Motion · S5M-21599 · 28 Apr 2020
The Other Crises, Locusts and Malaria
The motion
That the Parliament remembers, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, that there are other crises being experienced by people across the globe; is aware of the issues in East Africa and the Arabian peninsula relating to locusts, which have caused a level 3 humanitarian crisis, which is the equivalent of the COVID-19 pandemic; notes the continuing situation in Yemen and the warnings from the WHO that, if COVID-19 disrupts malaria prevention and treatment programmes, deaths from that disease could exceed 700,000 in 2020 alone, an increase of 365,000 since 2017, with sub-Saharan African countries the worst affected, and urges everyone to keep in mind, not only those affected by COVID-19, but also people around the world who are affected by such other crises.
Supporters (9)
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 28 Apr 2020
- Bill Kidd 28 Apr 2020
- Mark McDonald 28 Apr 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 28 Apr 2020
- Sandra White 28 Apr 2020
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 29 Apr 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 4 May 2020
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 16 May 2020
- Ruth Maguire 5 Jun 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.