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The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU; French: Union Interparlementaire, UIP) is an international organization of national parliaments. [3] Its primary purpose is to promote democratic governance, accountability, and cooperation among its members; other initiatives include advancing gender parity among legislatures, empowering youth participation in politics, and sustainable development.
The IPU's Second World Conference of Speakers of Parliament adopted a resolution stating, "We would greatly welcome more substantive interaction and coordination with the United Nations, and call upon the world body to resort more frequently to the political and technical expertise which the IPU together with its Member Parliaments can provide."
Member of the Commission for Relations with Slovenes in Neighbouring and Other Countries; Member of the IPU National Group in the National Assembly; Substitute member of the Delegation to the PA NATO; Former: Member of the Committee on Foreign Policy; Meira Hot: Vice-President of the Committee on Justice; Member of the Committee on the Economy
The Indian Parliamentary Group is an autonomous body, membership of which is open to all current or former members of the Indian Parliament. Speaker of Lok Sabha is its ex-officio President. It was founded in 1949, following a Motion adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 16 August 1948.
Qatar took the lead in drafting the text of a United Nations General Assembly resolution and convened consultations with UN member states. At the suggestion of the IPU, on 15 September (date of the Universal Declaration on Democracy) was chosen as the day when the international community would celebrate each year the International Day of Democracy.
Inter-Parliamentary Union, the world organization of parliaments; International Peasant Union, a political international of agrarian anti-communist parties; Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit, claimed by some ufologists to be a division of the US Government involved with UFOs
Nato chief Mark Rutte echoes incoming US president Donald Trump's call for members to spend more.
As the head of the IPU, Chungong focuses on issues such as gender equality and proper representation in parliaments, and is a member of the High-Level Commission on the ICPD25. [6] As chair of the Management Committee on Accountability of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Governance Network, he has introduced ...