Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Harry Cohen (Labour), on Wednesday, 6 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 30 members in total.

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FOOD AID TO SOMALIA

That this House expresses alarm at the suspension of the UN World Food Programme to Somalia following threats and attempted extortion by al-Shabaab militia extremists; notes that this could result in up to one million people facing starvation; considers this, the never-ending conflict and the strengthening of al-Qaeda groups in Somalia, to be the diabolical consequence of the misjudged US toppling of an Islamic government, which the world could have worked with, by the sponsoring of an Ethiopian invasion in December 2006; now considers that the best way to get vitally-needed food into the country is by an urgent, massive increased commitment of African Union troops for this purpose, but that this needs to be organised and fully funded by the international community, particularly Western governments; and calls on the Government to make this a high priority.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

546 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Lynne Jones

Gwyn Prosser

David Drew

Alan Simpson

Subjects

Developing countries Africa Politics and government

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk