Month: November 2025

The National Electoral Commission collect documents accompanying ballot boxes in Bissau, on November 24, 2025 ©Patrick Meinhardt/AFP

Inter-Parliamentary Union statement on recent worrying developments in Guinea-Bissau

The IPU is following developments in Guinea-Bissau with deep concern after reports that the military has taken power. The IPU strongly condemns this military coup and urges the armed forces to show maximum restraint. The IPU reiterates its calls for a swift return to constitutional order which respects the rule of law, the human rights of political opponents and the integrity of democratically elected institutions […]

Visiting Lithuania delegation with Baroness Scott and Sir John Whittingdale MP

Common security interests highlighted in visit underscoring our strong relations with Lithuania

From Monday 24 November to Wednesday 26 November BGIPU hosted a delegation from Lithuania led by Radvile Morkunaite-Mikuleniene, Deputy Speaker of the Seimas. She was joined by fellow Seimas members Ramunas Vyzintas and Modesta Petrauskaite, and the delegation was also accompanied by Asta Skirmantiene, Senior Adviser at the Seimas International Relations Unit, as well as […]

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Launch of the Parliamentarians’ Global Guide to Climate Change and Climate Solutions at COP30

The Parliamentarians’ Global Guide to Climate Change and Climate Solutions provides legislators and policymakers around the world with the latest evidence and tools to understand and respond to the challenges of the climate emergency. Coordinated by the University of Exeter, Arizona State University and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Guide provides an overview of key areas of […]

An indigenous parliamentarian from Brazil, Celia Xakriaba, called for a global redress for the damage cause by the biggest global emitters.

Global lawmakers commit to accelerating climate action at COP30 parliamentary meeting in Belem

Parliamentarians from around the world, gathered in Belém for the IPU’s Parliamentary Meeting at COP30, the UN Climate Change Conference, have reaffirmed their strong commitment to supporting governments in intensifying their efforts to address the climate emergency. Over 200 MPs and experts from some 40 countries participated in the event on 14 November 2025, which […]