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118th ASSEMBLY
Cape Town (South Africa), 13 - 18 April 2008

Agenda and programme of work

Texts of resolutions:

• The role of parliaments in striking a balance between national security, human security and individual freedoms, and in averting the threat to democracy
• Parliamentary oversight of State policies on foreign aid
• Migrant workers, people trafficking, xenophobia and human rights

Presidential declaration on the situation in Zimbabwe

Details of deliberations

Complete electronic version of the "Results of the 118th Assembly and related meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" as a PDF file (547K).

117th ASSEMBLY
Geneva (Switzerland), 8-10 October 2007

Agenda and programme of work

Texts:

Resolution on the emergency item:

• The urgent need to immediately stop the widespread human rights violations and to restore the democratic rights of the people of Myanmar

Reports:

• Report on the nature of the relationship between the United Nations and the world of parliaments
• Report of the IPU Committee on United Nations Affairs

Details of deliberations

Complete electronic version of the "Results of the 117th Assembly and related meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" as a PDF file (480K).

116th ASSEMBLY
Nusa Dua, Bali (Indonesia), 29 April - 4 May 2007

Agenda and programme of work

Texts of resolutions:

• Ensuring respect for and peaceful co-existence between all religious communities and beliefs in a globalized world
• Job creation and employment security in the era of globalization
• Promoting diversity and equal rights for all through universal democratic and electoral standards

Presidential declaration on climate change

Details of deliberations

Complete electronic version of the "Results of the 116th Assembly and related meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" as a PDF file (511K).

115th ASSEMBLY
Geneva (Switzerland), 16-18 October 2006

Agenda and programme of work

Texts of resolutions:

• Cooperation between parliaments and the United Nations in promoting world peace, particularly from the perspectives of the fight against terrorism and the achievement of greater energy security
• The role of parliaments in overseeing the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, in particular with regard to the problem of debt and the eradication of poverty and corruption
• Missing persons

Details of deliberations

Complete electronic version of the "Results of the 115th Assembly and related meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" as a PDF file (499K).

114th ASSEMBLY
Nairobi (Kenya), 7-12 May 2006

Agenda and programme of work

Texts of resolutions:

• The role of parliaments in strengthening the control of trafficking in small arms and light weapons and their ammunition
• The role of parliaments in environmental management and in combating global degradation of the environment
• How parliaments can and must promote effective ways of combating violence against women in all fields

Statement on the Drought in North-Eastern Kenya

Details of deliberations

Complete electronic version of the "Results of the 114th Assembly and related meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" as a PDF file (503K).

113th ASSEMBLY
Geneva (Switzerland), 17-19 October 2005

Agenda and programme of work

Texts of resolutions:

• The respective roles of parliament and the media in providing the public with impartial, accurate and verifiable information, especially on armed conflicts and the struggle against terrorism
• Migration and development
• The importance of civil society and its interplay with parliaments and other democratically elected assemblies for the maturing and development of democracy

Statement on avian influenza

Details of deliberations

Complete electronic version of the "Results of the 113th Assembly and related meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" as a PDF file (653K).

112th ASSEMBLY
Manila (Philippines), 3-8 April 2005

Agenda and programme of work

Texts of resolutions:

• The role of parliaments in the establishment and functioning of mechanisms to provide for the judgment and sentencing of war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and terrorism, with a view to avoiding impunity
• The role of parliaments in establishing innovative international financing and trading mechanisms to address the problem of debt and achieve the Millennium Development Goals
• The role of parliaments in advocating and enforcing observance of human rights in the strategies for the prevention, management and treatment of the HIV/AIDS pandemic

Details of deliberations

Complete electronic version of the "Results of the 112th Assembly and related meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" as a PDF file (495K).

111th ASSEMBLY
Geneva (Switzerland), 28 September - 1 October 2004

Agenda and programme of work

Texts of resolutions:

• The role of parliaments in strengthening multilateral regimes for non-proliferation of weapons and for disarmament, in the light of new security challenges
• The role of parliaments in preserving biodiversity
• Beijing + 10: An evaluation from a parliamentary perspective

Details of deliberations

Complete electronic version of the "Results of the 111th Assembly and related meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" as a PDF file (540K).

