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148th Assembly and related meetings
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Geneva
Switzerland
Summary
The 148th Assembly of the IPU will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, on 23-27 March 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 this occasion.
The General Debate will focus on the overall theme Parliamentary diplomacy: Building bridges for peace and understanding and provide a platform for delegates to deliberate, exchange views and galvanize parliamentary action in this area. The Assembly will adopt resolutions on the emergency item and on the subject items taken up by the Standing Committee on Peace and International Security entitled Addressing the social and humanitarian impact of autonomous weapon systems and artificial intelligence and by the Standing Committee on Sustainable Development entitled Partnerships for climate action: Promoting access to affordable green energy, and ensuring innovation, responsibility and equity.
The Assembly is expected to conclude with the adoption of an outcome document on the overall theme of the General Debate.
Documents in Spanish (the translation is the responsibility of the GRULAC Secretariat)
| - | Executive Committee (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Executive Committee (Closed meeting) |
| - | Beginning of Registration | |
| - | Gender Partnership Group (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Executive Committee (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
| - | Bureau of Women Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Meeting of Advisers and Secretaries to delegations | |
| - | Forum of Women Parliamentarians | |
| - | Joint Meeting with the Chairs of the Geopolitical Groups and the Presidents of the Standing Committees (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Forum of Women Parliamentarians | |
| - | High-Level Advisory Group on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Advisory Group on Health English only (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Group of Facilitators for Cyprus English only (Closed meeting) |
| - | Assembly Steering Committee (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Governing Council | |
| - | Standing Committee on Peace and International Security Debate and start of drafting in plenary of the draft resolution on Addressing the social and humanitarian impact of autonomous weapon systems and artificial intelligence |
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| - | Standing Committee on Sustainable Development Debate and start of drafting in plenary of the draft resolution on Partnerships for climate action: Promoting access to affordable green energy, and ensuring innovation, responsibility and equity |
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| - | Board of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | ASGP Meeting | |
| - | Assembly Opening and start of the General Debate on the theme Parliamentary diplomacy: Building bridges for peace and understanding |
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| - | Bureau of the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Panel discussion on Addressing strategic and existential threats through common security and the rule of law - Organized in cooperation with the Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (PNND) and the World Future Council |
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| - | Standing Committee on Peace and International Security Drafting in plenary of the draft resolution on Addressing the social and humanitarian impact of autonomous weapon systems and artificial intelligence |
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| - | Assembly: General Debate | |
| - | Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the IPU | |
| - | Committee on Middle East Questions (Closed meeting) |
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| - | ASGP Meeting | |
| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Assembly: Decision on the emergency item After vote: Reception offered by Switzerland |
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| - | Reception offered by Switzerland |
| - | Assembly 09:00-10:30 Debate on the emergency item, and 10:30-13:00 Continuation of the General Debate |
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| - | Bureau of the Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Standing Committee on Peace and International Security Completion of drafting in plenary of the draft resolution on Addressing the social and humanitarian impact of autonomous weapon systems and artificial intelligence |
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| - | Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Debate on the draft resolution to be adopted at the 149th Assembly on The impact of artificial intelligence on democracy, human rights and the rule of law |
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| - | Working Group on Science and Technology (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | ASGP Meeting | |
| - | High-level meeting on The crisis of multilateralism: Root causes and possible solutions | |
| - | Workshop on Strengthening climate legislation: Practical tools for parliamentarians | |
| - | Luncheon for Speakers of Parliament (by invitation) | |
| - | Panel discussion on Iinterfaith dialogue: Building bridges through interfaith dialogue for more peaceful and inclusive societies | |
| - | Task Force on the peaceful resolution of the war in Ukraine (Closed meeting) |
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| - | ASGP Meeting | |
| - | Assembly Continuation of the General Debate |
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| - | Standing Committee on Sustainable Development Completion of drafting in plenary of the draft resolution on Partnerships for climate action: Promoting access to affordable green energy, and ensuring innovation, responsibility and equity |
