Activities of Gay MITCHELL related to 2012/2289(INI)
Plenary speeches (3)
Millennium development goals (debate)
Millennium development goals (debate)
Millennium development goals (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas global challenges remain – hunger and malnutrition, lack of access to quality health care for all, lack of proper and, safe sanitation and hygiene, insufficient levels of primary education, and gender inequalityquality, primary and secondary education, high unemployment – particularly youth unemployment, lack of social protection and gender inequality, environmental degradation and climate change;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the problem of malnutrition in developing countries kills an estimated 2.6 million children every year and owing to the effects of climate change the number of undernourished is expected to increase;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Health, nutrition and education
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
Recognises that addressing child and maternal malnutrition requires long-term development strategies, focusing on sectors which influence malnutrition, such as health, education, water and sanitation, and agriculture;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that health, nutrition, and education are key drivers of poverty eradication and economic growth;