Month: February 2023

Candidates billboards ahead of the general elections in Lagos, Nigeria on February 22, 2023. Anadolu Agency via AFP

IPU Gender Partnership Group says more women needed in decision-making in Nigeria

Statement by the IPU Gender Partnership Group  The IPU firmly believes that the equitable participation of women in politics is essential for strong democracies and for sustainable development. We stand in support of women’s political participation and representation in Nigeria, in the lead-up to elections to the National Assembly on 25 February 2023. However, we are […]

Council of Representatives, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

Parliamentarians from around the world to convene in Bahrain for the 146th IPU Assembly

The 146th IPU Assembly will be held in Manama, Bahrain from 11 to 15 March 2023, hosted by the Parliament of Bahrain. Hundreds of parliamentarians from all over the world are expected to attend the deliberations on the overall  theme of Promoting peaceful coexistence and inclusive societies: Fighting intolerance. According to the 2022 Global Peace Index, published by […]

Delegation from Latvia greeted by BGIPU Chair, Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP

Latvian delegation focused on defence and security issues in exchanges with UK MPs/Peers

A delegation from the Saeima (Latvian Parliamentarian) visited UK from 20-22 February 2023 led by Mr Rihards Kols, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee (National Alliance Parliamentary Group), Ms Antoņina Nenaseva (Progressives Parliamentary Group), Mr Gatis Liepins (The New Unity Parliamentary Group), Ms Viktorija Pleskane (Stability! Parliamentary Group), Mr Jānis Vucans (Union of Green and […]

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IPU and UNGA to focus on water in annual hearing of parliamentarians in New York

“Water for People and Planet: Stop the waste, change the game, invest in the future” will be the theme of the 2023 Annual Parliamentary Hearing, a joint initiative between the President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). More than 250 members of parliament, Speakers, advisers and related officials from more […]

Volunteers stand on rubble of a destroyed building in Kahramanmaras, southern Türkiye, Adem ALTAN / AFP

IPU statement on earthquake in Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic

The IPU and the global parliamentary community express their deepest sorrow at the devastation and extensive loss of life in the wake of the earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye and northern Syria earlier this week. We convey our deepest condolences to those who have lost loved ones, solidarity to all those who are impacted, admiration for the first-responders and all those on […]