Impact
The IPU facilitates parliamentary diplomacy and empowers parliaments and parliamentarians to promote peace, democracy and sustainable development around the world.
Myanmar
Myanmar
Data points :
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Assembly of the Union), Pyithu Hluttaw (House of Representatives), Amyotha Hluttaw (House of Nationalities)
The IPU data corresponds to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. For information about upper chambers, refer to Parline
Women in parliament
No information available
Youth in parliament
No information available
MPs' human rights
79
cases currently treated by the Committee on the Human Rights of MPs
- Population 54.13 million people
- Number of MPs 440 MPs
- Legislature Bicameral
- Last election Nov 2020
- IPU Membership
- Common principles signatory
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Website
www.pyithuhluttaw.gov.mm
pyidaungsu.hluttaw.mm
pyidaungsu.hluttaw.mm - More data from Parline
This page contains the latest IPU news and data for this parliament. The percentage of women in parliament and the percentage of youth participation correspond to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. The number of MP human rights cases corresponds to the latest decisions of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians.
Innovation stories
The intranet, based on a Microsoft SharePoint 2016 “on-premises” platform and entirely developed by an in-house team, provides members of parliament and staff with access to session and committee documents such as meeting agendas, minutes, bills, questions, motions, research papers and more. With the technical support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Myanmar and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
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Recent human rights cases
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