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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 11, 2017

MOTION NO.1

MOTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

That this Council condemns the ongoing genocide of the Rohingya in Myanmar and the reluctance international governments to take meaningful action to deal with the related refugee crisis in Bangaldesh; furthermore this Council calls on our own Government - through its representatives at the United Nations and the EU Council of Ministers - to actively seek a resolution of the Rohingya Crisis and highlight the need to ensure that all possible humanitarian aid is being provided to refugees in Bangladesh who are in a highly vulnerable situation, particularly women and children who face trafficking, exploitation and sexual abuse.

REPORT:

 If the Motion is passed a letter will issue to the appropriate Minister and when a reply is received, it will be issued to the Members