 | Panama Assembly: spotlight on political parties and elections |
The 124th IPU Assembly took place in Panama City. After five days of debate, it ended its proceedings by adopting four major resolutions. The first was on laws to prevent electoral violence and ensure a smooth transition of power. [ Full story ... ]
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HIV: Universal access still out of reach |
Over the years, governments have built and agreed upon a number of high-level commitments on HIV/AIDS and have set ambitious goals to measure the progress achieved. In 2006, 182 countries made a commitment to achieve the goal of universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010. [ Full story ... ]
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Parliamentarians want more cooperation on cybersecurity |
Participants in the Fourth Parliamentary Forum on Shaping the Information Society agreed that the subject of cybersecurity was highly relevant to them. Computer networks underpin the functioning of every country in the world. As well as a huge opportunity, this dependency can be seen as a major vulnerability. [ Full story ... ]
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Parliament and the fight against child trafficking and child labour |
Although widely frowned upon and in spite of measures to combat the shameful practices of child trafficking and child labour, it is worrying to note that die-hard traffickers continue to ply their trade with no regard for the law or life. Cases of trafficking in children have become so commonplace that we have come to think of them as a normal occurrence. [ Full story ... ]
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Event of the month
Parliamentary Forum at LDC IV
More than three quarters of the 880 million people of the least developed countries still live in poverty. A new global agreement to help grapple with the needs of 48 least developed countries emerged from a major UN conference last month. The Istanbul Programme of Action contains many policy prescriptions for both LDCs and development partners, while falling short of precise targets and time-bound commitments.
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