Theme: Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation

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IPU welcomes enhanced role for parliaments in UN Pact for the Future

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) welcomes the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the Pact for the Future, a landmark initiative to reboot multilateralism and address 21st-century challenges. The IPU particularly welcomes Action 55 of the Pact, which recognizes the importance of “United Nations engagement with national parliaments in United Nations intergovernmental bodies and processes, in accordance with […]

UK delegation meets State Secretary Latvian MFA, Andzejs Vilumson.

UK delegation to Latvia spotlights strength of relations & support for Ukraine

A small but perfectly formed delegation of myself, John Whittingdale MP, Baroness Ros Scott, John Slinger MP and Joe Perry (IPU) travelled to Latvia between Sunday 15 and Wednesday 18 September for a short but intensive programme. That this was only the second outward IPU delegation of the new Parliament underlines the point made many […]

Delegation with the British Ambassador and their team.

UK delegation to Berlin engage on foreign policy concerns and growing cooperation

This first BGIPU outward visit of the new Parliament saw a small, balanced group of four parliamentarians plus the wonderful Mathilde Ollivo of the BGIPU travel to Berlin for a series of high-level meetings at the Bundestag as well as visits to the Bundesrat, British Embassy and British Council. Given that the Prime Minister and […]

Two women collect water from a fresh-water source in Bangladesh, April 2024. ©Zabed Hasnain Chowdhury/NurPhoto via AFP

IPU equips parliamentarians with new tools for peace and security with new publication

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has published a new toolkit designed to equip parliamentarians worldwide with innovative approaches to address conflict and promote peace. Human security and common security to build peace offers a comprehensive guide for legislators to tackle security challenges both domestically and internationally. Conflicts on the rise The 2024 Global Peace Index, a leading measure of […]

IPU making preparations for the 149th IPU Assembly in Geneva in mid-October

The 149th Assembly of the IPU will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, on 13-17 October 2024. All IPU statutory bodies, including the Governing Council, Standing Committees, Committees on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians and on Middle East Questions, as well as the Forum of Women Parliamentarians and the Forum of Young MPs, will meet on […]

The Common Principles for Support to Parliaments outlines 10 ways that parliaments can become stronger and more effective.

Celebrating 10 years of adoption of the Common Principles for Support to Parliaments

The Common Principles for Support to Parliaments outlines 10 ways that parliaments can become stronger and more effective. Their core tenet is that parliaments are responsible for their own development while taking an inclusive approach by involving all political persuasions, as well as parliamentary staff and other relevant stakeholders. The Common Principles were first drafted 10 years […]

A Taliban security personnel gestures as women stand in a queue outside the passport office in Herat. Mohsen KARIMI / AFP

Statement by IPU on Taliban’s repressive new law against women in Afghanistan

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), on behalf of the global parliamentary community, vehemently condemns the new “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” law issued by the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan on 21 August 2024. The law adds to the litany of unacceptable limitations to women’s rights and freedoms in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover three […]

Stanley Mutale, a student at Kafue College of Nursing, poses for a portrait at the Shikoswe Health Centre in Kafue, Zambia © Michael Candelori / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP

IPU responds to the health needs of vulnerable and marginalized populations

In a collaborative effort, the IPU and the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) have conducted a study aimed at enhancing the capacities of national parliaments to address the health needs of vulnerable and marginalized women, children and adolescents. This study underscores the importance of evidence-based approaches and the necessity for continuous monitoring […]