Fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament

Over 150 parliamentary speakers gathered at the UN Headquarters for the Fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament from 31 August to 2 September 2015 in New York. The conference was convened and chaired by IPU, and organized in close cooperation with the United Nations. Speakers engaged in a frank and robust debate on the central theme of Placing democracy at the service of peace and sustainable development: Building the world the people want. This publication offers insights into the events as they unfolded during the course of the World Conference.