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Generative AI (GenAI) has emerged since late 2022 as a new way to create content. It promises productivity gains and, perhaps, transformational change. Further rapid developments in GenAI are to be expected. As the technology matures, there are likely to
Issue briefs
This Issues brief is designed to help parliamentarians identify policies and actions to adapt to the consequences of climate change in mountain ecoysystems.
The present regional study, the second in the series, focuses on parliaments in Africa and was carried out in partnership with the African Parliamentary Union (APU). It is based on confidential interviews conducted with 224 women parliamentarians and members of
This 3-page brief is designed to help parliamentarians put in place the laws, get the funding and hold their governments to account when it comes to universal health coverage.
This issues brief aims to provide parliamentarians with a basic understanding of the green economy.
Based on interviews with female MPs and parliamentary staff, this report documents a range of sexist behaviour in European parliaments.
This Issues Brief aims to clearly delineate the issues at stake by analysing the results of a first study specifically devoted to the subject of sexism, harassment and violence against women in parliament. It seeks to clarify what this phenomenon