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A world in turmoil: Parliamentary cooperation and multilateralism for #peace, justice and prosperity for all is the theme of the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, organized by #IPU in close collaboration with @ungeneva.bsky.social, 9-31 July.
Read the PR
#6WCSP
ipu.org/PR-6WCSP
Of the total number of serving #MPs globally, just 1️⃣8️⃣.9️⃣2️⃣% are under 40 years of age, and2️⃣.7️⃣7️⃣% are under 30 years of age.
Will you join the #IPU in advocating for more #youth voices in #parliaments?
Show your support for #youngMPs today.
ipu.org/i-say-yes
Following the election of Robert Francis as the 267th Pope Leo XIV, #IPU looks forward to the Second Parliamentary Conference on #Interfaith Dialogue in Rome, June 19-21.
The theme of the event will be "Strengthening trust and embracing hope for our common future."
More details at ipu.org/IFD2
In 1985 a small group of #WomenMPs convened their first meeting as part of #IPU's 75th Assembly.
Continuing the good works achieved by the Forum of Women #MPs in tackling #genderinequality and #VAW, #IPU150 is celebrating the Forum's 40th anniversary.
Find out more
➡️ipu.org/40yrs
Participants in the discussions are holding up their country names.
After over 3 years of negotiations, WHO Member States have finalized a draft #PandemicAccord to make the world safer from future pandemics.
The draft agreement will now be submitted to WHO’s Member States meeting at the #WHA78 for consideration and adoption.
bit.ly/3EaZQmL
#IPU's latest report on #WomenMPs continues an examination of #VAW, following the 2016 global study, 2018 report on parliaments in #Europe, and 2021 report on #Africa.
What does the current data reveal about #parliaments in the #Asia-#Pacific region?🌏
Read the press release
➡️ipu.org/VAWP-APPR
The 2025 world average of #WomenMPs in #parliaments is 2️⃣7️⃣.2️⃣%.
Regionally, the Middle East and North Africa have just 16.7% representation, whereas the Americas has 35.4%.
Find out more from #IPU + UN Women's, Women in #Politics study
➡️ipu.org/WP25
A new study by #IPU with Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, has exposed the pervasive nature of sexism, harassment and #VAW in #parliaments across the Asia-Pacific.
The study highlights the alarming increase in online #GBV.
Read the PR 🗞️
➡️ipu.org/VAWP-APPR
2024 was a year of historic milestones for women in parliament.
@claudiasheinbaum.bsky.social President #Mexico
@bluntrochester.senate.gov #USA
@alsobrooks.senate.gov #USA
Dr. Tulia Ackson, Speaker #Tanzania
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President #Namibia
Judith Suminwa, PM #DRC
ipu.org/WP25PR
Allocation of ministerial portfolios highlights continuing gender bias.
Women are primarily assigned to head policy areas such as #genderequality, #humanrights + social affairs.
Most influential areas remain largely controlled by men.
Access #IPU + #UNWomen data
ipu.org/WP25PR
Progress towards #genderparity has slowed since 2015.
What is causing this?
What can #parliaments do to encourage and support more #WomenMPs to enter politics?
What role do #quotas play in ensuring equal representation?
DL #IPU's new publication Women in parliament 1995-2025
ipu.org/WIP30yrs
📢#IPU + @UN_Women's 2025 Women in Politics map is now available, detailing the representation of women in leadership worldwide.
From the highest positions of State to world and regional averages of women in #parliaments, access the map .🗺️
#WomenMPs
ipu.org/WP25
Women's representation in #parliaments worldwide has climbed from 11.3% in 1995 to 2️⃣7️⃣.2️⃣% in 2025.
But in recent years, progress has slowed down and, in some parliaments, the number of #WomenMPs had gone backwards.
Where do we stand today?
Read #IPU's Women in parliament 1995-2025
➡️ipu.org/WIP30yrs
Over the last three decades, the fight for #genderequality has intensified.
Ahead of #IWD2025, the #IPU reviews the last thirty years of women's representation in parliaments worldwide in a new report.
Access our new report, Women in parliament 1995-2025, 30 years in review.
ipu.org/WIP30yrs
How can #MPs ensure equal job opportunities when transitioning to a green economy?
How can they meet the health⚕️needs of women and girls suffering in #poverty?
#IPU's new toolkit offers step-by-step guidance on how #parliaments can align legislation with the 17 #SDGs.
DL now
ipu.org/SDGILS
❌From 25% #WomenMPs to ZERO women working in parliament
❌ ZERO women accessing medical qualifications
❌ ZERO women participating in higher education
IPU spoke to Fawzia Koofi about life in #Afghanistan for women+girls
ipu.org/news/voices-and-videos/2025-02/conversation-with-fawzia-koofi-afghanistan
The Inter-Parliamentary Union welcomes the unanimous resolution in the House of Representatives of #Belize to join the global organization of #parliaments.
The #IPU looks forward to a strong partnership to advance peace, #democracy and development for the people of Belize.
➡️ipu.org/parliament/BZ
To support #IPU's Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations, watch our latest reel explaining parliaments role in implementing the #SDGs.
IPU's new toolkit offers step-by-step guidance on how #parliaments can best translate the goals into legislation.
Download the toolkit at ipu.org/SDGILS
With United Nations reports revealing that just 1️⃣7️⃣% of #SDG targets are on track, five years before the Paris Agreement deadline, ahead of IPU's Parliamentary Hearing at the UN, a toolkit has been published to help #parliaments + #MPs integrate SDGs into their legislative efforts
ipu.org/SDGsILS
I am so proud of my mother who got this letter published in the Times and which has now gone viral on social media (not bad for an 84-year old). She describes the courtship with my father in the early 60s when she was still living in Paris and he was embarking on his academic career in Cambridge.
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Parliamentarians should feel safe in their role, but with record numbers of #humanrights violations being reported, concern is mounting about the abuse, mistreatment, and death threats aimed at #MPs.
Where are these violations occurring and how is the IPU reacting?
ipu.org/CHRP
Who should you follow on Bluesky to discover more about #parliaments, #MPs, experts, and organizations focused on peace☮️, democracy⚖️, and sustainable development?🌿
Check out #IPU's #StarterPack
⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️https://go.bsky.app/ScqRqds
A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
IPU's Guidelines for #AI in #parliaments offer a comprehensive framework for parliaments to understand and implement artificial intelligence responsibly and effectively.
Read 📖
The role of AI in parliaments
ipu.org/ai-guidelines/role-ai-in-parliaments
What #climateaction is your parliament taking?
The IPU's climate campaign #Parliaments4thePlanet
is designed to help parliaments accelerate action on climate change.
Discover sources, information, and links, including good parliamentary practice worldwide.
ipu.org/parliaments-planet
Welcome to the Inter-Parliamentary Union's (IPU) BlueSky account! The IPU is the global organization of national parliaments. It was founded in 1889 as the first multilateral political organization in the world. We empower parliaments and MPs to promote peace, democracy and sustainable development.
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