Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Frank Doran (Labour), on Monday, 15 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 72 members in total.

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ACTION ON POVERTY: WHITE BAND DAY 2007

That this House notes with concern that the world is still not on track to meet the key Millennium Development Goals for eradicating poverty by 2015; notes the continued public mandate for urgent political action to end global poverty; notes that the Global Call to Action on Poverty has designated 17th October, the World Day for the Eradication of Poverty, as the White Band Day for 2007; welcomes the work of the TUC, and other campaigners for trade justice, against debt and for more and better development aid; calls on the Government to listen to the global south by supporting giving developing countries in the global south a larger say in the international financial institutions, and establishing a requirement on every Government department to specify what it will do to help meet the Millennium Development Goals; and further calls on the Government and European Union institutions to acknowledge that the world still cannot wait to make poverty history.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2107 

Session

2006-07

Other sponsors

Andrew Smith

Tony Lloyd

Judy Mallaber

Bill Olner

Ian Stewart

Subjects

Developing countries Development aid Poverty

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk