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Month: June 2017

IPU applauds Human Rights Council boost for cooperation with parliaments

23/06/2017 to 23/06/2017

On 23 June, the UN Human Rights Council adopted without a vote a resolution in support of stronger cooperation with parliaments. The resolution encourages States to involve parliaments in all stages of the Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), under which the Council examines the human rights situation of each UN Member State. Welcoming this, the IPU said it looks forward to working ever more closely with UN human rights bodies in support of stronger ties between the Council and parliaments.

Global Issues Human Rights IPU Activities & Conferences

BGIPU Chair hosts diplomatic corps for State Opening event

21/06/2017 to 21/06/2017

The BGIPU Chair, Nigel Evans MP, speaking to members of the diplomatic corps following the State Opening of Parliament on 21 June, expressed appreciation for the work Ambassadors and their embassies do in support of inter-parliamentary dialogue and highlighted the importance in finding mutual understanding among nations in an increasingly uncertain international landscape.

Europe Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Executive Committee

IPU perspectives reflected in UN Ocean Conference outcomes

05/06/2017 to 09/06/2017

Vital to our survival and providing livelihoods for millions of people, the Ocean is severely threatened by climate change, pollution and unsustainable practices. The UN held a Conference on the Ocean from 5-9 June to address these issues with Member States adopting a Call for Action to protect the ocean. In February, the IPU and the UN held an Annual Parliamentary Hearing that focused on the ocean and provide a parliamentary component to the preparatory process for the conference; several of its recommendations were included in the Call to Action.

Global Issues Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation IPU Activities & Conferences