The #IPU and #UNWomen meeting at #CSW70 will bring together MPs from around the world to champion inclusive #parliaments to advance justice reforms that support women and girls.
Join us at the UN
ipu.org/CSW70
#IWD2026
📢Register now
During the 14th @wto.org Ministerial Conference (MC14), the Yaoundé Session of the Parliamentary Conference on the #WTO will take place on 25 March, co-organized by #IPU +
@europarl.europa.eu, and hosted by the Assemblée Nationale du #Cameroun.
ipu.org/YSPCWTO
Nusrat Ghani discusses her role as Deputy Speaker @houseofcommons.parliament.uk + working with the #IPU to ensure all women feel safe + supported in their political journeys.
Coinciding with the new #IPU report on public hostility towards #MPs
Watch here:
youtu.be/d5A0HVlNyqA?si=SKWhFUJCMlbiUXjT
The #IPU is calling not just for 50:50 equal representation within parliaments, but also parity in influence and power, and equal opportunities across committees and agendas.
The IPU Plan of Action for gender parity in Parliaments 👇🏽
ipu.org/PAGPP
"When the public turns hostile: Political violence against parliamentarians" is the latest #IPU report detailing the full scale of the intimidation + abuse directed at #MPs by the public, both online and off.
Read the full report
➡️http://ipu.org/PVAP
Politicians facing worldwide surge in violence and abuse, survey finds @sightmagazine.bsky.social #politicians #InterParliamentaryUnion #IPU #violenceagainstpoliticians
sightmagazine.com.au/news/politic...
Kumu #hula Carla’s #Ipu /ˈiːpuː/ is a percussion instrument made from gourds that is often used to provide a beat for hula dancing.
Kumu #hula Carla’s #Ipu /ˈiːpuː/ is a percussion instrument made from gourds that is often used to provide a beat for hula dancing.
What's coming up in February for MPs at the #IPU?
🟧Introducing the AI Maturity Framework
📅4 February
🟧2026 IPU Parliamentary Hearing at the #UN
📅12-13 February
🟧Regional Seminar for Parliaments of the Western Balkans
📅23-24 February
ipu.org/events
Heading into 2026, the #IPU has grown to 183 Member Parliaments, close to universal coverage.
Globally, 27.2% of the world's MPs are women, and 19.11% of the world's MPs are under the age of 40.
Find out more about our work
ipu.org
Find out more about upcoming #IPU events:
👉🏽Global governance of #AI: How prepared is the @un.org?
👉🏽179th Session of the Committee on the #HumanRights of #MPs
👉🏽Parliamentary Hearing at the #UnitedNations
👉🏽Regional Seminar for #Parliaments of the Western Balkans
➡️ ipu.org/events
Moving into parliamentary life is a pivotal moment for any MP.
The #IPU and the Association of SGs of #Parliaments (ASGP) produced a 2025 toolkit to support this process.
The Welcoming New Parliamentarians report offers insights and inspiration for all #MPs.
Find out more
➡️ ipu.org/WNMPS
In 2026, the #IPU is putting #humanrights in the spotlight as our theme of the year.
We will continue to shine a light on #democracy, together with the global parliamentary community.
We wish you all a peaceful festive season, and look forward to working together in 2⃣0⃣2⃣6⃣.
The #IPU has been gathering testimonies from women working in #parliaments since 2016, including #WomenMPs.
In 2025 we published the report Sexism, Harassment and #VAW in Parliaments in the Asia-Pacific region.🌏
Read the report 📑
➡️ ipu.org/VAWP-AP
#IPU on air podcasts feature conversations with #MPs and parliamentary experts on a range of issues from leadership, reproductive #health rights, #orphanagetrafficking, #climate legislation and #interfaith dialogue.
Catch up on all episodes 🎥
➡️ ipu.org/on-air
The #IPU has been working in #Niger, hosting a workshop as part of the "Refoundation" agenda, which is seeking to rebuild State institutions on a more transparent and accountable foundation, as part of our support to the region.
Read the PR 📑
ipu.org/GN25
New Zealand Green MP, Kahurangi Carter, spoke to the #IPU about her journey to parliament whilst being a mother, and why she mentors other women in #politics.
Watch the interview, part of IPU's 2025 Achieving #genderequality, action by action campaign.
youtu.be/AMyz33LnNGM
New #IPU data reveals that the number of persecuted #WomenMPs has increased sixfold in 10years, from 37 cases in 2015 to 226 in 2025, compared with a threefold increase in the number of male #MPs cases over the same period (283 in 2015 to 801 in 2025).
Check out the data
➡️ ipu.org/HRMAP25-PR
How does the #IPU defend parliamentarians in trouble?
Listen to the President of the IPU Committee on #HumanRights for #MPs, French Senator Etienne Blanc and Swiss MP Laurence Fehlmann Rielle in the latest podcast from #IPU on air - in time for #HumanRightsDay tomorrow🎙️.
➡️ ipu.org/onair
As part of our 2025 Achieving #Genderequality, action by action campaign, the #IPU spoke to #Australia House of Representatives Deputy Speaker, Sharon Claydon, about her experience as a female MP since being first elected in 2013.
#WomenMPs
Watch the video
➡️ youtu.be/clWXaouWjVg
#MPs convened in KL for the #IPU, @undp.org,
Parliament of Malaysia and Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference on #AI, which highlighted the many artificial intelligence initiatives taking place in #parliaments.
But there is much more to be done.
Read the PR 📑
➡️ ipu.org/ResponsibleAI25
The #IPU is following developments in #Guinea-Bissau with deep concern after reports that the military has taken power.
The IPU strongly condemns this military coup and urges the armed forces to show maximum restraint.
Read the statement
➡️ipu.org/GB25
Polish MP Aleksandra Uznańska-Wiśniewska spoke to the #IPU about taking legal action against deep-fake pornographic images that were circulated after her election to parliament at the age of 29.
She discusses the under-representation of #WomenMPs in #Poland's parliament.
➡️ youtu.be/eaAo83dxyB0
November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of #16days of activism against #VAW.
The #IPU has identified 🔟actions for #parliaments + #MPs to take to achieve #genderequality.
Access the #IPU publication, part of our 2025 campaign.
➡️ ipu.org/10AGE
#IPU, #Malaysia's Parliament, @undp.org and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Assoc are hosting The Role of Parliament in Shaping the Future of #ResponsibleAI this week in Kuala Lumpur.
200+ #MPs are expected to attend and dive into #AI policy.
Find out more
ipu.org/ResponsibleAI
In #IPU on air 13, Paddy Torsney, Permanent Observer to the United Nations, discusses the global financing landscape for #health, how it is impacting countries, and health taxes as an emerging policy option with Kalipso Chalkidou, Director @who.int + MP Jacqueline Sabao from #Zambia.
ipu.org/onair
In response to the rapid rise of online abuse and to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, #IPU is offering young #WomenMPs and their staff a virtual training session on enhancing online safety.
#VAW #GenderEquality #16days
Wednesday 26 November
➡️ ipu.org/ESSM
The #IPU is hosting a virtual roundtable to exchange knowledge and improve understanding of digital violence against women and its impact on women's political participation.
#WomenMPs
Register to attend on 25 November #VAWG.
➡️ ipu.org/VAW25
#ACTtoEndViolence #16days
