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 […]
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 […]
A BGIPU delegation visited to Oman between 24 and 29 February 2023. The delegation comprised a cross party group of parliamentarians led by Rt Hon Alun Cairns MP and including Khalid Mahmood MP, Baroness Jolly, Lord Cromwell, Jo Gideon MP and supported by Mathilde Ollivo, BGIPU Secretariat. The first engagement was a briefing from HM […]
The 148th IPU Assembly will be held in Geneva, Switzerland from 23-27 March 2024. This is the first time in almost six years that the IPU’s biannual Assembly will be held in Geneva. Hundreds of parliamentarians from around the world are expected to attend the Assembly to address the theme Parliamentary diplomacy: Building bridges for peace and […]
Over two hundred parliamentarians from around the world have restated the importance of including a parliamentary dimension in the future of multilateral cooperation on trade, considering the essential role that trade plays in development, the global economy and people’s livelihoods worldwide. In their outcome document, the legislators emphasized the importance of the World Trade Organization (WTO) […]
The IPU Committee on Middle East Questions held an extraordinary virtual meeting on 5 February 2024, against the backdrop of the protracted conflict in Gaza. The meeting, chaired by the President of the Committee, Mr. Hubert Julien-Laferrière of France, brought together parliamentarians from the Middle East and around the world, including representatives from the Israeli Knesset and […]
A few days before Human Rights Day on 10 December, the IPU has released its annual map of the number of reported cases of human rights violations suffered by parliamentarians around the world. Although the numbers continue to rise, there have been positive developments in some countries, partly due to actions by the Committee on the Human Rights […]
Parliaments were in the spotlight on 6 December 2023 in Dubai at COP28, the UN Climate Change Conference, at a day of parliamentary meetings organized by the IPU and the Federal National Council (FNC), the Parliament of the United Arab Emirates. The meeting was attended by over 500 parliamentarians, including dozens of Speakers, from some 60 countries, […]
