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Press releases
11/07/2022
On the invitation of the Ukrainian and Russian Parliaments, the IPU Task Force for the peaceful resolution of the war in Ukraine is visiting Kyiv and Moscow during the week of 11 July. The IPU delegation is led by the
News in brief
01/07/2022
The IPU Executive Committee met this week in Montevideo, Uruguay, for its 288 th session as well as to celebrate the 133 rd anniversary of the IPU on International Day of Parliamentarism on 30 June. In parallel, the IPU, in
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The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is the global organization of national parliaments. It was founded 133 years ago as the first multilateral political organization in the world, encouraging cooperation and dialogue between all nations. Today, the IPU comprises 178 national Member
Press releases
28/06/2022
On the eve of the International Day of Parliamentarism and the IPU’s 133rd anniversary on 30 June, a snapshot of the state of parliaments and parliamentarians offers mixed results. According to the latest IPU figures, some parliaments are becoming more
News in brief
22/06/2022
A new resolution on the interaction between the United Nations, parliaments and the IPU was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 21 June 2022. The resolution reaffirms the commitment of the UN and the IPU to deepen the
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22/06/2022
Some 300 parliamentarians and parliamentary staff, including 16 Speakers and Deputy Speakers, from over 50 countries convened in Türkiye on 20-21 June for a global parliamentary conference on migration, organized jointly by the IPU and the Grand National Assembly of
News in brief
21/06/2022
A newly-formed IPU Task Force made up of parliamentarians from around the world met virtually on 25 April to explore possible parliamentary solutions to contribute to an end to the war in Ukraine. This diplomatic effort at the global parliamentary level aims to complement on-going peace efforts at the governmental and UN level.
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With its 133 years of history as the world's oldest international political organization, the Inter-Parliamentary (IPU) has amassed in its archives an exceptionally rich collection of documents, images and memorabilia dating back from late XIXth century and the entire century
Voices and videos
18/06/2022
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 Golriz Ghahraman, a parliamentarian from New Zealand