OSCE, Alm.del - 2010-11 (1. samling) - Bilag 42: 2nd Committee - Draft Resolution for the General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment.

Actively supporting the concept, adopted by the OSCE, of common, comprehensive andindivisible security, which encompasses the politico-military, the human, and theeconomic and environmental dimensions,Emphasizing the interrelationship that has been demonstrated by history betweeneconomic hardships and political extremism, xenophobia, instability and eveninternational upheavals,Recognizing that the consequences of the economic crisis have had a disproportionateimpact on the most vulnerable members of society, including migrants, women, youngpeople, and members of minority groups,Noting that the emergency measures taken by governments in response to extraordinaryevents (the global financial crisis, natural disasters, civil and military conflicts in anumber of countries) are reducing the effectiveness of parliamentary oversight, andconvinced that this calls for additional efforts by national parliaments to assistgovernments in their emergency measures,Welcoming the role that the OSCE can play in helping to ensure environmental security,and its complementary work with the United Nations in combating climate change,Understanding that circumstances of utter helplessness and lack of prospects in thecountries of origin – i.e., problems which were not resolved as one century turned intothe next, and which all too often were further exacerbated – are the key stimulus tomigration, and that these problems have been compounded by additional ills arising fromcivil conflicts in the OSCE region’s neighbouring countries,Noting that the arguments and proposals set out in the resolution on “Migration as aContinuing Challenge for the OSCE” (Oslo Declaration of the OSCE ParliamentaryAssembly of 2010) have lost none of their relevance over the past year, and thatregulation of migration issues is an absolute necessity in order to avoid irregularsituations which cause harm both to the migrants and, in a broader sense, to the countriesof origin and the countries of destination,Reaffirming that OSCE participating States are obliged to co-operate in the preparationand implementation of migration mechanisms in accordance with universal humanrights,Reaffirming the Astana Declaration of 2008 and the Oslo Declaration of 2010 and theirresolutions on cyber crime and cyber security, which recognize that cyber attacks are agreat challenge to governments, and that the results of a cyber attack against vital Stateinfrastructure and commercial infrastructure are equivalent in nature to those of aconventional act of aggression,

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly10. Recommends that the OSCE offer itself to participating States as a leading internationalorganization not only in the sphere of democratization, free elections and respect forhuman rights, but also with regard to issues such as preventing tensions over energysecurity in the OSCE region;11. Calls on governments to view the economic and environmental area of the OSCE’s workas one of the most promising from the standpoint of the long-term interests ofparticipating States, in the context of the consequences of the global financial crisis andthe increasing frequency of natural disasters;12. Proposes to participating States that they step up the processes for the creation within theOSCE region of open, integrated markets that function on the basis of joint or unifiedrules, which could further enhance economic co-operation and integration in the OSCEregion;13. Calls for investment in environmentally friendly sectors and the development of energysaving technologies and renewable sources of energy, and also the incorporation of newenvironmentally sound methods of economic activity in the initiatives for post-crisiseconomic recovery, in the interests of curbing climate change;14. Notes in the context of the global energy dialogue the need to strengthen co-operationand balance the interests not only of energy producers and consumers but also of transitcountries, thereby ensuring a secure supply;15. Emphasizes the importance of energy infrastructure planning in the OSCE region, takinginto account environmental threats and nuclear safety in vulnerable areas, as well as theinterests of neighbouring countries and other States;16. Calls on the international community to participate in the process of completing theconstruction of a new “sarcophagus” for the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, as wasplanned earlier, and also calls on participating States to prepare co-ordinated action inthe event of new nuclear incidents at atomic power plants in the OSCE region or in thevicinity of the region;17. Urgently recommends that the governments of the OSCE participating States beginelaborating proposals for establishing a global system for preventing and eliminating theconsequences of natural disasters, which would involve the set of measures outlined inthe Brussels Declaration of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly of 2006;18. Calls on participating States to sign and ratify three conventions: the EuropeanConvention on Nationality, the Convention on the Participation of Foreigners in PublicLife at the Local Level and the European Convention on the Legal Status of MigrantWorkers, and also to sign and ratify the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants byLand, Sea and Air, adopted by the United Nations in 2000, for the purpose of combatingillegal migration;19. Calls for the signing of bilateral or regional agreements between the countries of originand the host countries, providing, among other things, for, on the one hand, access to2

savings accounts to foster investment and the secure transfer of migrants’ remittances totheir home country, and, on the other hand, a commitment to co-operate with diasporasand the observance of international standards for employment abroad;20. Calls on the international community to increase co-operation and information exchangein the field of cyber security, to agree on specific measures to counter the cyber threatand to create, where possible, universal rules of conduct in cyberspace;21. Emphasizes the need to assess the effectiveness of the existing norms with a view tofinding common responses, on the basis of OSCE standards and values, to the rapiddevelopment of new information technologies and the increase in the threat of cybercrime;22. Welcomes the consultative, financial and other assistance by international organizationsand institutions with the relevant experience and resources to support the efforts ofparticipating States to reduce poverty and ensure sustainable development in the OSCEregion.