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Commonwealth election observers to go to The Bahamas for first time

A former foreign minister from Ghana, Hanna Tetteh, will lead a team of Commonwealth election observers to The Bahamas for the country’s general election later this month.

This is the first time the Commonwealth will observe elections to The Bahaman parliament. The general election is scheduled for 10 May 2017.

Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland announced the make up of the observer group after receiving an invitation from the Government of The Bahamas.

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AFPPD Delegation Participates in the 2017 International G7/20 Parliamentarians’ Conference

ROME, 1 May 2017 – On May 4 -5, 2017, the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) will participate in the International G7/20 Parliamentarians’ Conference in Rome, Italy. The AFPPD delegation is comprised of 13 Members of Parliament from Japan, India, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Thailand, Tonga, Vietnam, Nepal, New Zealand and Tajikistan. All are members of the AFPPD Executive Committee and Co-Chairs of AFPPD Standing Committees.

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NAZ focuses on the Implications of the Extractive Industrial activities on Human Rights

The Committee on Legal Affairs, Governance, Human Rights, Gender Matters and Child Affairs held a two day knowledge and lesson sharing seminar on the Implications of the Extractive Industrial activities on Human Rights.  The seminar was held from 29th to 30th April, 2017 at Chita Lodge in Kafue.  

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IPU has a Facebook page!

The IPU now has an official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/InterParliamentaryUnion/. We will be posting regular updates on our activities, so do visit the page and like it. Among other things, you will find a Facebook Live video from the Regional Meeting of Young Parliamentarians of the Asia-Pacific on countering violent extremism .

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International delegation of Commonwealth Parliamentarians hosted by Legislative Assembly of Northern Territory in Darwin, Australia

The Legislative Assembly of Northern Territory in Australia has hosted over 30 Commonwealth Speakers and Members of Parliament for the Mid-Year meetings of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) from 25 to 27 April 2017.

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The Metrology

Date of Assent:12th April, 2017

The Standards

Date of Assent:12th April, 2017

An Act to continue the existence of the Zambia Bureau of Standards and re-define its powers and functions; provide for standardisation and quality assurance of products and services through the setting of national standards and provision of conformity assessment services for products and services; repeal the Standards Act, 1994; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.

ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia.

COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION MID-YEAR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING 24TH -28TH APRIL 2017

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Mid-year Executive Committee Meeting opened in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, Darwin, Australia, on Wednesday 26th April, 2017. The meeting was officially opened by Rt. Hon. Shirin Sharmin, Chaudhury, Chairperson of the Executive Committee and Speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament. In opening the meeting, the Chairperson applauded the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for providing excellent facilities for the meeting and extending a warm welcome to delegates.

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