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In addition to meetings of its statutory organs, such as the Inter-Parliamentary Conference and the Council, IPU organizes specialized world-wide or regional conferences and symposia bringing together parliamentarians and experts for the in-depth study of specific problems. Here is a chronological list of such meetings held in recent years: 2008 Regional seminar for Latin American Parliaments on the theme "Women shaping politics: gender, parliamentary representation and legislative agenda" Montevideo (Uruguay), 10-11 March 2008 The role of parliaments in financing for gender equality. Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the 52nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women New York (UN Headquarters), 27 February 2008 Regional seminar on the role of national parliaments and the SADC Parliamentary Forum in enhancing security in Southern Africa Luanda (Angola), 20-21 February 2008 Parliamentary Forum to Fight Human Trafficking Vienna (Austria), 12 February 2008 2007 Meeting of parliamentary bodies dealing with the status of women and gender equality Geneva (ILO Headquarters), 6-8 December 2007 First global parliamentary meeting on HIV/AIDS Manila (Philippines), 28-30 November 2007 Regional Capacity Building Seminar for Asian Parliaments on Sustainable Development Vientiane (Lao PDR), 26-28 November 2007 Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations "Reinforcing the Rule of Law in International Relations: The Key Role of Parliaments" New York (UN Headquarters), 20-21 November 2007 Meeting of the Advisory Group of the IPU Committee on United Nations Affairs New York (UN Headquarters), 19 November 2007 Meeting of parliamentarians held during the ILO Forum on Decent Work for a Fair Globalization Lisbon (Portugal), 31 October - 2 November 2007 Regional conference for women parliamentarians of the GCC States Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), 30-31 October 2007 Seminar for members of parliamentary committees on human rights and other committees addressing migration issues "Migration: the human rights perspective" Geneva (IPU Headquarters), 24-26 October 2007 World e-Parliament Conference 2007: Challenges and benefits of ICT in parliamentary processes Geneva (CICG), 11 October 2007 Parliamentary seminar on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Geneva (CICG), 11 October 2007 Parliamentary Panel "Trade and climate change: Is trade killing our planet?", held within the framework of the WTO Public Forum 2007 Geneva (WTO Headquarters), 4 October 2007 Sixteenth session of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO Geneva (IPU Headquarters), 3 October 2007 Regional seminar for parliaments in French-speaking Africa on the "Role of Parliaments in the implementation of international and regional human rights treaties" Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), 1-3 October 2007 Regional seminar for parliaments of Europe and Central Asia on "Parliament and the budgetary process, including from a gender perspective" Geneva (CICG), 19-21 September 2007 Capacity-building workshop on the occasion of the 7th Global Forum on Reinventing Government Vienna (Austria), 28-29 June 2007 Regional seminar for parliaments on "Developing a protective environment for South Asian children: The role of parliamentarians in the protection of children in the Juvenile Justice System" Islamabad (Pakistan), 27-29 June 2007 Parliamentary Forum on the occasion of the 7th Global Forum on Reinventing Government Vienna (Austria), 25 June 2007 Fifteenth session of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO Geneva (IPU Headquarters), 14-15 June 2007 Panel discussion on "Enhancing the parliamentary response to the HIV/AIDS crisis" Washington D.C., 12 June 2007 Regional seminar on the role of parliaments in Latin America in promoting reconciliation so as to consolidate fair and inclusive societies based on the rule of law La Paz (Bolivia), 8-9 June 2007 IPU Advisory Group on HIV/AIDS: field visit to Brazil 4-7 June 2007 Expert seminar on the past, present and future of the new or restored democracies movement Stockholm (Sweden), 15-16 March 2007 Third Annual Meeting of Women Speakers of Parliament New York (UN Headquarters), 2 March 2007 Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of the 51st session of the Commission on the Status of Women New York (UN Headquarters), 1 March 2007 2006 Meeting of parliamentary bodies dealing with the status of women and gender equality Geneva (Switzerland), 4-6 December 2006 Annual 2006 session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO Geneva (Switzerland), 1-2 December 2006 Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations New York (UN Headquarters), 13-14 November 2006 Parliamentary Forum on the occasion of the sixth International Conference of New or Restored Democracies Doha (Qatar), 29 October-1 November 2006 Information seminar entitled Implementing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women: The role of parliaments and their members Geneva (IPU Headquarters), 19 October 2006 Conference on broadcasting of parliamentary business through dedicated TV channels and public broadcasting systems Geneva (CICG), 19 October 2006 "Law and Justice: The Case for Parliamentary Scrutiny". Seminar for members of parliamentary human rights bodies Geneva (IPU Headquarters), 25-27 September 2006 Parliamentary panel on governance in the Least Developed Countries New York (UN Headquarters), 15 September 2006 Thirteenth session of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO Geneva (IPU Headquarters), 14-15 September 2006 Inaugural session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean Amman (Jordan), 10-11 September 2006 Regional seminar for parliaments from South-East Asia and the wider Asia-Pacific region on security sector reform in the national and regional contexts Phuket (Thailand), 1-2 September 2006 Regional Conference for Women Parliamentarians in the Gulf Cooperation Council States Bahrain, 3-5 July 2006 Regional Capacity-Building Seminar for African Parliaments on Sustainable Development Yaoundé (Cameroon), 26-28 June 2006 Twelfth session of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO Geneva (IPU Headquarters), 22-23 June 2006 Parliamentary Caucus on the occasion of the United Nations High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS New York (UN Headquarters), 1 June 2006 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the 50th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women New York (UN Headquarters), 1 March 2006 Regional seminar on "Developing a protective framework for children: The role of Parliaments" Hanoi (Vietnam), 15-17 February 2006 2005 Hong Kong session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO Hong Kong (China), 12 and 15 December 2005 African Parliamentary Conference on "Violence against women, abandoning female genital mutilation: The role of parliaments" Dakar (Senegal), 4 and 5 December 2005 Global capacity-building initiative for parliaments on sustainable development. Regional seminar for the parliaments of the Arab States Beiruth (Lebanon), 29-30 November 2005 Parliamentary panel on the occasion of the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society Tunis (Tunisia), 17 November 2005 Regional seminar on the role of parliaments in the national reconciliation process in Africa Bujumbura (Burundi), 7 - 8 November 2005 Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations New York (UN Headquarters), 31 October - 1 November 2005 Information seminar "Implementing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women: The role of parliaments and their members" Geneva (IPU Headquarters), 20 October 2005 Seminar for Latin American Parliaments on Parliament and the budgetary process, including from a gender perspective San Salvador (El Salvador), 19-21 September 2005 Second World Conference of Speakers of Parliament New York (UN Headquarters), 7-9 September 2005 Preparatory Meeting of the Inaugural Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean Naples (Italy), 26 June 2005 Seminar on the impact of parliamentary action on indigenous peoples' rights, organised in partnership with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Geneva (IPU Headquarters), 25-26 July 2005 Meeting of the Coordinating Committee of the World Conference of Women Parliamentarians for the protection of children and young persons Geneva (IPU Headquarters), 11 July 2005 Regional seminar on parliamentary oversight of the security sector in Latin America Montevideo (Uruguay), 1-2 July 2005 Panel discussion "Promoting innovative sources of FFD: What role for parliaments?" New York (UN Headquarters), 10 June 2005 Seminar for chairpersons and members of parliamentary human rights bodies on freedom of expression, parliament and the promotion of tolerant societies Geneva (IPU Headquarters), 25-27 May 2005 Parliamentary Panel within the framework of the annual WTO Public Symposium Geneva (WTO Headquarters), 22 April 2005 Seminar on parliaments, environmental management and sustainable development. Paris (France), 22-23 April 2005 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the 49th session of the Commission on the Status of Women: Beijing + 10 New York (UN Headquarters), 3 March 2005 Fourth Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Security and Co-operation in the Mediterranean Nafplion (Greece), 6-7 February 2005 2004 Brussels