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IPU COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS

    Statements, reports and resolutions

Since 2002, when the IPU became a Permanent Observer in the United Nations General Assembly, IPU representatives have regularly addressed the sessions of the General Assembly and its subsidiary organs as well as major United Nations conferences and high-level events. By virtue of its unique character as the world organisation of national parliaments, the IPU also enjoys the right to distribute its official documents (i.e., resolutions and declarations) in the General Assembly, translated into the six official languages of the United Nations. This arrangement has opened new possibilities for the IPU to bring the views of parliaments directly to the attention of the United Nations community.

On this page, you will find:

   STATEMENTS AND SPEECHES
2008
red cubeStatement at the Development Cooperation Forum1 July 2008PDF[English]
red cubeStatement at the Stakeholder Forum on "The role of national and local stakeholders in contributing to aid quality and effectiveness"12 June 2008PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at a High-level Meeting on AIDS12 June 2008PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development27 May 2008PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at High-Level Stakeholders Consultation on the Implementation of the Sierra Leone Peacebuilding Cooperation Framework19 May 2008PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at Informal consultations in the United Nations General Assembly: System-wide Coherence16 May 2008PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at UNCTAD XII21 April 2008PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at a Thematic Debate of the General Assembly: Recognizing the achievements, addressing the challenges and getting back on track to achieve the MDGs by 20152 April 2008PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the 52nd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women28 February 2008PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the General Assembly: Thematic Debate on Climate Change12 February 2008PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the 46th Session of the Commission for Social Development of the United Nations8 February 2008PDF[English] [French]
2007
red cubeStatement at the 2007 Meeting of the International Conferences of New or Restored Democracies17 December 2007PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the Commemorative high-level plenary meeting devoted to the follow-up to the outcome of the Special Session on Children11 December 2007PDF[English][French]
red cubeStatement before the General Assembly: Strengthening of the United Nations System26 November 2007PDF[English][French]
red cubeStatement at the Second Committee of the General Assembly: Information and communication technologies for development5 November 2007PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the General Assembly: Support by the United Nations system of efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies5 November 2007PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the Third Committee of the General Assembly: Promotion and protection of human rights30 October 2007PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the Second Committee of the General Assembly: Sustainable development29 October 2007PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the High Level Dialogue on Financing for Development of the United Nations General Assembly23 October 2007PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the Third Committee of the General Assembly: Promotion and protection of the rights of children19 October 2007PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the Third Committee of the General Assembly: Advancement of Women16 October 2007PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the the General Assembly: Report of the Peacebuilding Commission10 October 2007PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the Trade and Development Board of UNCTADle 2 october 2007PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the Second informal open meeting on the Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly19 June 2007PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development 21 May 2007PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the United Nations Human Rights Council13 March 2007PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the the General Assembly: The promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women8 March 2007PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the 51st session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women2 March 2007PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the 45th Session of the Commission for Social Development of the United Nations9 February 2007PDF[English] [French]
2006
red cubeStatement before the General Assembly: Strengthening of the United Nations System20 November 2006PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the Third Committee of the General Assembly: Human rights questions30 October 2006PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the Second Committee of the General Assembly: Sustainable development26 October 2006PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the General Assembly: Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union20 October 2006PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the Second Committee of the General Assembly: International trade and development17 October 2006PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the Second Committee of the General Assembly: Information and communication technologies for development12 October 2006PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the Third Committee of the General Assembly: Advancement of Women10 October 2006PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the midterm review of the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-201018 September 2006PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the United Nations Conference to review progress made in the implementation of the programme of action to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects29 June 2006PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the first session of the United Nations Human Rights Council22 June 2006PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the High-level Meeting of the United nations General Assembly on HIV/AIDS2 June 2006PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the United Nations Ad hoc Working Group on Revitalization of the General Assembly6 April 2006PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the UN event in celebration of the International Women's Day8 March 2006PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the 50th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women3 March 2006PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects12 January 2006PDF[English] [French]
2005
red cubeStatement before the General Assembly: Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies15 December 2005PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the plenary session of the World Summit on the Information Society18 November 2005PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly: International Migration and Development28 October 2005PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the Security Council of the United Nations at the open debate on "Women, peace and security"27 October 2005PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly: Implementation of Human Rights Instruments24 October 2005PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly: Advancement of Women13 October 2005PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly6 October 2005PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the High-level Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly16 September 2005PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the High-level Dialogue of the United Nations General Assembly on Financing for Development27 June 2005PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the Round Table on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights with an emphasis on Gender, held within the framework of the High-level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on HIV/AIDS2 June 2005PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the 49th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women7 March 2005PDF[English] [French]
2004
red cubeStatement before the General Assembly: The situation in Afghanistan, its implications for international peace and security and emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan8 December 2004PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the General Assembly: The question of Palestine29 November 2004PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the General Assembly: Implementation and follow-up to the outcomes of United Nations conferences and summits, and follow-up to the outcomes of the Millennium Summit22 November 2004PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the General Assembly: Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union21 October 2004PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the General Assembly: Revitalisation of the work of the General Assembly and strengthening of the United Nations system4 October 2004PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the high-level meeting of the Economic and Social Council: Resources mobilisation and an enabling environment for the eradication of poverty in the context of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the decade 2001-201029 June 2004PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at UNCTAD XI14 June 2004PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women: Enhancing women’s participation in reconstruction and reconciliation processes in post-conflict countries and the role of men and boys in promoting gender equality4 March 2004PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement before the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, high-level segmentMarch 2004PDF[English] [French]
2003
red cubeStatement before the General Assembly: Support by the UN system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies5 November 2003PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the high-level dialogue of the General Assembly: Financing for development30 October 2003PDF[English] [French]
2002
red cubeStatement before the General Assembly: Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union21 November 2002PDF[English] [French]
red cubeStatement at the World Summit on Sustainable Development: Toward sustainability, implementing Agenda 21

