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For a full chronological list of specialised meetings held by the IPU since 1991, please click here.    UPCOMING EVENTS Parliamentary session within the framework of the annual WTO Public Forum GENEVA (WTO Headquarters) 27 September 2016 37th session of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO GENEVA (IPU Headquarters) 28 September 2016 Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP22/CMP12) MARRAKESH (Morocco) 13 November 2016 Parliamentary Meeting at the Second High-Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation NAIROBI (Kenya) November 2016    PAST EVENTS 2016 2016 Annual Session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO GENEVA (WTO Headquarters) 13-14 June 2016 Parliamentary Meeting at the UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS NEW YORK 7 June 2016 Parliamentary side event at the World Health Assembly GENEVA (WHO) 26 May 2016 Regional Seminar on "Harmonizing synergies for wide-ranging parliamentary actions against child trafficking and labour and strengthening South-South and Triangular cooperation" ABUJA (Nigeria) 25-26 May 2016 Regional Seminar on the theme "Parliaments and the implementation of the SDGs" BUCHAREST (Romania) 18-19 April 2016 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of 60th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, organised with UN Women NEW YORK (UN Headquarters) 15 March 2016 Seminar for African parliaments on the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 ABIDJAN (Côte d’Ivoire) 22-23 February 2016 Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations NEW YORK (UN Headquarters) 8-9 February 2016 2015 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21/CMP11) PARIS (France) 5 and 6 December 2015 34th session of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO GENEVA (IPU Headquarters) 1 October 2015 Parliamentary session within the framework of the annual WTO Public Forum GENEVA (WTO Headquarters) 30 September 2015 Fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament NEW YORK (UN Headquarters) 31 August - 2 September 2015 Regional Seminar on the Sustainable Development Goals for the Parliaments of Central and Eastern Europe BUCHAREST (Romania) 15-16 June 2015 Parliamentary meeting at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction SENDAI (Japan) 13 March 2015 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the 59th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women NEW YORK 11 March 2015 Regional seminar on “Translating international human rights commitments into national realities: The contribution of parliament to the work of the United Nations Human Rights Council” MANILA (Philippines) 26-27 February 2015 Annual 2015 session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO GENEVA (WTO Headquarters) 16-17 February 2015 2014 Parliamentary Roundtable during the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons VIENNA (Austria) 8 December 2014 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP20/CMP10) LIMA (Peru) 8 December 2014 Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations NEW YORK 19-20 November 2014 Parliamentary meeting at the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) ROME 18 November 2014 Regional seminar "Promoting child nutrition in Asia" VIENTIANE (Lao People's Democratic Republic) 4-6 November 2014 32nd session of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO GENEVA (IPU Headquarters) 2 October 2014 Parliamentary session within the framework of the annual WTO Public Forum GENEVA (WTO Headquarters) 1 October 2014 Seminar for African parliaments "Translating international human rights commitments into national realities: The contribution of parliaments to the work of the United Nations Human Rights Council" RABAT (Morocco) 29-30 September 2014 Parliamentary Meeting at the XX International AIDS Conference MELBOURNE (Australia) 21 July 2014 Regional follow-up seminar on "The role of parliamentarians in the implementation of Universal Periodic Review recommendations" MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay) 15-16 July 2014 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the High-level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation MEXICO CITY 14 April 2014 Meeting to prepare a parliamentary contribution to the 2014 World Conference on Indigenous Peoples SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA (Bolivia) 7-9 April 2014 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women NEW YORK 11 March 2014 Regional follow-up seminar on "The role of parliamentarians in the implementation of Universal Periodic Review recommendations" BUCHAREST (Romania) 17-18 February 2014 31st session of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO BRUSSELS (Premises of the European Parliament) 11-12 February 2014 Side event on indicators of democratic governance - UN Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals NEW YORK 6 February 2014 2013 Bali session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO, held in connection with the 9th WTO Ministerial Conference BALI (Indonesia) 2 and 5 December 2013 2013 Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations NEW YORK 14-15 November 2013 Information Seminar on CEDAW and its optional protocol GENEVA 10 October 2013 29th session of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO (in camera) GENEVA September 2013 28th session of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO (in camera) BRUSSELS 28-29 May 2013 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the 2013 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, co-sponsored by UNISDR and the IPU GENEVA 20 May 2013 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the 56th session of the Commission on the Status of Women NEW YORK (UN Headquarters) 5 March 2013 2012 Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations NEW YORK (UN Headquarters) 6-7 December 2012 Annual 2012 session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO GENEVA (WTO Headquarters) 15-16 November 2012 Parliamentary workshop "Strengthening the role of Parliamentarians in the implementation of Universal Periodic Review recommendations" GENEVA (IPU Headquarters) 12-13 November 2012 Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of the United Nations High-level Meeting on the Rule of Law NEW YORK (UN Headquarters) 26 September 2012 World e-Parliament Conference 2012 ROME (Italy) 13-15 September 2012 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the XIX International AIDS Conference WASHINGTON D.C. (United States of America) 23 July 2012 Parliamentary Briefing at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) 20 June 2012 All Africa Parliamentary Conference on the Millennium Development Goals (sponsored by the IPU) ADDISA ABABA 22-24 May 2012 25th session of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO BRUSSELS (European Parliament premises) 7-8 May 2012 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the 56th session of the Commission on the Status of Women NEW YORK 29 February 2012 2011 Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17/CMP7) DURBAN (South Africa) 5 December 2011 Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations 28-29 NEW YORK November 2011 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness BUSAN (Republic of Korea) 28 November 2011 Ninth Information Seminar on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women BERN (Switzerland) 20 October 2011 Seminar entitled "Promoting the right to development: the role of Parliament" BERN (Switzerland) 20 October 2011 Parliamentary Briefing on the occasion of the 66th session of the UN General Assembly NEW YORK 21 September 2011 Parliamentary Panel within the framework of the Annual WTO Public Forum GENEVA (WTO Headquarters) 20 September 2011 Regional seminar on child rights for parliaments of the CEE-CIS region YEREVAN (Armenia) 14-16 June 2011 Parliamentary Briefing at the 2011 UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS NEW YORK 7 June 2011 Fourth parliamentary Forum on Shaping the Information Society GENEVA 18-20 May 2011 Parliamentary Forum on the occasion of the Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC IV) ISTANBUL (Turkey) 8 May 2011 Annual 2011 Session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO GENEVA (WTO Headquarters) 21-22 March 2011 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the 55th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women NEW YORK 23 February 2011 2010 Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP16/CMP6) CANCUN (Mexico) 6 December 2010 Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations NEW YORK 2-3 December 2010 International parliamentary conference "Parliaments, minorities and indigenous peoples: Effective participation in politics" CHIAPAS (Mexico) 31 October - 3 November 2010 World e-parliament Conference 2010 JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) 21-22 October 2010 Regional Parliamentary Conference for Africa on children's rights and HIV/AIDS WINDHOEK (Namibia) 20-22 October 2010 Seminar on United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies GENEVA 7 October 2010 Information Seminar on parliaments and CEDAW GENEVA 7 October 2010 Parliamentary side event of the UN MDG 2010 Review Summit NEW YORK 21 September 2010 Parliamentary Panel within the framework of the Annual WTO Public Forum GENEVA (WTO Headquartres) 16 September 2010 Regional seminar for Arab Parliaments on violence against women and the CEDAW BEIRUT (Lebanon) 27 to 29 July 2010 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the XVIII International AIDS Conference VIENNA 20 July 2010 Third World Conference of Speakers of Parliament GENEVA 19-21 July 2010 21st session of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO GENEVA (IPU Headquarters) 24-25 June 2010 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the 2010 Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil) 27 May 2010 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the UN Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference NEW YORK 5 May 2009 Third Parliamentary Forum on Shaping the Information Society "ICT and the Global Economic Crisis: Current Situation and Future Perspectives" GENEVA 3-5 May 2009 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women NEW YORK 2 March 2009 2009 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of COP15 (15th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) COPENHAGEN 16 December 2009 Enlarged session of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO (held on the occasion of the seventh WTO Ministerial Conference) GENEVA (IPU Headquarters) 1 December 2008 Conference on "Ensuring Access To Health For All Women And Newborn : The Role Of Parliaments" KAMPALA (Uganda) 23-25 November 2009 UN-IPU Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations NEW YORK (UN Headquarters) 19-20 November 2009 Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of the World Summit on Food Security ROME (Italy) 13 November 2009 World e-Parliament Conference 2009 WASHINGTON D.C.