On behalf of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the international parliamentary community, we express our profound shock at the news of a deliberate attack on Australian parliamentarian, Dr. Helen Haines, outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, Australia. Our thoughts are with Dr. Haines, her family, her parliamentary colleagues and the community she serves. We wish […]
Mr. Milton Dick, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Australia, has been elected the 32nd President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) by hundreds of parliamentarians gathered in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania, for the 153rd IPU Assembly.. Mr. Dick took the top spot at the IPU with 56% of the vote after one round of voting […]
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) today welcomed the Parliament of Naoero as its 184th Member Parliament, represented by Speaker Marcus Stephen at the 153rd IPU Assembly in Arusha, Tanzania. The Pacific island is one of the smallest countries in the world, with a population of 12,000 people, who are represented by 19 directly elected Members of […]
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) will elect its 32nd President on 9 October 2026 during the 153rd IPU Assembly, to be held in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania. The IPU President is the Organization’s political head. The President chairs its statutory meetings and represents the IPU at major global events. The President is elected for a […]
Lawmakers aged under 40 from around the world gathered this week in Samarkand for the 12th IPU Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians. Co-hosted by the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan on 4 and 5 September 2026, the Conference was held under the theme Reclaiming human rights, justice and dignity for all […]
An IPU delegation, led by Secretary General Anda Filip, has concluded a visit to Bangladesh at the invitation of the Jatiya Sangsad, the country’s Parliament. The mission comes at a pivotal moment for Bangladesh, with parliamentary elections held on 12 February 2026, and an interim Government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus having been in […]
The IPU and the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China today signed a donation agreement to further strengthen their partnership in promoting parliamentary action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The funds will support some of the IPU’s SDG programmes and events for parliamentarians with a focus on capacity-building in developing countries. The framework agreement […]
The IPU warmly congratulates the Kingdom of Tonga on its accession to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), both formalized on 7 July 2026 at the United Nations in New York. With this ratification, approved by its Parliament, Tonga becomes the 179th state […]
The IPU encourages and supports parliaments in their work to approve and implement existing treaties and conventions designed to limit the threat from chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. In 2025, after a high-level seminar organized by the IPU and United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) on the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), Comoros formally presented […]
“Gender equality isn’t just a women’s issue, it requires everyone’s leadership,” said Nomin Chinbat, an MP in Mongolia’s State Great Hural (Parliament). “By working together, we are increasing the number of women in leadership and decision-making roles, building a more balanced and equitable future for all.” Nomin was just one of the new cohort of […]
