Bernie Ripoll (Oxley, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes that:

(a)

the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations—World Food Day (WFD)—is 16 October;

(b)

the food and economic crises have seen a substantial increase in global poverty with the number of undernourished people having now reached 1 billion for the first time;

(c)

an estimated 100 million people have fallen into poverty in the last two years; and

(d)

longer term population and income projections indicate global food production needs to increase more than 40 per cent by 2030 and 70 per cent by 2050 to feed an extra 80 million people every year;

(2)

acknowledges:

(a)

the objectives of WFD; and

(b)

that the outcomes from the upcoming Copenhagen Climate Change Meeting will have significant implications for global food security; and

(3)

supports:

(a)

policies, projects and programs that deliver long term solutions for food security as a means of reducing poverty and achieving sustainable development; and

(b)

the Australian Government’s continued commitment to comprehensive global action in addressing the underlying causes of global food insecurity.

Melissa Parke (Fremantle, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes that the 24 October is United Nations Day, celebrating the entry into force of the United Nations Charter (UNC) on 24 October 1945;

(2)

celebrates Australia’s key role in the formation of the United Nations and the drafting of the UNC;

(3)

recognises that Australia has been a consistent and long term contributor to United Nations’ efforts to safeguard international peace and security and to promote human rights, for example, by being the thirteenth largest contributor to the United Nations’ budget; by contributing to many United Nations’ peacekeeping operations; and by firmly committing to increasing Australia’s development assistance and seeking real progress towards the Millennium Development Goals;

(4)

notes further the Australian Government’s commitment to the multilateral system as one of the three fundamental pillars of Australia’s foreign policy; that Australia is determined to work through the United Nations to enhance security and economic well-being worldwide; and to uphold the purposes and principles of the UNC;

(5)

notes that as the only truly global organisation, the United Nations plays a critical role in addressing the global challenges that no country can resolve on its own and that Australia is determined to play its part within the United Nations to help address serious global challenges, including conflict prevention, international development, climate change, terrorism and the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction;

(6)

notes also Australia’s commitment to, and support for, reform of the United Nations’ system in order to ensure that the organisation reflects today’s world and is able to function efficiently and effectively; and

(7)

reaffirms the faith of the Australian people in the purposes and principles of the UNC.