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	Shaping gender-sensitive parliaments
	Can parliamentarians strike a balance between work and family life?
	Creating gender-sensitive policy frameworks for parliament
	Gender equality as a shared responsibility
	The Durban Conference: a new trajectory for the global climate regime
	Parliamentary Forum at Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness
	Parliamentary Hearing at the UN
	The IPU supports the transition to a modern, democratic parliament in Egypt

Issue No.28, 7 September

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	About the International Day of Democracy
	What do citizens expect from their parliament?
	Get involved in the International Day of Democracy

Issue No.27, 3 June

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	Some thoughts on parliamentary diplomacy
	Panama Assembly: spotlight on political parties and elections
	HIV: Universal access still out of reach
	Parliamentarians want more cooperation on cybersecurity
	Parliament and the fight against child trafficking and child labour
	Least Developed Countries: new agreement meets the expectations of parliaments

Issue No.26, 6 April

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	Lessons for democracy?
	IPU experts in Tunisia
	IPU Secretary General to UN Human Rights Council: involve parliaments
	Filipino Senator thanks IPU Committee for his release
	IPU releases data on women in politics for 2010
	Taking legislative action to end violence against women and girls
	Parliamentary Conference on the WTO

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	Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the UN: Rethinking development, retooling global governance
	UN Resolution boosts relations with parliaments and the IPU
	Political support grows for the rights of minorities and indigenous peoples
	President Gurirab calls for involvement of parliaments on World Aids Day
	Gender issues at the heart of parliamentary debate
	Parliaments take action on violence against women
	Cancún: parliamentarians speak out

Issue No.24, 25 October

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	United Nations MDG Summit
	IPU Assembly debates election violence …
	… and political party financing
	Get involved, Gurirab tells young people
	Justice as a double-edged sword: the IPU returns to Colombia
	Pacific Parliaments eyeing IPU membership
	World trade facing new challenges

Issue No.23, 20 August

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	3rd World Conference of Speakers of Parliament held in Geneva
	Weak accountability of aid is highlighted at major UN forum
	Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians: three highlights
	CEDAW: stopping violence against women in the Arab world
	IPU at the International AIDS Conference
	Women Speakers convene in Bern

Issue No.22, 15 June

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	Legislators for a nuclear weapons-free world
	Parliamentarians join the Third Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
	Respect for fair trial paramount in Colombian "para-political" proceedings
	Preventing and combating violence against women in Latin America
	Third Parliamentary Forum on Shaping the Information Society
	Guidance note for MPs on aid effectiveness breaks new ground

Issue No.21, 23 March

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	Gender equality and parliaments: 15 years after Beijing
	Women's representation in politics remains a challenge
	Female genital mutilation: Men take action
	HIV and AIDS regional initiatives for Asia
	Millennium Development Goals' assessment: your participation is crucial
	European parliamentarians in the fight against human trafficking
	Parliamentary oversight of climate change negotiations

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	Economic crisis: MPs take stock of measures at UN-IPU Hearing
	IPU Assembly concludes with major decisions
	Keeping the WTO in the spotlight of parliamentary attention
	Parliamentarians voice their commitment to combating food insecurity
	Members of parliament mark the 30th anniversary of CEDAW
	Evolving standards for measuring parliamentary performance
	World e-Parliament Conference 2009: Using technology to enhance democracy

Issue No.19, 15 October

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	Parliamentary Conference on Democracy in Africa
	Is parliament open to women?
	Promoting inclusive parliamentary practice in Burundi
	Strategies to eliminate violence against children in Latin America
	Re-introducing the imperative mandate?
	Enhancing the parliamentary response to HIV/AIDS
	International Day of Democracy 2009: Global public opinion survey

Issue No.18, 12 August

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	Women Speakers of Parliament discuss violence against women
	Global economic downturn a challenge for local MPs as well
	Preparing the ground for major world debates on climate change and HIV/AIDS
	UN says response to global crisis must also involve parliaments
	Silence is violence: end the abuse of women in Afghanistan
	Involvement of parliamentarians in reconciliation in the Great Lakes countries
	First Preparatory Committee meeting for next World Conference of Speakers of Parliament

Issue No.17, 6 June

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	Mitigating the global economic crisis through enhanced parliamentary oversight
	Towards effective nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation
	Jordan MPs discuss discriminatory laws against women
	Stop the world: we want to get on
	Gearing up for the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen
	Mapping out reconciliation process in Sierra Leone
	Combatting human trafficking

Issue No.16, 25 March

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	Addressing the global economic and financial crisis
	Equal sharing of care responsibilities at the heart of women’s empowerment
	IPU field mission to Viet Nam examines One United Nations reform
	IPU Advisory Group on HIV/AIDS at work in South Africa
	Enthusiastic response to IPU's self-assessment toolkit for parliaments
	Progress in an important human rights case
	IPU President tours the Middle East

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	Building national ownership of the "One UN reform"
	Parliamentarians' information and knowledge needs
	Parliamentarians take action on maternal and newborn health
	Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development
	Parliament of Kenya partners with IPU to drive reconciliation agenda
	Inter-community dialogue on human rights and promoting a culture of peace
	Hearing at UN: Peacekeeping and prevention of conflict

