
Introducing a system of checks and balances is not sufficient to eliminate gender pay gaps or other types of discrimination in employment. Far more ambitious positive measures are needed to achieve real and lasting improvement in this field, especially in the face of the lasting impact of the pandemic.
22 June 2021
Tabled by the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
Votes: 78 in favor 5 against 8 abstentions
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 8.5, insert the following paragraph:
"ensure that crisis response bodies and those working on recovery measures are gender-balanced, diverse and inclusive; their work must also be evidence-based (notably through the use of data disaggregated by gender and other discrimination grounds) and gender-sensitive, ensuring that equality is mainstreamed throughout;"
Explanatory note
Gender and diversity mainstreaming in the composition of decision-making bodies is vital to ensure that the different impacts that measures may have on different groups are identified and measures adapted as necessary to different circumstances. This is especially crucial in the pandemic context, given the enormous impact of measures taken.
22 June 2021
Tabled by the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
Votes: 74 in favor 8 against 7 abstentions
In the draft recommendation, at the end of paragraph 3.3, insert the following words:
"and to accept in particular the system of collective complaints provided for under the Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter (ETS No. 158)".
Explanatory note
The collective complaints system creates a unique and powerful mechanism for enforcing social rights under the Social Charter, as well as equality and non-discrimination in the enjoyment of these rights. Yet only 16 Council of Europe member States have so far accepted it.