(USA) 3-5 November 2009 Seminar on "Implementing the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: What part for parliaments?" GENEVA (CICG) 22 October 2009 Seventh Information Seminar on Parliaments and the CEDAW GENEVA (CICG) 22 October 2009 Parliamentary Panel within the framework of the Annual WTO Public Forum GENEVA (WTO Office) 30 September 2009 Briefing for members of parliament attending the opening of the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly NEW YORK (UN Headquarters) 24 September 2009 Parliamentary Conference on Democracy in Africa GABORONE (Botswana) 14-16 September 2009 Parliamentary Conference on the global economic crisis GENEVA (UN Office) 7-8 May 2009 Regional seminar for members and staff of French-speaking African parliaments on human rights treaty bodies LIBREVILLE (Gabon) 4-6 March 2009 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the 53rd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women NEW YORK (UN Headquarters) 4 March 2009 2008 Regional seminar on the theme "Developing a Protective Framework for Children: the Role of Parliamentarians to Prevent and Respond to Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents" TIRANA (Albania) 14-15 December 2008 Parliamentary Hearing at the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus DOHA (Qatar) 28 November 2008 Joint IPU-UN Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations NEW YORK (UN Headquarters) 20-21 November 2008 Conference on "Legislative Reform to Achieve Human Rights", organized by UNICEF with the support of the IPU NEW YORK (Millennium UN Plaza Hotel) 19 November 2008 Panel discussion on "Progress in implementing One UN reform: Political challenges, parliamentary perspectives" NEW YORK (UN Headquarters) 19 November 2008 Parliamentary Seminar on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women GENEVA 16 October 2008 Briefing for members of parliament attending the opening of the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly NEW YORK (UN Headquarters) 26 September 2008 Panel discussion on the occasion of the International Day of Democracy GENEVA (IPU Headquarters) 15 September 2008 Annual 2008 session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO GENEVA (CICG) 11-12 September 2008 Parliamentary briefing during the XVII International AIDS Conference MEXICO CITY (Mexico) 5 August 2008 Meeting of the Advisory Group of the IPU Committee on United Nations Affairs GENEVA (IPU Headquarters) 18 July 2008 Panel discussion on parliaments, peace-building and reconciliation NEW YORK (UN Headquarters) 13 June 2008 Stakeholder Forum on "The role of national and local stakeholders in contributing to aid quality and effectiveness" ROME (Italy) 12-13 June 2008 Parliamentary briefing on HIV/AIDS NEW YORK (UN Headquarters) 9 June 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 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 (IPU 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 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 Parliamentary seminar on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women GENEVA (CICG) 11 October 2007 World e-Parliament Conference 2007: Challenges and benefits of ICT in parliamentary processes 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 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 Parliamentary Forum on the occasion of the 7th Global Forum on Reinventing Government VIENNA (Austria) 25 June 2007 Panel discussion on "Enhancing the parliamentary response to the HIV/AIDS crisis" WASHINGTON D.C. 12 June 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 Third Annual Meeting of Women Speakers of Parliament NEW YORK (UN Headquarters) 2 March 2007 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 Parliamentary panel on governance in the Least Developed Countries NEW YORK (UN Headquarters) 15 September 2006 Regional Capacity-Building Seminar for African Parliaments on Sustainable Development, organized jointly by the IPU and UNITAR YAOUNDE (Cameroon) 26-28 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 2005 Hong Kong session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO HONG KONG (China) 12 and 15 December 2005 Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of the Second Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society TUNIS (Tunisia) 17 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 Parliaments NEW YORK (UN Headquarters) 7-9 September 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 (OHCHR) GENEVA (IPU Headquarters) 25-27 July 2005 Regional seminar for Latin American parliaments on parliamentary oversight of the security sector MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay) 1-2 July 2005 Panel discussion "Promoting innovative sources of FFD: What role for parliaments?" NEW YORK (UN Headquarters) 10 June 2005 Parliamentary panel in the framework of the WTO Public Symposium, organized by the IPU in partnership with the WTO Secretariat GENEVA (Switzerland) 22 April 2005 Seminar on parliaments, environmental management and sustainable development, in partnership with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) 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, organised jointly by the IPU and the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women (UNDAW) NEW YORK (USA) 3 March 2005 2004 Brussels session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO, organised jointly by the IPU and the European Parliament in partnership with the WTO Secretariat BRUSSELS (Belgium) 24-26 November 2004 Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations "From disarmament to lasting peace: Defining the parliamentary role" NEW YORK (USA) 19-20 October 2004 Information seminar "Implemeting the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women", organised jointly with the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women (UNDAW) GENEVA (Switzerland) 2 October 2004 Regional seminar for Arab parliaments: "Parliament and the budgetary process, including from a gender perspective", organised jointly by the Lebanese National Assembly, the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the IPU BEIRUT (Lebanon) 22-24 June 2004 Parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of UNCTAD XI, organised jointly by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Brazilian National Congress in co-operation with the UNCTAD Secretariat SAO PAULO (Brazil) 11-12 June 2004 African Parliamentary Conference: "Refugees in Africa: The Challenges of Protection and Solutions", organised by the African Parliamentary Union, in partnership with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and with the IPU sponsorship COTONOU (Benin) 1-3 June 2004 Seminar for Chairpersons and Members of Parliamentary Human Rights Bodies, organised by the IPU and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with the support of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) 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 Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations NEW YORK (USA) 27 October 2003 Cancún session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO, organised jointly by the IPU and the European Parliament in partnership with the WTO Secretariat CANCUN (Mexico) 9 and 12 September 2003 Parliamentarians' Forum on the occasion of the Fifth International Conference of New or Restored Democracies, organized jointly by the IPU and the Parliament of Mongolia 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", organised by the IPU at the invitation of the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) HAVANA (Cuba) 3-4 September 2003 Parliamentary panel in the framework of the WTO Public Symposium, organized by the IPU in partnership with the WTO Secretariat GENEVA (Switzerland) 17 June 2003 Seminar for parliaments of South West Asia on "Parliament and the budgetary process, including from a gender perspective", organised jointly by the Parliament of Sri Lanka and the IPU, with the support of the World Bank Institute and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) [PDF file] COLOMBO (Sri Lanka)) 26-28 May 2003 Parliamentary Conference on the WTO, organised jointly by the IPU and the European Parliament, in partnership with the WTO Secretariat GENEVA (Switzerland) 17-18 February 2003 2002 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, organised by the IPU in cooperation with the South African Parliament JONANNESBOURG (South Africa) 29-30 August 2002 Seminar for Asian parliaments on "Parliament and the budgetary process, including from a gender perspective", organized by the IPU and the Congress of the Philippines, with the support of UNDP and the World Bank MANILA (Philippines) 23-25 June 2002 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the World Food Summit: five years later, organised by the IPU and the Italian parliament, with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) ROME (Italy) 11 June 2002 Parliamentary Forum on Children , organised by the IPU and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) NEW YORK (USA) 9 May 2002 Parliamentary meeting on the occasion of the 58th session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, organized by the IPU with the assistance of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) GENEVA (Switzerland) 8 April 2002 Parliamentary Forum on the occasion of the International Conference on Financing for Development, organized by the Mexican parliament, with the support of the IPU MEXICO CITY (Mexico) 16 March 2002 Conference on International Humanitarian Law for the Protection of Civilians During Armed Conflict in Africa, organised by the African Parliamentary Union (APU), with input from the IPU and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and in association with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) NIAMEY (Niger) 18-20 February 2002
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