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IPU calls for the release of family members of three Sri Lanka MPs - 13 December 2007
Promoting women's access to the labour market and enhancing their economic input are key elements of development - 6 December 2007
World's legislators gather in Manila to discuss HIV and AIDS - 30 November 2007
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - 25 November IPU President: "Combating violence against women is a priority, especially in conflict situations" - 24 November 2007
Inter-Parliamentary Union and UN Development Programme strengthen support to parliaments worldwide - 21 November 2007
IPU condemns killing of Philippines MP - 14 November 2007
IPU condemns killing of six Afghan MPs - 7 November 2007
Legislators meeting in Geneva unanimously adopt a resolution urging a stop to human rights violations in Myanmar - 11 October 2007
Human rights violations in Myanmar adopted as emergency item at 117th IPU Assembly - 8 October 2007
Handbook boosts prospects for the new Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - 8 October 2007
Parliamentary leaders convene in Geneva to consider issues of democracy and respect for human rights - 3 October 2007
IPU appeals for dialogue in response to nationwide unrest in Myanmar - 28 September 2007
IPU to build parliamentary capacity in French-speaking Africa - 24 September 2007
IPU condemns murder of Lebanese MP Antoine Ghanem - 20 September 2007
Gender-sensitive budgets key to economic efficiency - 19 September 2007
IPU Human Rights Committee to examine public cases concerning 198 MPs - 16 July 2007
UN Secretary-General discusses global parliamentary campaign against climate change at the House of Parliaments - 6 July 2007
The IPU press for an urgent humanitarian agreement in Colombia - 5 July 2007
IPU condemns new attack on parliamentarian-elect in Myanmar - 20 June 2007
Parliamentarians urge WTO negotiators to facilitate an agreement - 15 June 2007
IPU condemns murder of Lebanese MP Walid Eido - 14 June 2007
IPU urges Philippines authorities to release Congressman Crispin Beltran - 7 June 2007
Legislators call for action to avert dangerous human interference in climate system - 4 May 2007
IPU alarmed at plight of imprisoned legislators in Myanmar and 40 PLC members - 4 May 2007
UNICEF and IPU join forces to stop violence against children - 2 May 2007
Indonesia's Foreign Minister addresses 116th IPU Assembly: "More people are being killed today than in the two decades before the end of the Cold War" - 1 May 2007
116th IPU Assembly to discuss international cooperation to combat terrorism - 30 April 2007
640 million small arms and light weapons cause death and destruction: action must be taken - 30 April 2007
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono opens 116th Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in Nusa Dua (Bali) - 29 April 2007
Meeting calls for women's economic potential to be recognized and promoted - 29 April 2007
IPU President meets UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon - 20 April 2007
IPU President condemns bomb attacks in Iraq - 13 April 2007
IPU President condemns bomb attacks in Algeria - 13 April 2007
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to open 116th Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in Nusa Dua (Bali) - 11 April 2007
IPU President Pier Ferdinando Casini visits camps for Sudanese refugees in Chad - 5 April 2007
IPU pleased as Geneva becomes first Swiss city where women are majority in parliament - 30 March 2007
"There is an urgent need for parliaments to play a more active and more decisive role in the development of the information society" - 5 March 2007
IPU President and United Nations General Assembly President pledge to defend girl child's rights - 1 March 2007
Women in Parliament in 2006: More women make it to the top - 1 March 2007
Women speakers of parliament to focus on combating violence against girls - 28 February 2007
New virtual network unites women in politics around the globe - 27 February 2007
IPU President Pier Ferdinando Casini to award the Mediterranean Prize to Queen Rania of Jordan tomorrow - 8 February 2007
IPU expresses sympathy to the Indonesian people - 6 February 2007
6 February: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. "The declaration issued by Al-Azhar University against female genital mutilation is an important step forward" - 5 February 2007
The IPU condemns the murder of afghan member of parliament Mr. Mohammad Islam Mohammadi - 30 January 2007
IPU President Pier Ferdinando Casini received by Algeria's top leaders - 25 January 2007
IPU President Casini congratulates Hans-Gert Pöttering on his election as President of the European Parliament - 16 January 2007
The IPU Committee on Human Rights of Parliamentarians to examine public cases concerning 123 parliamentarians - 15 January 2007