IPU welcomes enhanced role for parliaments in UN Pact for the Future
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) welcomes the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the Pact for the Future, a landmark initiative to reboot multilateralism and address 21st-century challenges.
The IPU particularly welcomes Action 55 of the Pact, which recognizes the importance of “United Nations engagement with national parliaments in United Nations intergovernmental bodies and processes, in accordance with national legislation, including through building on the efforts of the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union to engage parliamentarians to maintain support for the implementation of relevant United Nations agreements and resolutions.”
IPU President, Tulia Ackson, at the Summit, said that the Pact “provides a clear path forward to turbocharge the SDGs and to repair a strained multilateral system. The IPU, with its membership of 180 national parliaments, stands ready as a trusted partner in the journey ahead.”
IPU Secretary General, Martin Chungong, at the Summit, said: “With the Pact for the Future, the IPU and the UN have a new framework to step up our game. Building on decades of partnership, I urge governments and the UN to give parliaments more space to ensure that the voices of the people they represent drive more legitimate and effective outcomes.”
Next year’s General Assembly resolution on interaction between the UN, national parliaments and the IPU will provide a first major test of this commitment.
Background
The IPU has had Permanent Observer status with the UN since 2002.
Through its offices in Geneva, New York and Vienna, the IPU works closely with most UN bodies and agencies, especially in the areas of climate action, democracy, human rights, gender equality, youth participation, peace and security, and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Watch the IPU’s Parliamentary Event on 21 September 2024 during the Action Days which preceded the Summit of the Future.
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