 | IPU experts in Tunisia |
After the IPU Secretary General's visit to Tunisia for talks with the senior authorities there and in a bid to lend support to the process of electoral reform, the IPU dispatched an expert mission to the country from 22 to 24 March. [ Full story ... ]
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IPU Secretary General to UN Human Rights Council: involve parliaments |
Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council in March, the IPU Secretary General made an impassioned case for parliaments to participate in the Universal Periodic Review. [ Full story ... ]
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Filipino Senator thanks IPU Committee
for his release |
In a letter dated 21 March 2011, Senator Antonio Trillanes of the Philippines wrote to the IPU to express thanks to the Committee on the Human Rights of parliamentarians and its staff.
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| IPU releases data on women in politics
for 2010 |
Despite increased numbers of women in parliaments, with an all time global high of 19.1%, the target of gender balance in politics is still a distant one in many countries according to the IPU survey on elections held in 2010. [ Full story ... ]
| Taking legislative action to end violence against women and girls |
Members of parliament from West and Central Africa gathered in Ouagadougou to discuss strategies for an effective response to violence against women and girls. [ Full story ... ]
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Event of the month
Parliamentary Conference on the WTO
"We cannot conclude this Doha Round without your explicit support" said WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy to parliamentarians from around the world attending the 2011 session of the annual Parliamentary Conference on the  World Trade Organization which took place in Geneva on 21 and 22 March. The Conference is a product of the collaborative efforts of the IPU and the European Parliament. It serves as a de facto parliamentary dimension of the WTO, enhancing its transparency and accountability.
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