Interparliamentary Activities and Reports
Refine your search
Results: 751 - 758 of 758
Sorted in reverse chronological order
UIPU
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
September 18, 2020
International Equal Pay Day
By videoconference
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU)
Several members of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU) attended an online event organized by the Equal Pay International Coalition to exchange ideas on achieving pay equity around the world. The discussion was led by several individuals from a wide range of sectors (government, academia, business, civil society, sports, broadcasting, labour) with direct experience in advancing equal pay for equal work. Many of the points raised emphasized the importance of systemic change in addition to reforms that reflect the unique nature of a particular sector. Participants also highlighted the aggravating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender inequalities as well as the increased risk faced by women who are disproportionately represented in vulnerable and high-risk occupations and unpaid work. The event featured prerecordings from government representatives from around the world, including Canada’s Minister of Labour, as well as the United Nations Secretary General, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization, and the Executive Director of UN Women.
CEUS
Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group
CANA
Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association
UIPU
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
September 17, 2020
Webinar on climate legislation: Law and governance approaches within the ocean-climate nexus
By videoconference
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU)
Participants representing parliamentarians, civil society, and multilateral stakeholders examined the role of legislation in mitigating the challenges of climate change and its effect on the world’s oceans. Presentations from these communities (including a Canadian researcher) initiated discussion on such topics as the strengths and weaknesses of existing international mechanisms (Sustainable Development Goals) and treaties (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) in facilitating domestic legislative processes. A parliamentarian from Maldives highlighted the challenges faced by vulnerable small island developing states in terms of land loss as well as disruptions to economic activities such as tourism. Other topics raised include recent regional and national mechanisms addressing the ocean-climate nexus (the Caribbean, European Union, Australia, Seychelles, Mexico), Indigenous perspectives, and the opportunity presented by the COVID-19 pandemic to make progress on these interconnected concerns. The webinar was the second of three organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in partnership with the secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law.
CANA
Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association
CANA
Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association
CCOM
Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
September 15 - 16, 2020
CPA UK Branch Webinar: Assisting and Protecting Survivors of Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking and Forced Labour
By videoconference
Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)
In partnership with the UK Modern Slavery & Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (Modern Slavery PEC), CPA UK hosted this two-day international virtual conference for parliamentarians, survivors of modern slavery, human trafficking and forced labour, NGOs, government officials, researchers and civil society organisations from around the Commonwealth and beyond on “Assisting and Protecting Survivors of Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking and Forced Labour”.
By bringing these stakeholders together with survivors and organisations working with survivors, the conference aims to increase participants’ knowledge and understanding of the support and protection needed by survivors of modern slavery, human trafficking and forced labour.
The following parliamentarians attended the conference: Hon. Julie Miville-Dechêne, Senator; Mr. Sameer Zuberi, M.P.; Ms. Iqra Khalid, M.P.; Mr. Arnold Viersen, M.P.
CEUS
Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group
Results: 751 - 758 of 758 — Page: 76 of 76