Milton Dick, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Climate change is a test for every parliament on earth. It affects our cost of living, our security and our quality of life. In the Pacific, my home region, it is a question of survival. Yet today climate change has largely slipped off the political agenda. It has […]
Lawmakers from around the world recently adopted a resolution urging parliaments to use their legislative, budgetary and oversight functions to eliminate structural discrimination, ensure greater political representation and protect the rights of persons with disabilities. Inclusive social development for all: Parliamentary strategies to promote the rights and empowerment of persons with disabilities was adopted at […]
Leading health and environmental experts are calling for urgent action to protect people’s health from climate change and nature loss, as a new guide for parliamentarians launches today in the House of Lords. The Parliamentarians’ Guide to Health and Climate Change brings together leading experts and the latest evidence to explain why climate change and […]
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 […]
As part of the IPU series ‘A conversation with…’, we interview parliamentarians and experts from all over the world to find out who they represent and what motivates them. In this edition, we spoke with Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. He discusses the important role of […]
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 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 […]
