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Cecilia Widegren
17/12/2020

Cecilia Widegren, Chairperson IPU Sub-Committee on Finance, talks about 2021 budget

Cecilia Widegren, Chairperson of the IPU Sub-Committee on Finance and a Swedish MP, talks about the latest budget approved by the IPU Governing Council in November. She emphasizes how important it is that 179 Member parliaments agreed on a budget
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Meeting

Parliamentary Meeting at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26)

Nov072021

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Glasgow, United Kingdom

COP is the foremost international conference on climate change. It brings together leaders from across the globe to advance climate action and to promote implementation of the Paris Agreement, the world’s major legally-binding international treaty on climate change.
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Conference

Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament- September 2021

Sep072021
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Vienna, Austria

The Fifth World Conference is in two sessions: a virtual session that took place in August 2020 and an in-person Conference in Vienna in 2021.
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Virtual event

Parliamentary Forum at the United Nations High-level Political Forum

Jul122021
This year’s Parliamentary Forum at the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) will take place virtually on Monday, 12 July, from 9 am to 11 am (New York Time).
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Hearing

2021 Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations

Feb172021
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This year’s IPU-UN Annual Parliamentary Hearing, Fighting corruption to restore trust in government and improve development prospects, will be held virtually on 17 and 18 February 2021.
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News in brief
2020
16/12/2020

A year of crisis but also opportunity

As the pandemic threw most of the world into turmoil, the IPU remained open for business to support its Members and continue its work of empowering parliaments and parliamentarians for democracy. Discover our end-of-year animation here.
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Consultancy

Consultant for the youth programme

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Background The IPU is the global organization of national parliaments. It promotes democracy and helps parliaments become stronger, younger, gender-balanced and more diverse. Twice a year, the IPU convenes over 1,500 parliamentary delegates and partners in a world assembly, bringing
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Mr. D. Morozov

Russian Federation

This policy note, published with the United Nations Environmental Programme, sets out some of key approaches to help parliamentarians promote a sustainable and green recovery after the coronavirus pandemic. How to build more resilient economies, how to meet international commitments under the Paris Agreement and how to build momentum towards a strong global biodiversity framework are just some of the questions that the note considers.

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Internship

Internship in the Executive Office

Deadline:
Background The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is the world organization of national parliaments. It is the oldest political multilateral organization in the world, dating back to 1889. The IPU promotes the peaceful settlement of conflicts through political dialogue and negotiation. Its
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