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Créé en 1959, le GIP a pour sa mission de trouver des points de convergence dans les politiques nationales respectives, de lancer le dialogue sur certains points de divergence, d’encourager l’échange de renseignements et de promouvoir une meilleure compréhension entre les législateurs américains et canadiens à propos de sources de préoccupation communes. La réunion annuelle du GIP ...

The interaction with state legislators enables members of the Canadian Section of the IPG to achieve better the aim of finding points of convergence in respective national policies, initiating dialogue on points of divergence, encouraging exchanges of information and promoting better understanding on shared issues of concern. Moreover, the meetings with state legislators provide members of the ...

On 11 April 2014, the delegation travelled to Rome, Italy, and on 12 April 2014, it participated in a bilateral mission to the Holy See, where the delegation met with His Excellency Archbishop Dominique Manberti, Secretary for Relations with States for the Vatican. The delegation also received a tour of the Apostolic Palace and the Vatican Museum. During its mission to the Holy See, the ...

1. Mandate and Function of the Council of Europe The Council of Europe is an intergovernmental organisation whose aims are: · to protect human rights, pluralist democracy and the rule of law; · to promote awareness and encourage the development of Europe’s cultural identity and diversity; · to find common solutions to the challenges facing European society, such as discrimination against ...

The Canadian Section of the IPG has a long association with the Can/Am BTA, and typically attends both the fall meeting in Washington, D.C. and its spring meeting in Ottawa. The Can/Am BTA is a coalition of businesses, public-sector organizations and individuals with an interest in bilateral trade and tourism. Its mission is to maximize commercial activity and ensure continued growth in cross ...

Parliament should take these factors into account and open their doors to women’s organizations to hear what they have to say. When budgets and legislation are being developed, we must consider them from a woman’s point of view. Ms. Lenita Freidenvall is a researcher with the Department of Political Science at Stockholm University.

Mr. Ted Opitz led a Canadian delegation of two, including Mr. Dennis Bevington, to the meeting of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (the Standing Committee) held in Stockholm, Sweden, 14 February 2012. Accompanying the delegation was Mr. Tim Williams from the Parliamentary Information and Research Service of the Library of Parliament as advisor to the delegation.

The OSCE’s 2013 budget was €144,822,600 million, a decrease from the 2012 budget of €3.23 million. In 2013, the OSCE employed approximately 2,570 individuals, the vast majority of whom were assigned to field missions.[3]At the time of the winter meeting, participating states had still not reached agreement regarding the organization’s 2014 budget. An Inclusive, Global and Cooperative ...

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.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions to international travel, the session took place with a reduced agenda, focusing primarily on the election of the President for the 2020-2023 term, the IPU’s budget, decisions of the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians, and future meetings of the IPU.