Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Nicholas Winterton (Conservative), on Wednesday, 1 April 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 31 members in total.

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TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION

That this House regrets that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has opposed including Taiwan's participation as an observer to the World Health Assembly (WHA) on its agenda since 1997; notes that the 62nd WHA will convene between 18 and 27 May 2009; recognises that disease knows no boundaries and there should be no gap in the global public health network; contends that the WHO should not ignore the health rights of the 23 million people of Taiwan; applauds the valuable medical assistance and humanitarian aid provided by Taiwan's public and private sectors worldwide exceeding US$450 million over the last decade; applauds President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan having improved the cross-Taiwan Strait relations while effectively safeguarding Taiwan's sovereignty since assuming office on 20 May 2008; welcomes WHO's recent inclusion of Taiwan in the mechanisms of the International Health Regulations; further notes that the Mainline Chinese leadership has recently expressed certain goodwill in Taiwan's bid for WHA observer status; urges mainland China to play a positive role further in Taiwan's participation in international organisations where Taiwan wishes to make a contribution; regrets that the UK Government has only supported Taiwan's meaningful participation in the WHO rather than Taiwan's WHA observer status; strongly encourages the UK Government to support Taiwan's justifiable bid for WHA observer status to institutionalise Taiwan's meaningful participation in WHO activities; and urges the WHO Director-General to invite Taiwan on its own merits as a WHA observer to ensure no gap in the global public health network.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1257 

Session

2008-09

Other sponsors

Marsha Singh

Ann Winterton

Frank Cook

Jim Dowd

Mike Hancock

Subjects

International organisations Health education Asia

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk