National parliaments focus on the role of good governance in addressing global crises

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Head of the delegation of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Maris Lauri said that the representatives of national parliaments would consider how to make public institutions more effective, accountable and representative, and to empower parliaments so that they could better handle the complicated and interconnected geopolitical, economic and environmental crises across the world. Lauri added that the parliamentarians also wish to discuss resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

At the Assembly, all the statutory bodies of the IPU will meet, including the Governing Council, the Standing Committees, the Committee on Human Rights and Democracy, and the Committee on Middle East Questions, as well as the Forum of Women Parliamentarians, and the Forum of Young Parliamentarians. The Standing Committees will present reports on their work to the Assembly, and the Plenary of the Assembly will adopt the resolutions of the Standing Committees, including the resolution on orphanage trafficking and the General Debate Outcome Document. The topic of the extraordinary debate will be announced on Tuesday.

The 12+ group, which also includes Estonia, has proposed to discuss the situation in Israel. On the last day of the Assembly, it is planned to elect a new President of the IPU. This time, the President will be elected from the African geopolitical group. For the first time, four women stand as a candidates for the President of the IPU. They are representatives of the parliaments of Senegal, Malawi, Tanzania and Somalia.

The Estonian delegation to the IPU also plans to meet with Honorary Consul of Estonia in Luanda Rui Miguel Tati. The Honorary Consulate of Estonia in Luanda was opened in August.

Hundreds of MPs from parliaments across the world will attend the Assembly. The Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union will be held in the capital of Angola Luanda from 23 to 27 October 2023. Estonia is represented at the Assembly by President of the Estonian Interparliamentary Union Group Maris Lauri and Vice-Presidents Helle-Moonika Helme, Helmen Kütt and Peeter Tali.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union is the oldest and largest global organisation of national parliaments. It was founded in 1889 and has 179 member states from the entire world. Bahama is about to join the IPU as the 180th member state. Estonia was a member of the Union between 1921–1940 and restored its membership after regaining independence in 1991.

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Source: Parliament of Estonia