As part of the IPU series called 'A conversation with...', we interview parliamentarians from all over the world to find out who they represent and what motivates them. In this edition, we discover Veronica Nduati, a member of parliament from Kenya. This interview was recorded at the 2024 Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations which took place from 8-9 February in New York. The views and opinions expressed by the parliamentarians in the IPU's voices section are their own and do not necessarily reflect the IPU’s overall position.

As part of the IPU series called 'A conversation with...', we interview parliamentarians from all over the world to find out who they represent and what motivates them. In this edition, we discover Reinhold Lopatka, a member of parliament from Austria. This interview was recorded at the 2024 Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations which took place from 8-9 February in New York. The views and opinions expressed by the parliamentarians in the IPU's voices section are their own and do not necessarily reflect the IPU’s overall position.

As part of the IPU series called 'A conversation with...', we interview parliamentarians from all over the world to find out who they represent and what motivates them. In this edition, we discover Margareta Cederfelt, a member of parliament from Sweden. This interview was recorded at the 2024 Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations which took place from 8-9 February in New York. The views and opinions expressed by the parliamentarians in the IPU's voices section are their own and do not necessarily reflect the IPU’s overall position.

As part of the IPU series called 'A conversation with...', we interview parliamentarians from all over the world to find out who they represent and what motivates them. In this edition, we discover Mai Dung, member of the National Assembly of Viet Nam. This interview was recorded at the 2024 Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations which took place from 8-9 February in New York. The views and opinions expressed by the parliamentarians in the IPU's voices section are their own and do not necessarily reflect the IPU’s overall position.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), 25 February 2024. Over two hundred parliamentarians from around the world have restated the importance of including a parliamentary dimension in the future of multilateral cooperation on trade, considering the essential role that trade plays in development, the global economy and people’s livelihoods worldwide. In their outcome document, the legislators emphasized the importance of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a key institution for improving people’s lives, negotiating trade rules and settling disputes, “none of which can be achieved without parliamentary engagement”. They also called for effective reform of the WTO to better equip