13/10/2023 | 11:11:20 Good afternoon, everyone. The next item is a joint debate on the presentation and discussion of two Reports by the Social, Health and Sustainable Development Committee. First, Mr Simon MOUTQUIN will present Ms Diana STOICA's Report on "Preventing addictive behavior in children" (Doc. 15830). Then, Mr. Simon MOUTQUIN will present his Report on "Mental health and well-being of children and young adults" (Doc. 15829). We are due to finish examining these texts, including votes, at 12.05 p.m. We... 11/10/2023 | 19:48:37 Thank you, Mr Chairman. Dear colleagues, Today we commemorate the anniversary of the International Day of the Girl. I am proud to have worked with the United Nations when I was a member of the European Parliament to create the International Day of the Girl. The inequality associated with being born a woman will only end when we succeed in achieving the right to education and health, and the abolition of harmful practices such as female genital mutilation and early marriage. Without wishing to... 23/06/2023 | 12:45:14 Thank you, Madam Chairman. First of all, I'd like to thank the speakers for a very lively and interesting debate. I would also like to thank the colleagues who submitted amendments to the draft resolution. And, of course, I would like to thank the Secretariat and particularly Ms Sarah Burton for her support throughout the process of preparing my report. Dear colleagues, The digital exclusion of inequalities in access to the Internet and ICT affects 52% of women and 42% of men worldwide. This... 23/06/2023 | 11:13:50 Thank you, Madam Chairman. Ladies and gentlemen, For this last debate of the week, let me start with a little story. Let's imagine. On my way from Lisbon to Strasbourg this week, I: - bought a metro ticket with my smartphone to get to the airport; - flew with a ticket bought on the internet and a boarding pass downloaded in advance; - presented my national identity card at boarding, renewed thanks to an appointment made online; - processed e-mails while waiting for the plane, thanks to a Wi... 22/06/2023 | 17:52:01 Thank you very much. Does anyone else wish to support the Amendment? This is not the case Does anyone wish to speak against the Amendment? We'll move on to the oral Amendment. The following oral Amendment has been submitted to the Chair by Ms Linda Hofstad HELLELAND: In the draft resolution, at the end of Paragraph 8, after the word "propaganda", insert the following words: "thus creating a narrative of acceptance and normalisation that would minimise the gravity of the acts committed by... 22/06/2023 | 17:48:45 Thank you for your attention. We shall now proceed to the vote on Amendment no. 9, as subamended. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the results to be displayed. Amendment No. 9, as amended, is adopted. We shall now proceed to vote on the draft Resolution contained in Document 15797 (amended). A simple majority is required. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the results to be displayed. The draft Resolution contained in Document 15797 (amended) was adopted. We... 22/06/2023 | 17:44:49 Thank you, Madam KHOMENKO. The Chair has received the following oral sub-Amendment from Mr Piero FASSINO: In Amendment No. 9, after the words "with regard to", delete the words "the inability of the United Nations and the Security Council to oppose Russian aggression due to". I consider this sub-Amendment to be in order in terms of the criteria laid down in the Rules of Procedure. However, it cannot be taken into account if at least 10 representatives or substitutes object and rise. Are there... 22/06/2023 | 17:36:07 We shall now proceed to vote on the Amendment. The vote is open. No, it's the Committee (in response to Mr ZINGERIS). The Amendment is not adopted. The following oral Amendment has been submitted to the Chair by Mr Serhii SOBOLIEV: In Paragraph 21.1, replace the words "Ukrainian refugees" with the words "refugees and displaced persons from the war against Ukraine". The procedure is the same. Under Article 34.7.a of the Rules of Procedure, the Chairman may, in exceptional circumstances... 22/06/2023 | 17:27:47 Thank you. Are there any objections? None. I consider Amendment No. 6 definitively rejected. The following oral Amendment has been submitted to the Chair by Mr Oleksii GONCHARENKO: At the end of Paragraph 10, add the following sentence: "The Assembly expresses its gravest concern about the possibility that the Russian Federation is planning to carry out a deliberate attack or cause a deliberate accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, as mentioned by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy... 22/06/2023 | 17:25:38 Thank you, Madam KRAVCHUK. The general discussion is closed. We now come to the first report entitled "The political consequences of aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine" (Document 15797). The Political Affairs and Democracy Committee has presented a draft Resolution to which nine Amendments have been tabled. I understand that the Chair of the Political Affairs and Democracy Committee wishes to propose to the Assembly that Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8, which were adopted...