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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 ...

On 9 March 2021, the honourable Salma Ataullahjan, Senator, attended the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) 45th Session of the Bureau of Women Parliamentarians. She joined other members of the Bureau from Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sweden, and Thailand among others, as well as its President, Ms. Susan Kihika (Kenya), to review the IPU’s recent and upcoming activities on gender equality ...

Draft rules of procedures for elections to take place during the 7th Plenary Meeting were submitted to the consideration of Executive Committee members, and approved without change.

At the meeting, members agreed to postpone the Conference of the Arctic Parliamentarians (CPAR) to 2024, at which time it will be held in Sweden. The idea of an Arctic Parliamentarians Summit – to be hosted by the Danish Parliament in Nuuk, Greenland in September 2022 – was approved.

Draft rules of procedures for elections to take place during the 7th Plenary Meeting were submitted to the consideration of Executive Committee members, and approved without change.

The Board approved ParlAmericas’ annual work plan and discussed the ParlAmericas sexual exploitation, harassment and abuse prevention policy that ParlAmericas is developing. Finally, some participants provided an overview of recent ParlAmericas work-related activities in their countries.

The newly appointed CPA Secretary-General, Stephen Twigg spoke on the topic of the ‘Working Towards a Common Future’ ahead of #CHOGM2021 and the roundtable also heard from guest panellists, Ms. Yasmin Ratansi, M.P., Chair of CPA Canadian Branch and Her Excellency Rethabile Mokaeane, High Commissioner of Lesotho to the UK.

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.

Foreign Minister Saudabayev welcomed the opportunity to address the conference, noting that the high participation indicates a keen interest in the topics of discussion. He took the opportunity to reiterate a number of the priorities of the Kazakh OSCE Chairmanship, and highlighted in particular the work to facilitate a timely adoption of the OSCE budget and efforts aimed at resolving ...

The plenary session provided a space for parliamentarians of the Americas and the Caribbean to discuss how legislatures are working to support their country’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement, while ensuring national climate plans are gender responsive, involve different sectors of society, and are effectively communicated with the public. A declaration was ...