Renewed IPU efforts and advocacy have brought new ratifications to international treaties on peace and security, including both the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). The ratification of such treaties does not necessarily bring

Democracy requires that MPs are connected with their constituents, explaining their work to them and ensuring that constituents’ needs are represented. In Djibouti, one of the hottest and smallest countries in Africa, the IPU has been helping with that two-way

Climate change is never far from the news in Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands east of the African mainland, whose economy and people depend heavily on their environment. Like many Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the country’s two key

This blog post was created by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) following a presentation by Hon. Regina Esparon, an MP from the National Assembly of Seychelles. Climate hypocrisy is a common criticism levelled at governments and politicians in the media

It is with great sadness that the IPU has learned of the passing on 26 March 2023 of former IPU President, Mr. Abdelwahad Radi. Mr. Radi was born in 1935 in Salé, Morocco. His political career started in his student

We call on world leaders to come together and commit to start phasing out fossil fuels immediately. Opinion piece by Saber Chowdhury, Honorary IPU President, MP, Bangladesh Ed Markey, Senator, US Congress On March 20, the United Nations’ top experts

At the 146th IPU Assembly in Manama, Bahrain, IPU Members voted in new Presidents of the Bureau of Women Parliamentarians and the Board of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians. Both Presidents were elected for two-year terms. They will also serve

Nominations are now open for the 2023 edition of the Cremer-Passy Prize. The prize is open to sitting parliamentarians who make an outstanding contribution to the defence and promotion of the IPU’s objectives, as well as those ”who contribute to