Impact
The IPU facilitates parliamentary diplomacy and empowers parliaments and parliamentarians to promote peace, democracy and sustainable development around the world.
Events
Throughout the year, the IPU and its Members organize many events for parliamentarians to exchange good practices, acquire the latest information and identify avenues for action. From biannual Assemblies that bring together hundreds of MPs and delegates, to our increasingly popular regional seminars and workshops on the Sustainable Development Goals, find the event that interests you below.
List of events
March 2026
Meeting
Annual IPU – UN Women Parliamentary Meeting at the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
Mar112026
New York, United States
The Meeting will provide an opportunity to bring a parliamentary perspective into the CSW70 discussions on the priority and review themes.
Side event
Addressing social norms that hinder women’s participation in parliament
Mar122026
New York, United States
The aim of the event is to gather feedback from MPs on the development of training tools for MPs on addressing negative social norms that impact women’s political participation.
Side event
Intergenerational engagement for advancing young women’s leadership
Mar132026
New York, United States
This side event will bring international organizations, policymakers, and young women leaders together to share experiences, highlight best practices, and present tools supporting women’s leadership and political participation.
Virtual event
Towards inclusive parliaments for persons with disabilities
Mar162026
This roundtable debate will allow parliamentarians to share good practices and real-life examples of how they can take effective action to make their parliaments inclusive for persons with disabilities and ensure that their rights are respected.
Conference
Yaoundé Session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO
Mar252026
Yaoundé, Cameroon
The Conference brings together legislators who, as members of standing and select committees in their respective parliaments, specialize in international trade and finance.
Virtual event
Navigating counter-terrorism frameworks: How can parliaments protect humanitarian action and support IHL compliance?
Mar302026
This session will bring together experts in IHL and in counter-terrorism (CT) policy to discuss how CT measures and sanctions interact with IHL, including their adverse impacts on principled humanitarian action and their broader implications for the integrity of IHL.
Virtual event
EMPOWERMENT SERIES FOR YOUNG PARLIAMENTARIANS – Strengthening women’s and youth political participation through mentorship
Mar312026
This briefing is part of the IPU Empowerment Series and the WYDE | Women’s Leadership Initiative.
April 2026
Virtual event
Building AI literacy in parliaments
Apr012026
AI literacy doesn’t require understanding complex algorithms. Rather, it means grasping fundamental concepts for critical evaluation: What can AI actually do versus marketing hype? What are its limitations and risks? How do you recognize hallucinations and bias? How do we
Assembly
152nd IPU Assembly and related meetings
Apr152026
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The 152nd Assembly of the IPU will take place in Istanbul, Türkiye, on 15-19 April 2026.
May 2026
Seminar
Regional seminar: African parliaments for climate action: Reducing methane, promoting development
May152026
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Nairobi, Kenya
Organized by the IPU and the Parliament of Kenya, in cooperation with Climate Parliament, will bring together parliamentarians from across Africa to exchange views, share experiences and strengthen parliamentary engagement on climate action, including through reducing methane emissions.
Seminar
Addressing climate change and sustainable development through parliamentary action
May222026
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Regional Seminar for Parliaments of Eurasia
June 2026
Conference
IPU Global Conference of Women Parliamentarians
Jun022026
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Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
Virtual event
Digital accessibility at the European Parliament
Jun112026
The webinar will present the Digital Accessibility Officer Network, quality control audits, and compliance reporting tools such as the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template. The session will close with a live demonstration of the Citizens’ App, showing how high-level policy translates
Seminar
Information Seminar on the structure and functioning of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
Jun162026
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Current and future events
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Past events
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