110th ASSEMBLY
Mexico City (Mexico), 18-23 April 2004

Agenda and programme of work

Texts of resolutions:

• Promoting international reconciliation, helping to bring stability to regions of conflict, and assisting with post-conflict reconstruction
• Working towards an equitable environment for international commerce: the issues of trade in agricultural products and the access to basic medicines
• Furthering parliamentary democracy in order to protect human rights and encourage reconciliation among peoples and partnership among nations

Details of deliberations

Complete electronic version of the "Results of the 110th Assembly and related meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" as a PDF file (540K).

109th ASSEMBLY
Geneva (Switzerland), 1-3 October 2003

Agenda and programme of work

Texts of resolutions:

• The role of parliaments in assisting multilateral organisations in ensuring peace and security and in building an international coalition for peace
• Global public goods:a new challenge for parliaments
• The contribution of new information and communication technologies to good governance, the improvement of parliamentary democracy and the management of globalisation

Details of deliberations

Complete electronic version of the "Results of the 109th Assembly and related meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" as a PDF file (615K).

108th INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Santiago (Chile), 6-11 April 2003

Agenda and programme of work

Texts of resolutions:

• Parliaments' role in strengthening democratic institutions and human development in a fragmented world
• International cooperation for the prevention and management of transborder natural disasters and their impact on the regions concerned

Details of deliberations

Complete electronic version of the "Results of the 108th Conference and related meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" as a PDF file (380K).

107th INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Marrakech (Morocco), 17-22 March 2002

Agenda and programme of work

Texts of resolutions:

• The role of parliaments in developing public policy in an era of globalisation, multilateral institutions and international trade agreements
• Ten years after Rio: global degradation of the environment and parliamentary support for the Kyoto Protocol

Details of deliberations

Complete electronic version of the "Results of the 107th Conference and related meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" as a PDF file (436K).

106th INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), 9-14 September 2001

Agenda and programme of work

Texts of resolutions:

• Protecting and caring for children, the driving force of future society
• Urgent action to combat HIV/AIDS and other pandemics which seriously endanger public health, and economic, social and political development and even threaten the survival of many nations

Details of deliberations

Complete electronic version of the "Results of the 106th Conference and related meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" as a PDF file (454K).

105th INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Havana (Cuba), 1-6 April 2001

Agenda and programme of work

Texts of resolutions:

• Securing observance of the principles of international law in the interests of world peace and security
• Education and culture as essential factors in promoting the participation of men and women in political life and as prerequisites for the development of peoples

Details of deliberations

Complete electronic version of the "Results of the 105th Conference and related meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" as a PDF file (442K).

104th INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Jakarta (Indonesia), 15-21 October 2000

Agenda and programme of work

Texts of resolutions:

• The prevention of military and other coups against democratically elected governments and against the free will of the peoples expressed through direct suffrage, and action to address grave violations of the human rights of parliamentarians
• Financing for development and a new paradigm of economic and social development designed to eradicate poverty

Complete electronic version of the "Results of the 104th Conference and related meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" as a PDF file (457K).

103rd INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Amman (Jordan), 30 April-5 May 2000

Agenda and programme of work

Texts of resolutions:

• Achieving peace, stability and comprehensive development in the world and forging closer political, economic and cultural ties among peoples
• Dialogue among civilisations and cultures

Complete electronic version of the brochure "Results of the 103rd Conference and related meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" as a PDF file (410K).

102nd INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Berlin (Germany), 10-15 October 1999

Agenda and programme of work

Texts of resolutions:

• Contribution of parliaments to ensuring respect for and promoting international humanitarian law on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions
• The need to revise the current global financial and economic model

Complete electronic version of the brochure "Results of the 102nd Conference and related meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" as a PDF file (680K).

101st INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Brussels (Belgium), 11-15 April 1999

Texts of resolutions:

• Parliamentary action to encourage all countries to sign and ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty prohibiting all nuclear testing, to encourage universal and non-discriminatory nuclear non-proliferation measures and to work towards the eventual elimination of all nuclear weapons
• The problem of metropolitan areas: a global challenge to which parliamentarians must respond in terms of urban civilisation and democracy

Complete electronic version of the brochure "Results of the 101st Conference and related meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" as a PDF file (570K).

