The United Nations Millennium Declaration is a milestone in the development of the international system, and all parties, including parliaments, are committed to it. Signed by the heads of State and Government in 2000, the Declaration clearly calls, inter alia, for stronger cooperation with parliame…
For many years, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has been engaged in developing a wide- ranging programme of cooperation with the United Nations and support for its agenda. We believe that that is a natural evolution for two organizations that pursue the same objectives, albeit from their respect…
I should like to begin by expressing the gratitude of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to the United Nations and its Member States for having granted observer status to our organization. That decision represents an important milestone in the evolution of the relationship between the world organiz…
