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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Harry Cohen (Labour), on Wednesday, 4 June 2008, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 30 members in total.

ETHIOPIA

That this House is concerned at the new drought and famine in Ethiopia; and, whilst favouring aid to those innocent civilians including children affected, records its condemnation, in such circumstances, of the Ethiopian government for its war policy which led it to invade and be the principal occupying force in neighbouring Somalia where it has established a warlord regime creating more refugees and human carnage there than in Darfur; expresses disapproval that the Ethiopian government was encouraged and financed to do this by the US and UK governments; and considers it a wicked regime that invests its resources in such wars rather than feeding its own people.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

ETHIOPIA (1700A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Mark Pritchard (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Monday, 9 June 2008. It has been signed by 4 members in total.
leave out from `Ethiopia' to end and insert `notes that the Ethiopian government and UN agencies are working closely together to assist people exposed to drought in certain areas of Ethiopia; and calls upon the international community, including the Government, the European Union, the United States, the UN agencies and the African Union, to assist with the full deployment of AMISOM and UN peace-keeping forces in Somalia, so that Ethiopia can withdraw from Somalia without leaving a security vacuum, and for full support to be given to the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia to strengthen its institutions in order to facilitate the democratic process within the framework of the Transitional Charter of Somalia which paves the way for a democratically elected government in Somalia by 2009.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1700 
1700A1 
Session
2007-08
Other sponsors
Kelvin Hopkins
Lindsay Hoyle
David Drew
Mark Durkan
Robert N Wareing
Subjects
Africa Military operations
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk