Deputy speaker of Libyan Parliament attends steering Committee meeting of 152nd IPU assembly

17 april 2026 - 17:07:43
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The First Deputy Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, who also heads the Libyan parliamentary [...] Full text...

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Libyan First Deputy Speaker attends fifth conference of non-aligned movement parliamentary network

16 april 2026 - 15:27:40
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The First Deputy Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Fawzi Al-Nouwairi, who is also head [...] Full text...

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From Sharpeville to Durban: The unfinished fight against racial discrimination (Feature by UN Human Rights Office)

21 march 2026 - 07:43:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “The Sharpville massacre (is when) for the first time the violent nature of legalised racism — and [...] Full text...

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Women’s representation in parliament sees sluggish gains

07 march 2026 - 05:37:20
New York, US (PANA) - Women held 27.5 per cent of parliamentary seats worldwide as the year began –a 0.3 [...] Full text...

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'Parliamentarians are facing increasing intimidation from the public'

12 february 2026 - 08:34:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Acts of intimidation and harassment by the public against parliamentarians are on the rise at an [...] Full text...

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Libyan society preserves women's dignity and protects their rights, according to a Libyan Parliament official

11 december 2025 - 17:53:07
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Rasmi Balrouin, has affirmed that violence against [...] Full text...

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Libyan MPs attend General Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union

22 october 2025 - 12:56:51
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Members of Parliament are attending the 151st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) General Assembly and the 216th [...] Full text...

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Libyan MP participates in Inter-Parliamentary Union advisory group meeting on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism

20 october 2025 - 12:52:38
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The member of the House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament) and member of the High-level Advisory [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament and IPU to launch survey on Indicators of Democracy

10 october 2025 - 10:34:30
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - A videoconference was held on Thursday by Libya's House of Representatives and the Secretariat of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan MP participates in international symposium on military artificial intelligence

01 october 2025 - 14:12:51
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The member of the House of Representatives in Libya, who is also and a member of [...] Full text...

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'Men remain the overwhelming majority in high political positions'

11 march 2025 - 15:52:07
New York, US (PANA) - Progress towards gender equality in political leadership remains insufficient as we enter 2025, with men [...] Full text...

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Scaling up or losing steam? Parliamentarians debate the future of the SDGs

14 february 2025 - 05:19:18
New York, US (PANA) - As the clock ticks toward 2030, parliamentarians gathered at UN Headquarters in New York on [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: South Africa hails UN resolution on Gaza

26 march 2024 - 08:51:41
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has hailed Monday’s UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in [...] Full text...

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Women in parliament: Slow progress towards equal representation

05 march 2024 - 19:01:12
Paris, France (PANA) - Progress on women’s representation in national legislatures was “slow and mixed” in 2023, registering a growth [...] Full text...

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Libya at second parliamentary counter-terrorism summit in Angola

27 october 2023 - 17:49:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The First deputy speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) and Head of the Parliamentary [...] Full text...

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Libya attends 36th session of IPU Forum of Women Parliamentarians

24 october 2023 - 16:07:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A member of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Sultana al-Mesmari, took part in the meetings [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament insists on including Palestinian issue on agenda of IPU GA in Angola

23 october 2023 - 15:36:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The First Deputy Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Fawzi Al-Nouwairi, Monday insisted on [...] Full text...

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For first time, women represented in all parliaments of the world

06 march 2023 - 14:04:01
New York, US (PANA) - For the first time ever, there are women MPs in every single country on Earth, the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliamentary delegation attends 145th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly

12 october 2022 - 11:49:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation of the Libyan Parliament, led by the first deputy speaker, Fawzi al-Nouairi, is participating [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly President slams violence against women in politics

16 march 2022 - 06:05:34
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials on Tuesday gathered with government and civil society representatives to draw attention [...] Full text...

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Proportion of women parliamentarians worldwide reaches ‘all-time high’ - IPU Report

06 march 2021 - 05:10:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The proportion of women parliamentarians worldwide reached more than 25 per cent last year– a historic [...] Full text...

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Anti-slavery activist criticises human rights situation in Mauritania

22 january 2020 - 08:16:43
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Mauritanian anti-slavery activist has presented a scathing report on the human rights situation in the [...] Full text...

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Niamey hosts Regional conference on commitment of MPs to fight terrorism

13 june 2019 - 06:39:58
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – A regional conference on the commitment of parliamentarians to the fight against terrorism, especially in the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: A suspect killed by police in the presidential district

13 may 2019 - 18:54:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabè police killed a suspect overnight Sunday, in the district Ouaga 2000, housing the presidential [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire takes steps for more representation of women in assemblies

07 march 2019 - 11:34:11
Abidjan, Cote d 'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government on Wednesday passed a bill to promote women’s representation in elected [...] Full text...

