President Lungu has led Zambia into yet another milestone in the history of the nation as he fulfilled the long awaited promise by assenting to a people-driven Constitution. He signed the Constitution Bill at the National Heroes Stadium on Tuesday 5^th January, 2016 in Lusaka at a ceremony that attracted thousands of people from all walks of life.

Geneva, 17 December 2015

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is gravely concerned about the worsening
violence in Burundi, which has left hundreds of people dead and has forced
hundreds of thousands to flee their homes.

IPU is urging the authorities to do their duty to protect human life and
prevent further bloodshed.

IPU welcomes historic climate change pact - The Inter-Parliamentary Union has hailed as a huge breakthrough the accord reached at the UN climate change summit (COP21/CMP11) in Paris. Read More.

IPU¹s Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians is calling for the immediate release of former Omani MP Talib Al-Mamari. It believes he has been wrongfully imprisoned since October 2013 on charges related to his involvement in a demonstration.

Paris/Geneva, 6 December 2015

Paris/Geneva, 5 December 2015

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and former Governor of California and Founding Chair of Regions of Climate Action (R20) Arnold Schwarzenegger have teamed up to mobilize parliamentary action on climate change to help deliver results.

In an agreement between IPU, R20 and the University of Southern California Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy in Paris, the three partners have agreed to work on projects that will strengthen parliaments’ capacities and abilities to tackle the growing threat of climate change.

Youth leaders from across the Commonwealth today, 25 November, called for governments to prioritise youth employment opportunities, and to empower young people to partner and lead in processes of peace-building and climate change adaptation.
The appeal was issued by over 200 youth delegates on the final day of the Commonwealth Youth Forum (CYF) which ended today, 25 November. The CYF is a gathering of official youth representatives from the 53 Commonwealth member countries, leaders of pan-Commonwealth youth networks, and other outstanding young Commonwealth citizens. 

Geneva, 26 November 2015
 
More than  500 parliamentary delegates, including close to 300 MPs from across the world, will seek to galvanise parliamentary action on the global threat posed by climate change by implementing a potentially landmark global agreement after they meet in Paris next week.

26 Nov 2015 - The Commonwealth and the Government of Malta, together with the Governments of Mauritius, Sri Lanka and India announced today a new trade financing fund to help boost trade and investment flows, particularly for small and developing countries.
The voluntary fund hopes to attract start-up capital of $20 million. It will provide member countries facing trade challenges with the finance they need to increase their trade capacity. It is estimated for every dollar invested, the fund will generate $20.