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Live streaming for the 141st Assembly in Belgrade
Watch the live stream of some of the meetings at the 141st Assembly of the IPU. To go to a specific day, click on the links below. Please note that there are two or more streams per day.
13 Oct. 14 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 17 Oct.
13 October 2019
Stream 1
10.30 - 13.00, 14.30 - 17.30h - Forum of Women Parliamentarians
19.30 - 20.30 - Inaugural Ceremony
13 October 2019
Stream 2
11.30 - 13.00 - Break out Group of the Forum of Women Parliamentarians
13.00 - 14.00 - Press centre
14 October 2019
Stream 1
09.00 - 11.00 - Governing Council
11.00 - 13.00 - Assembly: Start of the General Debate on the theme Strengthening international law: Parliamentary roles and mechanisms, and the contribution of regional cooperation
14.30 - 17.00 - Assembly: General Debate
17.00 - 18.30 - Assembly: Decision on the emergency item
15 October 2019
Stream 1
16.30 - 18.30 - Workshop on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: 30 years on, achievements and challenges
15 October 2019
Stream 2
09.00 - 13.00 - Assembly: Debate on the emergency item, Continuation of the General Debate, Special segment to mark the 130th Anniversary of the IPU
14.30 - 18.30 - Assembly Continuation of the General Debate
16 October 2019
Stream 1
09.00 - 13.00 - Assembly: Continuation of the General Debate
14.30 - 18.30 - Assembly: Adoption of the resolution on the emergency item and Special segment: Future Policy Award 2019 on Youth Empowerment , Conclusion of the General Debate
Stream 2
13.00 - 14:30 LGBTI inclusion and: Leaving no one behind
Stream 1
13.00 - 14.00 - Press centre
17 October 2019
Stream 2
09.30 - 13.00 - Governing Council: Decisions on the human rights of MPs, and Reports of specialized meetings
14.30 - ... - Governing Council
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.
L'interprétation des interventions est destinée à faciliter la communication et ne constitue pas un compte rendu authentique ou in extenso des dites interventions. Seules les interventions prononcées dans la langue d'origine font foi.
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