Abu Dhabi, UAE -- The Abu Dhabi Session of the Parliamentary Conference on the World Trade Organization (PCWTO) was inaugurated Sunday by Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC). The conference was organized by the FNC in cooperation with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the European Parliament (EP),...
Collaboration crucial for renewable energy transition
"World peace and security, along with social, economic, and political stability, hinge on two pivotal factors: addressing climate issues and investing in clean and renewable energy sources through a just and responsible energy transition, and leveraging advanced technologies to combat the effects of climate change," Ghobash adds.
Inter-Parliamentary Union urged to take up Bahrain rights issue
BEIRUT, LEBANON - Lawmakers attending an inter-parliament gathering in Bahrain's capital this week should seize the "opportunity" to address the Gulf state's "dismal rights record", rights groups have said. Parliamentarians from around the world are planning to attend this year’s Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the oldest and largest organization of parliaments in...
Arab countries review discussion topics for IPU Conference in Cairo
The speakers of the parliaments and councils of the Arab countries, in a meeting, reviewed the topics to be discussed in the 32nd Conference of Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). They also discussed the reports prepared by the Arab IPU general secretariat, its specialized committees, and its executive committee. The officials...
Kuwait MP Hamad Al-Matar elected Inter-Parliamentary Union panel’s member
Kuwaiti MP Dr Hamad Al-Matar has been elected as a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)'s Committee on Sustainable Development, which comprises 18 members from across the world. The IPU is the global organization of national parliaments that "empowers parliaments and parliamentarians to promote peace, democracy and sustainable development". Matar...
