Question- Where was the 136th Assembly Inter Parliamentary Union held recently?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Dhaka
(C) Islamabad
(D) Male
Ans: (b)
Related facts
- From April 1 to 5, 2017, the 136th Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference was organized in Bangabandhu International Conference Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- The theme of the conference is “Redressing Inequalities: delivering on dignity and well-being for all,”
- The conference was organized jointly by Bangladesh National Parliament and Inter Parliamentary Union.
- During the conference, MPs from all over the world were discussing ways of tackling widespread inequalities, violence and terrorism as a global problem.
- The member countries of the IPU adopted a broad resolution to ensure women’s reach to financial institutions in the conference.
- The Forum of Women MPs emphasized the urgent need to end child marriage and gender-based violence.
- 1206 delegates participated in this conference.
- In this conference two new members Tuvalu and Central African Republic were included in the IPU.
- There are currently 173 member countries in the IPU.
- During the conference, Ugandan parliamentarian Maureen Osoru (26) was elected president of the IPU Forum of Young Parliamentarians.
- A delegation of Indian MPs led by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan attended the conference.
- Pakistan did not participate in this conference.
- It is important that the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) is an international organization of MPs.
- This union was established in 1889.
- Its headquarters is located in Geneva, Switzerland.
Related Links:-
http://ipu136bangladesh.org/main/viewcontents/1
http://www.ipu.org/conf-e/136agnd.htm#programme
http://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/6337
https://www.albd.org/~parbonc/index.php/en/updates/news/4685-136th-assembly-of-ipu-ends-with-call-to-redress-%E2%80%98inequalities%E2%80%99