Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that on 20 December 2006 the General Assembly of the United Nations passed a landmark resolution recognising diabetes as a chronic, debilitating and costly disease, thereby designating World Diabetes Day as a United Nations Day to be observed every year, starting in 2007;
2) further notes that the UN resolution makes World Diabetes Day more important than ever and provides the opportunity for a significant increase in the visibility of the campaign and an increase in government and media participation on or around November 14, thus ensuring an even greater reach for awareness-raising activities throughout the diabetes world;
3) acknowledges that diabetes is fast becoming a silent pandemic with over 300 million people living worldwide with the disease, with many cases remaining undetected; and
4) supports the creation of public awareness of diabetes, its symptoms and the risks associated with the disease.
Agreed to.