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An ambitious agenda for parliamentary action beyond COP15 - 17 December 2009
Parliamentary leaders appeal for climate agreement in Copenhagen - 11 December 2009
Parliaments to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - 24 November 2009
IPU President appeals for climate agreement - 18 November 2009
121st IPU Assembly to examine an emergency item: global food security - 19 October 2009
ICRC and IPU urge lawmakers to ensure greater respect for rules of war - 19 October 2009
Parliamentary leaders convene in Geneva to address organized crime, South-South cooperation and youth participation in democracy - 14 October 2009
Parliamentarians from Latin America adopt strategies to eliminate violence against children - 28 August 2009
IPU welcomes the release of PLC Speaker Aziz Dweik - 1st July 2009
IPU condemns killing of Iraqi lawmaker - 15 June 2009
IPU applauds the election of four women parliamentarians to the Kuwaiti legislature - 18 May 2009
IPU convenes global parliamentary meeting to discuss economic crisis - 4 May 2009
Legislators in Addis Ababa call for a nuclear-weapon-free world - 10 April 2009
IPU concerned about the plight of legislators in 32 countries - 10 April 2009
Securing Rights of Adolescent Girls is Critical for Achieving Development Goals - 8 April 2009
IPU and United Nations join forces to combat trafficking in persons, a form of modern-day slavery - 7 April 2009
120th IPU Assembly to consider the social impact of the economic crisis on the most vulnerable, especially in Africa - 6 April 2009
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi opens 120th IPU Assembly in Addis Ababa - 5 April 2009
Women marginalized in the global economy, say women MPs meeting at the 120th IPU Assembly - 5 April 2009
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to open 120th IPU Assembly in Addis Ababa - 20 March 2009
A record high for women in parliament in 2008 - 5 March 2009
IPU President to visit the Middle East - 27 February 2009
IPU applauds the release of Egyptian legislator Ayman Nour - 19 February 2009
IPU President issues urgent statement on Gaza - 30 January 2009
Political will at the centre of achieving zero tolerance to FGM - 30 January 2009
IPU Human Rights Committee examines public cases of legislators in over 15 countries - 19 January 2009
News Year's message from the President of the IPU to the global parliamentary community - 1 January 2009