Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Neil Gerrard (Labour), on Tuesday, 9 December 2008, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 131 members in total.

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HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

That this House marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; highlights Article 22 - the right to social security; further highlights Article 25 - the right to a standard of living adequate for health and well-being; further highlights Article 26 - the universal right to education; deplores the fact that despite 60 years of recognition for universal human rights, millions of the world's citizens still live in abject poverty, without access to adequate nutrition healthcare, sanitation, education and clean water; notes that the millennium development goals (MDGs), if achieved, would substantially contribute to the realisation of the rights of millions of the world's poorest by reducing hunger and poverty and by improving health, the environment, education and gender equality; is deeply concerned that progress toward the achievement of the MDGs for improving basic standards of living for the world's poorest remains seriously off-track; supports the Government in continuing working towards achieving the MDGs by meeting its full obligations regarding the quality and quantity of overseas development assistance it provides and also by encouraging the international community to do likewise; and urges the Government to ensure that such efforts are not undermined by redoubling its commitment to ending the harmful global trade rules and conventions that constrain the economies of the world's least developed countries.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

200 

Session

2008-09

Other sponsors

Frank Dobson

Robert Key

Lynne Jones

Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

Jo Swinson

Subjects

Developing countries Human rights

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk