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IPU eBulletin header Issue No.19, 15 October 2009   
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IPU President Gurirab and President of Botswana Khama Parliamentary Conference on Democracy in Africa
A clarion call from Ms. Graça Machel to "change the way politics work today" opened the conference, in which 27 African parliaments took part. Ms. Machel noted that Africa is the only continent in the world where the social indicators are falling and underlined that Africans today have wholly unacceptable levels of poverty. She called on parliamentarians to do away with the notion of "us", the elected, and "them", the people.   [ Full story ... ]

red cubeIs parliament open to women?
Next year is 2010 - fifteen years after Beijing and 35 years after the first conference on women was held in Mexico. The conferences on women have had the merit of giving political visibility to women’s rights worldwide.   [ Full story ... ]


red cubePromoting inclusive parliamentary practice in Burundi
One of the attributes of a democratic parliament is its ability to be representative of all sectors of society. This requirement is especially important in post-conflict environments, where parliament needs to stand out as a crucible of national reconciliation.   [ Full story ... ]


red cube Strategies to eliminate violence against children in Latin America
Statistics show that each year 40 million children living in Latin America and the Caribbean suffer severe abuse, including abandonment. Abuse within the family is only one of the many kinds of violence suffered.   [ Full story ... ]


red cubeRe-introducing the imperative mandate?
Democracy is founded on the participation of the people in the management of public affairs through elected representatives. Different visions exist of how those representatives, once elected, should exercise their mandate.   [ Full story ... ]


red cubeEnhancing the parliamentary response
to HIV/AIDS
The IPU Advisory Group on HIV/AIDS met in Geneva on 24 and 25 September to discuss its strategic outlook and future activities. At the meeting the Group endorsed nine priority areas.   [ Full story ... ]

 
International Day of Democracy 2009
Global public opinion survey
Public opinion survey Opinion polls may not provide the definitive answer to important questions, but they probably give a good indication of what people are thinking. To help mark this year's International Day of Democracy, on 15 September, the IPU launched its first ever global public opinion survey of attitudes towards democracy.
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Selected forthcoming IPU events
button121st IPU Assembly and Related Meetings.
GENEVA (CICG), 19-21 October 2009
buttonWorld e-Parliament Conference 2009. WASHINGTON D.C. (USA), 3-5 November '09
buttonParliamentary Meeting on the occasion of the World Summit on Food Security. ROME (Italy), 13 November 2009
buttonUN-IPU Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations. NEW YORK (UN Headquarters),
19-20 November 2009
buttonParliamentary Meeting on the occasion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
COPENHAGEN (Denmark), 16 December '09

 
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