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CANCELLED 142nd Assembly and related meetings
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Geneva
Switzerland
Summary
Cancellation communication from the IPU Secretary General
The title of the General debate is: Parliamentary leadership for a people-centred economy: Work and well-being, inclusion and sustainability for the twenty-first century.
On the occasion of the 142nd Assembly, resolutions will be adopted on The challenges and risks to peace and security as a consequence of climate change and Mainstreaming digitalization and the circular economy to achieve the SDGs.
Note about interpretation
The interpretation of proceedings serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic or verbatim record of the proceedings. Only the original speech is authentic.
La interpretación de las intervenciones sirve para facilitar la comunicación, pero en modo alguno constituye una grabación auténtica o literal de las mismas. Sólo las intervenciones originales son autenticas.
الترجمة الشفوية في المداولات الغرض منها تسهيل التواصل ولا تشكل أي محضر ذي حجية أو محضر حرفي للمداولات. ويتمتع الخطاب الأصلي وحده بالحجية
| - | Sub-Committee on Finance (Closed meeting) |
Main meeting room, IPU Headquarters |
| - | Executive Committee (Closed meeting) |
Main meeting room, IPU Headquarters |
| - | Gender Partnership Group (Closed meeting) |
Main meeting room, IPU Headquarters |
| - | Beginning of Registration | Lobby, CICG |
| - | Executive Committee (Closed meeting) |
Main meeting room, IPU Headquarters |
| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
Salle Lausanne, CCV Annexe building, CICG |
| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
Salle Lausanne, CCV Annexe building, CICG |
| - | Executive Committee (Closed meeting) |
Main meeting room, IPU Headquarters |
| - | Bureau of Women Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
Salle Genève, CCV Annexe building, CICG |
| - | High-Level Advisory Group on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism (Closed meeting) |
Room 18, level -1, CICG |
| - | Meeting of Advisers and Secretaries to delegations | Rooms 3 & 4, level 0, CICG |
| - | Forum of Women Parliamentarians | Room 2, level 0, CICG |
| - | Break out Group of the Forum of Women Parliamentarians | Salle Genève, CCV Annexe building, CICG |
| - | Joint Meeting with the Chairpersons of the Geopolitical Groups and the Presidents of the Standing Committees (Closed meeting) |
Salle Lausanne, CCV Annexe building, CICG |
| - | Forum of Women Parliamentarians | Room 2, level 0, CICG |
| - | Hearings of the Advisory Group on Health on implementation of the IPU resolution on universal health coverage English only (Closed meeting) |
Room 15, level -1, CICG |
| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
Salle Lausanne, CCV Annexe building, CICG |
| - | Finalization of Declaration on Parliamentary Diplomacy | Room 18, level -1, CICG |
| - | Assembly Steering Committee (Closed meeting) |
VIP Lounge, level 3, CICG |
| - | Governing Council | Room 1, level 1, CICG |
| - | Board of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
Salle Genève, CCV Annexe building, CICG |
| - | Standing Committee on Peace and International Security Debate on the draft resolution on Parliamentary strategies to strengthen peace and security against threats and conflicts resulting from climate-related disasters and their consequences |
Room 2, level 0, CICG |
| - | Standing Committee on Sustainable Development Debate and start of drafting in plenary on the draft resolution on Mainstreaming digitalization and the circular economy to achieve the SDGs, particularly responsible consumption and production |
Rooms 3 & 4, level 0, CICG |
| - | ASGP Meeting | Rooms 5 & 6, level 3, CICG |
| - | Assembly: Start of the General Debate Theme: Parliamentary leadership for a people-centred economy: Work and well-being, inclusion and sustainability for the twenty-first century |
Room 1, level 1, CICG |
| - | Bureau of the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights (Closed meeting) |
Room 18, level -1, CICG |
| - | Advisory Group on Health English only (Closed meeting) |
Room 15, level -1, CICG |
| - | Assembly: General Debate | Room 1, level 1, CICG |
| - | ASGP Meeting | Rooms 5 & 6, level 3, CICG |
| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
Salle Lausanne, CCV Annexe building, CICG |
| - | Standing Committee on Peace and International Security Drafting in plenary of the resolution on Parliamentary strategies to strengthen peace and security against threats and conflicts resulting from climate-related disasters and their consequences |
Room 2, level 0, CICG |
| - | Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the IPU | Rooms 3 & 4, level 0, CICG |
| - | Assembly: Decision on the emergency item | Room 1, level 1, CICG |
| 18:30 - | Reception offered by Switzerland | Events area, level 1, CICG |
| - | Assembly: Debate on the emergency item | Room 1, level 1, CICG |
| - | Assembly: Continuation of the General Debate | Room 1, level 1, CICG |
| - | Bureau of the Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs (Closed meeting) |
Salle Genève, CCV Annexe building, CICG |
| - | Standing Committee on Peace and International Security Completion of drafting in plenary of the resolution on Parliamentary strategies to strengthen peace and security against threats and conflicts resulting from climate-related disasters and their consequences |
Room 2, level 0, CICG |
| - | Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Debate on the draft resolution to be adopted at the 143rd Assembly on Legislation worldwide to combat online sexual child exploitation |
Rooms 3 & 4, level 0, CICG |
| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
Salle Lausanne, CCV Annexe building, CICG |
| - | ASGP Meeting | Rooms 5 & 6, level 3, CICG |
| - | Speakers’ Dialogue Roundtable (Closed meeting) |
Salle Genève, CCV Annexe building, CICG |
| - | Committee on Middle East Questions (Closed meeting) |
Room 18, level -1, CICG |
| - | Committee to Promote Respect for International Humanitarian Law (Closed meeting) |
Salle Genève, CCV Annexe building, CICG |
| - | ASGP Meeting | Rooms 5 & 6, level 3, CICG |
| - | Standing Committee on Sustainable Development Drafting in plenary of the resolution on Mainstreaming digitalization and the circular economy to achieve the SDGs, particularly responsible consumption and production |
Room 2, level 0, CICG |
| - | Assembly: Continuation of the General Debate | Room 1, level 1, CICG |
| - | Possible drafting committee on the emergency item (Closed meeting) |
Salle Lausanne, CCV Annexe building, CICG |
| - | Bureau of the Standing Committee on Peace and International Security (Closed meeting) |
Room 18, level -1, CICG |
| - | Joint meeting of the Gender Partnership Group, Bureau of Women Parliamentarians and Board of Young Parliamentarians | Salle Genève, CCV Annexe building, CICG |
| - | Gender Partnership Group (Closed meeting) |
Salle Genève, CCV Annexe building, CICG |
| - | Bureau of the Standing Committee on Sustainable Development (Closed meeting) |
Salle Lausanne, CCV Annexe building, CICG |
| - | Assembly: Continuation of the General Debate | Room 1, level 1, CICG |
| - | Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs Debate on Parliamentary follow-up on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in preparation for the 2020 session of the United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development; and Panel discussion on the main theme of the 2020 HLPF: Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development |
Room 2, level 0, CICG |
| - | Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Panel discussion on The influence of the Internet on democracy |
Rooms 3 & 4, level 0, CICG |
| - | ASGP Meeting | Rooms 5 & 6, level 3, CICG |
| - | Executive Committee (Closed meeting) |
Salle Genève, CCV Annexe building, CICG |
| - | Workshop on Ending poverty in all its forms everywhere (SDG1) | Salle Lausanne, CCV Annexe building, CICG |
| - | Forum of Women Parliamentarians Bureau elections |
Rooms 3 & 4, level 0, CICG |
| - | Standing Committee on Sustainable Development Adoption of the draft resolution on Mainstreaming digitalization and the circular economy to achieve the SDGs, particularly responsible consumption and production |
Room 2, level 0, CICG |
| - | ASGP Meeting | Rooms 5 & 6, level 3, CICG |
| - | Committee on Middle East Questions (Closed meeting) |
Salle Genève, CCV Annexe building, CICG |
| - | Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
Salle Lausanne, CCV Annexe building, CICG |
| - | Assembly Adoption of the resolution on the emergency item, and Conclusion of the General Debate |
Room 1, level 1, CICG |
| - | Bureau of Women Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
Room 18, level -1, CICG |
| - | Standing Committee on Peace and International Security Adoption of the draft resolution on Parliamentary strategies to strengthen peace and security against threats and conflicts resulting from climate-related disasters and their consequences |
Room 2, level 0, CICG |
| - | Forum of Women Parliamentarians | Rooms 3 & 4, level 0, CICG |
| - | Bureau of Women Parliamentarians (Closed meeting) |
Room 18, level -1, CICG |
| - | Governing Council Decisions on the human rights of MPs; and Reports of specialized meetings |
Room 1, level 1, CICG |
| - | Public engagement in the work of parliaments: Challenges, opportunities and good practices Joint IPU-ASGP session in preparation of the next Global Parliamentary Report |
Rooms 5 & 6, level 3, CICG |
| - | Workshop on Climate Change | Room 18, level -1, CICG |
| 14:30 - | Governing Council | Room 1, level 1, CICG |
| At the end of the Governing Council | Assembly Adoption of resolutions; Reports of the Standing Committees; Outcome document of the General debate; and Closing sitting. |
Room 1, level 1, CICG |
Documents
Assembly
- Convocation 519.91 KB
- Timetable 185.35 KB
- Agenda of the Assembly 284.03 KB
- Contact information for candidates 135.81 KB
- Speakers' pre-registration form 151.5 KB
- Voting table 181.64 KB
- Declaration on Parliamentary Diplomacy 579.22 KB
Governing Council
- Agenda of the Governing Council 291.68 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
Forum of Women Parliamentarians
Forum of Young Parliamentarians
Other meetings
Agenda
1. Election of the President and Vice-Presidents of the 142nd Assembly
2. Consideration of requests for the inclusion of an emergency item in the Assembly agenda
3. General Debate on the theme Parliamentary leadership for a people-centred economy: Work and well-being, inclusion and sustainability for the twenty-first century
4. Parliamentary strategies to strengthen peace and security against threats and conflicts resulting from climate-related disasters and their consequences
(Standing Committee on Peace and International Security)
5. Mainstreaming digitalization and the circular economy to achieve the SDGs, particularly responsible consumption and production
(Standing Committee on Sustainable Development)
6. Reports of the Standing Committees
7. Approval of the subject items for the Standing Committee on Peace and International Security and for the Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade for the 144th Assembly and appointment of the Rapporteurs
8. Amendments to the IPU Statutes and Rules