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IPU eBulletin header Issue No.2, 27 April 2006   
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IPU President Casini and UN Secretary General Annan UN reform opens prospects for cooperation with parliaments
With the establishment of the Central Emergency Relief Fund, the Peacebuilding Commission, the UN Democracy Fund and the Human Rights Council, some major steps have been taken in putting the 2005 World Summit Outcome into practice. United Nations Member States are now turning their attention to another item on their reform agenda, the revitalization of the General Assembly.    [ Full story ... ]

red cubeForthcoming IPU Assembly to focus on African continent
The forthcoming IPU Assembly will be held in Nairobi, a short flight away from a region that is in the throes of a terrible famine.   [ Full story ... ]


red cubeIPU and UNDP join hands to boost capacities in newly established Afghan parliament
From 1979, when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan, until the early 2000s, the country had no stable institutions. For much of the period it was embroiled in conflict that brought untold suffering to the people.    [ Full story ... ]


red cubeParliamentary meeting highlights the politics of water
On 19 and 20 March 2006, the Parliament of Mexico convened the first world meeting of legislators to discuss the question of water.   [ Full story ... ]


red cubeStrengthening parliamentary oversight of the security sector in Moldova
The IPU participated in a national Workshop, hosted by the Moldovan Parliament on 3 and 4 April in Chisinau, to help strengthen parliamentary oversight of the security sector.   [ Full story ... ]

red cubeSeeking to shed light on the murder of a prominent Mongolian MP
Considered by many to be the father of the democratic movement in Mongolia in the early 1990s, Mr. Zorig Sanjasuuren was an courageous and outspoken politician.   [ Full story ... ]

 
Mr. Jan Eliasson Interview
President of the UN General Assembly, Mr. Jan Eliasson
The General Assembly has been hard at work since last September to follow up and implement the decisions of the 2005 World Summit. We can point at many important achievements during the first six months of the Sixtieth Session. In December last year, the General Assembly decided to establish the Central Emergency Response Fund, which will ensure a more predictable and timely UN response to humanitarian emergencies.
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Selected forthcoming IPU events
button114th IPU Assembly and related meetings.
NAIROBI (Kenya), 7-12 May 2006
buttonParliamentary Caucus on the occasion of the United Nations High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS
NEW YORK (UN Headquarters), 1 June 2006
button115th IPU Assembly and related meetings.
GENEVA (Switzerland), 16-18 October 2006

 
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Obituary
In the morning of 26 April 2006, Dr. Mosé Tjitendero, the first elected Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia, died at his home.   [ Full story ... ]
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