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My parliament, my planet, our future! The compilation

As part of the IPU's climate campaign Parliaments for the Planet, watch our compilation of interviews with parliamentarians from around the world. How is climate change affecting their country? What are some of the common problems they are facing? What
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Antonie Pffuf

The IPU was born 134 years ago this week. Discover our history in 134 seconds

On 30 June 1889, visionary parliamentarians Frédéric Passy of France and William Randall Cremer of the United Kingdom brought together MPs from Belgium, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Liberia, Spain, the United Kingdom and the USA in the first inter-parliamentary meeting
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CEDAW

IPU and OHCHR emphasize role of parliaments in eliminating discrimination against women

On 22 June, the IPU and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), organized a parliamentary roundtable Parliaments and women’s rights: Implementing CEDAW, realizing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for all. The hybrid event
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cedaw

New handbook: Mobilizing parliaments to eliminate discrimination against women

Twenty years after the first edition, the IPU and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have published a new version of a handbook for parliamentarians on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
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Regional seminar on climate action and sustainable development for parliaments of Latin America and the Caribbean

Aug102023
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San José, Costa Rica

The event aims to foster dialogue on climate action and sustainable development, and the role of parliaments in aligning national policies with global agendas.
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IFD

World MPs commit to forging stronger ties with religious leaders to promote peaceful coexistence

The first global Parliamentary Conference on Interfaith Dialogue: Working together for our common future is expected to conclude with a declaration that encourages interfaith dialogue and calls for all religions and beliefs to be treated equally. The Marrakesh Communiqué calls
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