Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Nicholas Winterton (Conservative), on Thursday, 26 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 22 members in total.

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TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE UN FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

That this House regrets that Taiwan has been excluded from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its related mechanisms; notes that the 15th Session of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties will convene between 7 and 18 December 2009; recognises that global warming is not restricted by political boundaries and there should be no gap or weak spot in the collective international network to reduce global carbon emissions and combat climate change; contends that the UNFCCC should not ignore the basic rights of the 23 million people of Taiwan; applauds Taiwan's voluntary declaration of reduction goals and schedules for greenhouse gases and its commitment to assuming its responsibilities and obligations as part of the global community; welcomes the WHO Director General's recent invitation for Taiwan to attend the World Health Assembly as an observer; further notes that Paragraph 6 of Article 7 of the UNFCCC states that observers to UN specialised agencies may be represented as observers at sessions of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties; observes that other non-UN member states were likewise made parties to the UNFCCC; strongly encourages the Government to support Taiwan's justifiable bid for UNFCCC observer status in order to institutionalise Taiwan's meaningful participation in UNFCCC activities; and urges the UNFCCC Executive Secretary to invite Taiwan as an observer.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

269 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Ann Winterton

Bob Spink

Lindsay Hoyle

Derek Conway

Subjects

Climate change United Nations Asia

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk