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Speakers of Parliament gather for a group photo at the entry of the General Assembly Hall, United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland - 30 Jul 2025
At the centre, from left to right: Maja Riniker, President of the National Council of Switzerland (in red); Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General, United Nations at Geneva; Tulia Ackson, President, IPU and Martin Chungong, Secretary General, IPU.
The Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament takes place at the UN Palais des Nations in Geneva, organised by the Inter-Parliamentary Union in close collaboration with the United Nations at Geneva.
Every five years, the IPU, in close cooperation with the United Nations, convenes a World Conference of Speakers of Parliament. This World Conference aims to advance strong and effective multilateralism, with the UN at its core and where parliaments and MPs are called upon to play a key role: promoting accountability and democracy in international relations, carrying out parliamentary diplomacy in the service of peace and understanding, bringing the people's voice to the UN, and helping to translate international commitments into national realities.
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