Publications
IPU publications are primarily designed for parliamentarians, parliamentary staff and policymakers. This includes: Issues Briefs, Handbooks, Toolkits, Reports, Reference publications, Guidelines and Infographics.
Towards universal membership
IPU membership has risen to 178 Members, and 14 Associate Members.
IPU's Executive Committee
It is made up of our President, 17 elected members from our different geopolitical groups, the President of the Bureau of Women Parliamentarians and the President of the Board of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians.
Who funds the IPU?
The IPU’s work to promote peace, democracy and sustainable development is financed primarily by our Members and Associate Members. We also receive a growing amount of voluntary contributions from governments, development agencies, UN bodies and foundations. Several donors have concluded multi-year funding agreements that were active during 2021. These include the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the European Union, DFATD Canada, Irish Aid, and the parliaments of Angola, China, Micronesia, Qatar, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates, as well as the Arab Parliament.
Partnerships with the UN family, particularly UNDP, WHO, UNOHRLLS, UNODA and UN Women, deliver support to a number of country-level programmes. The Republic of Korea continued to offer support in terms of secondment of senior research staff to the IPU. The IPU remains committed to looking for more voluntary funding to help meet its strategic objectives.