BGIPU welcomed a delegation from the Congress of Guatemala to London from Monday 29 June to Friday 3 July. The delegation was led by Julio Héctor Estrada and included Nery Ramos, José Carlos Sanabria and Victoria Palala. They were accompanied by Marlon Martinez, from the Directorate of Legislative Studies and Research in the Congress of […]
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) will elect its ninth Secretary General at the 152nd IPU Assembly, which will be held in Istanbul, Türkiye from 15 to 19 April 2026. The Secretary General serves as the Chief Executive of the Organization, overseeing the management of the Secretariat and reporting directly to the IPU Governing Council. Together with the President, the […]
In the lead-up to Human Rights Day, the IPU has published its latest data on human rights violations against parliamentarians. The data is compiled by the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians, a unique international complaints mechanism with the specific mandate to defend the human rights of MPs. In 2025, the Committee reviewed a record 1,027 individual […]
From Monday 17 to Friday 21 November, I led a cross-party group of parliamentarians on a visit to Bogotá, Colombia. The delegation included Baroness Alexander, Baroness Prashar, Leigh Ingham MP, Caroline Dinenage MP and Stephen Gethins MP. They were accompanied by Dominique Rees and Henry Collison from the BGIPU. The visit offered a concentrated and […]
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 […]
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 […]
From 6-11 October, I was privileged to lead a cross-party group of UK Parliamentarians from both Houses to the Dominican Republic following a successful recent incoming delegation from the DR. Our delegation included Lord Randall, Kim Johnson MP, Pete Wishart MP, Alex Sobel MP and Darren Paffey MP and our visit was organised by the […]
Young and more seasoned parliamentarians from around the world, gathered in Lima for the IPU’s 11th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians, have called for urgent action to advance the representation of women in political life, especially young women. Hosted by Peru’s Congress of the Republic from 11 to 12 September 2025, the Conference was opened by […]
Parliamentary leaders from some 120 countries gathered at the United Nations Office at Geneva for the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, a summit convened every five years by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in partnership with the United Nations (UN). The Conference, regarded as the world’s top parliamentary forum, was held from 29 to 31 July 2025. […]
The IPU regrets to announce that Mr. Sergio Páez, former President of the IPU and a distinguished Chilean parliamentarian, died on 2 July 2025 at the age of 92, after a long illness. Sergio Páez served as IPU President from 2002 to 2005. During his tenure, he displayed a strong dedication to strengthening parliamentary democracy, […]
