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Executive Committee members discussed priorities for the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas. They reviewed the budget for 2022–2023 then discussed a number of thematic issues, operational considerations, and future activities for the section. On 16 March 2022, the Executive Committee Meeting of the ParlAmericas Board met virtually.

Executive Committee members discussed priorities for the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas. They reviewed the budget for 2022–2023 then discussed a number of thematic issues, operational considerations, and future activities for the section. On 16 March 2022, the Executive Committee Meeting of the ParlAmericas Board met virtually.

The 17th Plenary Assembly of ParlAmericas provided an opportunity to share on the different measures that parliaments have taken or can take to implement sustainable and equitable production systems, considering the forthcoming economic packages for the reconstruction of our economies post COVID-19 pandemic, and to progressively meet the 2030 sustainable development agenda. The working ...

The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) is the United Nations hub for the global review of progress toward the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As a contribution to the HLPF, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) holds an annual Parliamentary Forum, which was designed to give parliamentarians participating in the HLPF an opportunity to discuss the main theme of the ...

Presenters included former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Philip Alston, Dr. George Gray Molina from the United Nations Development Programme and Barbara Adams, President of the Global Policy Forum.

Participants also discussed financial management and interparliamentary co-operation programs. Lastly, it was agreed that these matters would be followed up on in advance of the APF’s annual budget.

Visit of the Honourable Raymonde Gagné, Speaker of the Senate, and a parliamentary delegation, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire and Republic of Benin From March 4 to 9, 2024 the Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable Raymonde Gagné, led a parliamentary delegation to the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire and the Republic of Benin. The delegation was made up of the Honourable Claude Carignan, P.C., Senator ...

Dr. James Esson, UG Programme Director (Geography and Environment), Reader in Human Geography at Loughborough University, discussed how trafficking through football occurs and identified steps that could be taken to help prevent it. Matthew Edafe, an ambassador for Mission 89, shared his experience of being trafficked for sport in ...

Bureau Meeting and Spring Session Luxembourg, Luxembourg Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association (CANA) Report The Bureau’s main function is to ensure the overall guidance and coherence of the Assembly’s policies and activities in the interval between meetings of the Standing Committee; it also acts as the “first responder” when internal or external events require a decision or ...

The keynote speech, entitled How corruption undermines democracy and development: the need for parliamentary engagement, was delivered by Ms. Delia Ferreira Rubio, Chair of the Board of Transparency International.