Past events

A parliamentary event organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and UN Women at the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women

On 4 March, 2023, the Qatari Shura Council and the IPU will host a Parliamentary Forum at the LDC5.

Briefing on Forced labour and human trafficking

Second thematic meeting of the Call of the Sahel. Meeting for parliamentary members of the IPU High-Level Advisory Group on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism and the Sahel countries.

The CEDAW Committee will hold a half-day of general discussion on Equal and inclusive representation of women in decision-making systems, in partnership with the IPU and UN Women.

The purpose of this hybrid side-event is to identify the role and responsibility that parliaments and policymakers have in helping ensure that digital platforms are used and regulated in a human rights‑compliant manner.

This seminar will explore how the New Zealand Parliament’s Education Team provides a wide range of education services and activities for different types of groups such as school students, teachers and public servants.

The hearing will provide a parliamentary contribution to the UN Water Conference (Midterm comprehensive review of the implementation of the International Decade for Action, ‘Water for Sustainable Development’ 2018-2028)

IPU and the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) committed in a joint statement to work together to enhance the contribution of parliaments to the promotion and protection of children’s rights

The central objective of this event is to investigate if, why and how hybrid working is becoming the “new normal” for parliaments.

This seminar will focus on broadcasting parliamentary business. Drawing from the experience of the Irish Oireachtas TV, it will explore different possible models available for parliaments to broadcast and the consequences of these for public engagement.

In view of the Common Principles ten-year anniversary in 2024, the Roundtable will be on the theme of Agile parliaments for the future.

Parliamentary engagement in CEDAW implementation, reporting and follow-up

This webinar will provide parliamentarians and other stakeholders with the opportunity to discuss how to promote gender-responsive climate action in mountain areas.

The Second Regional Seminar for African Parliaments on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals will be hosted by the National Assembly of Djibouti and jointly organized with the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

IPU, in collaboration with the UN Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of ICT for Criminal Purposes, is organizing an event on the inclusion of parliamentary voices in the drafting of the convention on cybercrime.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (PNND), the Youth Fusion and the World Future Council (WFC) are co-organizing a webinar on parliamentary action to ensure equal participation in disarmament initiatives.

Addressing cyberthreats: National, regional and international approaches

The 2022 Forum is jointly organised by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).