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The Press and Information Service of the Inter-Parliamentary Union issues press releases on the occasion of statutory Inter-Parliamentary Conferences and specialized meetings, as well as other important events in the life of the Union. Archives

Take a look at the most topical press releases below, or browse through a complete chronological collection of them issued in recent years.


BulletIntensify Efforts to Protect Civilians in Conflict Including Syria, Urges IPUNew! (Quito/Geneva, 27 March 2013)
BulletToo Many MPs Under Attack and in Danger the World OverNew! (Quito/Geneva, 27 March 2013)
BulletFuture of Human Development and Protection of Civilians to Preoccupy World's MPs (Geneva/Quito, 20 March 2013)
Bullet Increased Women's Political Participation Still Dependent on Quotas, 2012 Elections Show (Geneva, 5 March 2013)
Bullet IPU Committee on Human Rights Pushes for Resolution on Cases(Geneva, 18 January 2013)
Bullet IPU Welcomes Breakthrough in Women's Political Participation in Saudi Arabia (Geneva, 11 January 2013)
Bullet IPU Mission Supports Egypt on Parliamentary Election Law (Geneva, 11 January 2013)
Bullet Bahrain, DRC and Maldives on Table as IPU Committee on Human Rights of MPs Meets(Geneva, 11 January 2013)
Bullet Supporting Libya in Establishing Full Parliamentary Democracy (Geneva, 18 December 2012)
Bullet Egypt's Democratic Future Under Threat Without Representative Constitution (Geneva, 12 December 2012)
Bullet IPU Human Rights Mission to Maldives Question Lack of Police Accountability (Geneva, 22 November 2012)
Bullet IPU Begins Human Rights Mission to Maldives Amidst Increasing Reports of Political Intimidation (Geneva, 20 November 2012)
Bullet IPU Calls for End to Hostilities and Resumption of Serious Peace Talks in Middle East (Geneva, 16 November 2012)
Bullet MPs Call for Renewed Social Contract and Conclusion of Doha Trade Negotiations (Geneva, 16 November 2012)
Bullet New Report Highlights Unprecedented Use of Social Media by Parliaments in Citizen Engagement (Geneva, 9 November 2012)
Bullet 127th IPU Assembly Concludes with Commitments on Mali, Women's Political Empowerment and Protecting Diversity (Geneva/Quebec City, 26 October 2012)
Bullet IPU to Send Human Rights Missions to Maldives and Turkey (Geneva/Quebec City, 24 October 2012)
Bullet Protect diversity to ensure peace in today's polarized world (Geneva/Quebec City, 17 October 2012)
Bullet IPU condemns killing of MP in Maldives, calls for calm (Geneva, 2 October 2012)
Bullet Peace never given chance in Syria, says IPU on International Day of Democracy (Geneva, 12 September 2012)
Bullet IPU calls on Syrian Parliament to fulfill its role and protect its people (Geneva, 30 August 2012)
Bullet IPU Commits to Further Assisting Maldives to Help Resolve Political Crisis (Geneva, 24 July 2012)
Bullet IPU welcomes release of Speaker of Palestinian Legislative Council (Geneva, 20 July 2012)
Bullet IPU Condemns Killing of Another Somali MP (Geneva, 17 July 2012)
Bullet Women Scale New Heights in French Parliamentary Elections (Geneva, 19 June 2012)
Bullet Egypt's Democratic Gains Since 2011 Should Not be Lost, Says IPU (Geneva, 19 June 2012)
Bullet International Support for Myanmar Needed to Ensure Smooth Transition to Parliamentary Democracy (Geneva, 29 May 2012)
Bullet New Algerian Parliament Reaches Important Milestone in Women's Political Participation (Geneva, 15 May 2012)
Bullet Palestinian Hunger Strike Resolution Welcomed but IPU Reiterates Call for Full End to Administrative Detention by Israel (Geneva, 15 May 2012)
Bullet IPU condemns killing of Somali MPs (Geneva, 2 May 2012)
Bullet IPU-UNDP Work to Strengthen Secretariat of the Palestinian Legislative Council (Geneva, 1 May 2012)
Bullet IPU Mission to Myanmar Begins Work to Help Re-Build Parliamentary Democracy (Geneva, 1 May 2012)
Bullet IPU Urged to Send Fact Finding Mission to Syria as 126th Assembly Concludes (Kampala, 5 April 2012)
Bullet IPU Concerned Over Continued Imprisonment and Human Rights Violations of Palestinian and Other MPs Around World (Kampala, 5 April 2012)
Bullet Parliaments still vital to public quest for democracy despite fragile trust, new report says (Geneva/Kampala, 2 April 2012)
Bullet MPs to Focus on Syria and on Re-Connecting with Electorates During 126th IPU Assembly in Uganda (Geneva/Kampala, 28 March 2012)
Bullet Lack of political will and missed opportunities in 2011 result in too few women in politics yet again, says IPU (New York/Geneva, 2 March 2012)
Bullet IPU mission to Maldives urges all sides to use parliamentary dialogue to end crisis and to observe human rights (Geneva/Male, 23 February 2012)
Bullet IPU sends urgent mission to the Maldives (Geneva, 13 February 2012)
Bullet 9th International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation. More comprehensive legislative and preventive efforts needed to end FGM (Geneva, 3 February 2012)
Bullet Statement by the IPU President concerning the detention of the Speaker and other members of the Palestinian Parliament (Geneva, 25 January 2012)
Bullet Parliamentarians under threat in many countries (Geneva, 16 January 2012)
Bullet New Year Message from the IPU President, Mr. Abdelwahad Radi (Geneva, 31 December 2011)
Bullet The President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union deeply concerned by the violence in Egypt (Geneva, 23 November 2011)
Bullet IPU President calls for an end to violence in Syria (Geneva, 18 November 2011)
Bullet Abdelwahed Radi elected new IPU President (Bern, 19 October 2011)
Bullet 125th IPU Assembly debates the plight of the people of famine-stricken Somalia (Bern, 17 October 2011)
Bullet Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey opens 125th IPU Assembly in Bern (Bern, 16 October 2011)
Bullet Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey to open 125th IPU Assembly in Bern (Geneva/Bern, 6 October 2011)
Bullet IPU welcomes Saudi Arabia's decision to grant women the right to vote and stand for election (Geneva, 26 September 2011)
Bullet International Day of Democracy: Statement by Dr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, IPU President (Geneva, 15 September 2011)
Bullet The IPU welcomes the recognition by the State of Colombia of its responsibility in the assassination of Senator Manuel Cepeda (Geneva, 11 August 2011)
Bullet IPU Human Rights Committee elects new President (Geneva, 5 July 2011)
Bullet Parliamentarians pledge to support change for the Least Developed Countries (Istanbul, 8 May 2011)


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