5. Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): The Holodomor

Part of the debate – in the Senedd on 11 May 2022.

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Motion NDM7994 Alun Davies, Rhun ap Iorwerth, Samuel Kurtz, Jane Dodds

Supported by Janet Finch-Saunders, Jenny Rathbone, Mark Isherwood, Peter Fox, Vikki Howells

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes that this year is the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor: the famine which killed an estimated 4-6 million people in Ukraine over 1932/33.

2. Further notes that this famine was the consequence of the deliberate actions and policies of the Soviet Union.

3. Expresses its sympathy and extends its solidarity to the people of Ukraine on behalf of the people of Wales.

4. Calls on the Welsh Government to initiate a commemoration programme to remember the victims of the Holodomor and to raise awareness of the suffering of the people of Ukraine.