Which countries, sectors and facilities emit the most greenhouse gases?
And what can parliamentarians do about them? Discover how to use climate trace, a new tool to track emissions worldwide.
WatchEach month, the IPU publishes the global ranking of the percentage of women in national parliaments based on the latest elections. Where does your parliament rank?
Discover the IPU's climate campaign #Parliaments4thePlanet designed to help parliaments go further and faster on climate action
Half the world’s population is under 30 and yet less than 3% of MPs globally represent this age group. The IPU has identified the six ways to change this.
The IPU grew in 2023 with the accession of the parliaments of Liberia and the Bahamas, its 179th and 180th Members respectively, as well as many observers and partners signing up to join or rejoin our global parliamentary community. Read ...
Read moreThe present regional study, the second in the series, focuses on parliaments in Africa and was carried out in partnership with the African Parliamentary Union (APU). It is based on confidential interviews conducted with 224 women parliamentarians and members of parliamentary ...
Read more The Cremer-Passy Prize, named after the IPU’s founders, William Randall Cremer and Frédéric Passy, is awarded every year to sitting parliamentarians who make an outstanding contribution to the defence and promotion of the IPU’s objectives, ...
Read moreUnanimously adopted by the Inter-Parliamentary Council at its 154th session (Paris, 26 March 1994) The Inter-Parliamentary Council, Reaffirming the significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which establish that the authority ...
Read moreMPs can sometimes be subject to human rights violations, ranging from arbitrary detention and exclusion from public life to even kidnapping and murder in the worst cases. The IPU has been defending MPs in danger for the past 40 years through its Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians. The map below shows the latest alleged violations of ...
Read moreDeclaration adopted without a vote* by the Inter-Parliamentary Council at its 161st session (Cairo, 16 September 1997) The Inter-Parliamentary Council, Reaffirming the Inter-Parliamentary Union's commitment to peace and development and convinced that the strengthening of the democratisation process and representative institutions will ...
Read moreClimate action begins at home. Parliaments and those who work in them can take concrete steps to reduce their carbon footprint, both as institutions and individuals. By adopting greener policies and embracing a culture of sustainability, parliaments and parliamentarians can ...
Read moreSuffering six coups d’état in the past two years, the Sahel had a special focus at the IPU’s 147th Assembly in Angola, including, on 25 October, during the Second Global Parliamentary Summit on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism. The IPU has condemned the coups time after time. But beyond the condemnations, what can the IPU and others do to address the emerging vicious cycle of political instability, insecurity and increasing poverty in the region?