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2003

What is IPU Browsing through this RETROSPECTIVE COLLECTION of press releases of the Inter-Parliamentary Union is the best way to learn quickly about the not-so-distant events in the life of the Union and the world parliamentary community. To select a year other than 2003, go directly to the corresponding page:

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BulletEnhanced Partnership between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (New York/Geneva, 31 October 2003)
BulletRwanda leads world ranking of women in parliament (Geneva, 22 October 2003)
BulletIraq: IPU calls for establishment of a "constitutional convention" (Geneva, 4 October 2003)
BulletNetwork of cooperation between UNESCO and the Inter-Parliamentary Union to be launched (Geneva, 3 October 2003)
BulletParliament’s role in ensuring peace and security and building an international coalition for peace: on the agenda of the 109th IPU Assembly (Geneva, 29 September 2003)
BulletThe Inter-Parliamentary Union welcomes overturn of Amina Lawal sentence (Geneva, 25 September 2003)
BulletMeeting on the Electoral Rights of Citizens with Disabilities drafts electoral law provisions (Geneva, 23 September 2003)
BulletInauguration of the House of Parliaments (Geneva, 19 September 2003)
BulletWTO Ministerial Conference: parliamentarians committed to promote free and fair trade that benefits people everywhere, enhances development and reduces poverty (Cancun, 12 September 2003)
BulletMembers of Parliament from 47 countries reiterate resolve to strengthen democracy worldwide (Ulaanbaatar, 9 September 2003)
BulletParliamentarians debate the major issues before the WTO Ministerial Conference (Cancun, 9 September 2003)
BulletMPs from some 40 countries join forces to fight desertification (Geneva, 5 September 2003)
BulletMembers of parliaments will meet in Cancun to oversee trade negotiations at the WTO Conference (Geneva, 2 September 2003)
BulletEstablishment of a working group of Israeli and Palestinian elected representatives to work constantly for cooperation (Geneva, 17 July 2003)
BulletKnesset and PLC members to meet in Geneva under IPU auspices (Geneva, 15 July 2003)
BulletPresident Páez pledges IPU support for the creation of a Pan-African Parliament (Geneva, 1 July 2003)
BulletParliaments to oversee trade negotiations at the WTO Conference in Cancún (Geneva, 23 June 2003)
BulletThe IPU presses for a humanitarian agreement in Colombia and calls for the liberation of Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar (Geneva, 10 June 2003)
BulletThe Inter-Parliamentary Union is concerned about the situation of Chilean MP Juan Pablo Letelier (Geneva, 2 June 2003)
BulletThe Inter-Parliamentary Union calls for a pardon for Amina Lawal of Nigeria (Geneva, 8 May 2003)
BulletIPU recommends humanitarian agreement between Colombian government and FARC to put an end to detained MPs (Santiago, 10 April 2003)
Bullet108th IPU Conference appeals to states to take concrete measures for the total elimination of nuclear weapons (Santiago, 10 April 2003)
Bullet108th IPU Conference appeals for an end to the war in Iraq, emphasising importance of upholding international law and the UN Charter (Santiago, 10 April 2003)
BulletIPU and UNHCR emphasise challenges to protecting refugees in the current conflict in Iraq and other humanitarian crises (Santiago, 10 April 2003)
BulletIPU and DCAF launch handbook on control of security forces (Santiago, 8 April 2003)
BulletThe need to put an urgent end to the war in Iraq has been put on the agenda of the 108th Inter-Parliamentary Conference (Santiago, 8 April 2003)
BulletIntense negotiations to formalise a supplementary emergency item on the situation in Iraq (Santiago, 7 April 2003)
BulletIPU and UN launch a Handbook on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Santiago, 7 April 2003)
BulletPresident Ricardo Lagos inaugurates the 108th Inter-Parliamentary Conference in Santiago de Chile (Santiago, 6 April 2003)
BulletWomen parliamentarians denounce the effects of the war on children and women (Santiago, 6 April 2003)
Bullet"At a time when the system for multilateral cooperation is under severe stress, the IPU pleaded for respect for the rule of law and human rights" (Geneva, 18 March 2003)
BulletPresident Ricardo Lagos to open 108th Inter-Parliamentary Conference in Santiago de Chile (Geneva, 7 March 2003)
BulletPolitical will indispensable for steady progress in women's participation in parliament (Geneva, 5 March 2003)
BulletIPU and UNESCO envisage to create a parliamentary network on matters related to UNESCO (Geneva, 25 February 2003)
BulletDeclaration by the President of the Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Chilean Senator Sergio Páez, following the Executive Committee’s session of 19 and 20 February 2003 (Geneva, 20 February 2003)
BulletMPs intend to enhance the transparency of WTO activities (Geneva, 18 February 2003)
Bullet"Parliaments have a special role in making the international trading system more open, more equitable, more predictable and non-discriminatory" (Geneva, 18 February 2003)
BulletIPU and European Parliament organise jointly a Parliamentary Conference on WTO (Geneva, 13 February 2003)
BulletMr. M. Samarasinghe, Minister of Employment and Labour and Chief Government Whip of Sri Lanka, is elected new President of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Geneva, 23 January 2003)
BulletIPU Human Rights Committee to examine allegations of human rights violations affecting MPs in 28 countries during its 100th session (Geneva, 17 January 2003)

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