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Parliaments can be pillars of democracy and defenders of human rights, says UN chief

03 july 2018 - 06:59:14
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has underscored the “pivotal role” played by parliaments and their [...] Full text...

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Benin: Governments urged to encourage all groups to participate in political process

02 april 2017 - 17:45:46
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - There is the urgent need to align the lofty politico-legal instruments and declarations at international, regional [...] Full text...

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UN: UN reports slow women's political parity

15 march 2017 - 21:43:45
New York, US (PANA) - Women’s voices are still missing from the executive branches of governments and parliaments worldwide, slowing [...] Full text...

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US: American govt stresses need to safeguard human rights, civil liberties

15 september 2016 - 13:43:17
New York, US (PANA) - The US government on Thursday stressed the need for the global community to safeguard human [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban welcomes new agreement with Inter Parliamentary Union

22 july 2016 - 05:55:39
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon late on Thursday in New York signed a new partnership agreement [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Women group applauds appointment of woman as parliamentary president

24 march 2016 - 15:05:57
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Women for Change (WfC) has congratulated Zambian Gender Minister, Prof. Nkandu Luo, on her new appointment [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief appoints high-level advisory group on women, children

21 january 2016 - 15:48:16
NewYork, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday announced the first members of the High-level Advisory Group for [...] Full text...

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UN: Parliamentary leaders pledge to place democracy at service of sustainable development

03 september 2015 - 14:33:27
New York, US (PANA) - Parliamentary leaders from some 140 countries have declared that the UN must remain the cornerstone [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official stresses role of parliaments for SDGs' success

01 september 2015 - 21:23:11
New York, US (PANA) - Mr. Saber Chowdhury, the Head of the UN Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), says parliaments have a [...] Full text...

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UN: IPU says women's equal participation in decision making 'a must'

11 march 2015 - 20:52:24
New York, US PANA) - Mr. Martin Chungong, Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), a UN partner organization, on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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UN: UN, IPU launch 'Women in Politics Map 2015'

11 march 2015 - 02:59:47
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) have jointly launched "Women in Politics 2015 Map", [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Percentage of women in parliament worldwide doubled in 20 years'

05 march 2015 - 21:25:03
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) says the percentage of women in the world who are [...] Full text...

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UN: Africa, Asia most dangerous regions for parliamentarians

08 december 2014 - 19:45:30
New York, US (PANA) - Africa and Asia are the most dangerous regions in the world to be a member [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO chief tasks MPs to boost global nutrition

19 november 2014 - 09:12:12
New York, US (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Mr. Jose Graziano da Silva, has [...] Full text...

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UN: Hundreds of parliamentarians to address violence against women

13 october 2014 - 15:16:28
New York, US (PANA) - More than 700 members of parliament from around the world are expected to discuss how [...] Full text...

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US: US announces new assistance to advance gender equality in Africa

04 august 2014 - 22:06:50
Washington DC, US (PANA) - The US on Monday announced new assistance to advance gender equality in Africa, saying that [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council calls for end to violence in Egypt

16 august 2013 - 19:25:39
New York, US (PANA) - The members of the UN Security Council have stressed the importance of ending violence in [...] Full text...

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Gambia hosts conference of public accounts committees

01 july 2013 - 22:27:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A five-day conference of the West African Association of Public Accounts Committees (WAPAC) opened in Banjul [...] Full text...

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UN official calls for women's political participation through quotas

02 march 2012 - 22:15:13
New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment [...] Full text...

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Migiro says political accountability central to democracy, peace, prosperity

28 november 2011 - 19:38:02
New York, US (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro on Monday stressed the importance of political accountability to promote [...] Full text...

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Egypt to take necessary measures to ensure transparent polls

24 october 2011 - 14:01:55
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr has said the government is determined to take all necessary [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges lawmakers to promote disarmament

07 may 2010 - 14:48:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Thursday in New York urged parliamentarians across the globe [...] Full text...

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Community wants Portuguese as working language in IPU

29 march 2010 - 16:31:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP) is seeking the inclusion of Portuguese as a working language [...] Full text...

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'Percentage of women in Angolan parliament meets international standard'

05 march 2010 - 11:12:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The number of women in the Angolan National Assembly repre sents 39 per cent of [...] Full text...

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UN agency launches manual to combat human trafficking

08 april 2009 - 19:37:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN agency in charge of drugs and crime, has launched a manual for parliamentarians [...] Full text...

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Italy rehabilitates Mozambican institutes

12 february 2009 - 18:35:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- The Italian government has granted about US$ 386,000 for the rehabilitation of the Boane Agriculture Institute [...] Full text...

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