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| - | Possible drafting committee on the emergency item (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Workshop on Human security: Equipping parliamentarians for peacebuilding and conflict prevention | |
| - | Workshop on artificial intelligence (AI) - Organized in cooperation with UNESCO, ITU and the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) |
| - | Gender Partnership Group (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Committee on Middle East Questions (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Bureau of the Standing Committee on Peace and International Security (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs Discussion on The new United Nations Youth Office: Ensuring a deeper engagement with young people |
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| - | Assembly: Continuation of the General Debate | |
| - | Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Debate on Sustainable actions to improve the life conditions of people with disabilities, including their chances for education and work opportunities |
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| - | ASGP Meeting | |
| - | Executive Committee (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Parity debate | |
| - | Panel discussion on Protecting minority rights: Towards comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation - Organized in cooperation with OHCHR and the Equal Rights Trust | |
| - | Bureau of the Standing Committee on Sustainable Development (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Workshop on the Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention – Organized in cooperation with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) | |
| - | Panel on Climate change and conflict: How can parliaments ensure health during times of crises? | |
| - | Standing Committee on Peace and International Security Adoption of the draft resolution on Addressing the social and humanitarian impact of autonomous weapon systems and artificial intelligence |
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| - | Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs - Discussion on The United Nations’ humanitarian work: How sustainable is it? - Discussion on Parliamentary motion on Security Council reform |
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| - | ASGP Meeting | |
| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Assembly Adoption of the resolution on the emergency item Special session on accountability in the implementation of IPU decisions Conclusion of the General Debate |
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| - | Committee to Promote Respect for International Humanitarian Law (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Working Group on amendments to the Statutes and Rules (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Standing Committee on Sustainable Development Adoption of the draft resolution on Partnerships for climate action: Promoting access to affordable green energy, and ensuring innovation, responsibility and equity |
| - | Bureau of Women Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Governing Council Decisions on the human rights of MPs, and Reports of specialized meetings |
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| 14:30 - | Governing Council | |
| At the end of the Governing Council | Assembly Adoption of resolutions Reports of the Standing Committees Outcome document of the General Debate, and Closing sitting |
Documents
Assembly
- Agenda of the Assembly 106.29 KB
- Convocation 261.86 KB
- Full programme 257.77 KB
- Voting table 306.14 KB
- Online registration note 169.96 KB
- Concept note for the General Debate 244.85 KB
- List of Speakers/ Liste des orateurs 197.54 KB
Governing Council
- Agenda of the Governing Council 153.41 KB
Standing Committee on Peace and International Security
- Amendments to the draft resolution 631.36 KB
Standing Committee on Sustainable Development
- Amendments to the draft resolution 826.2 KB
Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights
Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs
Forum of Women Parliamentarians
Forum of Young Parliamentarians
- Youth-related activities in 2023-2024 251.06 KB
Other meetings
- Workshop on artificial intelligence (AI) 186.51 KB
Practical information
Outcomes
Emergency items
Requests for inclusion of an emergency item
Under the terms of Assembly Rule 11.1, any Member of the Union may request the inclusion of an emergency item in the Assembly agenda. Such a request must be accompanied by a brief explanatory memorandum and a draft resolution which clearly define the scope of the subject covered by the request. The Secretariat shall communicate the request and any such documents immediately to all Members.
Furthermore, Assembly Rule 11.2 stipulates that:
(a) A request for the inclusion of an emergency item must relate to a major event of international concern on which it appears necessary for the IPU to express its opinion. Such a request must receive a two-thirds majority of the votes cast in order to be accepted;
(b) The Assembly may place only one emergency item on its agenda. Should several requests obtain the requisite majority, the one having received the largest number of positive votes shall be accepted;
(c) The authors of two or more requests for the inclusion of an emergency item may combine their proposals to present a joint one, provided that each of the original proposals relates to the same subject;
(d) The subject of a proposal that has been withdrawn by its authors or rejected by the Assembly cannot be included in the draft resolution submitted on the emergency item, unless it is clearly referred to in the request and title of the subject adopted by the Assembly.
Journals and participants
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