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2007

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 2007, go directly to the corresponding page:

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BulletIPU calls for the release of family members of three Sri Lanka MPs (Geneva, 13 December 2007)
BulletPromoting women's access to the labour market and enhancing their economic input are key elements of development (Geneva, 6 December 2007)
BulletWorld's legislators gather in Manila to discuss HIV and AIDS (Geneva, 30 November 2007)
BulletInternational Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - 25 November IPU President: "Combating violence against women is a priority, especially in conflict situations" (Geneva, 24 November 2007)
BulletInter-Parliamentary Union and UN Development Programme strengthen support to parliaments worldwide (Geneva, 21 November 2007)
BulletIPU condemns killing of Philippines MP (Geneva, 14 November 2007)
BulletIPU condemns killing of six Afghan MPs (Geneva, 7 November 2007)
BulletLegislators meeting in Geneva unanimously adopt a resolution urging a stop to human rights violations in Myanmar (Geneva, 11 October 2007)
BulletHuman rights violations in Myanmar adopted as emergency item at 117th IPU Assembly (Geneva, 8 October 2007)
BulletHandbook boosts prospects for the new Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Geneva, 8 October 2007)
BulletParliamentary leaders convene in Geneva to consider issues of democracy and respect for human rights (Geneva, 3 October 2007)
BulletIPU appeals for dialogue in response to nationwide unrest in Myanmar (Geneva, 28 September 2007)
BulletIPU to build parliamentary capacity in French-speaking Africa (Geneva, 24 September 2007)
BulletIPU condemns murder of Lebanese MP Antoine Ghanem (Geneva, 20 September 2007)
BulletGender-sensitive budgets key to economic efficiency (Geneva, 19 September 2007)
BulletIPU Human Rights Committee to examine public cases concerning 198 MPs (Geneva, 16 July 2007)
BulletUN Secretary-General discusses global parliamentary campaign against climate change at the House of Parliaments (Geneva, 6 July 2007)
BulletThe IPU press for an urgent humanitarian agreement in Colombia (Geneva, 5 July 2007)
BulletIPU condemns new attack on parliamentarian-elect in Myanmar (Geneva, 20 June 2007)
BulletParliamentarians urge WTO negotiators to facilitate an agreement (Geneva, 15 June 2007)
BulletIPU condemns murder of Lebanese MP Walid Eido (Geneva, 14 June 2007)
BulletIPU urges Philippines authorities to release Congressman Crispin Beltran (Geneva, 7 June 2007)
BulletLegislators call for action to avert dangerous human interference in climate system (Nusa Dua, 4 May 2007)
BulletIPU alarmed at plight of imprisoned legislators in Myanmar and 40 PLC members (Nusa Dua, 4 May 2007)
BulletUNICEF and IPU join forces to stop violence against children (Nusa Dua, 2 May 2007)
BulletIndonesia's Foreign Minister addresses 116th IPU Assembly: "More people are being killed today than in the two decades before the end of the Cold War" (Nusa Dua, 1 May 2007)
Bullet116th IPU Assembly to discuss international cooperation to combat terrorism (Nusa Dua, 30 April 2007)
Bullet640 million small arms and light weapons cause death and destruction: action must be taken (Nusa Dua, 30 April 2007)
BulletPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono opens 116th Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in Nusa Dua (Bali) (Nusa Dua, 29 April 2007)
BulletMeeting calls for women's economic potential to be recognized and promoted (Nusa Dua, 29 April 2007)
BulletIPU President meets UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (Geneva, 20 April 2007)
BulletIPU President condemns bomb attacks in Iraq (Geneva, 13 April 2007)
BulletIPU President condemns bomb attacks in Algeria (Geneva, 13 April 2007)
BulletPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to open 116th Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in Nusa Dua (Bali) (Geneva / Jakarta, 11 April 2007)
BulletIPU President Pier Ferdinando Casini visits camps for Sudanese refugees in Chad (Geneva, 5 April 2007)
BulletIPU pleased as Geneva becomes first Swiss city where women are majority in parliament (Geneva, 30 March 2007)
Bullet"There is an urgent need for parliaments to play a more active and more decisive role in the development of the information society" (New York, 5 March 2007)
BulletIPU President and United Nations General Assembly President pledge to defend girl child's rights (New York, 1 March 2007)
BulletWomen in Parliament in 2006: More women make it to the top (New York, 1 March 2007)
BulletWomen speakers of parliament to focus on combating violence against girls (New York, 28 February 2007)
BulletNew virtual network unites women in politics around the globe (New York, 27 February 2007)
BulletIPU President Pier Ferdinando Casini to award the Mediterranean Prize to Queen Rania of Jordan tomorrow (Geneva, 8 February 2007)
BulletIPU expresses sympathy to the Indonesian people (Geneva, 6 February 2007)
Bullet6 February: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. "The declaration issued by Al-Azhar University against female genital mutilation is an important step forward" (Geneva, 5 February 2007)
BulletThe IPU condemns the murder of afghan member of parliament Mr. Mohammad Islam Mohammadi (Geneva, 30 January 2007)
BulletIPU President Pier Ferdinando Casini received by Algeria's top leaders (Geneva, 25 January 2007)
BulletIPU President Casini congratulates Hans-Gert Pöttering on his election as President of the European Parliament (Geneva, 16 January 2007)
BulletThe IPU Committee on Human Rights of Parliamentarians to examine public cases concerning 123 parliamentarians (Geneva, 15 January 2007)

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