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Parliamentary Conference on Democracy in Africa
A clarion call from Ms. Graça Machel to "change the way politics work today" opened the conference, in which 27 African parliaments took part. Ms. Machel noted that Africa is the only continent in the world where the social indicators are falling and underlined that Africans today have wholly unacceptable levels of poverty. She called on parliamentarians to do away with the notion of "us", the elected, and "them", the people. [ Full story ... ]
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 | Is parliament open to women? |
Next year is 2010 - fifteen years after Beijing and 35 years after the first conference on women was held in Mexico. The conferences on women have had the merit of giving political visibility to women’s rights worldwide. [ Full story ... ]
| Promoting inclusive parliamentary practice in Burundi |
One of the attributes of a democratic parliament is its ability to be representative of all sectors of society. This requirement is especially important in post-conflict environments, where parliament needs to stand out as a crucible of national reconciliation. [ Full story ... ]
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Strategies to eliminate violence against children in Latin America |
Statistics show that each year 40 million children living in Latin America and the Caribbean suffer severe abuse, including abandonment. Abuse within the family is only one of the many kinds of violence suffered. [ Full story ... ]
| Re-introducing the imperative mandate? |
Democracy is founded on the participation of the people in the management of public affairs through elected representatives. Different visions exist of how those representatives, once elected, should exercise their mandate. [ Full story ... ]
| Enhancing the parliamentary response
to HIV/AIDS |
The IPU Advisory Group on HIV/AIDS met in Geneva on 24 and 25 September to discuss its strategic outlook and future activities. At the meeting the Group endorsed nine priority areas. [ Full story ... ]
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International Day of Democracy 2009
Global public opinion survey
Opinion polls may not provide the definitive answer to important questions, but they probably give a good indication of what people are thinking. To help mark this year's International Day of Democracy, on 15 September, the IPU launched its first ever global public opinion survey of attitudes towards democracy.
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