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Member events for International Day of Parliamentarism in 2024
Join us in celebrating International Day of Parliamentarism and the IPU’s 135th anniversary on or around Sunday 30 June 2024!
The IPU was founded on 30 June 1889 by a small group of parliamentarians who believed that parliamentary dialogue and diplomacy were a better way of settling differences than war.
135 years later, the IPU is the parliament of parliaments, a thriving international organization made up of 180 national parliaments and open to all 46,000 parliamentarians in the world.
This year, with a world at war, the IPU’s foundational values have never been so relevant. That’s why we are asking you to mark this milestone in
your parliament.
Three things you can do to celebrate the day:
- Complete this sentence: “IPU - 135 years of ….” and send us the video clip (in landscape format).
- Organize an event in your Parliament on or around 30 June on the value of parliamentary diplomacy.
- Communicate the recent Geneva declaration: Parliamentary diplomacy: Building bridges for peace and understanding.
Useful links:
- Discover the IPU’s work on peace and security
- Take our 60-second IPU parliament challenge
- Watch 135 years of the IPU in 135 seconds
Let us know what you planned on or around 30 June 2024 so that we may amplify your efforts in our communications to the global parliamentary family. Your feedback can be sent to [email protected] .
This page will list the information that we have received about parliamentary events.
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