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Yemen parliamentarians discuss relationship between Parliament and Government - 4 November 1999
MPs pledge to follow up World Food Summit - 18 November 1996
Parliamentarians meet during World Food Summit - November 1996
MPs meet at UN on landmines, new democracies, and UN reform -, 21 October 1996
IPU Council ends Beijing IPU meetings - 21 September 1996
IPU Conference adopts motions on anti-personnel mines, human righst and food security - 20 September 1996
IPU Conference inaugurated in Beijing by President of China - 16 September 1996
Tian Jiyun elected Chairman of Beijing IPU Conference - 16 September 1996
Three new parliaments join IPU - 16 September 1996
IPU data reveal a decreasing number of women in world's parliaments - 16 September 1996
World-wide assembly of MPs to be held in Beijing - 15 September 1996
IPU and UN sign Co-operation Agreement - 24 July 1996
IPU meets to examine cases of MPs under attack - 15 July 1996
Co-operation between parliaments and UNESCO urged by world conference of MPs - 6 June 1996
MPs start world conference on challenges of 21st century - 3 June 1996
MPs to meet at UNESCO on challenges in education, culture and information highways - 29 May 1996
Conclusion of Istanbul Conference - 20 April 1996
Istanbul IPU meeting calls for an international convention on terrorism, legal rights for minorities, and more responsible fishing - 19 April 1996
IPU Istanbul Conference votes to debate terrorism but not Lebanon - 15 April 1996
95th Inter-Parliamentary Conference opens in Istanbul with calls for tolerance and democracy - 15 April 1996
Number of women legislators remains low in world - 14 April 1996
MPs to debate minorities and diminishing fish stocks at world-wide meeting in Istanbul - 11 April 1996
IPU to hold meeting of African MPs on parliamentary democracy - 11 March 1996
New head of IPU human rights watchdog - 22 January 1996