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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-07-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Trafficking in children and child soldiers2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030701.14.2-334"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-07-01-Speech-2-3352
lpv:speaker	lp:Marie-Arlette Carlotti2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-president; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the European Parliament has already issued two resolutions on the question of child soldiers, one in 1999 and one in 2000. Why use the procedure for urgent cases, then, to include on the agenda a recommendation for a new resolution, one which goes further, of course, since it extends not only to child soldiers, but to all forms of trafficking in children? The reason is that the problem is still growing and the European Union is not showing enough determination. Three hundred thousand children, boys and girls, are enlisted in combat units in more than 30 countries. Every year, 1.2 million children are victims of a traffic which has now become a rapidly-expanding ‘industry’, worth almost EUR 3 billion per year. After drugs and small arms trafficking, it is the third most lucrative criminal activity in the world. The fight against this scourge – beyond comprehension in the twenty-first century – should be a cornerstone of European Union development policy. It is a sad fact that this is not the case. On the world stage, however, more and more action is being taken, as demonstrated by the coming into force, in 2002, of the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. We request that the Council encourage Member States to ratify this protocol with immediate effect, for too few of them have done so up to now. We also request that children’s rights become a political priority for the Union, to be reflected in budgetary decisions involving the allocation of sufficient resources to a specific heading, with a view to improving their effectiveness and raising their profile. This priority is also to be reflected in a common strategy. The Council, of course, adopted such a common strategy in principle on 10 December 2002, but the final document should appear and come into force without delay. Our motion for a resolution suggests several courses of action in this connection. These include the appointment of a high-level representative for children’s rights; a common policy focusing on preventive measures; support and protection of victims; closer cooperation with the countries of origin; and international arrest warrants against the organisers and perpetrators of this unspeakable traffic."@en1

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