Inter-Parliamentary Union

For the first time in history, women have a presence in all parliaments around the world, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).

The Geneva-based organization's latest report - based on data from 47 countries that held elections last year - shows that compared to 2020, the world continues to reduce the dominant role of men in representative bodies, reports Euronews.

The Turkish foreign minister on Oct. 6 met with the head of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), a global organization of national parliaments, in the Turkish capital Ankara.


"Hosted IPU President Duarte Pacheco. We value parliamentary diplomacy. Will support IPU's works on irregular migration," Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Twitter.

Ljubljana/Vienna – The Covid-19 epidemic cannot be an excuse for the undermining of democracy, said parliamentary Speaker Igor Zorčič on Tuesday as he attended the fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Vienna. Zorčič participated in a panel on efforts to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on democracy.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) was founded 130 years ago as the first political multilateral organization in the world, encouraging cooperation and dialogue between all nations. Meanwhile the organization unites 179 national parliaments from all over the world and works closely with the United Nations.

The opening ceremony of the 141st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) began with the intonation of the Serbian anthem at the Belgrade Sava Center. The IPU will run until October 17, gathering 2,000 participants from around 150 countries.

The assembly will be held at the Center Sava in Belgrade, the president's office said.
The assembly starts at 7.30pm.
Prime Minister Ana Brnabic will also attend the opening ceremony.
The Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, hosted by the Republic of Serbia and the National Assembly of Serbia, is being held from 13 to 17 October in Belgrade.

The Interparliamentary Union (IPU) and Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) will launch a regional report on sexism, harassment and violence against women lawmakers and personnel within European parliaments in January 2018, PACE General Rapporteur on violence against women Gülsün Bilgehan has stated.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic met on Monday with Saber Chowdhury, president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the world's oldest and largest parliamentary organisation.

BELGRADE - An Inter-Parliamentary Union roundtable in Geneva has commended Serbia for building mechanisms enabling free access to information, as well as for progress made in strengthening parliamentary capacities.

GENEVA - Serbia remains committed to the high standards of representative democracy, rule of law, human rights and gender equality, as well as peace, security and peaceful coexistence with Balkan and European neighbors, Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic, who heads the Serbian delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), said Monday.