Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Mark Durkan (Social Democratic & Labour Party), on Monday, 22 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 70 members in total.

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CONCERN'S UNHEARD VOICES - WOMEN CAN'T WAIT CAMPAIGN

That this House supports the Unheard Voices - Women Can't Wait campaign by Concern Worldwide aimed at sending a clear message to the UN Summit in September 2010 to discuss progress on the Millennium Development Goals; notes the case made that of over one billion people now going to bed hungry every night at least 60 per cent. are women, despite the fact that they produce the majority of food in developing countries; further notes that women work two-thirds of the world's working hours, produce more than half of the world's food but only earn 10 per cent. of the world's income; agrees that women play a vital but unrecognised role in the fight against hunger; recognises the need for the UN and world leaders to act now to deliver support to poor women in the fight against hunger; and calls on them to do so, by listening to poor women's voices, developing gender-sensitive policy and programmes and by ensuring that funding and other support measures reach them.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

CONCERN'S UNHEARD VOICES - WOMEN CAN'T WAIT CAMPAIGN (1155A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Ann Cryer (primary, Labour) and tabled on Sunday, 28 March 2010. It has been signed by 1 members in total.

at end add `also remembers the young women and girls of Northern Ireland who continue to wait for change and still suffer discrimination due to laws and attitudes which oppose abortion in their provinces'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1155 

1155A1 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Phyllis Starkey

Mark Lazarowicz

Eddie McGrady

Ann Cryer

Dai Davies

Subjects

Developing countries Women Poverty Malnutrition

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk