Bahrain’s Council of Representatives has become the first legislative body in the region to secure the ISO 14001:2015 certification for environmental management. The Council’s journey to the certification, awarded in July 2025, involved several key initiatives. Solar panels were installed andnow supply a portion of the chamber’s energy needs, reducing reliance on traditional power sources and promoting wider […]
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. […]
BGIPU was delighted to host a delegation from Jordan from 12 until 16 May 2025. The visit was led by Captain Zuhair Mohammed Al-Khashman, and also included Dr Omer Al-Khawaled, Prof. Tamara Naser Eddin, Dr Hussein Al-Tarawneh, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Tarawneh, and Mohammad Al-Muharameh. The visit began with an introduction to Parliament and the Westminster Parliamentary […]
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) welcomes the release and acquittal of former Iraqi MP Mr. Ahmed Al-Alwani on 23 April 2025, following more than a decade of detention. Mr. Al-Alwani was arrested in December 2013 in Ramadi, Iraq, in a raid that violated his parliamentary immunity and resulted in the deaths of his brother and seven […]
On behalf of the global parliamentary community, we welcome the announcement of a deal to secure a ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza. This is a significant breakthrough towards ending the bloodshed and relieving suffering on both sides. We urge all parties to fully commit to implementing this deal for the benefit of […]
In the lead-up to Human Rights Day, the IPU continue to express grave concerns over the ever growing number of human rights violations against parliamentarians worldwide. The number of cases brought before the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians has more than tripled in the last decade, from 311 in 2014 to 956 […]
From 23 to 28 November 2024, a BGIPU delegation of UK Members of Parliament visited Qatar to strengthen bilateral Parliamentary links. The delegation included Dan Carden MP, Lord Cromwell, Sadik Al-Hassan MP, Gagan Mohindra MP, Baroness Northover, and Kate Osamor MP, and was supported by Mathilde Ollivo from the BGIPU Secretariat. Our delegation of parliamentarians […]
The IPU reaffirms its steadfast support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which delivers vital humanitarian aid, education, and health services to millions of Palestinians. UNRWA’s mission is crucial in mitigating the suffering of the people in the region, including women, children, and the elderly, who face […]
In a month that marks the one-year anniversary of the 7 October Hamas attacks on Israel and the start of the subsequent war in Gaza, and now the wider region, the IPU is redoubling its diplomatic efforts. Last week, IPU Secretary General Martin Chungong met with several Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives to the United Nations […]
IPU Leadership Statement at the 148th IPU Assembly. In view of the worsening situation in Gaza, we call for urgent action to alleviate the suffering of the people in the region, including women, children and the elderly, who have been caught up in the fighting. On behalf of the global parliamentary community, we call for […]
