The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) joins the international community in marking the first International Day of Peaceful Coexistence on 28 January 2026. This new international day was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in March 2025 through resolution A/RES/79/269, proposed by the Kingdom of Bahrain with support from the King Hamad Global Center for Coexistence and […]
On 19 January 2026, the IPU joined a dozen UN bodies and international organizations in signing a Joint Statement on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Rights of the Child. The Statement reflects a shared commitment to ensure that the design, development and deployment of AI are firmly grounded in the rights, safety and well-being of children, in […]
The event brought together the IDC Chair Sarah Champion MP, BGIPU Chair Fabian Hamilton MP, and IDC member Monica Harding MP for a timely exchange with the ICRC President on the challenges of upholding international humanitarian law (IHL) in an increasingly fractured world. The discussion came against the backdrop of a new IDC […]
This was a long overdue outward delegation to the Swedish Riksdag to find out more about Sweden’s current political situation in the run-up to Parliamentary elections on 13th September this year and to get a feel for the state of the economy and society in a country regarded as one of our closest allies. The […]
