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The ParlAmericas parliamentary Network for Gender Equality discussed the theme “Designing Inclusive Futures in Partnership with Youth” through a series of online events for parliamentarians in the Americas and the Caribbean. Through the exchange of experiences and good legislative practices, this gathering fostered a dialogue on the importance of incorporating youth voices and action in ...

Visit to Canada of His Excellency Wolfgang Sobotka, President of the ... From September 26 to 28, His Excellency Wolfgang Sobotka, President of the National Council of the Republic of Austria, led a delegation to Ottawa and Toronto at the invitation of the Honourable George J. Furey, K.C., Speaker of the Senate, and the Honourable Anthony Rota, M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons.

In dialogue with the delegation, Ms. Abdallah described how the Tanzanian Parliament chooses its committee chairs and Speaker, and discussed budget processes, with particular focus on the role of committees.

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 ...

Members of the Board approved the 2021 audited financial statements and received information from ParlAmericas’ International Secretariat about funding and the upcoming priorities for ParlAmericas’ three thematic networks.

As such, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK, in partnership with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), hosted the first virtual Commonwealth Parliamentary Forum on Climate Change from March 22–24, 2021.

Caroline Waters OBE, Deputy Chair of the UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission The Honourable Eugene Mussolini M.P., Member of the Rwandan Chamber of Deputies for Persons with Disabilities

The Caribbean Workshop on Human Trafficking, Forced Labour and Contemporary Forms of Exploitation, organized by CPA UK, took place online from February 2 and 3, 2021. Parliamentarians and officials taking part in the workshop represented the UK, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, St Vincent & Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and Virgin Islands (UK).

He appealed to the 32nd General Assembly of AIPA to generate effective strategies focusing on cooperative frameworks, exchanges of information, enforcement of existing mechanisms, legal implementation, ratification of agreements, conventions, and other policies in order to prevent and reduce tensions in the region including current issues such as terrorism, trans-national crimes, human and ...

The CPA’s international executive committee (EXCO) meets twice a year, in the spring and just before the annual meeting. This year, the spring meeting will be held virtually. The CPA’s constitution authorizes it to control and manage the activities and business of the association. The international executive committee has about 35 members and is led by the chairperson of the CPA. The ...