The IPU facilitates parliamentary diplomacy and empowers parliaments and parliamentarians to promote peace, democracy and sustainable development around the world.
Nearly every country in the world has some form of parliament. Parliamentary systems fall into two categories: bicameral and unicameral. Out of 190 national parliaments in the world, 78 are bicameral (156 chambers) and 112 are unicameral, making a total of 268 chambers of parliament with some 44,000 members of parliament. IPU membership is made up of 180 national parliaments
The Parliamentary Forum at the HLPF is designed to engage parliamentarians in assessing progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the global level.
Throughout the year, the IPU and its Members organize many events for parliamentarians to exchange good practices, acquire the latest information and identify avenues for action.
The IPU has been collecting data on parliaments since its inception in 1889, including information on women’s participation in politics since 1945. In this section, discover the IPU's knowledge bank for and about parliaments.
The consultant will assist with IPU activities to mobilize parliamentary engagement in preparations for the LDC 5. He/she will lead the preparation of knowledge products, political statements and parliamentary meetings to provide a substantive parliamentary contribution to the Doha conference.
Driven online by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the IPU continued to organise its events but in digital format, using a variety of platforms and suppliers. It is now looking to develop a single virtual event platform capable of hosting all its meetings, conferences, information sessions and Assemblies.
Half the world’s population is under 30 and yet only 2.6% of MPs globally represent this age group. The IPU has identified six ways to change this. Discover our campaign here and take two minutes to pick one or more
The IPU is looking for support (consultants or agency) to carry out a review “of results achieved by the programme work between January 2019 and December 2020.”