DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD (No. 2)

Early day motion 1585, tabled 3 June 2009 by Bob Spink (Independent). Signed by 41 members.

That this House commemorates 16 June 2009 as the Day of the African Child; notes with concern that across the globe, 9.2 million children die before the age of five each year; supports the Save the Children global child survival campaign which aims to ensure that the global community achieves Millennium Development Goal 4; and calls on the G8 leaders assembling in Italy to declare that no low-income country in Africa or elsewhere with a credible plan to reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality should fail to achieve these objectives for a lack of donor resources.

Signatures by party: Labour 22, Liberal Democrat 6, DUP 4, Independent 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Plaid Cymru 1, Respect 1, Scottish National Party 1.