Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the House-
(1) notes that-
(a) 17 October has been declared by the United Nations Organisation as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty; and
(b) the United Nations Organisation designated this day to promote awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution in all countries, particularly in developing countries;
(2) recalls that-
(a) the theme for this year's International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is: ''Working together out of poverty''; and
(b) since the Second World War, the world has experienced three successful development programmes specifically and consciously aimed at the eradication of poverty and underdevelopment and that these were the Marshall Plan to reconstruct war-ravaged Europe, the East Asian growth and development programme, and the European Union integration programme; (3) notes that the experience we have gained on development over the last six decades indicates the strong involvement of government in efforts to eradicate poverty; and
(4) commends the work done by the United Nations Organisation and other relevant agencies dealing with development.
Motion agreed to.