Motion · S5M-17770 · 14 Jun 2019
Food Crisis in North Korea
The motion
That the Parliament notes with concern reports of a food and humanitarian crisis in North Korea; acknowledges what it sees as widespread calls for international aid to be given from other countries to help alleviate the food shortage, which the UN predicts will effect 10 million civilians, following the worst North Korean harvest in 10 years; believes that the groups most vulnerable are children and pregnant or lactating women; recognises the provision by the South Korean Government of $8 million to the World Food Programme’s nutrition support programme for North Korean children and pregnant women and UNICEF’s maternal and child health care project; acknowledges what it sees as the commitment of the South Korean Government to continue to provide humanitarian aid for the people of North Korea, regardless of political circumstances on the peninsula, and believes that the South Korean peace organisation, the People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, has carried out positive work in increasing awareness in Scotland of the North Korean food crisis.
Supporters (14)
- Bob Doris Scottish National Party 14 Jun 2019
- Richard Lyle 14 Jun 2019
- John Mason 14 Jun 2019
- Joan McAlpine 14 Jun 2019
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 14 Jun 2019
- Ruth Maguire 18 Jun 2019
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 19 Jun 2019
- John Finnie 19 Jun 2019
- Jenny Gilruth Scottish National Party 20 Jun 2019
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 20 Jun 2019
- Tom Arthur Scottish National Party 24 Jun 2019
- Stewart Stevenson 24 Jun 2019
- Gail Ross 25 Jun 2019
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 28 Jun 2019
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.