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The Eighth Workshop of Parliamentary Scholars and Parliamentarians was held from 26-27 July 2008 at Wroxton College in Oxfordshire. The workshop included the following panel sessions: · Holding Government to Account · Enhancing Accountability · Parliaments and the Internet · Consequences of Devolution in the Uk · Gendered Ceremony and Ritual in Parliament · Legislative Developments in ...

In addition to the meetings in Brussels, two Canadian delegates - Mrs. Gallant and Senator Day – attended the annual NATO PA Economics and Security Committee’s consultation with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France, on 27 February 2013. Delegates had the opportunity to discuss issues related to the ongoing debt crisis facing much of Europe and ...

The CPA Executive Committee met in the Royal Swazi Spa, Convention Centre, Ezulwini, Lobamba, Swaziland. Hon. Kathleen Casey, MLA, Speaker of the Prince Edward Island, Legislative Assembly, took the Chair as Acting Chairperson in the absence of the Chairperson of the Executive Committee.

Minister Gould also noted that, in addition to the Government of Canada’s contributions to COVAX, Canada has provided Latin American countries with more than $10 million during the COVID-19 pandemic through various organizations, including the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), with this funding aimed at providing personal protective ...

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.

The meeting began with an overview of the U.K. government’s recently released policy paper, Global Britain in a Competitive Age: the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, followed by a discussion of Canadian priorities in these fields.

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.

This conference was co-ordinated by the CPA UK Executive Committee, and was also supported by their partners, the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) and the World Bank Group. ·This conference was the “first” on a subject that will almost certainly be the subject of annual conferences.

On 20 October 2020, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU )hosted a virtual briefing for parliamentarians on “UN processes: Sustainable Development Goal 1 (SDG 1) and the UN definition of poverty.” 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 ...

In response to Dr. Lamers and Menzies Campbell (UK), Mr. Vējonis stressed that continued efforts on capability development were indeed needed, and duplication should be avoided as much as possible. Europeans needed to address the gap in capabilities with the United States and increase their share of NATO’s defence spending.