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NOTICE OF MOTION CONCERNING ACCESS TO EDUCATION

That this Council:-

 

(a)       is dismayed by the recent unjust and vicious attack on Malala Yousafzai, a 14 year old girl who has campaigned for education for girls in Pakistan;

 

(b)       is pleased to hear that Malala is making progress while being treated at Queen Elizabeth’s and Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham;

 

(c)        joins the international community in condemning this attack and stands shoulder to shoulder with Pakistan in its fight against terrorism;

 

(d)       is aware that 32 million girls worldwide do not have access to education;

 

(e)       calls on the international community and Pakistan to ensure that every girl like Malala has the chance to go to school;

 

(f)         supports Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education, in his calling for action on the second millennium goal for universal primary education; and

 

(g)       believes that by declaring 10 November - one month after the attempted assassination -  "Malala and the 32 million girls day", we can start to make Malala's dream come true.

 

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED: On the Motion of Councillor Chris Rosling-Josephs, seconded by Councillor Ibrar Hussain, that this Council:-

 

 

 

(a)        is dismayed by the recent unjust and vicious attack on Malala Yousafzai, a 14 year old girl who has campaigned for education for girls in Pakistan;

 

 

 

(b)        is pleased to hear that Malala is making progress while being treated at Queen Elizabeth’s and Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham;

 

 

 

(c)        joins the international community in condemning this attack and stands shoulder to shoulder with Pakistan in its fight against terrorism;

 

 

 

(d)        is aware that 32 million girls worldwide do not have access to education;

 

 

 

(e)        calls on the international community and Pakistan to ensure that every girl like Malala has the chance to go to school;

 

 

 

(f)         supports Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education, in his calling for action on the second millennium goal for universal primary education; and

 

 

 

(g)        believes that by declaring 10 November - one month after the attempted assassination -  "Malala and the 32 million girls day", we can start to make Malala's dream come true.