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IPU eBulletin header Issue No.11, 20 March 2008   
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Senator Monica Xavier of Uruguay Where is the money for gender equality ?
There is no doubt that gender equality has permeated national and international political agendas. It is laudable that there is now a plethora of policies on gender equality in addition to multitudes of strategies and action plans. This attests to the good intentions of decision-makers and the awareness that gender equality is key to society’s development.
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red cubeIPU joins United Nations thematic debate on climate change
The President of the UN General Assembly convened a high-level thematic debate on climate change, with the aim of building political momentum towards effective action in this crucial area. The Inter-Parliamentary Union, joined the discussion.   [ Full story ... ]


red cubeDonor support for IPU activities
Several donors are taking an interest in the IPU and its activities and are willing to provide it with funds. Recently, Irish Aid pledged to support the Programme on Gender Equality in Politics with € 1.1 million (CHF 1.78 million) over three years.   [ Full story ... ]


red cubePutting Parliaments in Southern Africa at the heart of security challenges
On 20 and 21 February 2008 the National Assembly of Angola hosted a regional seminar on "The Role of National Parliaments and the SADC Parliamentary Forum in Ensuring Security in Southern Africa".   [ Full story ... ]


red cubeIPU and UN to build greater awareness by parliamentarians on human trafficking
The IPU and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime organized on 12 February 2008 a Parliamentary Forum on Human Trafficking at the Austrian Parliament in Vienna.   [ Full story ... ]


red cubeIPU President in the Middle East
President Casini went on an official mission to the Middle East at the end of January, when a freak snowstorm brought much of the region to a standstill. On January 28, he delivered a speech in the Knesset to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.   [ Full story ... ]

 
World e-Parliament Report New publication
Launch of the first World
e-Parliament Report

"E-parliament" is about parliaments using modern information and communication technologies to be more transparent, accessible and accountable, to support their law-making and oversight functions, and to empower people to be more engaged in public life.
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Selected forthcoming IPU events
button118th IPU Assembly and Related Meetings
CAPE TOWN (South Africa), 13-18 April 2008
buttonSeminar on the role of parliaments in Central America in reconciliation and democratization processes, SAN SALVADOR (El Salvador),
5-7 May 2008
buttonAnnual session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO, GENEVA (Switzerland), 11-12 September 2008

 
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