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146th Assembly and related meetings
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Manama
Bahrain
Summary
At the invitation of the Parliament of Bahrain, the 146th Assembly of the IPU and its related meetings will be held in Manama, Bahrain, from Saturday, 11 to Wednesday, 15 March 2023.
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 Promoting peaceful coexistence and inclusive societies: Fighting intolerance - 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 items taken up by the Standing Committee on Peace and International Security entitled Cyberattacks and cybercrimes: The new risks to global security and by the Standing Committee on Sustainable Development entitled Parliamentary efforts in achieving negative carbon balances of forests. 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)
Watch the IPU President address the 146th Inaugural Ceremony
Watch the IPU Secretary General address the 146th Inaugural Ceremony
| - | Beginning of Registration | |
| - | Executive Committee (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Executive Committee (Closed meeting) |
| - | Gender Partnership Group (Closed meeting) |
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| - | 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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| - | Group of Facilitators for Cyprus English only (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Meeting of Advisers and Secretaries to delegations | |
| - | 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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| - | Third thematic meeting of The call of the Sahel on Security issues related to counter-terrorism and violent extremism | |
| - | Forum of Women Parliamentarians | |
| - | Advisory Group on Health English only (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Inaugural Ceremony |
| - | Assembly Steering Committee (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Governing Council | |
| - | Standing Committee on Peace and International Security Debate and start of drafting in plenary on the draft resolution on Cyberattacks and cybercrimes: The new risks to global security |
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| - | Standing Committee on Sustainable Development Debate and start of drafting in plenary on the draft resolution on Parliamentary efforts in achieving negative carbon balances of forests |
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| - | Board of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | ASGP Meeting | |
| - | Assembly Start of the General Debate on the theme Promoting peaceful coexistence and inclusive societies: Fighting intolerance |
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| - | Bureau of the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Luncheon for Speakers of Parliament (by invitation) | |
| - | Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the IPU | |
| - | Standing Committee on Peace and International Security Drafting in plenary on the draft resolution on Cyberattacks and cybercrimes: The new risks to global security |
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| - | Assembly General Debate |
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| - | Committee on Middle East Questions (Closed meeting) |
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| - | ASGP Meeting | |
| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Board of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the IPU | |
| - | Assembly Decision on the emergency item |
| - | Assembly - Debate on the emergency item, and - Continuation of the General Debate |
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| - | Standing Committee on Peace and International Security Completion of drafting in plenary of the resolution on the draft resolution on Cyberattacks and cybercrimes: The new risks to global security |
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| - | Bureau of the Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Panel discussion on Parliamentary action on biodiversity: Translating global commitments into national action | |
| - | Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Debate on the draft resolution to be adopted at the 147th Assembly on Orphanage trafficking: The role of parliaments in reducing harm |
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| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | ASGP Meeting | |
| - | Panel discussion on Climate oversight action | |
| - | Working Group on Science and Technology (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Workshop in preparation for the United Nations Summit of the Future | |
| - | IPU Task Force on the peaceful resolution of the war in Ukraine (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Assembly Continuation of the General Debate |
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| - | Standing Committee on Sustainable Development Drafting in plenary of the resolution on Parliamentary efforts in achieving negative carbon balances of forests |
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| - | Possible drafting committee on the emergency item (Closed meeting) |
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| - | High-Level Advisory Group on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Bureau of the Standing Committee on Peace and International Security (Closed meeting) |
| - | Gender Partnership Group (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs | |
| - | Bureau of the Standing Committee on Sustainable Development (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Assembly Continuation of the General Debate |
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| - | Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Panel discussion on Parliamentary impetus in favour of the fight against disinformation and hateful and discriminatory content in cyberspace |
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| - | ASGP Meeting | |
| - | Executive Committee (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Committee to Promote Respect for International Humanitarian Law (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Forum of Women Parliamentarians | |
| - | Bureau of Women Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Forum of Women Parliamentarians | |
| - | Standing Committee on Peace and International Security Adoption of the draft resolution on Cyberattacks and cybercrimes: The new risks to global security |
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| - | ASGP Meeting | |
| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
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| - | Assembly - Adoption of the resolution on the emergency item - Special session on accountability in the implementation of IPU decisions - Conclusion of the General Debate |
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| - | Panel discussion on parliamentary solidarity with MPs at risk | |
| - | Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs | |
| - | Workshop on sexual and reproductive health | |
| - | Standing Committee on Sustainable Development Adoption of the draft resolution on Parliamentary efforts in achieving negative carbon balances of forests |
| - | 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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| - | ASGP Meeting | |
| 14:30 - | Governing Council | |
| At the end of the Governing Body | Assembly - Adoption of resolutions - Reports of the Standing Committees - Outcome document of the General Debate, and - Closing sitting |
Documents
Assembly
- Agenda of the Assembly 112.15 KB
- Convocation 280.92 KB
- Full programme 251.99 KB
- Voting table 305.44 KB
- Online registration note 163.14 KB
- Concept note for the General Debate 173.16 KB
- List of Speakers/ Liste des orateurs 205.92 KB
Governing Council
- Agenda of the Governing Council 222.03 KB
Standing Committee on Peace and International Security
- Amendments to the draft resolution 578.52 KB
Standing Committee on Sustainable Development
- Amendments to the draft resolution 464.86 KB
Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights
Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs
Forum of Women Parliamentarians
- Flyer – Debate on the resolution 181.58 KB
Forum of Young Parliamentarians
Other meetings
Practical information
Emergency items
Requests for inclusion of an emergency item
Under the terms of Assembly Rule 11.1, any Member of the Union may request the inclusion of an emergency item in the Assembly agenda. Such a request must be accompanied by a brief explanatory memorandum and a draft resolution which clearly define the scope of the subject covered by the request. The Secretariat shall communicate the request and any such documents immediately to all Members.
Furthermore, Assembly Rule 11.2 stipulates that:
(a) A request for the inclusion of an emergency item must relate to a major event of international concern on which it appears necessary for the IPU to express its opinion. Such a request must receive a two-thirds majority of the votes cast in order to be accepted;
(b) The Assembly may place only one emergency item on its agenda. Should several requests obtain the requisite majority, the one having received the largest number of positive votes shall be accepted;
(c) The authors of two or more requests for the inclusion of an emergency item may combine their proposals to present a joint one, provided that each of the original proposals relates to the same subject;
(d) The subject of a proposal that has been withdrawn by its authors or rejected by the Assembly cannot be included in the draft resolution submitted on the emergency item, unless it is clearly referred to in the request and title of the subject adopted by the Assembly.
Outcomes
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