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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Tony Worthington (Labour), on Thursday, 1 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 41 members in total.


WORLD POPULATION DAY

That this House calls attention to the World Population Day on 11th July; commends the United Nations' Population Fund (UNFPA) for designating this date in 1989 to focus attention on the importance of world population and reproductive health issues; endorses the concepts of sexual and reproductive health and rights as enshrined in the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development's Programme of Action; congratulates the Government on its newly published sexual and reproductive health position paper; and calls upon the Government to increase funding to sexual and reproductive health and rights organisations such as UNFPA, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Marie Stopes International, Interact Worldwide and reproductive bilateral aid for individuals and couples to realise their sexual and reproductive health and rights.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1444 
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Health Population Sexuality
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk