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The Working Group on Transparency, Accountability and Openness oversees the implementation of the recommendations of the Transparency Report presented by an independent consultant in April 2020. Its role is to help the IPU to strengthen and follow up on its commitment to transparency, accountability and openness.

Panel "Food security as a key element for a more resilient, sustainable and inclusive trading system" in the context of the WTO Public Forum

Sep272022

Geneva, Switzerland

15:45-17:00 Room W
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Kigali

Parliament of Rwanda to host the 145th IPU Assembly

Kigali/Geneva, Tuesday, 20 September 2022. The Parliament of Rwanda will host the 145th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and its related meetings in Kigali from 11 to 15 October. More than 1200 delegates, including some 60 Speakers and Deputy
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Generation Equality: IPU milestones one year on

The IPU has made bold commitments and taken steps towards ensuring women and girls’ voices are heard in decision-making, and that young women are politically empowered. The IPU collaborates with strong partners such as the Generation Equality Forum (GEF), a
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sdgs pakistan

Asia-Pacific parliamentarians call on carbon polluters to reduce emissions

Dozens of parliamentarians from the Asia-Pacific region have called on the big carbon polluters to shoulder more responsibility for climate change and to meet their obligations under the Paris Agreement. The parliamentarians met in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 13-14 September, for
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women

How to mitigate these five threats to democracy

Democratization is under pressure across the globe. Here are five major threats to democracy, and how to mitigate them. Democracy is as precarious as it is precious. Some 25 years after the IPU issued its Universal Declaration on Democracy, its
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1989

Message to the UK Government on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. On behalf of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and its wider membership, we offer our deepest condolences to the British Royal Family, the Government and
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Case studies
serbia parliament

SDG implementation in Serbia: cross-party parliamentary groups

The informal Focus Group of the National Assembly of Serbia for the development of oversight mechanisms on SDG implementation ( SDG Focus Group) was established in 2017 and consists of 15 members from different political parties and parliamentary committees. Members
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