Issue No.14, 3 October

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	First International Day of Democracy celebrated across the world
	IPU briefs members of parliament attending the UN General Assembly
	Parliamentary fact-finding mission to Tanzania
	Washington panel: human rights and democracy inextricably linked
	IPU co-chairs session on Governance Challenge in Africa
	Parliamentary leadership in the response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic
	New toolkit for evaluating parliamentary performance
	Urgent need to conclude the Doha Round

Issue No.13, 30 July

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	New UN forum highlights parliaments’ role in foreign aid reform
	Increased parliamentary involvement in the aftermath of conflict
	Women’s influence on politics is on the rise, but gender equality is a long way off
	Comprehensive programme supporting the Parliament of Togo gets under way
	IPU brings parliamentary dimension to peacebuilding and reconciliation
	Zimbabwe: relegate political violence to the past
	Preparations under way for the International Day of Democracy

Issue No.12, 5 June

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	IPU Assembly in Cape Town focuses on development
	Enhancing foreign aid: the parliamentary route
	Managing migration on the African continent
	Zimbabwe elections: a cause for grave concern at IPU Assembly in Cape Town
	Fighting social and economic inequality and organized crime in Central America
	IPU closes its longest-standing human rights case
	Countdown participants commit to action

Issue No.11, 20 March

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	Where is the money for gender equality ?
	IPU joins United Nations thematic debate on climate change
	Donor support for IPU activities
	Putting Parliaments in Southern Africa at the heart of security challenges
	IPU and UN to build greater awareness by parliamentarians on human trafficking
	IPU President in the Middle East
	Launch of the first World e-Parliament Report

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	Call for observance of the International Day of Democracy
	Is trade killing our planet?
	Panel discussion on Capitol Hill draws attention to violence against girls
	Promoting human rights in French-speaking African countries
	Parliamentarians meet in Lisbon to discuss decent work
	Exploratory mission to the new Parliament of Sierra Leone
	New York Hearing sets new milestone in IPU-UN relationship

Issue No.9, 28 September

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	IPU joins the Group of Friends of the Alliance of Civilizations
	Gender-sensitive budgets are key to economic efficiency
	Members of parliament join the global fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic
	New efforts to help the plight of some 200 legislators around the world
	Practising what it preaches: IPU makes its own budget "green"
	IPU-UNICEF partnership on agenda of UNICEF's Executive Board
	Handbook: Shedding light on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Issue No.8, 18 July

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	UN Secretary-General visits IPU Headquarters in Geneva
	Parliamentarians join forces to rebuild trust in government
	Washington panel: parliaments must work together to combat HIV/AIDS
	IPU launches project to support women MPs in Burundi
	WTO Director-General: an interim agreement still within reach
	South Asian MPs to ensure respect for rights of children in conflict with the law
	Parliamentary oversight key to making aid dollars work, concludes UN meeting
	IPU President meets with the Congressional leadership

Issue No.7, 5 June

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	Climate change reports make waves among parliamentarians
	A snapshot of the world's parliamentary elections in 2006
	Criminal case against Philippines MPs dismissed following on-site visit to Manila
	Donors and practitioners of assistance to parliaments seek greater effectiveness
	Two new handbooks seek to mobilize MPs against violence
	116th IPU Assembly: Green light to Parliamentary Committee on UN Affairs

Issue No.6, 20 March

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	Third Annual Meeting of Women Speakers of Parliament
	Helping Parliament in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
	Global employment situation stagnating, MPs find at UN meeting
	Parliament: guarantor of fundamental freedoms in the information society
	Elucidating the assassination of a prominent MP in Bangladesh
	Event of the month: Combating violence against the girl child

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	Latest resolution boosts partnership with the United Nations
	Action to combat discrimination and violence against women
	3-year parliamentary roadmap for the development of democracy
	Law and justice: the case for parliamentary scrutiny
	Dealing with the crisis of representation: finding solutions
	New global centre to boost ICTs in parliaments around the world
	Event of the month: Parliamentary Conference on the WTO

Issue No.4, 30 September

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	IPU delegation praises UN but finds key reforms still needed
	The role of parliaments in the good governance of least developed counties
	IPU joins UN in promoting a new convention on the rights of people with disabilities
	Asian parliamentarians call for a new security architecture to deal with emerging security threats
	Capacity-building for parliaments on sustainable development
	Interview with the IPU President, Mr. Pier Ferdinando Casini

Issue No.3, 6 July

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	Building up a parliamentary dimension of the WTO
	IPU and US Congress say more needs to be done to strengthen parliamentary institutions worldwide
	Africa's development needs are dramatically illustrated during IPU Assembly in Kenya
	Parliamentarians organize against HIV/AIDS during major UN meeting
	Learning lessons from the past, setting standards for the future

Issue No.2, 27 April

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	UN reform opens prospects for more structured cooperation with parliaments
	Forthcoming IPU Assembly to focus on African continent
	IPU and UNDP join hands to boost capacities in newly established Afghan parliament
	Parliamentary meeting highlights the politics of water
	Strengthening parliamentary oversight of the security sector in Moldova
	Seeking to shed light on the murder of a prominent Mongolian MP
	Interview with the President of the UN General Assembly, Mr. Jan Eliasson
	Obituary

Issue No.1, 15 March

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	IPU at the United Nations: Standing up for women
	IPU assists new Burundian parliament
	Curbing the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons
	New edition of groundbreaking publication on free and fair elections
	Women politicians make inroads worldwide
	Ms. Ann Clwyd: Testimony on the human rights of parliamentarians

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