The IPU has released the second part of its groundbreaking Parliamentary report on religion and belief. Part 2 of the report, Engagement with religion and belief by parliamentarians underscores the vital role of MPs in fostering peaceful, just and inclusive societies. It explores how engagement with religion and belief can strengthen the rule of law, uphold human […]
In May 2025, Secretary General Martin Chungong embarked on official visits to Guyana and Cuba. These visits were part of a strategic initiative to deepen understanding and strengthen engagement with parliaments in Latin America and the Caribbean, while also encouraging their active involvement in IPU initiatives. Guyana In Guyana, the Secretary General engaged in a […]
Against a backdrop of growing challenges to multilateral health cooperation, the IPU has significantly upgraded its commitment to health policy and parliamentary engagement, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO). For years, the IPU has brought parliamentarians to the WHO’s annual World Health Assembly (WHA), but 2025 marks a turning point. The inauguration of […]
On 3 June 2025, the Zambian Vice-President, Ms. Mutale Nalumango, made a landmark visit to the House of Parliaments, the IPU’s headquarters. Accompanied by Ambassador Tembo Luambia, Ms. Nalumango’s presence underscored the strong partnership between Zambia and the IPU. The Zambian Parliament has been a particularly active Member of the IPU, maintaining a 100% rate […]
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in close collaboration with the United Nations, is pleased to announce that the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament will take place from 29 to 31 July 2025 at the Palais des Nations, United Nations Office at Geneva. Established in 2000 by the IPU, the World Conference of Speakers of Parliament brings […]
BGIPU was delighted to host a delegation from Jordan from 12 until 16 May 2025. The visit was led by Captain Zuhair Mohammed Al-Khashman, and also included Dr Omer Al-Khawaled, Prof. Tamara Naser Eddin, Dr Hussein Al-Tarawneh, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Tarawneh, and Mohammad Al-Muharameh. The visit began with an introduction to Parliament and the Westminster Parliamentary […]
A BGIPU delegation led by Anneliese Dodds MP and including Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP, visited Chișinău from 12 to 15 May 2025. This visit came at a critically important time for Moldova. Nationally, it hosts the highest number of Ukrainian refugees per capita of any country, and shares a substantial border with Ukraine (including […]
A high-level conference for parliaments in West and Central Africa currently experiencing transitions, focusing on The role of transitional legislative institutions in restoring a sustainable constitutional order, has concluded in Libreville, Gabon. The two-day event, on 5 and 6 May 2025, offered an opportunity for parliamentary leaders from Chad, Gabon and Guinea to exchange views […]
The IPU condemns in the strongest possible terms the assassination of Mr. Charles Ong’ondo Were, an opposition Kenyan member of parliament on 30 April 2025. Mr. Were died after being shot by gunmen when his vehicle stopped at a traffic light in Nairobi in what the Kenyan police are describing as a targeted and premediated […]
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) welcomes the release and acquittal of former Iraqi MP Mr. Ahmed Al-Alwani on 23 April 2025, following more than a decade of detention. Mr. Al-Alwani was arrested in December 2013 in Ramadi, Iraq, in a raid that violated his parliamentary immunity and resulted in the deaths of his brother and seven […]
