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Assembly
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Assembly
Geneva,
Switzerland
The 148th Assembly of the IPU will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, on 23-27 March 2024.
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Kigali,
Rwanda
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.
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Assembly
Manama,
Bahrain
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
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Assembly
The IPU's Governing Council will meet virtually from 1 to 4 November to take decisions on the functioning of the organization including the adoption of the 2021 budget and work programme and the election of a new IPU President.
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Assembly
Geneva,
Switzerland
The 142nd IPU Assembly, due to take place in Geneva from 16 to 20 April, is cancelled.
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Assembly
Belgrade,
Serbia
The 141st Assembly of the IPU will take place in Belgrade, Serbia, from 13-17 October 2019. All IPU statutory bodies, including the Governing Council, Standing Committees, Committees on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians as well as the Forum of Women
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Assembly
Doha,
Qatar
The 140th Assembly of the IPU took place in Doha, Qatar, on 6-10 April 2019. 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
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Assembly
Geneva,
Switzerland
Watch the Highlights from the 139th Assembly See full programme Documents in Arabic Documents in Spanish
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Assembly
Geneva,
Switzerland
Highlights Print Programme
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