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 the lead-up to COP29, the UN Climate Change Conference, parliaments are focusing on actions they can take to advance climate finance — the economic engine that funds actions to limit rising temperatures and transition to a low-carbon future. This year’s COP, set for 11-22 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan, is being unofficially billed as […]
The IPU has released a new guide to help parliaments and parliamentarians enhance their oversight of national climate commitments, known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). This guide is essential for ensuring that countries meet their obligations under the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global warming to 1.5°C. With the 2025 deadline for NDC submission fast approaching, […]
As the 149th IPU Assembly concluded this week, the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians reported on its latest caseload detailing severe human rights violations faced by hundreds of MPs worldwide. The most common violations include attacks on freedom of expression, suspension or loss of parliamentary mandate, threats, intimidation, torture, arbitrary arrest and enforced disappearance. […]
Hundreds of parliamentarians, from some 130 countries, gathered at the 149th IPU Assembly in Geneva, have adopted a resolution reaffirming unwavering support for multilateralism through the United Nations system and other global institutions. Against a backdrop of escalating conflicts around the world, the consequences of climate change and the risk of pandemics, resulting in a multiplication of humanitarian […]
The 2024 Cremer-Passy Prize, the MP of the year award, has been awarded to Dr. Haroun Kabadi, former President of the National Assembly of Chad (2011 to 2021) in recognition of his exceptional work in promoting peace and security. Currently, Dr. Kabadi heads Chad’s National Transitional Council, which is playing the role of legislative body […]
At the 149th IPU Assembly in Geneva, the IPU welcomed back the Parliament of Jamaica as its 181st Member Parliament, bringing the Organization one step closer to universal membership. Jamaica had previously been a member of the IPU from 1983 to 1996. President of the Senate, Mr. Thomas Tavares-Finson, said: “We are convinced that renewing our […]
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 […]
As usual at this time of the year, the United Nations held a series of summits and high-level meetings to mark the opening of the new session of the General Assembly. IPU President Tulia Ackson and Secretary General Martin Chungong were in attendance, along with the President of the Board of the IPU Forum of […]
The first eight months of 2024 have seen limited progress in women’s representation in parliaments worldwide according to the IPU’s mid-year provisional analysis. With roughly half the world’s population going to the polls in 2024, the year started with high hopes that women’s representation would increase in the lead-up to thirtieth anniversary next year of the Beijing Declaration and […]
