International Day of Parliamentarism

The Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament , organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in close collaboration with the United Nations, will take place from 29 to 31 July 2025 at the Palais des Nations. The Conference, first established in 2000 on the eve of the United Nations Millennium Summit, aims to provide a unique forum for high-level engagement and dialogue among parliamentary leaders from around the world. Previous Conferences, held every five years since then, have served as catalysts for shaping and strengthening the parliamentary dimension of global governance, thereby helping to bridge the democracy gap in international affairs. This occasion will mark the culmination of two years of work by a Preparatory Committee of approximately 20 Speakers of Parliament from all regions of the world, and promises to be the largest ever gathering of its kind. In keeping with the IPU's inclusive approach, it will also feature prominent leaders from other international...

   The Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in close collaboration with the United Nations, will take place from 29 to 31 July 2025 at the Palais des Nations. The Conference, first established in 2000 on the eve of the United Nations Millennium Summit, aims to provide a unique forum for high-level engagement and dialogue among parliamentary leaders from around the world. Previous Conferences, held every five years since then, have served as catalysts for shaping and strengthening the parliamentary dimension of global governance, thereby helping to bridge the democracy gap in international affairs. This occasion will mark the culmination of two years of work by a Preparatory Committee of approximately 20 Speakers of Parliament from all regions of the world, and promises to be the largest ever gathering of its kind. In keeping with the IPU's inclusive approach, it will also feature prominent leaders from other intern...

  The Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in close collaboration with the United Nations, will take place from 29 to 31 July 2025 at the Palais des Nations. The Conference, first established in 2000 on the eve of the United Nations Millennium Summit, aims to provide a unique forum for high-level engagement and dialogue among parliamentary leaders from around the world. Previous Conferences, held every five years since then, have served as catalysts for shaping and strengthening the parliamentary dimension of global governance, thereby helping to bridge the democracy gap in international affairs. This occasion will mark the culmination of two years of work by a Preparatory Committee of approximately 20 Speakers of Parliament from all regions of the world, and promises to be the largest ever gathering of its kind. In keeping with the IPU's inclusive approach, it will also feature prominent leaders from other internationa...

  Continuation of the General Debate. The Conference, first established in 2000 on the eve of the United Nations Millennium Summit, aims to provide a unique forum for high-level engagement and dialogue among parliamentary leaders from around the world. Previous Conferences, held every five years since then, have served as catalysts for shaping and strengthening the parliamentary dimension of global governance, thereby helping to bridge the democracy gap in international affairs. This occasion will mark the culmination of two years of work by a Preparatory Committee of approximately 20 Speakers of Parliament from all regions of the world, and promises to be the largest ever gathering of its kind. In keeping with the IPU's inclusive approach, it will also feature prominent leaders from other international organizations, academia and civil society organizations, as well as the media Watch the 2nd Meeting, Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament! Conferences

The Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament , organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in close collaboration with the United Nations, will take place from 29 to 31 July 2025 at the Palais des Nations. The Conference, first established in 2000 on the eve of the United Nations Millennium Summit, aims to provide a unique forum for high-level engagement and dialogue among parliamentary leaders from around the world. Previous Conferences, held every five years since then, have served as catalysts for shaping and strengthening the parliamentary dimension of global governance, thereby helping to bridge the democracy gap in international affairs. This occasion will mark the culmination of two years of work by a Preparatory Committee of approximately 20 Speakers of Parliament from all regions of the world, and promises to be the largest ever gathering of its kind. In keeping with the IPU's inclusive approach, it will also feature prominent leaders from other internation...

Press briefing by Mr Martin Chungong, IPU Secretary General, on the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament. Mr Martin Chungong, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Secretary General, will brief the media on the opening day of the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament. The Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament is organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in close collaboration with the United Nations. It is due to take place from 29 to 31 July 2025 at the Palais des Nations. Watch the Press briefing: Mr Martin Chungong, IPU Secretary General! Press Conferences

With gender equality taking centre stage worldwide, both as the IPU’s priority theme for 2025 and as we mark the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Plan of Action, the Eleventh IPU Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians will focus on how both young and more senior MPs can unite to accelerate progress on advancing equality between men and women . The Conference is taking place from 11 to 13 September 2025 in Lima, Peru.  National parliaments are invited to send a delegation of up to four young parliamentarians (under the age of 40) to participate in the Conference. Delegations should be composed of representatives of both sexes and parliaments are encouraged to include their youngest members. Exceptionally, given this Conference’s emphasis on intergenerational dialogue, parliaments are invited to include in the delegation one more senior MP in addition to the four young MPs. A cultural visit will take place on 13 September.  11TH IPU GLOBAL CONFERENCE OF YOU...

  Meeting for parliamentarians participating in the annual HLPF session. Entitled Gender equality and health: fast forwarding progress, the Parliamentary Forum will focus on two Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are under review at the 2025 HLPF, namely, SDG 3, on health and wellbeing for all, and SDG 5, on gender equality and empowerment of women and girls. Watch the IPU Parliamentary Forum at the 2025 HLPF! Economic and Social Council

Advancing Scalable Public Systems through Strategic Replication and Transregional Dialogue. In an increasingly complex global environment, small and underrepresented nations are often burdened by governance models and development strategies that are either too costly, inefficient, or misaligned with their scale and realities. The Council of Global Change (CGC) was founded with the belief that efficient nations are not those that spend more — but those that adopt, adapt, and replicate what already works. As part of its structural mission, CGC is proud to announce the creation of its Permanent Observer Mission to the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) — a new platform from which CGC will support policy innovation, institutional cooperation, and the practical transfer of tested models across regions. This event will explore how replication of successful governance and development structures can reduce time, cost, and risk for small nations, and how CGC is enabling this across continen...