Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
(1) notes that 20 November marks the day on which the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959 and the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989and that this day is recommended as a day to be observed as a day of activity devoted to promoting the ideals and objectives of the Charter and the welfare of the children of the world;
(2) further notes that in 2000 world leaders outlined Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/Aids and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015, and though the goals are for all humankind, they are primarily about children and Unicef notes that six of the eight goals relate directly to children, and meeting the last two will also make critical improvements in their lives;
(3) believes that the best interest of the child is paramount and that child-headed households should be given priority in child protection and care;
(4) supports the strengthening of childhood development centres and urges communities to understand and deal seriously with the rights of children; and
(5) commits itself to strengthening the current safety nets that deal with child poverty, ongoing murders, disappearances, abuse and neglect.
Agreed to.