Summary records of the 207th session of the Governing Council 441.29 KB
Summary records of the proceedings of the 142nd IPU Assembly 1.74 MB
Forum

Parliamentary Forum on the occasion of the 5th UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5)

Mar042023

Doha, Qatar

On 4 March, 2023, the Qatari Shura Council and the IPU will host a Parliamentary Forum at the LDC5.
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In 2019, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) passed the following resolution calling on parliamentarians to include disaster risk reduction (DRR) in their strategies for implementing and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement. This toolkit explains the importance of DRR and how to implement it, and provides 10 actions that parliamentarians can employ to effectively influence and implement DRR policy, legal, financial and oversight frameworks adapted to their country’s context.

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News in brief
Nepal
12/10/2021

Why Disaster Risk Reduction is everyone’s business, especially parliamentarians

A new toolkit from the IPU and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), released in time for the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, explains the importance of DRR and how to implement it.
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Audience with the Holy Father, 9 October 2021 67.85 KB
News in brief
fires
08/10/2021

This is how parliaments have taken legislative action against climate change

At the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, Ms. Xiye Bastida, an 18-year-old climate activist from Mexico, had a message for the parliamentarians present: “The climate crisis is generational injustice. And you have the power to develop smart, just and holistic legislation.” This was a call for all parliamentarians to act, and to act now, to maximize their legislative power in reducing the risks of climate change.
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News in brief
solar panels
07/10/2021

Seven ways parliamentarians can make a difference on climate change

Seven concrete ways parliamentarians can make a difference to mitigate the effects of climate change and reduce carbon emissions.
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Joint Statement at the P20 Speakers’ Summit, 7 October 2021 182.8 KB
Peace, Diversity & our Common Humanity UNOG Panel 4: Equality within the Sustainable Development Goals 5 October 2021 156.58 KB
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