Past events

On the occasion of the Paris Generation Equality Forum, the IPU, in partnership with the French National Assembly and Senate, will be holding a side event on the theme Parliaments Act for Equal.

UN Chamber Music Society Virtual Concert in Celebration of International Day of Parliamentarism and the Foundation of the IPU in 1889. 9:00am EDT

Virtual global workshop for parliamentarians organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The virtual workshop is spread over two days on Tuesday, 29 and Wednesday, 30 June 2021

11:00-13:00 Geneva / 14:00-16:00 (Ashgabat, Dushanbe, Tashkent) / 15:00-17:00 (Bishkek and Nur-Sultan)

14:00-15:00 CEST

15:00 – 17:00 CEST (Geneva) This meeting will identify entry points for parliamentary action to ensure the production, processing, distribution and consumption of food responds to health, equity and sustainability imperatives.

The World e-Parliament Conference is the leading international forum for exchanging good practices and building inter-parliamentary cooperation in the area of innovation and digital technology in parliaments.

Briefing for MPs on UN processes N. 5 09:00 – 10:00 (New York time)

In order to increase awareness of the IPU, every year the Secretariat organizes an Information Seminar for parliamentary staff who serve as Secretaries of IPU Groups or are responsible for the relationship of their respective parliaments with the IPU.

Side event to the United Nations High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS 15:00 – 16:30 CEST (Geneva), 9:00 – 10:30 EDT (New York)

The 142nd Assembly of the IPU will take place virtually.

To build intergenerational solidarity and support, and to mobilize parliamentarians of all ages for youth empowerment, this seventh edition of the Conference is open to both young and senior parliamentarians.

The IPU, in collaboration with UN Women, is hosting Inter-parliamentary Dialogue on Gender-responsive recovery post-COVID-19, in a series of three online meetings taking place once a week between 7 and 21 April 2021.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-Operation are co-organizing a webinar on the role of parliamentarians in effective development co-operation.

This is an information seminar for parliamentary staff who serve as Secretaries of IPU Groups or are responsible for the relationship of their respective parliaments with the IPU. The seminar is intended to provide them with an opportunity to acquire

15:30 - 17:00 CET (10:30 - 12:00 ET) Organized with League of Women Voters, UN Women, Permanent Missions of Albania, Australia and Canada in New York and additional NGOs

Meeting option 1 will take place from 13:00 to 15:00 CET (8:00 to 10:00 ET) / Meeting option 2 will take place from 16:00 to 18:00 CET (11:00 to 13:00 ET)