On 12 August, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) celebrated International Youth Day by organizing a webinar for members of parliament and international partners that would highlight new tools and initiatives aimed at empowering young parliamentarians. The focus was on enhancing gender equality through efforts that promoted youth empowerment in politics. The event emphasized peer learning, international […]
On the sidelines of the 15th Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament and the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament held last week in Geneva, the Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Martin Chungong, signed a series of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Parliaments of Zambia, Chad and Mongolia, reinforcing the IPU’s […]
Parliamentary leaders from some 120 countries gathered at the United Nations Office at Geneva for the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, a summit convened every five years by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in partnership with the United Nations (UN). The Conference, regarded as the world’s top parliamentary forum, was held from 29 to 31 July 2025. […]
The 15th Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament drew more than 330 participants from 37 countries, including 30 Women Speakers. Organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in partnership with the Swiss Parliament, the event coincided with several key milestones in the global push for gender equality. The Summit was an opportunity to refocus attention on gender equality as […]
On Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 July the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union welcomed a delegation of Spanish Senators to Westminster for a bilateral visit to the British Parliament. The delegation was led by Senator Javier Maroto Aranzábal, Deputy Speaker of the Senate of Spain and Senators Agustín Almodóbar Barceló, Ana Martínez Zaragoza and Amaro Huelva […]
A delegation to Mongolia consisting of myself, Rt Hon Baroness Northover, Tan Dhesi MP, Phil Brickell MP, James Wild MP, Lord Cromwell, Dominique Rees MBE (BGIPU Staff) and Joe Perry (BGIPU Staff) flew from London via Istanbul on Saturday 21st June, arriving in Ulaanbaatar at 07.20 on Sunday 22nd. After transferring to the hotel, the […]
On the eve of International Day of Parliamentarism and the Organization’s 136th anniversary on 30 June, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has released the results of its annual parliamentarians’ perceptions poll. The results provide a comprehensive snapshot of the views, motivations and concerns of the global parliamentary community. The poll, conducted online from 5 to 13 […]
The digital thermometer indicated 34 degrees in the ger (a traditional home typically used by nomadic Mongolian people) district in Ulanbattar on a hot summer’s day, a far cry from the -35 degree temperatures experienced in the winter. To keep warm in the coldest capital in the world many families – half of whom are […]
A BGIPU cross-party delegation visited Morocco from the 1st to the 6th of June 2025. The group was led by Fabian Hamilton MP and included Rupa Huq MP, Charlie Dewhirst MP, Iqbal Mohamed MP, Baroness Brown and Baroness Prashar. They were accompanied by Mathilde Ollivo of the BGIPU. The visit included meetings in Rabat, Tangier […]
Against a backdrop of growing challenges to multilateral health cooperation, the IPU has significantly upgraded its commitment to health policy and parliamentary engagement, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO). For years, the IPU has brought parliamentarians to the WHO’s annual World Health Assembly (WHA), but 2025 marks a turning point. The inauguration of […]
