Region: Global Issues

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Strengthening IPU’s commitment to parliamentary leadership in global health

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 […]

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IPU prepares for world’s top parliamentarians to meet in Geneva

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 […]

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan presented the distinguished “Dustlik” (Order of Friendship) to Martin Chungong, IPU Secretary General, during the 150th IPU Assembly @IPU

President of Uzbekistan honours IPU Secretary General Martin Chungong

In a significant diplomatic gesture, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan presented the distinguished “Dustlik” (Order of Friendship) to Martin Chungong, IPU Secretary General, during the 150th IPU Assembly, held in Tashkent from 5 to 9 April 2025. The award, which is the highest to be awarded to a foreigner, recognizes Martin Chungong’s exceptional role in deepening […]

The IPU Assembly was attended by some 740 MPs among 1400 delegates with over 100 Speakers and Deputy Speakers attending.

150th IPU Assembly delivers vital outcomes for UK delegation in Tashkent

BGIPU Chair, Fabian Hamilton MP, said attending the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Tashkent was both an honour and a humbling reminder of the essential role parliamentarians play in shaping the world’s response to our shared challenges. In his first time leading the UK delegation, Mr Hamilton MP said he was very […]

Secretary General, Martin Chungong, President of the Senate of Uzbekistan, Tanzila Narbayeva and IPU President Tulia Ackson at the 150th IPU Assembly in Tahskent © IPU

Parliamentarians champion social development and justice at Tashkent Assembly

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has successfully concluded its 150th Assembly in Tashkent, hosted by the Parliament of Uzbekistan. This landmark Assembly gathered nearly 1400 delegates, including some 740 members of parliament from approximately 130 countries. The presence of over 100 Speakers and Deputy Speakers of Parliament underscored the increasing recognition of parliamentary diplomacy as a vital complement […]

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IPU marks historic milestones with new gender equality drive in 2025

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is pleased to announce its new gender campaign for 2025, Achieving gender equality, action by action. This initiative marks a pivotal year, in which the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the global blueprint for gender equality, is marking its 30th anniversary. The campaign aims to mobilize the global parliamentary community to […]

IPU celebrates 40 years of action through 40 women of action

At the 150th IPU Assembly in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the IPU Forum of Women Parliamentarians will celebrate its 40th anniversary. Initially an informal women’s global caucus, the first of its kind in 1985, the the IPU Forum of Women Parliamentarians has since evolved into a powerful platform for women MPs worldwide, driving significant advancements in gender equality and […]

The IPU's Headquarters is the House of Parliaments in Geneva

Across 136 years, the IPU has travelled from Paris to Tashkent: Celebrating 150 IPU Assemblies!

On a warm summer’s day in 1889, a historic gathering took place in the heart of Paris, France. On 30 June, a group of parliamentarians from nine countries convened at the Hotel Continental for the very first Inter-Parliamentary Conference. Among the 94 delegates present were representatives from Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Liberia, Spain, […]