The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in close collaboration with the United Nations, is pleased to announce that the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament will take place from 29 to 31 July 2025 at the Palais des Nations, United Nations Office at Geneva.
Established in 2000 by the IPU, the World Conference of Speakers of Parliament brings together the highest level representatives of parliaments and the United Nations every five years. Previous Conferences have played an important role in strengthening the parliamentary dimension of global governance and bridging the democracy gap in international affairs.
During the Conference, the world’s top legislators are expected to engage with leaders from international organizations, academia, civil society and the media.
Programme highlights
29 July 2025: Start of the General Debate on A world in turmoil: Parliamentary cooperation and multilateralism for peace, justice and prosperity for all, and panel 1 on women’s and youth participation in parliament.
30 July 2025: Panels on innovating for peace, achieving the SDGs by 2030, parliaments’ role in shaping the digital future, and anti-discrimination action.
31 July 2025: Interactive debate with multiple stakeholders on “networked” global governance, and adoption of the final declaration.
Women Speakers of Parliament
The Conference will be preceded by the 15th Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament on 28 July 2025 organized in collaboration with the Swiss Parliament. The Summit will take place at the headquarters of the International Labour Organization.
Media accreditation for the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament
The United Nations Information Service in Geneva is responsible for the accreditation of media representatives to the Palais des Nations.
Journalists permanently accredited with UN Geneva do not need to request additional accreditation.
Media representatives accompanying parliamentary delegations should register at this link by selecting “Media Accreditation” and submitting all required documents including, inter alia, a valid passport from a State recognized by the United Nations General Assembly, and a letter of assignment on official letterhead from the Publisher/Assignment Editor or Bureau Chief of their media organization. They may also wish to use a copy of the Note Verbale from the Mission of their country in lieu of the requested letter of assignment (see below).
Other representatives of bona fide media organizations without a UN Geneva media badge should also register at this link by selecting “Media Accreditation”, and submitting all required documents including, inter alia, a valid passport from a State recognized by the United Nations General Assembly, and a letter of assignment on official letterhead of their media organization from the Publisher/Assignment Editor or Bureau Chief. Other requirements are listed on the accreditation webpage.
Should representatives of bona fide media organizations be travelling with official delegations, the latter are kindly requested to submit to the UN Information Service, through their UN Missions in Geneva, a Note Verbale listing those representatives and indicating their full names and affiliated media outlets. Please send the Note Verbale to the following email address: [email protected].
N.B.: Each delegation with a participating dignitary may take one official photographer and one official cameraperson to the Conference. The latter do not represent a bona fide media organization but are affiliated to the dignitary, and will receive a UN “Delegation-Media” badge. These individuals will need to register using the general registration platform and should choose "Member or Observer State" under Representation Type. Their names will have to be listed in the Note Verbale by the Mission requesting accreditation to the conference for their delegates.
For questions related to media accreditation, please contact the UN Information Service at [email protected].
The IPU is the global organization of national parliaments. It was founded in 1889 as the first multilateral political organization in the world, encouraging cooperation and dialogue between all nations. Today, the IPU comprises 181 national Member Parliaments and 15 regional parliamentary bodies. It promotes peace, democracy and sustainable development. It helps parliaments become stronger, younger, greener, more innovative and gender-balanced. It also defends the human rights of parliamentarians through a dedicated committee made up of MPs from around the world.
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