Parliaments must be central to the democratic governance of advanced artificial intelligence (AI), according to a new publication from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), including helping to address the potentially catastrophic risks posed by the technology. Democratic control of artificial intelligence: The role of parliaments in addressing extreme risks identifies practical steps lawmakers can take to […]
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 […]
Global lawmakers find common ground The 153rd IPU Assembly was attended by close to 700 parliamentarians from over 130 countries, including 50 Speakers and 45 Deputy Speakers of Parliaments. The high-level participation underscored the importance of the Assembly as a global forum for parliamentary leadership and dialogue. Among the lawmakers present, 39.4% were women – […]
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 […]
Rocío Abed de Zacarías, a lawmaker from Paraguay, has been awarded the 2026 Cremer-Passy Prize for her efforts in promoting human rights. The Prize is named after the two IPU founders, parliamentarians Frédéric Passy and Sir William Randal Cremer, who created the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in 1889. Ms. Abed has been a member of Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies […]
The risks that society accepts – and the boundaries that AI must respect – must be decided democratically. Signatories: Dr. Tulia Ackson, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Member of the National Assembly, United Republic of Tanzania Ms. Anda Filip, IPU Secretary General Mr. Hasni Mohammad, President of the IPU Standing Committee on Peace and […]
The British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union (BGIPU) welcomed the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Dr Tulia Ackson, and its new Secretary General, Anda Filip, to Westminster on 9 September 2026. Their visit provided an opportunity for parliamentarians from across both Houses and parties to discuss the UK’s contribution to the IPU and the priorities for […]
The 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) will be held in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania, from 5 to 9 October 2026, bringing together hundreds of lawmakers from around the world for a week of high-level parliamentary diplomacy. Hosted by Bunge la Tanzania, the National Assembly of Tanzania, the focus of the Assembly will be […]
Parliamentarians from around the world gathered at the United Nations in New York on 14 July for the IPU Parliamentary Forum at the 2026 UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), where they reviewed progress and shared good parliamentary practice on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The annual HLPF is the main global accountability platform for […]
Last week, Geneva hosted the largest concentration of international AI governance activity to date. Three major UN-anchored processes converged in the same week for the first time: the inaugural Global Dialogue on AI Governance, the WSIS Forum 2026 and the AI for Good Global Summit, and the IPU was there to bring a parliamentary perspective into each. What came out of it were […]