session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO Brussels (Belgium), 24-26 November 2004 Parliamentary hearing at the 59th session of the UN General Assembly New York (UN Headquarters), 19-20 October 2004 Information seminar "Implemeting the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women" Geneva (Switzerland), 2 October 2004 Regional seminar for Arab Parliaments: "Parliament and the budgetary process, including from a gender perspective" Beirut (Lebanon), 22-24 June 2004 Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of UNCTAD XI São Paulo (Brazil), 11-12 June 2004 African Parliamentary Conference: "Refugees in Africa: The Challenges of Protection and Solutions" Cotonou (Benin), 1-3 June 2004 Meeting of Speakers of Parliaments of the Countries Neighbouring Iraq on the Constitutional Process in Iraq Amman (Jordan), 12-13 May 2004 Seminar for Chairpersons and Members of Parliamentary Human Rights Bodies Geneva (Switzerland), 15-17 March 2004 2003 Parliamentary Panel within the framework of the World Summit on the Information Society Geneva (Switzerland), 11 December 2003 Parliamentary hearing at the 58th session of the UN General Assembly New York (UN Headquarters), 27 October 2003 Cancun session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO Cancún (Mexico), 9 and 12 September 2003 Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of the 5th International Conference of New or Restored Democracies Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), 11 September 2003 Fifth Round Table of Parliamentarians on "The role of members of parliament in promoting sustainable development at national level within the framework of the implementation of the UNCCD" Havana (Cuba), 3-4 September 2003 Parliamentary panel in the framework of the WTO Public Symposium Geneva (Switzerland), 17 June 2003 Seminar for Parliaments of the South West Asia on "Parliament and the budgetary process, including from a gender perspective" Colombo (Sri Lanka), 26-28 May 2003, (PDF file) Parliamentary Conference on the WTO Geneva (Switzerland), 17-18 February 2003 2002 Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of the World Summit on Sustainable Development Johannesburg (South Africa), 29-30 August 2002 Seminar for Asian Parliaments on "Parliament and the budgetary process, including from a gender perspective" Manila (Philippines), 23-25 June 2002 Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of the World Food Summit: five years later Rome (Italy), 11 June 2002 Parliamentary Forum on Children UN Headquarters, New York (USA), 9 May 2002 Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of the 58th session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights Geneva (UN), 8 April 2002 Parliamentary Forum on the occasion of the International Conference on Financing for Development Mexico City (Mexico), 16 March 2002 Conference on International Humanitarian Law for the Protection of Civilians During Armed Conflict in Africa Niamey (Niger), 18-20 February 2002 2001 Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of the Fourth WTO Ministerial Conference Doha (Qatar), 11 November 2001 Regional Seminar on "Parliament and the budgetary process, including from a gender perspective" Bamako (Mali), 1-3 November 2001 Fourth Round Table of Parliamentarians on "The role of members of parliament in promoting sustainable development at national level within the framework of the implementation of the UNCCD" Geneva (Switzerland), 4-5 October 2001 Parliamentary Meeting "Action of parliaments and their members in the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance" Durban (South Africa), 2 September 2001 Seminar on "The Process of Engendering a New Constitution for Rwanda" Kigali (Rwanda), 20-22 June 2001 Parliamentary Meeting on International Trade "For a free, just and equitable multilateral trading system: Providing a parliamentary dimension" Geneva (Switzerland), 8-9 June 2001 Parliamentary session on the occasion of the 2nd Global Forum on Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity The Hague (Netherlands), 28 May 2001 High-Level Parliamentary Round Table in the framework of the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries Brussels (Belgium), 14 May 2001 2000 Third Round Table of Parliamentarians on "The role of members of parliament in promoting sustainable development at national level within the framework of the implementation of the UNCCD" Bonn (Germany), 12-13 December 2000 Conference of Presiding Officers of National Parliaments UN Headquarters, New York (USA), 30 August - 1 September 2000 Sub-Regional North East Asia Workshop on Human Rights and Parliaments Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), 7-10 August 2000 Briefing for Parliamentarians