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The IPU supports the efforts of the United Nations, whose objectives it shares, and works in close cooperation with it. It also cooperates with regional inter-parliamentary organizations, as well as with international intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations which are motivated by the same ideals.

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 ...

The delegation raised the issue of Mongolia signing the Ottawa Convention on Land Mines to which the Ambassador Gotov answered that Mongolia is prepared to join on a step-by-step basis.

The session featured presentations by Mr. Martin Chungong, Secretary General of the IPU; Ms. Anita Bhatia, UN Women; Ms. Hilary Gbedemah, Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women Committee; and Ms. Carmen Alanis, Former Chief Justice of Mexico.

The delegation of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association which attended the 57th Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in London, United Kingdom from July 21 – 28, 2011 has the honour to present its Report.

On December 3, 2020, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the European Parliament co-hosted a discussion on international trade policies that could help to mitigate the global economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event brought together approximately 50 participants, including parliamentarians and representatives from various international organizations. The webinar featured ...

To close, the committee chair proposed a draft convention with the Réseau francophone d’éthique et de déontologie parlementaires and heard from the president of this network. To conclude, members discussed subjects on the agenda for the Committee’s next meeting.

In the third and final webinar of a series on climate change legislation hosted by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, participants discussed the risks to social stability posed by climate change and the various domestic ...

To close, the committee chair proposed a draft convention with the Réseau francophone d’éthique et de déontologie parlementaires and heard from the president of this network. To conclude, members discussed subjects on the agenda for the Committee’s next meeting.

Their interactions with governors enable Canadian members of the IPG to better achieve the aim of finding points of convergence in respective national policies, initiate dialogue on points of divergence, encourage exchanges of information and promote better understanding on shared issues of concern. Moreover, the NGA meetings provide the IPG with an important means to provide input to, and ...