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250 Speakers, Lawmakers, Brace For Confab On Global Health, Climate, Economic Crises

Akanimo Sampson by Akanimo Sampson
July 27, 2020
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Over 250 Speakers of parliament will be joining other parliamentarians, experts and United Nations representatives to mobilise the international parliamentary community to take action on the health, climate and economic crises facing the world.

In partnership with the Parliament of Austria and the United Nations, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is organising the first part of the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament.

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 The confab will be taking place virtually this coming August 19 and 20. 

It was originally planned to take place in Vienna, Austria, under the overall theme of Parliamentary leadership for more effective multilateralism that delivers peace and sustainable development for the people and planet.

The physical conference has been postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This year, instead, the Speakers will meet virtually to discuss parliamentary responses to the pandemic as well as themes including global governance, sustainable economies and the climate emergency.

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IPU President, Ms. Gabriela Cuevas, says “we currently face some of the greatest challenges ever witnessed by humanity. As parliamentarians, we have a responsibility to make this planet a better place for the people that we represent, particularly for women and youth.

“We are the ones who can stop climate change; we can build more inclusive and green economies; we can be fierce advocates for gender equality, and we can ensure that we take the steps needed to overcome COVID-19 decisively while upholding democratic values and human rights. In the face of these challenges,

‘’we must also defend multilateralism and translate international commitments into national and local realities. I am certain that 46,552 parliamentarians can achieve the deep and lasting changes that are desperately needed by millions around the world.”

For the President of the National Council of Austria, Wolfgang Sobotka, “the coronavirus pandemic is a test for our societies and parliamentary democracies. In this context, many democracies have had to make tough decisions.

“One of the key lessons of the pandemic is that parliaments must remain the linchpin of crisis management. They contribute to strengthening democratic values by cooperating internationally under the umbrella of the IPU.

‘’The Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament will take place in a virtual format this year. However, virtual meetings can never replace in-person encounters and exchange. The Austrian Parliament is thus looking forward to welcoming Speakers from around the planet in 2021 in Vienna.”

The conference will also include a special virtual event on countering terrorism and violent extremism on the eve of International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism on August 21.

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The 13th Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament will precede the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament on August 17 and 18, also in a virtual format.

The Summit affords women in the highest decision-making positions of parliament a forum and opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences.

This 13th edition of the Summit will discuss action needed to step up gender equality, building on the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

It will focus specifically on priority areas where bold action is needed particularly as a result of the pandemic: climate change, women’s economic empowerment, and preventing violence against women and girls.

The World Conference of Speakers of Parliament takes place every five years. Organised in cooperation with the United Nations, its objective is to reinforce the parliamentary dimension of global governance.

The first World Conference of Speakers of Parliament took place in August 2000 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, just a few days before the Millennium Summit of Heads of State and Government.

The conference concluded with The parliamentary vision for international cooperation at the dawn of the third-millennium declaration, which committed parliaments to join forces with the United Nations to address the challenges facing the world community.

This vision was subsequently reflected in the United Nations Millennium Declaration itself, in which Heads of State and Government committed to develop stronger cooperation between the United Nations and national parliaments, through the IPU as their world organisation.

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