30 August 2002PDF[English] [French]
   UNITED NATIONS REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS
2006
red cubeResolution of the United Nations: Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union27 November 2006PDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeReport of the United Nations Secretary-General: Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations16 August 2006PDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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2004
red cubeResolution of the United Nations General Assembly: Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union8 November 2004PDF[English] [French]
red cubeReport of the United Nations Secretary-General: Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (see Part 5 of the Annex)1 September 2004PDF[English] [French]
2002
red cubeResolution adopted by the General Assembly: Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union21 November 2002PDF[English] [French]
red cubeResolution adopted by the General Assembly: Observer status for the Inter-Parliamentary Union in the General Assembly19 November 2002PDF[English] [French]
red cubeReport of the United Nations Secretary-General: Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union

3 September 2002PDF[English] [French]
   IPU DOCUMENTS CIRCULATED AT THE UN
2007
red cubePolicy paper adopted by the 117th IPU Assembly: On the nature of the relationship between the United Nations and the world of parliaments PDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeDeclaration of the Governing Council of the IPU on the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration on DemocracyPDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 116th IPU Assembly: Ensuring respect for and peaceful co-existence between all religious communities and beliefs in a globalized world PDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 116th IPU Assembly: Job creation and employment security in the era of globalization PDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 116th IPU Assembly: Promoting diversity and equal rights for all through universal democratic and electoral standards PDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 116th IPU Assembly: International cooperation to combat terrorism, its root causes and its financing, including cross-border funding PDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeDeclaration and Plan of action adopted by the Parliamentary Meeting and the International Civil Society Forum for Democracy on the occasion of the Sixth International Conference of New or Restored Democracies (Doha, 29 October - 1 November 2006)PDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeSummary and main conclusions of the parliamentary hearing held on 13 and 14 November 2006 at United Nations HeadquartersPDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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2006
red cubeResolution of the 115th IPU Assembly: 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 securityPDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 115th IPU Assembly: 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 corruptionPDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 115th IPU Assembly: Missing personsPDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 115th IPU Assembly: The announcement by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea of its nuclear weapons test and the strengthening of the nuclear non-proliferation regimePDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeIPU contribution to the Twelfth session of the High Level Committee on Programmes PDF[English] [French]
red cubeResolution of the 114th IPU Assembly: The role of parliaments in strengthening the control of trafficking in small arms and light weapons and their ammunition PDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 114th IPU Assembly: The role of parliaments in environmental management and in combating global degradation of the environment PDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 114th IPU Assembly: How parliaments can and must promote effective ways of combating violence against women in all fieldsPDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 114th IPU Assembly: The need for urgent food relief in order to combat drought-induced famine and poverty in Africa, for the world's most industrialized nations to speed up aid to the continent and for particular efforts to be made to reach desperate and poor populations PDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeSummary and main conclusions of the parliamentary hearing held on 31 October and 1 November 2005 at United Nations HeadquartersPDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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2005
red cubeResolution of the 113th IPU Assembly: 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 PDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 113th IPU Assembly: Migration and development PDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 113th IPU Assembly: The importance of civil society and its interplay with parliaments and other democratically elected assemblies for the maturing and development of democracy PDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 113th IPU Assembly: Natural disasters: The role of parliaments in prevention, rehabilitation, reconstruction and the protection of vulnerable groups PDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeDeclaration adopted by the Second World Conference of Speakers of ParliamentsPDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 112th IPU Assembly: 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 impunityPDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 112th IPU Assembly: The role of parliaments in establishing innovative international financing and trading mechanisms to address the problem of debt and achieve the Millennium Development GoalsPDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 112th IPU Assembly: 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 pandemicPDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 112th IPU Assembly: Natural disasters: The role of Parliaments in prevention, rehabilitation, reconstruction and the protection of vulnerable groupsPDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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2004
red cubeResolution of the 111th IPU Assembly: The role of parliaments in strengthening multilateral regimes for non-proliferation of weapons and for disarmament, in the light of new security challengesPDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 111th IPU Assembly: The role of parliaments in preserving biodiversityPDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 111th IPU Assembly: Beijing + 10: An evaluation from a parliamentary perspectivePDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 111th IPU Assembly: The alarming situation in Iraq and the need for parliamentary action to contribute to restoring peace and security in that countryPDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeStatement made by the speakers of the parliaments of countries neighbouring Iraq at the meeting convened by the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Amman, Jordan, on 12 and 13 May 2004PDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 110th IPU Assembly: Promoting international reconciliation, helping to bring stability to regions of conflict, and assisting with post-conflict reconstructionPDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 110th IPU Assembly: Working towards an equitable environment for international commerce: The issues of trade in agricultural products and the access to basic medicinesPDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 110th IPU Assembly: Furthering parliamentary democracy in order to protect human rights and encourage reconciliation among peoples and partnership among nationsPDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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red cubeResolution of the 110th IPU Assembly: The role of parliaments in stopping acts of violence, and the building of a separation wall, in order to create conditions conducive to peace and a lasting solution to the Palestinian–Israeli conflictPDF[English] [French] [Spanish]
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