Speaker of the National Assembly Justice Dr Patrick Matibini, SC, MP has praised the Zambian Government for taking the issue of climate change seriously by putting in place several mitigation measures aimed at reducing the impact of climate change.
Geneva, 2 May 2012 – The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) condemns the killing and injuring of Somali parliamentarians and others in a suicide bomb attack in the central town of Dusamareb on Tuesday 1st May.
The IPU-E-Bulletin No. 2 April 30 2012 covers the following items:
1. IPU Mission to Myanmar to Help Re-Build Parliamentary Democracy 2. IPU-UNDP Work to Strengthen Palestinian Legislative Council Secretariat 3. Opportunities for Greater Collaboration Between Parliaments and Monitoring Organizations 4. Putting Gender into the Budget Equation in Rwandan Parliament 5. Global Parliamentary Report Goes National
Clerk of the National Assembly Mrs Doris Mwinga has commended the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) for their contribution to better governance by enhancing the accountability and transparency of the political system.
Speaking at a working breakfast for CSOs held at the National Assembly Motel on Tuesday, 24th April 2012, Mrs Mwinga said that CSOs contribute to policy formulation, safeguarding of rights, articulation of interests, and deliverance of social services. She stated that it was for that reason that Civil Society Organisations working breakfast, had been organized to build on the already existing relationship with the CSOs and engage them to be more involved in the legislative process.
NUKU’ALOFA: Programmes and services to strengthen democratic governance will be agreed by senior Commonwealth Members of Parliament during three days of meetings beginning 18th April, 2012 in Tonga. The Parliamentarians, meeting as the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), will set the agenda for the Commonwealth’s oldest continuing annual political meeting, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, and approve inter-parliamentary activities to support good governance as part of the Commonwealth’s commitment to democracy.