100th INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Moscow (Russian Federation), 7-11 September 1998

Agenda and programme of work

Texts of resolutions:

• Strong action by national Parliaments in the year of the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to ensure the promotion and protection of all human rights in the 21st century
• Water: the means required to preserve, manage and make the best use of this essential resource for sustainable development

Complete electronic version of the brochure "Results of the 100th Conference and related meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" as a PDF file (570K).

99th INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Windhoek (Namibia), 6-10 April 1998

Texts of resolutions:

• The prevention of conflicts and the restoration of peace and trust in countries emerging from war; the return of refugees to their countries of origin, the strengthening of democratic processes and the hastening of reconstruction
• Action to combat HIV/AIDS in view of its devastating human, economic and social impact

Complete electronic version of the brochure "Results of the 99th Conference and related meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" as a PDF file (540K).

98th INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Cairo (Egypt), 11-15 September 1997

Texts of resolutions:

• Ensuring lasting democracy by forging close links between Parliament and people
• Employment in a globalising world

Complete electronic version of the brochure "Results of the 98th Conference and related meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" as a PDF file (1160K).

97th INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Seoul (Republic of Korea), 10-14 April 1997

Texts of resolutions:

• Co-operation for world and regional security and stability, as well as for respect for all forms of the sovereignty and independence of States
• Measures required to change consumption and production patterns with a view to sustainable development

96th INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Beijing (China), 16-20 September 1996

Texts of resolutions:

• Promoting greater respect and protection of human rights in general and in particular for women and children
• Policies and strategies to ensure the right to food in this time of globalization of the economy and trade liberalization

95th INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Istanbul (Turkey), 15-19 April 1996

Texts of resolutions:

• The protection of minorities as a global issue and a prerequisite for stability, security and peace
• Conservation of world fish stocks in order to provide an important source of protein and ensure the continued viability and economic stability of fishing around the world

94th INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Bucharest (Romania), 9-14 October 1995

Texts of resolutions:

• Parliamentary action to fight corruption and the need for international co-operation in this field
• Strategies for effective implementation of national and international commitments adopted at the World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen

93rd INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Madrid (Spain), 27 March -1 April 1995

Texts of resolutions:

• The international community in the face of the challenges posed by calamities arising from armed conflicts and by natural and man-made disasters: the need for a coherent and effective response through political and humanitarian assistance means and mechanisms
• Bioethics and its implications worldwide for human rights protection

92nd INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Copenhagen (Denmark), 12-17 September 1994

Texts of resolutions:

• Strengthening national structures, institutions and organizations of society, which play a role in promoting and safeguarding human rights
• International co-operation and national action to support social and economic development and efforts to combat poverty - Contribution of parliaments to the World Summit for Social Development (Copenhagen, March 1995)

91st INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Paris (France), 21-26 March 1994

Texts of resolutions:

• Prevention of conflicts, maintenance and consolidation of peace: role and means of the United Nations and regional organizations
• Waste management for a healthy environment

90th INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Canberra (Australia), 13-18 September 1993

Texts of resolutions:

• Respect for international humanitarian law and support for humanitarian action in armed conflicts
• The health and well-being of the elderly

89th INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
New Delhi (India), 12-17 April 1993

Texts of resolutions:

• Transparency in arms transfers through a global arms register, notably as a means to check the growing use of violence to achieve political objectives
• The implementation of educational and cultural policies designed to foster greater respect for democratic values

88th INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Stockholm (Sweden), 7-12 September 1992

Texts of resolutions:

• Contribution of Parliaments to enhancing the role of the United Nations, and the strengthening of Parliaments' involvement in foreign policy through the development of parliamentary diplomacy and closer collaboration between the executive and the legislative
• Need for a radical solution to the problem of debt in the developing world

87th INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Yaoundé (Cameroon), 6-11 April 1992

Texts of resolutions:

• Environment and Development: The views of parliamentarians on the main directions of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development and its prospects
• The organization and functioning of democracy and the expression of ethnic diversity as a means of ensuring the stability of all States, economic development and better use of the peace dividend for the benefit of the Third World

86th INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE
Santiago (Chile), 7-12 October 1991

Texts of resolutions:

• Human development: economic growth and democracy. The role of Parliaments in ensuring the necessary links between freedoms, citizen involvement, economic growth, and social investments
• Development of measures to prevent and intervene against genocide through international co-operation within the framework of competent international bodies such as the United Nations