on the occasion of the "Copenhagen+5" UNGA Special Session Geneva (Switzerland), 27 June 2000 Tripartite Consultation on the theme "Democracy through Partnership between Men and Women" UN Headquarters, New York (USA), 7 June 2000 Seminar on "Parliament and the budgetary process, including from a gender perspective" Nairobi (Kenya), 22 - 24 May 2000 IIIrd Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Security and Co-operation in the Mediterranean Marseille (France), 30 March - 3 April 2000 Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of UNCTAD X Bangkok (Thailand), 10 - 11 February 2000 1999 Second Round Table of Members of Parliament on The Role of Members of Parliament in Designing Educational, Scientific and Cultural Policies for the Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Recife (Brazil), 22 - 23 November 1999 Parliamentary Seminar on Relations Between Majority and Minority Parties in African Parliaments Libreville (Gabon), 17 - 19 May 1999 Second Tri-Partite Meeting of Representatives of Parliaments, Governments and Inter-Governmental Organisations UN Headquarters, New York (USA), 31 March 1999 Third Thematic Preparatory Meeting of the IIIrd Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Security and Co-operation in the Mediterranean Ljubljana (Slovenia), 12 and 13 March 1999 1998 Round Table of Parliamentarians on the theme "Process of implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)", organised by the Convention Secretariat and sponsored by the Inter-Parliamentary Union Dakar (Senegal), 7 December 1998 Inter-Parliamentary Conference on "Attaining the World Food Summit's obectives through a sustainable development strategy" Rome (Italy), 29 November - 2 December 1998 Second Thematic Preparatory Meeting of the IIIrd Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Security and Co-operation in the Mediterranean Evora (Portugal), 25 and 26 June 1998 1997 First Thematic Preparatory Meeting of the IIIrd Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Security and Co-operation in the Mediterranean Monte Carlo (Monaco), 3-4 July 1997 Inter-Parliamentary Workshop "Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Central Asia and Kazakhstan" Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), 20-22 February 1997 Specialized Inter-Parliamentary Conference "Towards partnership between men and women in politics" New Delhi (India), 14-18 February 1997 1996 Parliamentarians' Day on the occasion of the World Food Summit Rome (Italy), 15 November 1996 Tri-Partite Meeting of Parliamentary, Governmental and Inter-Governmental Representatives UN Headquarters, New York (USA), 5-6 September 1996 Joint Conference by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and UNESCO on "Education, science, culture and communications on the threshold of the 21st Century" Paris (France), 3-6 June 1996 Inter-Parliamentary Seminar for parliamentarians from the West and Central Africa sub-region Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), 12-15 March 1996 1995 IInd Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Security and Co-operation in the Mediterranean Valetta (Malta), 1-4 November 1995 Parliamentarians' Day on the occasion of the Fourth World Conference on Women Beijing (China), 7 September 1995 Seminar for parliamentarians from Southern Africa Lusaka (Zambia), 21-23 June 1995 Preparatory meeting of the IInd CSCM on the 1st Basket: Regional Stability Alexandria (Egypt), 3 June 1995 Parliamentarians' Day on the occasion of the World Summit for Social Development Copenhagen (Denmark), 7 March 1995 1994 Preparatory meeting of the IInd CSCM on the 2nd Basket: Co-Development and Partnership Izmir (Turkey), 18 November 1994 Parliamentarians' Day on the occasion of the International Conference on Population and Development Cairo (Egypt), 7 September 1994 Preparatory meeting of the IInd CSCM on the 3rd Basket: Dialogue among civilizations and human rights Cagliari (Italy), 30 June-1 July 1994 Asia and Pacific Inter-Parliamentary Conference on "Science and Technology for Regional Sustainable Development" Tokyo (Japan), 13-17 June 1994 1993 Inter-Parliamentary Conference on "North-South Dialogue for Global Prosperity" Ottawa (Canada), 18-22 October 1993 Inter-Parliamentary Symposium on "Parliament: Guardian of Human Rights" Budapest (Hungary), 19-22 May 1993 Parliamentary Workshop "Surviving Transition: Social Welfare Safety Nets for Children and Vulnerable Families" Budapest (Hungary), 19-21 March 1993 1992 Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Environment and Development Brasilia (Brazil), 23-27 November 1992 Ist Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Security and Co-operation in the Mediterranean Malaga (Spain), 15-20 June 1992