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145th Assembly and related meetings
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Kigali
Rwanda
Summary
At the invitation of the Parliament of the Republic of Rwanda, the 145th Assembly of the IPU and its related meetings will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, from Tuesday, 11 to Saturday, 15 October 2022.
All IPU statutory bodies, including the Governing Council, Standing Committees, Committees on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians and on Middle East Questions, as well as the Forum of Women Parliamentarians and the Forum of Young MPs, will convene during this Assembly. The General Debate will focus on the overall theme of Gender equality and gender-sensitive parliaments as drivers of change for a more resilient and peaceful world -and provide a platform for delegates to deliberate, exchange views and galvanize parliamentary action in this area. .
The Assembly will adopt resolutions on the emergency item and on the subject item taken up by the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights entitled Parliamentary impetus to local and regional development of countries with high levels of international migration and to stopping all forms, including state-sponsored, of human-trafficking and human rights abuses. The Governing Council will examine and adopt a number of decisions, including on cases of violation of the human rights of parliamentarians. The Assembly is expected to conclude with the adoption of an outcome document on the overall theme of the General Debate.
Documents in Spanish (the translation is the responsibility of the GRULAC Secretariat)
| - | Beginning of Registration | |
| - | Executive Committee (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Executive Committee |
| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Executive Committee (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
| - | Bureau of Women Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Inaugural Ceremony | |
| - | Forum of Women Parliamentarians | |
| - | Joint Meeting with the Chairpersons of the Geopolitical Groups and the Presidents of the Standing Committees (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Committee on Middle East Questions (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Meeting of Advisers and Secretaries to delegations (English / French) |
| - | Assembly Steering Committee (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Board of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Governing Council | |
| - | High-Level Advisory Group on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Standing Committee on Sustainable Development - Debate on the theme of the next resolution, Parliamentary efforts in achieving negative carbon balances of forests - Segment on preparations for the Parliamentary Meeting at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) |
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| - | Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Debate on the draft resolution, Parliamentary impetus to local and regional development of countries with high levels of international migration and to stopping all forms, including state-sponsored, of human trafficking and human rights abuses. |
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| - | ASGP Meeting | |
| - | Assembly Start of the General Debate on the theme of Gender equality and gender-sensitive parliaments as drivers of change for a more resilient and peaceful world |
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| - | Committee to Promote Respect for International Humanitarian Law (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Assembly General Debate |
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| - | Advisory Group on Health (English only) (Closed meeting) |
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| - | ASGP Meeting | |
| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Forum of Young Parliamentarians | |
| - | Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Drafting in plenary of the draft resolution |
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| - | Assembly Decision on the emergency item |
| - | Bureau of the Standing Committee on Sustainable Development (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Assembly - Debate on the emergency item - Continuation of the General Debate |
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| - | Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Completion of drafting in plenary of the draft resolution |
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| - | IPU Task Force on the peaceful resolution of the war in Ukraine (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | ASGP Meeting | |
| - | Bureau of the Standing Committee on Peace and International Security (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Parity debate | |
| - | ASGP Meeting | |
| - | Standing Committee on Peace and International Security - Panel discussion on the theme The impact of war and atrocity on civilian populations - Panel discussion on the theme War and climate change as triggers of global food insecurity - Elections |
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| - | Assembly Continuation of the General Debate |
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| - | Possible drafting committee on the emergency item (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Workshop on Climate Change | |
| - | Panel discussion The Call of the Sahel: Addressing environmental degradation and its effects on the proliferation of terrorism |
| - | Workshop on nutrition organized jointly by the IPU, the SUN Movement and AUDA/NEPAD | |
| - | Bureau of the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights | |
| - | Assembly Continuation of the General Debate |
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| - | Bureau of the Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Gender Partnership Group (Closed meeting) |
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| - | ASGP Meeting | |
| - | Executive Committee (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Standing Committee on Sustainable Development - Panel discussion on the theme Reconnecting local communities with a local sustainable inclusive economy to achieve the targets of SDG 8 - Elections |
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| - | Open session of the Committee to Promote Respect for International Humanitarian Law Parliamentary good practices: Inclusion of refugees, internally displaced and stateless persons |
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| - | Panel Towards gender equality: Celebrating and understanding the accomplishments of women’s parliamentary caucuses |
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| - | Workshop on the Rights of the Child | |
| - | Standing Committee on Peace and International Security Expert hearing on the theme Cyberattacks and cybercrimes: The new risks to global security |
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| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Assembly - Adoption of the resolution on the emergency item, - Special accountability segment on implementation of IPU resolutions and other decisions - Conclusion of the General Debate |
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| - | Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs - Panel discussion: The UN response to growing hunger and famine - Panel discussion: The UN field presence in support of national development: The case of Rwanda. - Elections |
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| - | Working Group on Science and Technology (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Adoption of the draft resolution |
| - | Bureau of Women Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Governing Council - Decisions on the human rights of MPs, and - Reports of specialized meetings |
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| - | Workshop organized jointly by IPU and ASGP | |
| - | Governing Council | |
| - | Assembly FOLLOWING THE END OF THE GC - Adoption of resolutions - Reports of the Standing Committees - Outcome document of the General Debate, and - Closing sitting |
Documents
Assembly
- Agenda of the Assembly 123.26 KB
- Convocation 277.45 KB
- Full programme 178 KB
- Voting table 201.08 KB
- Concept note for the General Debate 219.32 KB
- List of Speakers/ Liste des orateurs 161.39 KB
Governing Council
- Agenda of the Governing Council 169.54 KB
Standing Committee on Peace and International Security
Standing Committee on Sustainable Development
Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights
Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs
Committee to Promote Respect for International Humanitarian Law
Forum of Women Parliamentarians
Forum of Young Parliamentarians
- Activities report 246.65 KB
Other meetings
- Parity Debate Concept Note 196.03 KB
- Workshop on climate change 199.48 KB
- The Call of the Sahel 242.47 KB
- Workshop on nutrition 231.11 KB
- Workshop on the Rights of the Child 195.97 KB
Emergency items
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